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by|Takeo Hisamatsu 00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro Yamamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma

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00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma

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00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro Ya mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro Ya mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa00:00:55:Producers|Hiroshi Fukasawa|Ichiro Ya mamoto 00:00:58:Based on the stories by|Shuhei Fujisawa 00:01:00:Screenplay|Yoji Yamada|Yoshitaka Asama 00:01:04:Cinematography|Mutsuo Naganuma 00:01:06:Art Director|Mitsuo Degawa 00:01:09:Artistic Supervisor|Yoshinobu Nishioka ummary for The Hidden Blade (Kakushi ken oni no tsume 2004) During the time of change of the mid-19th Century, Yaichiro is bid farewell by h is fellow samurai friends Munezo and Samon as he leaves their clan's fiefdom on the northwest coast of Japan (Unasaka) to take an important position within the shogunate in far away Edo. Munezo has lived modestly with his mother and sister Shino after his father was forced into suicide after the failure of a bridge pro ject. Kie, a farm girl serves them as a maid in their house. As time passes, Mun ezo's sister marries Samon, his mother dies, Kie is married into a merchant fami ly, and he is required to learn western methods of warfare such as the use of ar tillery and firearms from an official sent from Edo. Learning that Kie is ill du e to abuse, he rescues her from her husband's family. Although sharing mutual af fection and respect, a marriage between Munezo and Kie is still impossible due t o different castes, and when he, now a bachelor, is criticized for her serving i n his house, Munezo sends her back to her father's farm. After being caught in a failed political intrigue, Yaichiro is sent home in disgrace and imprisoned in solitary confinement. After Yaichiro escapes, Munezo is ordered to prove his inn ocence from complicity by killing his old friend, and he seeks the help of his o ld teacher, the sword master Kansai Toda. Although Yaichiro had been the better swordsman when they studied together, Toda entrusted the secret of the "Hidden B lade" only to Munezo. Toda now teaches him a new technique to use as he prepares to face Yaichiro, who has taken hostages in a farm house. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Individuals vs. Society Beautifully Portrayed in the Closing Age of Samurai, 12 July 2006 "The Hidden Blade (Kakushi-ken: oni no tsume)" is filmed in a deceptively old-fa shioned and leisurely style to make pointed observations of Japanese society, mu ch as "Far From Heaven" did for the U.S. Director/co-writer Yji Yamada again adapts Shuuhei Fujisawa stories as he did so beautifully in "Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei)". Taking place just a few yea rs before Hollywood's "The Last Samurai", this feels like a rebuke and response to that very Westernized interpretation of some of the same issues of how change s in military technology impacted feudalism and imperialism, as well as visually referencing many classic Japanese samurai films, but from a more individualized point of view then Kurosawa, Kobayashi or Inagaki The first half of the film establishes the complicated domestic life and frustra ting work of the struggling samurai (a solid and sympathetic Masatoshi Nagase, c

hanneling Toshir EMifune). The broadly comic scenes of fumbled rifles and cannon t raining recall similarities with the "Sharpe" TV series of the just a bit earlie r Napoleonic wars. Particularly lovely are household hearth scenes of warmth bet ween generations and between master and servants. But this is not the idyllic village where Tom Cruise sojourned, as darke 00:01:11:Lighting|Gen Nakaoka 00:01:15:Sound Recordist|Kazumi Kishida 00:01:17:Costume Design|Kazuko Kurosawa 00:01:20:Editor|Iwao Ishii 00:01:22:Music|Isao Tomita 00:01:26:Directed by|Yoji Yamada 00:01:57:Edo... that's a long ways to go. 00:02:01:It'll be hard living alone there,|leaving a pretty wife here. 00:02:09:Money can buy you|lots of girls in Edo. 00:02:13:She'll hear you! 00:02:16:No matter. 00:02:31:I'll take my leave. 00:02:37:Take care. 00:02:39:Get yourselves posted to Edo, too. 00:02:47:Thank you for coming. 00:02:54:He's a man who'll rise in the world. 00:02:58:Let's hope so. 00:03:00:Why do you say that? 00:03:02:I just have|a bad feeling about all this. 00:03:37:May I come visit? 00:03:39:You're expected. 00:03:41:My sister's got the house in an uproar|making the cod stew her hubby li kes. 00:03:46:I'm not her 'hubby' yet. 00:03:49:Whoops, I'm sorry!|No, you're not married yet, are you. 00:03:54:No. 00:03:57:That was good! 00:03:59:It was? 00:04:00:Did you make this stew,|Miss Shino? 00:04:05:Yes. With a little help from Kie. 00:04:09:'A little'! Listen to her! 00:04:12:Mother! 00:04:14:Kie! 00:04:16:Who made this cod stew? 00:04:19:Miss Shino, of course. 00:04:26:The secret's out. 00:04:29:Kie made it, didn't she. 00:04:31:I sliced the radish! 00:04:34:Any child could do that.|What'll we do with you! 00:04:40:This? 00:04:41:You sliced this? 00:04:43:Very well done! 00:04:47:You didn't have to say that!|You're horrible! 00:04:52:Sir, you shouldn't... 00:04:54:...make fun of her|before Squire Shimada! 00:04:58:Kie! 00:04:58:You poor thing! 00:05:00:Yes, you're right. 00:05:03:I'm sorry, Shino. 00:05:05:Come on, pour Samon a drink! 00:05:10:Squire Samon... 00:05:12:...this is a good time to ask. 00:05:15:Do you really mean|to take this girl to wife? 00:05:20:Why do you ask?

