The Toho Company
and Katsu Production Co present:
Young Lord!
Why do they have to be so cruel?!
Lord We will join you in death!
All of us we'll avenge your passing one day, for certain!
We understand the edicts but our Lord is so young!
Young Lord!
Everyone compose yourselves!
It is most unseemly for you to behave in this manner!
For now, we must maintain our composure
and witness his passing
That is our duty as
his vassals!
I am the Second designated by the Shogunate Ogami Itto
Please
Please be merciful!
If you just hold this fan to your belly all will be well, Young Lord
Do you understand?
This is how the ruler of a castle and domain conducts himself
This is the way of the true Samurai, Young Lord!
The Tokugawa Shogunate imposed excessive taxes
"Daimyo:" Military Clan Chieftains upon the Daimyo
The Shogunate freely exercised its right to execute anyone
that showed the slightest trace of disobedience
To implement the cruel governmental edicts of the Shogunate
three groups were established
First, the spies, who are ever watchful for the first sign of disloyalty
Second, the assassins, who kill any who interferes with the Shogunate's plans
And third, the executioner who acts as a "Second," and beheads those Daimyo
"Seppuku:" Ritual suicide (aka "harakiri") Who are ordered to commit seppuku
The spies belong to the Kurokuwa Clan
The assassins belong to the Yagyu Clan
Finally the post of Official Shogunate Second belonged to one Ogami Itto
who was specially authorized to wear sacred official robes
bearing the emblem of the Shogunate
"Kozure Ookami" "Lone Wolf and Cub"
"Kowokashi Udekashi Tsukamatsuru" (Child and Expertise for Rent) "Sword of Vengeance"
Produced by Katsu Shintaro & Matsubara Hisaharu
Original Story by Koike Kazuo & Kojima Goseki Screenplay by Koike Kazuo
Director of Photography: Makiura Chishi Sound Recording: Hayashi Tsuchitaro Lighting: Mima Hiroshi Art Director: Naito Akira Music: Sakurai Hideaki
Editing: Taniguchi Toshio Fight Choreography: Kusunoki Eiichi Asst Director: Tsuji Mitsuaki Production Manager: Inagaki Masahiko
Sound Effects: Kurajima Yo Narration: Kobayashi Shoji Film Developing: Toyo Laboratories
Starring:
Wakayama Tomisaburo as Ogami Itto
Watanabe Fumio Tsuyuguchi Shigeru Mayama Tomoko Uchida Asao
Naito Taketoshi Fujita Yoshiko Kato Yoshi Kasahara Reiko Tomikawa Akihiro (child)
Sekiyama Koji Otabe Michimaro Matsuyama Teruo Date Saburo Wazaki Toshiya Gomi Ryutaro Sato Kyoichi
Hasegawa Hiroshi Horikita Yukio Fujiyama Koji Oki Tokio Takigawa Jun lwata Tadashi Namita Hisao Terajima Yusaku Morita Manabu
Hamada Yuji Ishihara Sumao Etsukawa Hajime Uehara Kanji Fujikawa Jun Fujiharu Tamotsu Kudan Goro Satomi Jun Mori Shoji Kobayashi Kanae
Nunome Shinji Shimomura Yoshimitsu Kasumi lwao Yamaoka Kazuyo Moriuchi Kazuo Koshiromon Masami Ando Jinichiro Kobayashi Chieko Obayashi Kazuo Nakamura Yutaka (Child)
And lto Yunosuke
Directed by Misumi Kenji
Banner: "Ogami - Suiouryu Technique Child and Expertise for Rent"
Wh What was that?!
Hmm lemme see
"Suiouryu:" Seagull "Child and Expertise for rent Suiouryu School Ogami Itto"
"Ookami Itto:" Wolf-Sword Ookami Itto?! What the heck's that?
"Ronin:" a samurai without a master No, not "Ookami", "Ogami Itto" Seems that's the name of that ronin
I understand the part about lending his "expertise"
Yes, I'm wondering the same
But, oh my the man looks like a wreck, and he's got a child too!
Is he able to make a living?!
Oh! He's so adorable!
