Abe ichizoku (1938)

[bunniefuu]

Based on the novel by Mori Ogai

Abe Ichizoku (Clan)

The fourth collaborative work

by Toho and Zenshinza

Directed by Kumagai Hisatora

Music: Fukai Shiro

Starring

Kawarazaki Chojuro: Tsukamoto Matashichiro

Nakamura Kan'enion: Abe Yagobei, 2nd son

Yamagishi Sizue: Toe, Matashichiro' s wife

Tsutsumi Masako: O-saki, Toe's maid

Ichikawa Shotaro: Abe Yaichi-uemon

Tachibana Kosaburo: Abe Gonbei, 1st son

Ichikawa Sinzaburo: Abe Ichidayu, 3rd son

Yamazaki Shimajiro: Abe Godayu, 4th son

Ichikawa Sensho: Abe Shichinojo, 5th son

Ichikawa Enji (Kato Daisuke):

Tasuke, attendant

Yamazaki Sinzo:

Hasyashi Geki, govt. inspector

Nakamura Tsuruzo: Hata Judayu

Arashi Hozaburo: Takeuchi Kazuma

Bando Chouenion: priest Tenyu

English Subtitles; Maya Grohn

The great Mt. Aso erupted.

Under the falling volcanic ash,

at 4pm, September 17th 1641,

Lord Tadatoshi Hosokawa Ecchuno-kami,

54 man-neku daimyo, died in the

Hiunkaku room of Kumamoto castle.

You have married into

this house very recently

so maybe you don't know,

my son was always treated

favourably by the late lord.

He closely served the lord.

My son likes sake very much.

He has made unpardonable

mistakes due to his drinking.

But the lord said

"No, it was not Chojuro's mistake,

but the sake has done it.“

The lord generously

always pardoned him.

To respond to

his lord's generosity.

he must follow

the lord to the grave.

And everyone believes he has to

commit junshi (follow to the grave).

So I expect

and I am prepared

that my son will

bravely perform seppuku.

Today, when he came

to give me his farewell greeting

I was so pleased.

I know it's a real shame for you.

No, mother,

I also have long prepared

to part from him today.

Is that so?

That is really good.

You are brave.

You really are the wife of Chojuro.

Dear.

Dear.

You slept well.

Mother was worried it was getting late,

so I woke you up, sir.

I see.

I drank so comfortably,

excuse me for my nap.

What time is it now?

Around noon, sir.

Noon already.

I'm refreshed.

Chojuro,

you are awake.

Yes, I have been woken now.

After tea and rice,

I have to go to Toko-in temple.

Prepare.

Yes, sir.

I've already given the order.

Big brother,

Seki-sama has arrived, sir.

I see.

Naito Chojuro Mototsugu, 150-koku,

17 years old Junshi at Tokoin temple

Kaishaku by Seki Koheiji

I am going to cut my belly to die now.

After I die,

you will be a stray dog.

I pity you for that.

Listen,

don't you want to die with me?

If you want to stay alive

as a stray dog,

eat these rice ba*ls.

If you want to die,

don't eat.

Understood?

Which is it?

I see.

Then can you die with me?

You don't forget favours

and want to do junshi?

Good.

I'm sorry.

Then, die for the faith.

Matsuno-sama, please.

September 26, Tsuzaki

Gosuke Nagasue, stipend for two,

38 years old Junshi at Korinji temple

Kaishaku by Matsuno Nuinosuke

Junshi, junshi.

Master.

Junshi continues one after another.

it means they were

really faithful, doesn't it?

Sure they were.

They showed their loyalty

through seppuku

by following the lord to the grave.

Then if someone does not

commit seppuku, isn't he unfaithful?

Don't be stupid.

You cannot commit junshi

if the lord doesn't allow.

If you die without permission

it is called a dog's death.

Stupid.

But in a dog's death,

even the dying is faithful, isn't it?

You can't understand it but,

honour is most important to a samurai.

Samurai cannot tolerate a dog's death.

Now, I will go.

Don't be upset.

Do so gracefully.

Yes, sir.

I will cut gracefully.

Abe-sama.

Ihara-uji.

It's a perfect day today, sir.