00:05:25:When her father was alive,|our stipend was 100 koku of rice. 00:05:30:That is not so much less than yours. 00:05:35:But after he had to commit suicide,|we were reduced to 30 koku per year . 00:05:43:Our prospects for advancement|are not good, either. 00:05:49:Are you not worried about|what your family will think... 00:05:54:...if you marry one of us? 00:05:58:Don't be concerned.|I will choose who I marry. 00:06:04:That is good to hear. 00:06:07:There's just one thing|that displeases me. 00:06:12:What? 00:06:13:You'll be my 'elder brother'.|I don't look forward to that. 00:06:19:Fool! 00:06:20:It'll go to your head. 00:06:22:Kie, did you hear that? 00:06:24:Agh! 00:06:25:Yes, sir. 00:06:27:He's not making sense! 00:06:29:I understand perfectly|how Squire Shimada feels. 00:06:35:What?! 00:06:37:See? 00:06:40:Drink up, 'kid brother'! 00:06:43:Kie watched over my sister|as she was married to Samon. 00:06:51:Next it was her turn|to leave us forever... 00:06:55:...when she married into|a merchant family. 00:07:00:It was as if the light|had gone out in our house. 00:07:37:Kie! 00:07:43:Hello, sir! 00:07:47:I thought it was you! 00:07:50:Are you well? 00:07:52:I'm sorry I couldn't come to|your mother's one-year memorial. 00:07:58:It was rude of me. 00:08:01:Shopping? 00:08:02:Yes. For cloth and thread. 00:08:05:Let me buy you|a kimono collar, then. 00:08:09:What have you got|that would suit her? 00:08:18:You've lost weight. 00:08:20:I was in bed with a cold|last month. 00:08:25:That's not good.|Are you better now? 00:08:29:Yes. 00:08:34:How's this one? 00:08:35:We'll take that, then. 00:08:37:Why, thank you! 00:08:44:I'm so pleased... 00:08:48:Are you happy? 00:08:52:Yes. 00:09:02:Why are you crying? 00:09:05:I'm so happy to see you again... 00:09:09:...the tears just came. 00:09:11:Is your husband|taking good care of you? 00:09:17:Are you sure? 00:09:21:I'll treasure this collar. 00:09:26:Excuse me. 00:09:30:Um... 00:09:32:...you're married by now,|aren't you, sir? 00:09:38:Uh, no... 00:09:40:...I'm afraid not. 00:09:44:Since Mother died|the house is a mess. 00:09:48:Perhaps you could come|and do some cleaning. 00:09:54:I promise I will.