So adorable, it's pathetic!
O-Hime!
No, O-Hime!
O-Hime! Get back! What do you think you're doing?!
Toramatsu!
O-Hime!
Toramatsu!
No, O-Hime! What are you doing? That's someone else's child!
I apologize for her rude behavior! Please forgive us!
I am truly sorry
Pardon me, sir, but it says that your child is for rent
but can you really lend him to us?
Toramatsu You must have been starving, Toramatsu!
There!
There! It's your mother's milk Have as much as you want!
Daigoro
There! There!
Good, isn't it?
Gooood, isn't it?
Toramatsu
There! Good Boy!
Thank you very much, sir
Good Boy
Toramatsu I'll come see you again, when I save up enough money, OK?
Oh, just a moment I hope this is enough
I need no money It so happens that he was hungry anyway
I see Thank you very much!
She was deceived and then abandoned by a man
and she gave the child to another family to raise
but the baby died from a fever
Ever since then my daughter has been deranged
and can no longer distinguish between her child and those of others
Dammit It's starting to rain!
Welcome back home, Dear
What's wrong? Why are you so pale?
What is on your mind tell me?
Yes
Lately I've been having awful nightmares
The voices may be the souls of those you've beheaded they curse me
from ponds of blood or mountains of spikes from ghastly places
I can hear them, as they send chills down my spine
They say that they'll put a curse upon the Ogami line
and they keep repeating that over and over
I am consumed with fear for our child's safety
It is so unlike you you're so strong
You must be tired
Azami you do remember
the reasons why I named him Daigoro
No matter how poor he might become, he will not be grief-stricken
No matter how rich he might become, he will not look down upon others
The Buddhist planes of Hell Hungry Ghosts Animals Evil Gods
and of the God-like beings
by reminding him of these, his name will ensure he grows up stalwart and resolute
Yes
Don't worry He will become strong Strong enough to face anything
Dear
Now that Daigoro is a year old, I'll take him
with me to pay our respects to the souls of those I've executed
We'll go to our memorial shrine and offer our prayers
A mendicant monk...?
Azami!
Azami! Azami!
Azami!
DDaigoro Daigoro
Azami!
Who has done this to you?!
Who did this?
Whoever you are
I'll follow you to the ends of the Earth
I will find you no matter what it takes
and I will have my vengeance!
No matter what it takes!
Attention: The Honorable Inspector Bizen of Yagyu
is here on official business
Inspector Bizen
I was afraid of this that it would turn out this way
What do you mean, honored Inspector?
Before dawn, three men committed seppuku at the gates of my House
I rushed here immediately after hearing of their Declaration
"Declaration?"
"We hereby declare that"
"in order to avenge our Lord Hirotada's death"
"the household of the Executioner, Ogami, must be put to the sword"
"While Ogami Itto is indeed the sole official Executioner"
"we have discovered that he abuses the powers of his position"
"and is a traitor who blasphemes the Great Shogunate"
"The proof will be found in the Ogami's own shrine"
"Remembering our Lord, who was executed"
"by a traitor who spits on the honor of the Shogunate"
"we hereby dedicate our lives to the destruction of his line"
"and as proof of our sincerity, will now join our Lord in the void"
"Signed: The three lkoma Clansmen"
"Odai Hyougo Atobe Shichinosuke and Makijima Gorouzaemon"
"Sealed in Blood"
So you see, as three warriors have paid their lives to present this Declaration
I must now exercise my official right to inspect your shrine
Ogami take me to the shrine
To pay respect to, and to offer prayers for the souls
of those I have been ordered to execute by the Shogunate
I have built this shrine
It is most respectful!
I am moved It does you great credit, Ogami
Why, it's!
What do we have here?!
Of all things a death memorial tablet bearing the emblem of the Shogunate!
Ogami! What is the meaning of this?! Why a Shogunate tablet?!
Answer! Exactly what is it that you pray for at this shrine?
I know nothing I know nothing about this tablet! Who could do something like this?!
What the men said in their Declaration was true
I know nothing of this! This must be
How dare you presume to talk your way out of this!
