So this is the Takemiya-style stance.
The stance looks relaxed,
yet his core is straight and limber like bamboo.
He keeps his middle protected, while his sides aren't accessible.
His face is left open, inciting me to attack it...
but it's a trap.
However, those of us who train in Hokushinkan style
only attack the enemy head-on!
First strike!
Continuous and efficient attacks.
It's like...
It's like I'm fighting Johei Tsutsumi again.
From the start, he intended a roundhouse kick to my face.
Did he read me and know that I'd block his middle crescent kick?
He deflected my right leg to the outside to weaken my roundhouse kick.
This guy
is the real deal.
As expected of Ichiro Shino, the former Hokushinkan tournament champ.
He is the real deal.
This way! Hurry!
That man and my dad are...
Swift footwork to close in instantly.
I've figured out your Shukuchi!
No...
The beast within me is howling.
I can no longer hold it back.
He didn't hesitate to target a vital spot.
It's expected in a brawling technique,
but someone could die from it.
Are we trying to kill one another?
Am I able to kill this guy?
If we are killing one another, then why is this so fun?
Is this fun for him too?
Takemiya style, Hina Otoshi.
The original technique slams you onto a rock.
This way!
The bamboo forest ahead! Hurry!
Wait.
Don't think
that the Takemiya style won against Hokushinkan Karate.
It's me who lost.
Over here.
Dad!
- Master! - Master!
Chi...
Chisaki.
Dad! Are you okay?
Yes.
Where did that man go?
Who knows?
Dad?
By "that man,"
do you mean Juzo Fujimaki?
Who are you?
Tamon of Nara Prefectural Police.
The police?
Ichiro Shino of Hokushinkan Karate.
Is this the man
who defeated you?
I don't know him.
Man, that hurt!
Damn it! It's definitely broken.
Huh?
The hell are you looking at?!
I want to ask you a few questions.
Huh? You want a piece of me?!
Huh?
It's Himekawa.
Yeah! Come in!
Do you plan to compete again,
Director Shozan Matsuo?
Don't be ridiculous.
This is my usual routine.
Have you heard, Himekawa?
You mean about Hokkaido?
I hear the local director Shino is retiring as a competitor.
Right.
He'll focus on training younger generations.
That Shino looked as if a burden had been lifted from him.
I heard it's because a challenger beat his shihan,
and Shino was badly injured after that too.
That shihan was beaten by a drifter named Bunshichi Tanba,
but someone else defeated Shino.
There's a tough fighter out there.
I'm fired up at the thought of meeting him.
Don't you feel the same way?
Some of them are enraged that the honor of Hokushinkan is at stake.
Baba and Akiyama, close acquaintances of Shino's, are already on the move.
That's not something headquarters gets involved in.
Let them take their revenge.
That's the Hokushinkan style.
By the way, Himekawa,
do you think a person can defeat a brown bear with their bare hands?
What?
I know of one who can.
I didn't defeat it.
It ran away after I kept kicking its head.
What would you do?
I would run away.
Well, you would be able to get away,
but what if you couldn't?
I would do what you did.
I'd aim for its head, the only vital spot within reach.
Yep!
That's Hokushinkan Karate.
You use your own toughened powers to hit the enemy's vital spot.
But it wouldn't work against a brown bear.
Karate is designed for use against people.
But what if
there's a martial art that allowed you to take in the opponent's powers
while adding your own to double the power?
Is there such a martial art?
There is.
You know about the Yagyu-shinkage style too, right?
The Takemiya style was based upon its bare-fighting techniques.
That was done by Soichiro Izumi.
You consider him to be one of the three strongest martial artists in the world.
It's called "Tiger King."
"Tiger King"?
It's what they call "a strictly confidential technique."
I've never seen it either,
but maybe with that technique...
You can defeat a brown bear.
This guy is Izumi's pupil.
But he's on the run for committing murder.
He was seen in Hokkaido.
So this guy beat Shino and a brown bear.
Himekawa, I hate to trouble you,
but can you go to Nara?
To Nara?
KUROGAMI STAFFING SERVICE
It's all good here. That's why we keep those thugs.
But please make the necessary arrangements with the police.
Yes.
So you don't care about Shino's dojo anymore?
Oh, I'm not complaining.
I'm just a subcontractor here.
And? What about him?
You know, Juzo Fujimaki.
It's unfortunate for both of us that he got away...
SUSPECT JUZO FUJIMAKI
What?
I'm impressed, Sergeant. You sure are good.
Yes, goodbye.
Are we all just puppets here?
It looks like death is deeply in love with you,
Mr. Fujimaki.
Yeah, I just got to the terminal.
Right. I took a motion sickness pill, so I should be okay.
Huh? What's going on?
Hello?
Hello!
Hello? I'm sorry. I was hearing static.
It's fine. I'm about to get on.
I'll be there by five. Okay.
Passengers traveling to Tsurigane Island, please go to dock number two.
Hikita.
Hey, Hikita!
Ouch!
Oh, Tamon.
Did you find anything?
I'm looking into it now.
Liar! I bet you were looking at porn.
No! I'm not lying!
Let's go somewhere else.