00:10:29:You know, Kume... 00:10:32:...I saw Kie today. 00:10:35:Oh. 00:10:38:I thought she was happily married|into the Iseya family... 00:10:45:...but today... 00:10:49:...she'd grown so pale|and thin in the shoulders... 00:10:55:She was always|so cheerful and healthy... 00:11:00:Now she looks ill. 00:11:01:Oh, dear! 00:11:04:I asked if she was happy... 00:11:09:...and she started crying. 00:11:15:The poor girl! 00:11:24:I wanted to help her,|but I didn't know what to do. 00:11:30:Perhaps I should have just|brought her back here with me. 00:11:47:I've cared for her ever since|she was 16... 00:11:53:...like a younger sister. 00:11:58:And now she's... 00:12:29:I'm going home, sir. 00:12:31:You are? Good night. 00:12:39:I couldn't help but worry about Kie. 00:12:51:I was also feeling guilty|about my inability to understand... 00:12:56:...the principles|of the new western artillery. 00:13:03:Now, this is vital. 00:13:06:Wearing the fingerstall, you insert|the right forefinger into the vent. 00:13:13:This prevents air from being expelled|when the shot is loaded... 00:13:18:...which could be disastrous. 00:13:21:Bang! 00:13:22:A premature discharge,|causing burns and even death. 00:13:27:I had a colleague die that way. 00:13:30:Next occurs the 'ranging' of the gun.|This involves four techniques: 00:13:35:1: Quadrant. 2: Tangent scale.|3: Breech sight... 00:13:40:...and 4: Pendulum hausse.|You learned these yesterday. 00:13:44:Questions? 00:13:46:Yes? 00:13:47:This book says|the English 'Armstrong' cannon... 00:13:52:...has a vent piece, so you don't|have to stick your finger in it. 00:13:57:It costs more. 00:13:59:One Armstrong costs as much as|500 of your old matchlocks. 00:14:06:Wars now are won by|the most expensive weaponry. 00:14:10:By money. Such is the age|that is upon us. 00:14:13:Sensei... 00:14:14:Yes? 00:14:16:I'm sorry, but... 00:14:18:...I haven't the foggiest idea|what you're talking about. 00:14:24:It'd help if you'd speak|the way we're used to... 00:14:28:He can't! 00:14:29:Then why get an instructor|from Edo? 00:14:33:Could you at least translate|all those English and Dutch words? 00:14:38:They put my head in a whirl. 00:14:42:The longer I sit the stupider I feel! 00:14:48:You find this amusing? 00:14:51:Is this a time for levity? 00:14:53:To prepare you to face an emergency|with modern artillery... 00:14:59:...your clan has summoned me|from Edo to this backwater! 00:15:05:This is no laughing matter! 00:15:07:With all due respect, sir...|a 'backwater'? 00:15:13:We are hereditary vassals|to the Tokugawa shogun. 00:15:17:At the Battle of Sekigahara|our first chieftain... 00:15:22:I am well aware of that. 00:15:27:I apologize.|We will pause for a moment.

00:15:31:Stupid back-country samurai! 00:15:36:Not that far! 00:15:38:Left... 00:15:40:Left! 00:15:43:All right! 00:15:46:Plaatsen! 00:15:49:'Post'! 00:15:58:Laadde! 00:16:00:'Load'! 00:16:02:Watch, you men. When he shouts,|you all move. 00:16:06:That's the western way. 00:16:10:Don't stop to bow! 00:16:19:See what he's doing?|That's 'aiming'. 00:16:27:Vaardig! 00:16:29:'Ready to fire'! 00:16:34:Ready! 00:16:44:Vuur! 00:16:45:'Fire'! 00:16:48:Bang!!! 00:16:51:Sailing far over the castle wall,|the shot lands amid the enemy ranks.. . 00:16:56:...killing dozens of samurai! 00:17:00:Hurrah! 00:17:12:'Post'! 00:17:19:'Load'! 00:17:26:I will explain, Milord. 00:17:28:When the gunpowder explodes,|the gun is thrust violently back. 00:17:35:This mound of earth|will bring it to a stop. 00:17:40:It is then returned to position|and reloaded. 00:17:44:Stand back, please.|You're in danger there. 00:17:51:'Post'! 00:17:53:We will now fire the cannon. 00:18:05:Target: The enemy castle tower! 00:18:15:'Fire'! 00:18:21:Be careful! Watch out! 00:18:38:The north-country spring,|when leaves burst forth... 00:18:42:...as if waiting for|the snow to melt... 00:18:46:...was a time I passed|in an empty, barren state of mind. 00:18:50:Fire! 00:19:01:Watch out! 00:19:04:Get back! Get back! 00:19:37:Thank you. 00:19:44:Uncle! 00:20:02:You've come far, Uncle, to attend|this memorial of my mother's passing. 00:20:08:I am truly grateful. 00:20:14:Thank you very much, Sir Bunemon. 00:20:20:Has your health been good? 00:20:22:Damn your civilities! 00:20:25:What was that disgraceful performance|before His Lordship the other day ?! 00:20:31:Aye! 00:20:32:What is a samurai doing... 00:20:35:...welcoming these confounded firearms! 00:20:41:Firearms are not for samurai! 00:20:45:Disgraceful! 00:20:48:In battle you stand ready|with sword or spear. 00:20:53:'I, Kanbei Katagiri,|do challenge you! ' 00:20:57:Thus you announce your name,|and let the skills you have mastered... 00:21:03:...decide the victor. 00:21:06:That's how it must be!