Yes, it is.

Thank you for Kobayashi-

sama's assistance, sir.

Please be reassured.

Excuse me, sir.

Now, you are, sir.

Ihara-sama,

Oh, thank you.

How great he is.

Oota Kojuro-dono

was the 12th junshi.

I heard Miyanaga Katsuzaemon-dono in

charge of the kitchen committed seppuku.

Abe-uji.

Takeuchi-uji.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Fellow sufferers pity each other.

Abe-uji is the head

of poison tasters.

Takeuchi-uji is

the head of okosho (page).

They were given special

favours by the late lord.

Without responding to the generosity

of the lord, they are still alive.

Even a dog

committed junshi.

Not only a dog.

They say that during

the service at Shu-un-in temple,

two hawks called Ariake and Akash

which were pets of the late lord,

circling around the sky,

then dashed into the pond.

Even hawks followed the lord to

the grave, that was said in Edo.

It must be the junshi of the hawks.

Even animals

know faith like that.

Much more than humans.

According to records, two on

the case of Lord Kato Kiyomasa.

More recently, three years ago,

four, for Lord Shimazu,

and 10 junshi, for

the lord Date in Sendai-han.

So the 18 men

in our case is enormous.

- Don't you think so, Hayashi-uji?

- True.

It was derived from

the virtue of our late lord.

They were all given

large favours by him.

Isn't that so, Hayashi-uji?

Yes, in our han,

anyone with faith asked

the late lord for

junshi permission.

If he misses the occasion for junshi,

he'll be continually ashamed afterwards.

Hayashi-uji should know that.

In 1632, when the Shogun

Hidetada passed away.

Morikawa Dewa-no-kami followed

the shogun to the grave by junshi,

meanwhile, Nagai Shinanno-nokami

Nobumasa shamelessly survived.

Living long is better

than being blamed.

It was said that embarrassed Shinanokami,

who was forestalled by Dewa.

Wasn't that so, Hayashi-uji?

Yes, it was.

In 1610, Honda Torakazu's son,

Ootani Sanpei's footwear servant,

name unknown,

left his death poem that,

I don't want to die,

I don't want to die,

Now I regret the

master's favour to me.

If a samurai didn't die

when he should have, that's it?

Sure, sure. The poison taster

is clinging to his life.

Hata-uji,

Clinging to life?

Who are you talking about?

Abe-dono pleaded junshi

from the late lord,

but he couldn't get permission.

Everyone knows that.

Abe Yaeichi-uemen-dono repeatedly

asked junshi when he was in night charge.

He said "It's my first and last

request in life."

However, the late lord

never allowed him.

You knew that.

Hata-uji, where are you going?

Now, we perform

the process of changing offices.

The chief of retainers of Edo-duty

1000-goku, Hayashi Geki Naotsugu

is discharged from office and appointed

as Inspector General, 3000-goku.

Oometsuke 2500-koku,

Makino Unemenosho Hisayoshi

is discharged from office and appointed

to head of archive of Edo-duty, 1700-koku.

The head of archive of Edo-duty

1200-koku, Ono Saemonosuke Hiroyuki

is discharged from office and appointed

the head of okosho (page). 2000-goku.

Finance Minister 1300-koku,

Katsura Ichibei Mitsumasa...

Wait.

It must be mistake

for Hyobe Michimasa.

Katsura Hyobei Michimasa,

is discharged

from office and appointed

head wardrobe keeper

of Edo-duty, 1200-koku.

The head of okosho (page) 2000-goku,

Takeuchi Kazuma Nayamasa

is discharged from office and appointed

the head of close attendants, 1150-koku.

The head of poison tasters, 1700-koku,

Abe Yaichiamon Michimasa,

is discharged the office and appointed

head of close attendants, 1100-koku.

Tsukamoto-uji, excuse me here.

Master returning.

Returning, sir.

Welcome back, sir.

Saki.

Yagobei is busy.

Tasuke, come.

Come on,

you can't be a samurai.

Come on.

Tasuke-san, do it!

Saki!

You are embarrassing.

Now, push there.

Matashichiro.

There you are.

Your spear cannot

beat this Yagobei.