As the Official Inspector, I order you to accompany us back to our office!
Take him!
Men, take Ogami Itto!
This is too odd! Inspector Bizen
What is the meaning of these uniformed men?
Was it your intent to take me away from the beginning?
Naturally, in such an emergency as this!
If that were so, they would have come here openly
Besides, there shouldn't have been any reason to hide your uniforms!
Furthermore how do you explain the armor?!
If you were in such a rush to come here, why did you take the time to don this?
No more questions! If you seek answers, do it in court!
You planned this, Bizen!
This whole incident only makes sense if it's a plot of the Yagyu Clan!
You've lost your mind, Itto!
The suicide of the lkoma Clansmen was inexplicable
as I knew nothing about their claim, but
when seen as a plot by you to effect my downfall, it all makes sense!
It's all too perfect!
I've long known that
the Yagyu Shadow-Clan lusts after the post of Executioner
That is why you plotted this, isn't it!
"Yagyu Shadow-Clan?"
What do you mean by a "Shadow-Clan?"
Are you saying that the House of Yagyu has two faces light and dark?
Indeed Yagyu Munenori's sons: Jubei, Mitsuyoshi, Tomonori, and Munefuyu
appear to rule what the world thinks of as the Yagyu Clan Yet, another child
Gisen, also known as Retsudo, forever lurks in the shadows!
Retsudo is your grandfather
and it is he who is the true Lord of the Yagyu Clan the master schemer
I've long been aware of the existence of the Yagyu Shadow-Clan!
You've secretly made arrangements with the Shogunate
and managed to corrupt these men of Investigator Kurokuwa
And now, by plotting to put an end to me
you seek to obtain the post of Official Executioner!
That emblem, of Two Umbrellas
fools the world into believing you are Shogunate Arms-lnstructors
ordinary members of the Yagyu Clan
But, the Shadow-Yagyu have also been using
a family emblem inherited from Mimasakanokami leyoshi
the emblem of Burnet and Sparrow, and that is the ultimate proof!
Well?
Brilliant as always, Ogami Itto
I am most impressed by the depth of your knowledge about us
But, as things stand, I am of the opinion that you should die right here and now
It will appear as if Ogami Itto fought the lkoma Clan and was killed
It has all been perfectly planned out
I see You forced those lkoma Clansmen to write their Declaration
and then you made them commit seppuku
You Yagyu have used any method to destroy those standing in your way
This is unforgivable
Unforgivable, as long as I live!
Kill him!
Go! Go!
No
If you enter the water...
... you'll fare even worse against his Suiouryu techniques!
Bizen... how could you be so foolish?!
No... not the Suiouryu Wave-Slashing Stroke!
So, you are Retsudo of the Shadow-Yagyu!
You naive fool!
You people have resorted to the most despicable tactics
to gain prosperity at the expense of others
For this, there is no forgiveness!
The misery you've inflicted upon my family
shall in turn be inflicted upon the Shadow-Yagyu!
The Shogunate endures and thus, the Yagyu endure
The Yagyu endures and thus, so too does the Shogunate
Do not forget that we are inextricably bound together!
No matter what you do or how much you struggle
your fate is already sealed
Come face me Retsudo!
No, I will not fight you
Now that Bizen is dead
the Shogunate will officially sanction our actions
Wash your neck, and await my return!
Hold it, Retsudo!
Unforgivable! You Yagyu shall not be forgiven! No, never!
The line of the ordinary Yagyu ended at the river of water
and the line of the Shadow-Yagyu shall end in the river of fire
Between fire and water lies the white road, and I shall follow it
no matter where it takes me even if I become a corpse
or ashes I shall have my revenge, one day!
What is it, sir?
He has come
Two years ago, after fighting the Yagyu, the Official Executioner disappeared
The Shogunate's Official Executioner?
Then this Ogami Itto
is someone whom not even the best of the Yagyu could vanquish
Then he's
the assassin called the "Lone Wolf and Cub"
I am sure that you have heard of him as well
But we have no idea if he is Ogami Itto
although he claims to be available for hire
But if he turns out to be Ogami Itto, then
Chamberlain!