00:21:08:The westerners are barbarians.|They feed on beasts! 00:21:14:With all due respect, Uncle... 00:21:18:...we have fought since the Genpei War|with sword and spear... 00:21:24:...and bow and arrow as well. 00:21:28:But in those 700 years the west|has devoted its ingenuity... 00:21:35:...to creating new weapons of war. 00:21:38:Aye! 00:21:39:Inventing new things,|discarding the old. 00:21:43:That's the way of the west,|and perhaps one of these days... 00:21:48:...we'll have to change how we think|about war, and everything else. 00:21:53:Discarding the old?! 00:21:58:It's those western airs you put on... 00:22:02:...that keep you from finding a wife,|you young oaf! 00:22:07:'Oaf'? I have a wife. 00:22:11:It's Munezo here who doesn't. 00:22:16:It's you? 00:22:18:What's the connection between|firearms and a wife for me? 00:22:23:Everything's connected, you fool! 00:22:26:Featherbrain! 00:22:27:No-account! 00:22:28:Disgrace! 00:22:29:Uncle... 00:22:31:The refreshments are ready. 00:22:39:Who are you again? 00:22:40:Munezo's sister. 00:23:02:The tea's ready, 'Father'. 00:23:06:They really lit into you,|'EIder Brother'. 00:23:09:And you, 'Father'. 00:23:14:I've always hated that man.|He's so full of himself! 00:23:21:He had no call to talk like that,|spraying spit all over the place... 00:23:28:It's my own fault|for not finding myself a wife. 00:23:32:Aye. 00:23:37:You can't beat me yet, 'Father'. 00:23:39:Kane, bring my sewing box. 00:23:45:Brother... 00:23:46:What? 00:23:47:Your cloak's ripped. I couldn't|take my eyes off it at the ceremony. 00:23:57:Well, they do say|single men breed maggots... 00:24:00:...but still, he's getting|really scruffy. 00:24:08:He wasn't like that|when Kie was around. 00:24:11:Oh, Kie... how is she? 00:24:15:I'm worried. I think I'II... 00:24:17:Is something wrong with Kie? 00:24:22:She's in bed sick. 00:24:25:She's sick? Is it bad? 00:24:31:It looks that way. 00:24:33:The clerk from the next store|was here, and he told me... 00:24:38:...that from the day after her wedding|Kie was up before everyone... 00:24:42:...cleaning and cooking|for all the apprentices... 00:24:45:...and bathing last at night|in everyone's grime. 00:24:49:The clerk said anyone|would get sick that way. 00:24:57:That's a real shame. 00:25:00:He said she miscarried last fall|and they gave her no time to rest. 00:25:05:And now she's ill they won't spend|the money for a doctor. 00:25:10:That's terrible! 00:25:14:Her father came to see her. 00:25:18:They said Kie was of their family now,|and he wasn't to interfere. 00:25:23:They turned him away. 00:25:25:They are terrible. 00:25:31:How long has she been in bed?

00:25:36:She hasn't been seen in the shop|in two months. 00:25:42:If you knew that,|why haven't you been to see her?! 00:25:46:I couldn't go to a merchant's house! 00:25:51:Where are you going? 00:25:54:I've been worried about her|all through the winter. 00:25:59:I'll go see her. 00:26:00:Hey! 00:26:05:I'll go, too. 00:26:18:Well! What can I do for you? 00:26:22:Your daughter-in-law once served|in my house. My name is Katagiri. 00:26:27:Oh, yes! Kie's told us all about you. 00:26:33:I've heard Kie is ill.|I'm here to see her. 00:26:37:That's very nice of you. 00:26:39:Yes, she is ill... 00:26:42:...but I'm looking after her,|so you need have no fear. 00:26:50:Once she's recovered,|I'll have her come and thank you. 00:26:56:Is she very ill? 00:26:59:Not seriously. 00:27:01:A circulatory problem.|It's quite common. 00:27:05:But I'm told she's been ill|for two months now. 00:27:09:Has a doctor seen her? 00:27:10:Of course! Our family doctor|attends to her. 00:27:17:Since I've come all this way,|I'd like to see her once before I go. 00:27:21:Kie is my son's wife. 00:27:25:I can't have a man visiting her,|former employer or not. 00:27:29:The very idea! 00:27:32:You refuse? 00:27:33:Yes! I have young people|working here to consider. 00:27:37:I will see her. 00:27:42:Samurai or not, the answer is 'no'.|Now leave, please. 00:27:47:I'll see her whether you like it or not! 00:27:50:Shall I call the Constable? 00:27:53:Where is Kie? Take me to her! 00:28:02:Hey! 00:28:14:She's no use to us anyway! 00:28:18:This room's freezing! 00:28:24:Kie... 00:28:26:...do you recognize me? 00:28:32:Your house... 00:28:36:I didn't come to clean your house.|Forgive me. 00:28:44:I do. 00:28:46:I was so busy... 00:28:50:...all through New Year's... 00:28:54:Then I got sick... 00:28:58:...and I couldn't get up. 00:29:01:No? 00:29:07:I'm afraid if I go on like this|I'm going to die. 00:29:18:But... 00:29:20:...I wanted to see you first, sir... 00:29:27:...and apologize. 00:29:32:That's fine. You can|tell me all about it later. 00:29:38:Let's go. 00:29:41:Come with me. 00:29:44:What did you say? 00:29:49:I'm ashamed... to be seen like this. 00:29:55:Don't be. 00:29:58:It's that old witch's fault|this happened. 00:30:08:I'm taking Kie. 00:30:10:Write a statement of divorce.|I'll come for it later. 00:30:15:You're in the way! Move!