Fine talk.

Your skill is good

but you cannot beat me.

I won't be beaten by you.

Good. Then we'll try.

Dear!

Brother.

I can't stand it.

What's the matter, Shichinojo?

My fellow pupils jeered at me

that Abe's father took advantage of

no-permission so that he could survive.

If he can't cut his belly, it's the same as

a gourd, he can oil the gourd and cut it.

I can't stand, no, I can't.

Shichinojo, is it true?

They said

"apply oil on a gourd."

Who said that?

I'll stab him with a spear.

Yagobei, wait.

Are you suggesting this is

the rumour all around the han?

Yes.

I see.

Father, all the brothers

have arrived.

- Ichidayu and Godayu too?

- Yes, sir.

Keep them waiting a little.

Now, I will give you my sword,

I will give you my sword.

You want to become a samurai.

That's why I give you this.

Thank you very much, sir.

This is the soul of a samurai.

My soul.

- Take good care of it.

- I will, sir.

It is my soul. Alright?

Thank you very much, sir.

Thank you for your coming at night.

I called you.

I assume you have been

exposed to the rumours about me.

You must feel ashamed.

To tell you the truth, days ago

I was told by a colleague that,

Yaichiuemon-dono will keep serving

the will of the late lord.

Father was the head of poison tasters,

son is a retainer close to the young lord.

Father, son, brothers, all are serving

as before. How honoured, he said so.

His remarks insinuated something.

I was so frustrated.

I see. I see.

But I don't cling to my life.

I have never clung to my life.

Rather, I cling

to the name of honour.

But, for the honour of my name,

I don't care for a dog's death.

This is the ultimate

for a samurai.

Yes, that is

the ultimate for a samurai.

You must have heard the rumour

which is spreading in the han.

They say the belly of this Yaichiuemon

is the belly of an oiled gourd to cut.

So, now I will oil the gourd

and cut the belly.

Anyway, Gonbei, take a drink.

Serve me too.

When I, who supposedly

is not to die, dies.

You are sons of the man

who did not get permission,

Therefore some will despise you.

But don't react to those men

whose only concerns are themselves.

Understand?

If they continue to despise you,

it is your fate being born as my son.

You can't help it.

If you are disgraced,

take the shame together.

Never fight between brothers.

Understand?

Never fight between brothers.

Understand?

There is no one in history who

oiled a gourd and committed oibara.

Remember your

unique-spirited father

whenever you look at a gourd.

You know, you must be

united with each other,

behave as samurai should.

Alright?

For memory's sake,

watch my best performance.

People may think I am insane

Toe.

Father-dono next door

seems in a good mood.

He's not influenced

by the rumour in the han.

Perfectly headstrong.

Due to today's excitement,

I'm worried what will happen.

You are not

the only one who is worried.

- Tasuke-san.

- What?

You told me your master said

he gave you the soul of a samurai.

Good for you.

Brother...

concerning things from now on.

You, Ichidayu and Godayu

you were given

200-koku each for military

exploits in Shimabara battle.

I had bad luck during

the w*r and got no stipend.

Till now I've been fed by father.

From now on

I'll be taken care of by you.

But whatever happens, you can

rely on a good spear in your hand.

No need to mention it.

We won't know what will be,

but my stipend is the same as yours.

True. We don't know what will be.

"Oibara is not regarded

as permitted junshi",

so, someone will start to say.

As father told us

we might be despised.

It's obvious.

Don't forget father's words.

Take the shame together.

No matter what,

we will face it.

Whatever happens,

we brothers will never separate,

will be united, brother.

Um,

I have brothers so they won't

speak ill of father so easily.

I will tell mother and have

the women say farewell to father.

1641 October 17th, the new lord

Hosokowa Higo-no-kami Mitsuhisa

performed the

procedure of inheritance.

My Lord, I humbly ask you

to consider the inheritance

of the families of the

men who committed junshi.

Did you give them special favour?

All of them are given

increased stipend, sir.

However, regarding the treatment

of Abe Yaichiemon's family,

it was oibara without permission,

so was treated a little differently.

Was Ichidayu given an increase?

Yes, sir.