My fellow men
when we left our homeland, we all pledged to give our lives
in the service of Oyamada Sanmangoku Clan
Yes, sir!
You are our Clan's strongest men
If he turns out not to be Ogami Itto you'll be able to kill him
Understood, sir We two will kill him
although perhaps it is better if we are the ones who die
Chamberlain! We'd be glad to give our lives for you!
I am the Edo Chamberlain of the Oyamada Clan, Ichige Gyobu
I have sought a meeting with you
as it is whispered that you are Ogami Itto, the former Official Executioner
and, if so, we would like to request your assistance with a grave matter
Please excuse us for our impoliteness
Tell me your business
We would like to request the deaths
of a certain group of four men
For 500 pieces of gold, your request will be fulfilled
The number of victims is of no consequence
And, one more thing
I ask that you tell me everything related to this request
Please examine these
I am listening
Chamberlain Sugito is plotting
to assassinate our Clan's heir, Lord Noriyuki, who is in poor health
and to install Lord Takemaru, of a branch family, as heir
thereby gaining control of the Oyamada Clan
Lord Noriyuki will be leaving Edo in two days
making his first visit to this part of the country
Undoubtedly, the Chamberlain will not miss this opportunity
From what we were able to secretly determine
he has gathered a band of ronin
and is waiting for our Lord to arrive
Along the Nikko road
several miles before one reaches the city of lmaichi
lies a mountain road called "Ootawara"
There, in the outskirts of the Oyamada domain
is a bathing palace called "Gounomori"
Chamberlain Sugito is sure to have his men there
I was previously informed that our Lord
will be visiting the hot-springs of Gounomori for a meeting
The three of us were preparing to fight Chamberlain Sugito and his men
It was for that reason that we came here
Following the orders of Chamberlain Sugito are
three first-class swordsmen known as the "Oyamada Three"
Of these, Matsuki Juunai, who holds the office of inspector
is an expert horseback musketeer
We are no match for him in a fair fight
Because of this, we had planned to ambush him
Use your talents and destroy the evil Chamberlain Sugito
somehow I beg you
From high up in the mountain, if you shit a rocky turd, oh...
It'll be all covered with sand...
It'll tumble down like a pebble...
There goes one!
Here goes one!
There goes one...
Daigoro
Soon, the Shogunate's men will be arriving
But, your father intends to disobey the Shogunate's orders
and to flee from this region of the realm
In order to avenge our family, the house- hold of the Executioner Ogami
and to vindicate my honor, I will abandon my samurai life
and I shall become a true demon, bound by no rules!
Hear me, Daigoro
From now on, your father shall
follow a road of blood and corpses
as an assassin in the world of killing without remorse
By taking assignments as an assassin
all that our family has suffered
can be returned back to the Yagyu!
Daigoro The road you will take shall be chosen by you alone
If you choose this Doutanuki Sword
you'll travel the road of the assassin, with me
If you choose the ball, I will send you to be with your mother
Daigoro Of course, you do not yet comprehend
what your father is saying nor what is about to happen
But the Ogami blood in you will decide for you
Here choose
You must choose Daigoro!
You would've been happier
if you'd chosen to join your mother in her world
Oh, poor child!
An assassin with a child, I see
Do you understand, Daigoro? This is our fate!
"Official Order of the Shogunate"
Let it be proclaimed "Ogami Itto"
"Even though you are the Official Shogunate Executioner"
"you have dared to keep, in your own shrine"
"a death memorial tablet that carried the emblem of the Shogunate"
"This is undeniably an act of ill-will towards the Shogunate"
"and as such, it shall not be forgiven"
"You are dismissed from your position, and"
"your House will be abolished In conclusion"
"you and your son, Daigoro, are hereby ordered to commit seppuku"
I must commend your having welcomed us by wearing death robes
It is so typical of you, Ogami Itto, who personified the office of Executioner
You are prepared most commendably
I did not wear this death robe
in order to commit seppuku
but rather to
proclaim that we, father and son, shall live as demons from this day on
These robes are to celebrate our departure!