00:30:19:All right, Kie... hold on tight. 00:30:25:Hold onto me. 00:30:32:She's ours! Where are you taking her? 00:30:34:You listen to me! 00:30:37:Kie trained as a maid with us|for three and a half years. 00:30:42:From my late mother... 00:30:45:...she learned housework|and deportment... 00:30:48:...so she could go proudly|as a bride into any house. 00:30:53:It enrages me to see her... 00:30:59:...in a pitiful state like this! 00:31:04:File a complaint if you wish. 00:31:09:I'll protect her|if it takes my sword to do it! 00:31:21:Milksop! 00:31:32:The basket, Naota! 00:31:35:What are you doing? 00:31:37:The chicken got away! 00:31:42:Shino! I'm glad you came. 00:31:44:Naota told me everything.|Where is she? 00:31:48:In the back room. 00:31:50:What did the doctor say? 00:31:52:That she's weak,|but not badly ill. 00:31:55:Really? 00:31:57:He says with food and rest|she'll be fine. 00:32:09:Kie... 00:32:13:...it's me. 00:32:15:Do you recognize me? 00:32:21:You poor thing! You're so thin! 00:32:26:We should have come sooner! 00:32:30:No, don't get up. 00:32:34:Just lay back and rest. 00:32:41:I'll wipe her down.|Heat some water. 00:32:44:I already am. 00:32:46:I'll get her one of Mother's robes.|Where are they? 00:32:50:I'll do it. 00:32:51:Shino! 00:32:53:I thought we could make her|some chicken broth. 00:32:56:Get busy! 00:32:57:You can't feed her anything|as oily as that now! 00:33:01:Make some rice gruel. 00:33:04:How do you make that? 00:33:07:Boil a little rice in water. 00:33:09:Kane, you do it. 00:33:11:Munezo, heat me some water! 00:33:14:Oh, yeah... 00:33:18:Kume! Go somewhere|out of the way! 00:33:21:What can I do? 00:33:23:You're in the way, too. 00:33:27:What are you doing?! 00:33:35:I'll do it. 00:33:37:Don't let go! 00:33:49:Kume, look in on Kie|before you go to bed. 00:33:56:I'll come back tomorrow. 00:33:59:Sorry to keep you here this late. 00:34:08:What's going to come of this? 00:34:11:A samurai carrying|a girl on his back... 00:34:15:...in broad daylight! 00:34:19:People will talk. 00:34:29:Here, Kie. This'll warm your feet. 00:34:39:Tomorrow I'll go back|to the Iseya... 00:34:43:...and settle everything.

00:34:46:There's nothing to worry about.|You just rest here. 00:34:51:Think of this as your own home. 00:34:55:All right? 00:36:27:Hello... 00:36:29:Hello! 00:36:33:Is this Squire Katagiri's house? 00:36:39:I'm Kie's sister. I've come to see her. 00:36:53:Good day to you. 00:36:55:In there. 00:37:05:Sis? 00:37:10:Bun! 00:37:14:Pa said come see you. 00:37:19:You came all that way,|and by yourself! 00:37:26:I'm so glad you're all right! 00:37:30:I was so worried! 00:38:34:Who are you?|What are you doing here? 00:38:42:No, that's not necessary. 00:38:46:Who are you, child? 00:39:01:Do I seem such an ogre, then? 00:39:07:That's a surprise to me. 00:39:09:It's not that you're an ogre, sir. 00:39:13:Samurai scare her. 00:39:16:She's never seen one|up close before. 00:39:21:Why do we scare her? 00:39:23:Because you carry swords. 00:39:27:I grew up thinking|that if I offended a samurai... 00:39:31:...he'd cut me down|right there on the spot. 00:39:35:That's just not so, Kie. 00:39:39:A sword is something|you hardly ever draw. 00:39:43:I've never drawn mine|except to tend to it. 00:39:47:Is that the truth, sir? 00:39:51:Of course! 00:39:53:Killing is frightening,|even for a samurai. 00:39:58:That's something|I've never heard before. 00:40:02:So were you afraid of me|when you first came here? 00:40:07:My heart was pounding, sir.|I thought I might die any moment. 00:40:14:Is that really what you thought? 00:40:19:And here my heart was pounding... 00:40:23:...over this young girl|who'd come to our house. 00:40:28:Is something wrong? 00:40:30:I'm fooling with you, sir. 00:40:34:Well, of all the nerve! 00:40:36:Making fun of me!|Can you imagine that, Naota? 00:40:44:Now, that's a big mouth! 00:40:55:See, Bun? Your sister's laughing. 00:41:06:Watch your head! 00:41:13:Naota! 00:41:17:No sleeping late tomorrow, now. 00:41:22:You've got to grow up right|and make a good wife of yourself. 00:41:29:Will you go as a bride again? 00:41:33:No. I've learned my lesson. 00:41:36:When I'm better,|I'll just look after the master. 00:41:41:I owe him my life, after all. 00:41:43:Will you marry the master, then? 00:41:48:No. The master and I|are of different castes. 00:41:53:Different what? 00:41:55:'Castes'. 00:41:57:What does that mean? 00:42:01:I don't really know. 00:42:05:I've never thought about it before.