Do as you see fit.

Tasuke-san.

Tasuke-san.

Wait.

Tasuke-san,

where are you going?

Wherever.

Are you going back

to your village?

Never.

I will become a samurai.

Listen, Tasuke-san.

Don't you want to go back

to your home village, with me?

Tasuke-san...

Shut up!

I want be a samurai

before I die.

Tasuke, you fool!

Tasuke, you fool!

Osaki-san, goodbye.

Let me know

if you find a new master.

Please...

Tasuke-san.

Shichinojo, we were both given new

stipends. Let's go report to father.

That's good, sir.

Master...

I wanted to commit oibara

immediately after you cut belly but,

I have no permission.

I thought it loyal

if I keep serving.

If I cannot do it either,

now I will follow you.

I will follow you, master.

Please consider that

I am a faithful servant,

the same as a samurai.

I can save my face

by holding the soul of a samurai.

Grave of Abe Yaichiuemon

Tasuke, you are Tasuke.

Fool. What are you doing?

Young master,

please let me die.

Don't die a dog's death, stupid.

Maybe something

happened to you, Tasuke.

I was released.

Fired?

Did you do something wrong?

No, sir.

With the inheritance,

the main master's stipend

was divided between brothers equally.

It means the stipend of the master's

successor decreased to a minimum.

What? Big brother

was demoted?

Therefore he dismissed me.

I see.

So that's that.

Ani-ue, if the office treat us

like this, I've lost face.

This just enhances

their contempt for us.

We can't help it.

Any shame we take together.

Even if the family is demoted

and we all become much of a muchness,

we are united together,

we have nothing to be ashamed of.

Yes, of course.

Tasuke, I'll hire you.

Is it true, sir?

Yes, I appoint you as young servant

of the house of Abe Yagobei, 200-koku.

Thank you very much, sir.

Be quiet.

Move away.

Kneel down, Kneel down.

1642, for the service of the first

anniversary of Lord Tadatoshi's death,

the priest Tenyu of Daitokuji temple,

Kyoto, visited Kumamoto.

1642, September 17th

[Ancestral tablets]

[Mortuary tablet of the late lord]

Profane!

I am not insane.

Insane!

Abe-uji.

Calm down and listen to what I say.

Your behaviour which was done

without considering the circumstances,

came from your insanity,

didn't it?

You believe I am insane,

but I am not.

The lord regards that I cannot

serve as well as my father,

therefore my stipend was

divided and given to my brothers.

I cannot face the late lord

and the current lord,

much less...

my father, my family,

and colleagues.

Thinking that,

today I prayed

to the mortuary tablet.

I was overwhelmed.

I decided to give up

being a samurai.

You are so overwhelmed that

- you lost your sanity, didn't you?

- No, sir. It was not insanity.

He admitted his misconduct

and said he would accept any punishment,

but insisted he was not insane.

So he said he would give up

being a samurai.

Yes, sir.

"The book of Five Rings is

the last service for the lord."

so said Ninmen Musashi, who gave up

being samurai and became a monk.

And Gonbei who cut his hair tie to become

a monk at my father's memorial service.

Both of them have

caused me to lose face.

My father left the men for me.

Those men left me one after another.

Because they think I am too young.

Geki.

I understand, sir.

I leave the issue of Gonbei to you.

Do whatever you think fit.

Judayu (Hata).

Gonbei shall be kept

at Ichino-kami's house temporally.

Certainly, sir.

Ichinokami.

Regarding the issue of Gonbei, it's

determined you keep him temporally.

The execution takes place after priest

Tenyu leaves Kumamoto. Understood?

Certainly, sir.

Go Rin no Sho (The Book of Five Rings)

The Book of Earth

Most samurai believe the way

of the samurai is simply to die.

~The way to death is no different

from priests, women, farmers,

and lower classes who know giri.

In a person who intends to k*ll themself

there is no difference at all.

Brother Gonbei always thought alone

and acted alone. It has come to this.

Ani-ue. what will happen

to brother Gonbei?

What will the Abe family be?

For big brother

it's a matter of seppuku.

Whatever his motivation,

the act was culpable, no doubt.