How dare you! Are you disobeying an Order of the Shogunate?!
Have you lost your mind, Ogami Itto?!
We, who have chosen to live as demons, are no longer mere humans
For us, then, such an order is nonsense!
Come out!
Come out! Come out!
Can you slay me? With your slender arms
can you execute the Executioner?
You fool, how dare you spit upon an Order of the Shogunate! Kill him!
What are you doing?! Kill him! Kill him!
Ogami Itto
Obey the Order of the Shogunate
and commit seppuku right here and now!
I will be
your Second!
We, the Shadow-Yagyu, have replaced the Ogami's
and have obtained the post of Official Executioner!
Therefore observing all of the proper formalities, we shall take your head!
I refuse! You used the most despicable of tactics to kill my wife
and then wrongfully accused me of treason I shall have my revenge!
No matter where I choose to go, until I achieve my revenge, I will not run
A loser playing at being a hero It is an act that is pointless
Not even your Suiouryu techniques
can stand against the Yagyu's wall of warriors!
Are you sure?
Itto! How dare you!
For 27 years I have served this sacred emblem
You, for 64 years
As long as every single being in the more than 60 domains
lives under, and honors, this emblem
I cannot yet find it to be totally without merit
Observe!
The Yagyu's best men, renowned as invincible, are now as nothing
Unless you strike at this sacred emblem
you cannot kill me!
Can you, Retsudo?!
Is not pointing your swords, while facing
the emblem of the Shogunate considered disrespectful?!
Clear the way!
Wait!
Remove and hand over the robe bearing the symbol of the Shogunate!
Then, we Yagyu will challenge you to a fair fight
If you should win
then you may go anywhere you wish, live wherever you wish
As long as it is beyond the borders of the Shogunate's domain
we will leave you in peace
How about it?
Very well
Our sentinel carries the sunshine on his back...
... while Ogami Itto carries a child on his.
Both men carry something...
... but the outcome of this challenge is already determined.
If everything else is equal and fair, he who has the advantage of ground...
... he who has the advantage of Nature, shall be the victor!
From high up in the mountain, if you shit a rocky turd, oh...
It'll be all covered with sand...
It'll tumble down like a pebble...
"From high up in the mountain"
"if you shit a rocky turd, oh"
"lt'll be all covered with sand"
"lt'll tumble down like a pebble"
"There goes one!"
"Here goes one!"
Sign: "Gounomori Hot Springs"
Dammit! Oh, shit! Dammit!
What a rude fellow he was!
You You with the little brat!
Want me to slash this rope so you fall down like that other guy?
If there's no other bridge to the Ootawara Road
I believe that doing so will inconvenience you as well
What nerve!
All right Cross!
Huh? A Doutanuki Sword
It won't get a nick, even after slicing through bone
a battle-sword that you can even use effectively from horseback
You got a nice piece here, fellow I'll keep it for you
Why did you come here? Well?
Must I have a reason to take a bath?
You've come to bathe, nothing else?
Are you saying that someone who brings his child has some other purpose?
You're right But you two are unlucky
as you've chosen to bathe in Hell!
All right Follow me
One more thing If you get any funny ideas
you and your brat will be sliced into pieces!
Help! Someone, please! Help!
Stop! Father!
Help!
No!
Can't show it to your brat, eh?
I guess that's what they call fatherly love, eh?
No!
Knock it off! O-kayo! Damn you!
You demons! I'll kill you! Take this!
Looks like she's dead, Onibi
After all, first you grabbed and squeezed her
and then you force-fed her that giant of yours!
You know
I didn't try her 'cause I thought she was too little but she looks pretty tasty!
Hey Why did you have to keep her all to yourself, huh? Huh?
Who the hell's that?
He's come to bathe with his brat
He walked in here with a Doutanuki Sword, but
he's as meek as a house-cat!
It's no wonder he's quiet He could do nothing but stand still, after all!
Have we not met somewhere before?
I'm afraid not
Your name?
Even if I told you, it's an old name I no longer use
Just answer the question!