00:42:16:Hello! 00:42:18:Hello! 00:42:21:Who's there? 00:42:27:Who is it? 00:42:29:It's me, Samon. 00:42:40:There's trouble. 00:42:50:Hazama's been sent down|from Edo for plotting rebellion. 00:42:54:He'll be caged here in the domain. 00:42:59:Hazama? Caged? 00:43:06:He was involved with some reformers|inside the Shogunate. 00:43:10:Senior Retainer Hori found out. 00:43:17:Some got off with hara-kiri,|but Hazama wasn't so lucky. 00:43:23:He's on the Ou Highway now... 00:43:26:...being brought here|in a prisoner's basket. 00:43:31:When does he arrive? 00:43:33:In two days. 00:43:35:Who told you? 00:43:38:My father. 00:43:40:It's all being kept|very secret. 00:43:45:Anyone who talks|is guilty of an offence. 00:43:49:My father knows|we were friends with Hazama... 00:43:55:...so he warned me. 00:44:01:I was afraid|he'd get into trouble down there... 00:44:05:...but I never thought he'd come home|in a prisoner's basket! 00:45:00:...the clan dealt with them in secret. 00:45:10:...the privilege of suicide. 00:45:12:He was held in solitary confinement... 00:45:16:...'caged'in the clan's domain. 00:45:24:Watch him! 00:45:31:On your feet! 00:45:41:Damn rebel! 00:45:44:Let him rot here! 00:45:50:Let's go. 00:46:18:Is Squire Katagiri here? 00:46:21:Katagiri! 00:46:29:You're to report to|the Head Overseer for questioning. 00:46:37:The Head Overseer's here? 00:46:40:He arrived by swift-palanquin|from Edo yesterday. 00:47:03:This must be about Hazama. 00:47:06:What does Squire Katagiri|have to do with him? 00:47:10:You don't know? 00:47:12:He and Hazama studied fencing|under Master Toda. 00:47:17:They were an even match. 00:47:19:So is Squire Katagiri|mixed up in this plot? 00:47:22:Shh! Don't talk about that!|You'll lose your head if you do! 00:47:29:The head came off! 00:48:01:Munezo Katagiri,|of our Training Corps. 00:48:08:I will begin. 00:48:10:You know Yaichiro Hazama|of our Edo Horse Guard... 00:48:15:Tell the Senior Retainer of your|connection, omitting nothing. 00:48:22:We studied fencing together|under Master Toda. 00:48:27:We are brothers of the sword. 00:48:29:'Toda'? 00:48:30:Kansai Toda. Under our late Lord|he surrendered samurai status... 00:48:34:...and became a farmer. 00:48:36:Oh, that madman... 00:48:40:So were you and Hazama... 00:48:43:...very close friends? 00:48:49:May I enquire... 00:48:51:...of what crime|Hazama stands accused?