He cannot avoid seppuku.

Can't we implore for his life?

By asking someone?

We don't know the result,

but what shall we do?

Brother Ichidayu is...

close to the lord.

You can do it.

That's right.

Will you beg the lord for mercy?

No, I have been suspended.

How could I ask the lord directly?

But in this situation

we have to do something.

You have no duties at the castle.

How could you know my situation?

You think only of your future

and don't care about brother Gonbei.

What?

Say that again!

I'll say it over and over.

You think only of your future.

Come!

Do it.

Wait!

Fool!

Such a sight!

Father told us not to fight

between brothers.

By the way, I have an idea.

For the memorial service,

the priest Tenyu of Daitokuji temple

at Murasakino

has visited from far Kyoto.

We have no other person

whom we can ask for help.

The priest Tenyu can do it.

Yes, the priest Tenyu can.

What? The bonze?

Wait for my good news.

Wait.

The messenger is you, Ichidayu.

You know.

You are.

As I listened to

the story of your family,

I was really sorry for you.

We beg for your help to reduce

the punishment of our brother.

I know.

However,

I am not in a position to interfere

in the politics of the han.

Is it not possible, sir?

Well, no, don't worry too much.

Besides, your big brother cut

his hair tie. That means

he performed gedatsu

(free from desires)

and is now a priest.

I don't believe

he will lose his life.

Is that so?

The world is neither

arising nor ceasing,

never to be controlled

by ordinary people.

But I will try to appeal

for mercy to spare his life,

if I have an occasion.

Be relaxed.

We appreciate your kindness.

Thank you very much, sir.

Kneel down, kneel down.

October 19th,

the priest Tenyu left Kumamoto

Saki, bring some ame candies.

Yagobei-sama, you look like a child.

Toe-dono, you are

caring for the flowers.

I will give you this.

Thank you very much, ma'am.

Chosen-ame candy!

Thank you very much, ma'am.

Tsukamoto-sama is visiting, sir.

Welcome back, sir.

Yagobei, don't be shocked.

Gonbei-dono will be

ex*cuted by hanging.

What? Hanging?

When?

- Tomorrow morning, at 11.

- Thank you for informing us.

It can't be.

I pleaded with

the priest Tenyu.

The priest Tenyu has left already.

Yagobei, I have been thinking.

Why don't you ask Musashi sensei?

Musashi sensei?

Yes. Like my brother

Musashi sensei is in the priesthood now.

Sensei was the sword instructor

for the late lord. Good idea!

Ani-ue, I will visit him now.

Bring me my horse!

They say Musashi sensei

is on Kinpozan mountain.

There is a temple called Unganji

at the foot of the mountain.

He stays alone in a rock room there.

Can he save his life?

I don't know.

Listen, Tasuke-san.

If you want to be successful,

you can do nothing in this family.

Give up now.

Don't say that.

I hope he will make it in time.

Over and over. It's no use.

Once the sentence is determined

it cannot be changed.

Gonbei profaned the mortuary

tablet of the late lord.

Such an irreverent act

deserves capital punishment.

However, he is a member

of the family of junshi.

Please consider seppuku

as a samurai.

No. You said junshi,

but it was done without permission.

His oibara was treated as junshi,

with special mercy of the lord,

Legally speaking, it should be separated

from true junshi for political justice.

But Gonbei-dono's motive

came from the distinction.

Takeuchi-dono, you were favoured by

the late lord as well as the deceased Abe,

therefore you especially

sympathize with the family.

I understand your feelings.

However, politics are order.

If someone disturbs that order,

he must be punished severely.

That is my policy.

Rules are rules, indeed, sir.

But please make

an allowance for mercy.

No. There's no need to repeat it.

Hayashi-sama, the lord

will leave for falconry, sir.

Excuse me.

A cunning man.

He never understands

true human compassion.

Tsukamoto-uji,

we can't expect anything.

You must give up.

Shichinojo, how about sensei?

I found him,

I pleaded repeatedly but,

he said nothing, just kept carving

a statue of Fudo Myo-o (Acala).

He uttered one word, then

continued to quietly carve again.

What did he say?

"To die a big death

is to have lived a big life."