I am a ronin from the western lands Oonishi Tahei
Hmm Truly, it is a name I am not familiar with
The guy had a Doutanuki Sword
so I figured he'd be highly trained
but seeing as how he nearly fell for the old sake-cup trick Ha!
Listen If you defy us in any way
I'll throw these dirks straight into your throats
both yours and your brat's!
Take them to the bathhouse
Follow me
That man is something!
Say what? Are you telling me that he fooled me?!
Well, even if he is as strong as you, he can't do anything if he's got a child with him
Besides, he doesn't look like a fool who would go up against this many of us
All right I'll find out just how much of a man he is!
Don't, Monnosuke
No! As my man Tanba says, if that guy is no ordinary guy
then that would mean he's mocked my dirks!
I've got to test him for real, or else!
Will you come with me, Tanba?
That man
I just know that I've seen him somewhere before!
I'm sure that you've guessed by now that we've got prices on our heads
Don't be stupid enough to disobey us
Come out! Show me what you're made of
I'm telling you to step out, so that we can duel
Are you deaf?! Why, you
I guess you don't care what happens to your brat
Enough! What kind of a fool would dare to challenge wanted men like you?
That'd just be throwing your life away
What are you saying?
He may not have a master, but he's still a samurai
He's not gonna beg for mercy and say "I don't wanna die! Please spare me!"
That's why he chooses to close his eyes like that, don't you get it?
Why won't you leave him alone?
I see what you're saying That does make sense
For a whore and a bedroom pickpocket, you do make sense Eh, Osen?
Ha! And you're nothing but filthy beasts!
What did you say?
All right I'll let him off
But in exchange, you two must screw right in front of us!
Right now! Right here!
Let us watch every moment of it!
Now that sounds interesting
On with the show!
No, I won't! Who would?!
It's ridiculous!
I wouldn't mind paying to watch, you know
Besides, you sell yourself for a living
On top of that, you then sneak and steal money from your clients
Show us that special technique of yours, and let us enjoy it to the fullest!
Damn you!
If you dare to defy me
I'd rather die
I see Then, you die
Wait
You can't You wouldn't
Don't tell me that you'd to save me
If you don't mind a woman like me then I'm all yours
She looks like a little girl!
Yeah!
I bet she thinks she's a female buddha, 'cause she spared a soul
A juicy buddha, more like
Merciful Buddha Merciful Buddha
Merciful Buddha Merciful
Will you knock it off, you lousy priest?!
If you chant prayers at a time like this
it makes us feel like we're already dead!
This is a living hell in any case
Before they leave here we'll all be killed
Merciful Buddha
We don't know that for sure!
Yeah, everyone else is hiding indoors
but there are scores of people in this bathhouse village alone!
Nobody can be ruthless enough to kill that many!
But, the fact is, unlike those folks, we are travelers
If they let us live, then their activities would be known
If that happens, then
R Right They'll kill us for sure!
Damn! So you're saying that we ought to just sit and wait to be killed?! Shit!
No matter what we do now, nothing's gonna help!
They are beasts
Honorable Samurai warriors Please do something!
I do not want to die! I do not want to be killed!
Please save us! Please!
Enough!
What do you expect of a sick man?!
It's the same story with that ronin
One has to lose all sense of decency to save oneself
He has no shame, so he's a beast like them, but
ha! Without fangs, what use is he?!
Quiet!
Who the hell do you think you are, anyway?
You're only a yakuza and a traveling laborer!
Did you know I tried to bite my tongue to kill myself earlier
But, he understood that, so he shamed himself, and made love to me!
Isn't that sweet?
Just to save a woman like me
he put aside his pride and honor, that which means everything to a samurai!
Ha! Nonsense!
There's an army of samurai who'll get it on with cheap whores!
So, don't get airs!
And will that "army of samurai" sacrifice themselves just to save a whore's life?!
He fucked you just to save his own ass!
Don't you understand?
Why don't you ask your little friend the one below your belly button!
What the hell do you mean by that?!
If you were scared out of your mind begging for mercy
could you make love right then and there?
Where are you going?
Are you not afraid of them?