00:48:54:Silence! You will answer|the questions you are asked! 00:48:58:Such impertinence|to the Head Overseer! 00:49:03:'Katagiri'... the son of|Hanbei Katagiri? 00:49:07:Yes, sir. He committed hara-kiri|over the Goken River improvements. 00:49:12:He has his father's insolence. 00:49:15:Continue. 00:49:20:I am told Hazama left in anger|when Toda chose you over him... 00:49:25:...to learn the esoteric arts|of his school called 'The Hidden Blade'. 00:49:31:Is this true? 00:49:33:I am sworn to silence|about 'The Hidden Blade'. 00:49:38:I beg your indulgence. 00:49:40:Now, now. You won't get anywhere|losing your temper. 00:49:44:Katagiri... 00:49:47:...who is the better swordsman,|you or Hazama? 00:49:54:Hazama, I would think. 00:49:57:That's strange... 00:49:59:You competed before His Lordship|some years ago, and of three matches.. . 00:50:05:...you won two. 00:50:06:Had we fought with real swords,|Hazama would have won. 00:50:14:All right, then. 00:50:18:Have you received letters from him|since he left three years ago? 00:50:24:Two or three times,|New Year's greetings and the like. 00:50:29:Katagiri... 00:50:33:Don't write this. 00:50:47:Who among the retainers here|is Hazama close to? 00:50:54:You must know that. 00:51:00:This is a list of those|who have studied under Master Toda. 00:51:06:Your name is among them. 00:51:10:Tell us who else here|is friendly with Hazama. 00:51:18:I wouldn't know. 00:51:22:And even if I did know... 00:51:27:...I could not say. 00:51:32:And why not? 00:51:35:A samurai does not inform|on his fellows. 00:51:47:Milord! No! 00:51:50:This is important! I won't take this|from a low-caste samurai! 00:51:55:Remember to whom you speak! 00:52:02:You insolent cur! 00:52:22:Squire Hazama, time to eat. 00:52:35:Squire? 00:53:19:Welcome home, sir. 00:53:21:Mother didn't teach you|how to chop wood, did she. 00:53:25:I'm just not strong enough. 00:53:27:Spread your knees and hold the wood|straight in front of you. 00:53:33:Don't lift the wood into the air. 00:53:37:Lift the axe, take aim... 00:53:40:...and bring it down. 00:53:42:Hold the axe loosely,|then put your weight behind it. 00:53:49:Can you do that? 00:53:51:Yes, sir. 00:53:55:How was your work today? 00:54:00:Why do you ask? 00:54:02:You're so pale I thought perhaps|something made you angry. 00:54:09:Those things happen every day. 00:54:13:One must bear them|like a samurai. 00:54:19:Um... 00:54:22:...here. 00:54:23:Thank you! 00:54:29:But because one is a samurai|there are things one must not bear!

00:54:49:Excuse me... I've brought tea. 00:54:57:I hate to interrupt your studies,|but could I ask you to stand up? 00:55:01:Why? 00:55:03:I'd like to see how this kimono|of your father's fits you. 00:55:07:Your mother often said|how it would suit you... 00:55:11:...and that she was going|to adjust it for you. 00:55:22:Why, it's perfect!|The sleeves and the length. 00:55:27:You could wear it just like that, sir. 00:55:30:I guess I have|my father's build. 00:55:33:Do you resemble him|in the face, too? 00:55:37:No, not at all. 00:55:40:My father had a face|like a crab. 00:55:44:When he got mad, the spit would fly. 00:55:46:Nothing ever scared me like that. 00:55:50:If he were alive, he'd be 60 now. 00:55:55:You've heard what happened,|haven't you? 00:56:00:Yes... 00:56:05:Father! 00:56:09:There was a problem with the accounts|for the Goken River bridge. 00:56:16:My father took responsibility,|and committed suicide. 00:56:33:He left me a letter. 00:56:36:'I have not sinned... 00:56:39:'... but I live to obey my liege lord. 00:56:42:'Though you be young,|you are my son. 00:56:48:'This you will understand.' 00:56:51:It's a very sad thing. 00:56:56:We were driven out of|the big house we'd lived in... 00:57:00:...the very next day... 00:57:04:...and came here. 00:57:07:Our relatives would have|nothing to do with us. 00:57:11:Those were wretched days for|my mother, Shino and me. 00:57:19:Then you came along,|a ruddy-faced girl... 00:57:23:...fresh off the farm. 00:57:26:I didn't know how to behave,|or how to speak properly... 00:57:31:Mother certainly took a shine to you.|She said you were brighter than S hino. 00:57:39:She taught me everything I know. 00:57:44:How to clean, lay up preserves,|make miso... 00:57:49:...how to cook, sew... 00:57:51:...weave, grow flowers... 00:57:54:...calligraphy, poetry... 00:57:58:She taught you poems? 00:58:01:She spelled them out|so I could practice them. 00:58:05:What poems? 00:58:07:Different ones. 00:58:09:Chant one for me. 00:58:12:Oh, I couldn't! 00:58:14:Your master commands it. 00:58:20:Well, all right. 00:58:25:'Methinks you hunt by morn... 00:58:31:'Methinks you ride now to the hunt... 00:58:37:'The sound of your catalpawood bow... 00:58:42:'... comes to me... ' 00:58:49:You have a beautiful voice. 00:58:53:Keep singing! 00:58:54:No! 00:58:55:Even if your master asks? 00:59:00:All right. 00:59:03:'You who rules this land... 00:59:09:'By morn...