Only that?

"To die a big death

is to have lived a big life."

Will Gonbei ani-ue be saved?

Stupid. Such a sutra like remark

cannot save a life.

No. Big brother abandoned

samurai at the risk of his life.

Revive brother's soul,

that is a riddle questioned by sensei.

October 10th, 11am.

Gonbei was ex*cuted at Ide-no-kuchi.

The Abe have gathered at

the house at Yamazaki,

and seem to be

discussing something.

Has the execution

of Gonbei been done?

Yes, sir. Done perfectly.

Investigate what they are plotting.

Lord, it was reported the Abe clan

gathered at the house in Yamazaki.

It seems that

they are hatching a plot.

Do as you see fit.

Judayu, what are you doing?

Go now.

Yagobei-sama.

Noisy.

What's the matter?

An officer has

sneaked into the house.

Give the order to the young men

to patrol the house.

What can we achieve by fighting

against 54-man-goku?

It's nothing but extinction for our clan.

Don't resist the authorities.

If we prove we have

no intention to rebel,

our stipends will be decreased

but we can be saved.

No seppuku allowed as a samurai

and exposed to hanging in daytime.

We are his family.

How can I go back to

my colleagues and work again?

We have no hope

for family success any more.

He is right.

I k*lled!

Tasuke's first achievement.

I k*lled the officer.

Fool.

Tasuke, well done.

We'll come.

Now, we've crossed the line.

Our father told us to be united

and behave as samurai should.

This is the time.

If this were olden times

we could all leave Kumamoto.

But these are peaceful times

and no lord will hire us.

No land to stay,

no place to leave.

This is the current fate

of the Abe clan.

Let's fight and die

as samurai together.

To die a big death

is to have lived a big life.

The Abe clan is besieged in the house

at Yamazaki and plotting rebellion.

Therefore, tomorrow the 21st,

at 6am

it is determined to send pursuers.

To the front gate,

Takeuchi Kazuma Tadamasa,

team leader Soejima Kuhei and,

Nomura Shobei Kiyoteru

follow Takeuchi.

To the back gate,

Takami Gonemon Shigemasa,

superintendent

Hata Judayu Shigeaki.

Hata-uji.

We are honoured to be given

the duty of pursuers.

You can achieve something.

Yes, good.

Fifty years ago, castle attacks

and field battles were a daily job.

Compared to that,

the Abe clan is easiest of all.

Isn't it so, Hata-uji?

Yes, Takami-uji. I'm excited.

So you are trembling with excitement.

Takeuchi-uji.

According to my information the reason for

your appointment as head of pursuers is

you were favoured

by the late lord, nevertheless.

What are you saying?

You didn't commit junshi

and are still alive.

Are you saying

I didn't commit junshi,

that's why I was appointed

as the head of pursuers?

Alright, I will die fighting.

The Godayu-sama family has arrived.

Osaki-san.

[At the house of

Tsukamoto Matashichiro]

Listen all.

The next house, the Abe's, will be attacked

by the authorities, in the morning, at six.

Close your doors carefully

and take care of any fire.

Other than the official pursuers

we are not allowed to attack the Abe.

However,

we can k*ll any fugitives freely.

Those were the two

orders of the authorities.

Understood?

Hasn't Ichidayu come yet?

Not yet, sir.

Maybe he ran away.

Don't be silly.

There's no such coward

in the Abe clan.

The Ichidayu-sama family has arrived.

Ani-ue.

We had to take a detour,

so we are unexpectedly late.

Nice you could all come.

Rest over there.

Thank you very much, sir.

They say this Yaichiuemon's belly

is a belly to cut an oiled gourd.

Gonbei, well no,

Ichidayu, take a drink.

Ichidayu, serve me a cup too.

If I, who supposedly don't die, died

you are the son of oibara-cutting

man without permission, so

someone will despise you.

You see?

Take no notice

of short-sighted men.

Can't help it.

If you are shamed,

take it together.

Do not fight between brothers.

A man who applies oil to a gourd

and cuts oibara is...

You see?

When you see a gourd, remember

your unique-spirited father.

Behave as a samurai should.

You see?