Just as you suspected,
Kurogami Staffing Service is a yakuza front business.
Those in charge are from a branch of Hokuryu Rengo.
They recently joined forces with an international loan shark mafia.
Which international loan shark mafia?
That's what I was looking into earlier.
I really was.
Just give me some time.
So? How did it go in Hokkaido?
The thugs I arrested aren't talking.
That's expected.
Shino and his daughter know something, but they're not talking either.
Why is that?
That's how it was before too.
People who likely met him won't cooperate with the police.
Isn't it because you intimidate them when you ask questions?
I'm kidding.
Maybe he's so charming, people want to cover for him.
Oh?
That Fujimaki guy.
Maybe they all want him to get away, if possible.
What?
The way I see it,
it looks like you're in love with him too, Tamon.
You've been obsessively pursuing him by yourself for years.
That's stupid.
I just
know him better than the others... about his true nature.
What? His true nature?
He will kill a person again.
What?!
But seven years ago, he killed a robber with excessive self-defense...
That was murder.
He clearly intended to smash the head
with machine-like precision.
Is that how it is?
Is that the difference between a martial artist and a ruthless killer?
I don't quite get it.
Oh! I forgot to mention this.
I saw a rumor about Ichiro Shino
while looking through every possible martial artist fan's social media.
A rumor?
They suspected martial artist headhunters were after Ichiro Shino.
It might just be an urban legend,
but someone's gathering skilled martial artists
who have come down in the world, one way or another.
They said Shino might have been targeted and harassed by them,
as if they want to drag him to the dark side.
Why gather martial artists?
For an underground tournament to decide the world's best martial artist.
A tournament to decide the world's best?
The tournament's name is
K-O-D-O-K-U.
KODOKU.
KODOKU?
But it's just an urban legend.
TSURIGANE ISLAND TERMINAL CENTER
- It's deserted. - Yes.
It must have been busy in the past,
but I saw online that it was once called "Prostitution Island."
They forced abducted women into prostitution.
You can't tell what's true or not. The stories were a real turnoff.
Is Fujimaki really here?
It's the perfect place for a criminal to hide.
Let's go.
But I wonder who gave us that information.
Someone who knows that we Hokushinkan members
are looking for Juzo Fujimaki to avenge Shino.
We're not here to avenge Shino, Akiyama.
We're here to show that Hokushinkan Karate is the strongest martial art.
Let's split up and ask around.
- Got it. - Got it.
SNACK MIYUKI
What was Makio's favorite food again?
- Baba! - Oh?
They said criminals often end up on this island.
There's a search party on the mountain.
A search party?
Is that for Fujimaki?
That's not good.
If they catch him first, then we came all this way for nothing.
Damn it!
Are you going hunting?
Are you part of the hunting team too?
Hunting? Do you mean...
So what if we are?
Do you have a problem with--
What's up with him?!
I'll kill all three of you!
What did you say?!
Wait.
He's only big in size.
I can handle him myself.
Yes!
What's with him?
Makio!
Nine hundred eighty-one.
Nine hundred eighty-two.
- Makio! - Nine hundred eigh--
Miyuki...
Makio, strange people are here.
A trio. They do karate.
I think they're looking for you, Makio.
Karate practitioners?
Oh? Where's Master?
Master went to help with the search party.
A search party?
Oh, that. The ogre hunt.
Ogre hunt?
Whoever they are, they settled in a few days ago.
They frequently come into town and steal food.
I suspect they're hiding out in this villa.
This is quite the luxurious villa.
It was built by a Chinese billionaire.
I hear it has a pretty shady history.
What?
Don't be a chicken. Let's go!
Oh, it's just a rat.
Hey, focus and search.
Sorry.
A... foreigner?
Freeze!
Don't judge by appearances.
I'm Joze Carlos Nagato,
born and raised in Japan.
Why you--
Hey, Akiyama. Are you sure this is it?
I saw the police go in here earlier.
Huh?
Hey!
That man
is not... Fujimaki.
Yamamoto!
What a belligerent guy.
He's a boxer, built like a heavyweight.
Our weight difference is no joke.
But when it comes to boxers,
they aren't familiar with kicks!
He blocked Akiyama's low kick.
He's no ordinary boxer.
He's got good offensive moves.
The key is to not let him set the pace.
It looks like you have a beast within you too.
Huh?
Who are you? How long have you been there?
I'm Ranbo, the head priest of a Buddhist temple.
What?
Ranbo?
I heard about the search, so I came to assist.
There.
Now then,
bring it on.
What's this?
Are you going easy on me?
Come with me if you don't want to be taken over by your inner beast.
Hey, Hikita. Is it true Fujimaki was located?
Take a look at this.
This is the Instagram of Akiyama of Hokushinkan. He's close to Ichiro Shino.
Hokushinkan...
It seems that Hokushinkan had an anonymous tip-off
that Fujimaki was on this island.
So three of them are now there to avenge Shino.
What island is it?
I found it through an image search. Please compliment me.
Just spit it out!
This is it.
Tsurigane Island.
You won't get away, Fujimaki.
Subtitle translation by: Astrid Oliver