The way I see it If I am to die right now, so be it
A woman like me
can only sink deeper into misery as each year passes by
"Gounomori:" Forest-in-Countryside This hot-spring is named "Gounomori"
"Koumori:" Bat but everyone calls it a "Koumori" Spa
Can you guess why?
Bats have wings, but they aren't birds
yet, they have fangs, but they aren't beasts
Outcasts from society, who are just like those bats
come here in search of even the tiniest amount of peace
That's why we call it the "Koumori" Spa
But those scum are different
They are beasts with fangs!
And you are a bird with wings
What are you trying to say?
You show no fear of their fangs
You have wings, and can fly away from here at will
I just know it As one who's passed from one man's arms to the next
I know what kind of wings you have
Earlier this summer, at a town where I was staying, near Takatou castle
four high-ranking samurai were slain
Whoever did it was supposedly a ronin with a child
And the slain samurai were said to be the best of their Clan
Their interrogators were very rough, so I remember all of that well
The unknown pair were called the "Lone Wolf and Cub"
and were available for hire
as assassins
or so the story goes
By the afternoon of the day after tomorrow
his highness will travel via the Nikko Road
then pass through here: Jizougahara
It's within the Shogunate's domain, and it's an ideal spot to stage an ambush
There'll be problems if we wait until they enter the Oyamada domain
Without fail, they must be killed right here! Understood?
Very well
And? What about the money?
500 pieces of gold
The remaining 500 will be paid upon completion
We're counting on you, Kanbei
There is no room for failure
Leave everything to me
Say mind if I check it out for a bit?
That's what they call a "horseback- musket," right?
If you've got weapons like that, why can't you kill them yourselves?!
There would be traceable evidence
Besides we must be at the castle around the time of the attack
I see If you are all "lined up and ready to serve" at the castle, then
there's no way you can ever be suspected, huh?
Exactly
lt'll be reported that Lord Noriyuki and his men
were attacked by a band of lowly, out- of-work ronin, and, alas, were slain
Who, then, will bother to suspect us?
We may be those lowly ronin, but you are a bunch of turncoats!
Watch your tongue!
Forget it!
At any rate you must not fail
I understand completely!
Everyone come out! Come out!
Hurry, or we'll kill you!
Come out!
Hurry up!
Everyone We must thank you for everything
We are leaving now
However there is something I must tell you first
Should any of you say anything about us and I mean anything
to any officers of the Shogunate
You will all die!
Understand?
Yes, sir
However this group is to die right here
For two reasons If I let you go
you will tell somebody, somewhere along the way
and you know what we look like
Secondly you will be an example to everyone in this village!
Consider yourselves unfortunate Your lives are over
PPlease spare me! Please! Don't kill me!
We won't ever tell anyone anything about you!
So please! Please! I beg you!
Please spare me! Please spare me!
First, the samurai you go first
Pick it up then, fight me!
I'll let you die like a real samurai
MMaster!
I am prepared
But how can we fight, when I am so weak from illness?!
I will commit seppuku
so, at the very least act as my Second!
So, at the very least act as my Second! "Second?!"
Merciful Buddha
"A Second..."
Merciful Buddha
Merciful Buddha Merciful Buddha Merciful Buddha
"Ogamu:" To chant prayers "Ogamu..."
Ogami!
The Shogunate's Second!
Ogami Itto!
Where is he?! Where's that ronin with the child?!
As I thought!
What's the matter?
Wanna kill that fellow with the brat first?
No, wait Leave that man alone!
Let him go!
Say what? What's wrong with you?
Just do not attempt to do anything to that man!
What are you afraid of?! How can you be scared of a guy like that?
You fool! Knock it off!
What's so special about such a coward?!
Monnosuke!
How impossible!
Suiouryu Horse-Slaying Technique
I know nothing!
Please spare me! I will not tell anyone
that you were once the Shogunate's Second
Ogami Itto!
Please spare me!
Why, you It's intolerable!
Who are you?
You fool!
Who are you?!
Greetings, I am the assassin "Lone Wolf and Cub!"
What?!
Merciful Buddha Merciful Buddha
It's true the Lone Wolf and Cub
Wait!
"The End"