As a samurai, alright?

For memory's sake,

watch my best performance.

[Noh song "Kiyotsune"]

How was the tea?

I can't taste it.

Give me another.

Toe...

Will you visit next door?

Unlike me, you are woman.

If your visit was revealed later,

we can make an excuse somehow.

Take something pleasant

for the children.

Yes, sir.

Women and children

must be k*lled first

so we can avoid being

seen as unseemly figures.

A pity, yet there's no other choice.

Don't be downhearted.

A man

supposedly will die once.

Now, I will go

say farewell to mother.

Tasuke, prepare

as I told you before.

Mother, big sister,

this is the end of the Abe clan.

I believe you are ready.

There's no need to mention it.

We would never stay behind.

We will join you soon.

Tasuke, why are you digging a hole?

The women and the elderly

will be buried.

Tasuke, do you want

to be a samurai so much?

Shut up!

Ma'am, it is ready.

Sir, I will go now.

If I am found,

I will never involve you, sir.

Give my greetings.

Sirs, madam from next door.

- What? Toe-dono from next door?

- Visiting, sir.

Oba-chama, oba-chama.

Oba-chama gives you

something good.

Saki.

Oba-sama, thank you very much.

Let's go.

Wow, chosen-ame candy!

Sirs...

I don't know what to say.

Toe-dono, please guess our feelings.

Toe-sama, thank you very much.

We believe this is destined.

I perceive it.

Toe-dono,

what brought you here?

Please go home.

Please go home!

Ani-ue.

Matashichiro-dono is a fine samurai

who has his master.

We are rejected by the master.

You cannot visit us for consolation.

Compassion is compassion.

It is a weakness.

However, Toe-dono...

We will die like this.

Nobody will pray to

the Buddha for our repose.

If you remember us sometimes,

please prey for our souls

in a Buddhist service.

Mountain storm!

Ma'am, it is said

when the mountain becomes violent,

evil things will happen.

True.

Tomorrow the Abe clan

will become extinct.

Tasuke-san.

Tasuke-san, come.

Listen, Tasuke-san.

Tomorrow morning, at six,

I will wait for you at Shirakawabata.

You must escape and come, please.

You come, at six.

Please, Tasuke-san.

I won't run away.

I want to show

I died as a samurai.

Saki...

Tasuke-san.

I will wait for you.

Tasuke-san, you see?

At six,

Shirakawabata river bank.

Saki.

I am back now, sir.

How was it?

All of them were so pleased.

I see.

Tomorrow, the authority pursuers

will be as at w*r

to conquer the rebels.

On such an occasion

a samurai cannot sit and watch.

Compassion is compassion.

Duty is duty.

As you know,

compassion is compassion,

duty is duty.

October 21st 1642

At six a.m.

Matashichiro-dono,

you've always boasted.

Now show me

your skill with a spear.

I'm waiting.

Wait, sir.

Tono is the commander today.

I will be the herald.

Move away.

Oh, they've attacked now.

Yes, sir.

The storm is over.

It's a fresh morning.

Maybe about here... it's over!

Coward. Don't withdraw.

No, I don't withdraw.

I will cut my belly.

Oji-sama, challenge!

To die a big death...

Ani-ue.

Ani-ue.

Reporting, sir.

We conquered all the Abe clan, sir.

First Takeuchi Kazuma-dono

in charge of the front gate was k*lled.

Kazuma k*lled?

Before starting the battle

Kazuma-dono said he would go to die,

so he must have

intended to die.

I believe Kazuma-do

intended to die.

Kazuma left me too.

Musashi too.

I begged Musashi respectfully to leave

the priesthood but he ignored me.

All of them left me.

Everyone left me.

And Tsukamoto Matashichiro,

living the next door,

he broke the order

in order to pre-empt the others.

He k*lled Yagobei

and was injured.

That's outrageous. Disturbing

the order goes against politics.

Shut up, Geki,

The risk and faith

of Matashichiro are great.

He is a true samurai.

Take special care of his injury.

Do you understand, Geki?

By the way, Judayu,

what was your achievement?

You fool.

Where is the soul of a samurai?

You are expelled.

Abe Clan

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