00:59:13:'... you caress me... ' 00:59:16:Hey! 00:59:17:'At eve you stand by me... ' 00:59:25:Kume! Kume! Go take your bath. 00:59:30:'I hear the sound... 00:59:34:'... of the golden string... 00:59:37:'... of your catalpawood bow... ' 00:59:41:Once again! 00:59:44:Eyes... 00:59:47:...left! 00:59:53:As you were! 00:59:58:Why can you not move|'click-click! ' on my order? 01:00:03:If you retainers cannot... 01:00:06:...however will you instruct|the foot soldiers? 01:00:10:Sensei, why do we have to move|'click-click! ' like that? 01:00:17:As I have explained... 01:00:19:...before a gun crew is instructed|in artillery... 01:00:23:...it must learn to respond|'click-click! ' to orders. 01:00:26:That is the reason for this drill. 01:00:29:We will move on to marching. 01:00:35:Front rank, forward, march! 01:00:42:No, no, no, no! 01:00:45:Left foot forward,|then swing the opposite arm! 01:00:49:Like so! 01:00:53:What's so funny? What?! 01:00:56:This is the new|English style of walking! 01:01:00:Now you try it. 01:01:03:Front rank, forward, march! 01:01:10:Squire Katagiri! Swing your right arm|as you raise your left foot. 01:01:14:Why can't you people do this?! 01:01:17:Right! 01:01:17:Left! 01:01:18:Right! 01:01:19:Left! 01:01:26:Don't make me say this again! 01:01:28:Swing your arms, and you will|naturally run much faster. 01:01:34:You first five, on my order,|please run. 01:01:38:Ready... 01:01:40:Run! 01:01:48:What's wrong with that, Sensei? 01:01:52:You'll get shot|if you don't run faster than that! 01:01:56:I thought we were running|pretty fast... 01:02:01:All right, we'll compare.|We'll have a race. 01:02:07:You're on! 01:02:08:You run in your old samurai style,|and I will run in the new English wa y. 01:02:14:Go get 'im! 01:02:17:Ready? 01:02:19:Run! 01:02:23:Faster! 01:02:24:Go! 01:02:26:Quick! 01:02:35:Go on! Go! 01:02:38:Squire Hirota, are you all right?! 01:02:46:Where's the Sensei? 01:02:48:He's tired. He's laying down|in his room. 01:02:52:I feel sorry for him, you know.|An instructor from Edo... 01:02:57:...up here shouting at|us bumpkins all day... 01:03:02:We should take him into|Mugiyamachi for a drink. 01:03:07:Good idea! We'll set him up|with a girl.

01:03:12:Through for the day? 01:03:14:Aye. 01:03:24:Well, I'll be on my way. 01:03:27:Leaving already? 01:03:31:Katagiri's not very sociable lately.|Always rushing off home. 01:03:37:He's got a sweet little maid|waiting there for him. 01:03:40:That's right. 01:03:41:The lucky dog! 01:03:45:Left foot, right arm!|Een, twee! Halt! 01:03:52:About turn! 01:03:57:Forward, march! 01:04:02:Not like that! 01:04:05:So what's on your mind? 01:04:09:Captain Takamine called me|to his house the other day. 01:04:14:He's looking for a husband|for his youngest girl... 01:04:17:...and asked if I might know|of anyone. 01:04:21:I suggested you. 01:04:24:I've met her twice.|She's a nice girl. 01:04:30:No, thanks. I don't need|the trouble. 01:04:33:I'm fine as I am. 01:04:35:Fool! 01:04:39:You don't have to say no.|He already did. 01:04:43:And that's not all. 01:04:45:He gave me hell for my effrontery|in suggesting you... 01:04:51:...as a husband|for his precious daughter. 01:04:54:Why did he do that? 01:04:57:Don't you understand? 01:05:06:Your father had to commit suicide. 01:05:09:His son took the young Iseya wife,|and keeps her like a mistress. 01:05:15:My father did nothing wrong! 01:05:18:And there are many|who sympathized with him. 01:05:23:But what about Kie? 01:05:26:It's caused talk among the retainers.|My parents take it out on Shino. 01:05:33:She was in tears last night. 01:05:39:The poor thing... 01:05:43:I speak as your friend...|do something about Kie. 01:05:49:Do what? 01:05:52:That's up to you. 01:05:56:But things can't go on as they are. 01:06:00:I have to hear this from you, too? 01:06:04:There is nothing to provoke scandal|between Kie and me. 01:06:10:She is a kind|and good-natured girl. 01:06:15:I know that very well! 01:06:19:That's why I'm telling you this! 01:06:24:You won't listen to sense! 01:06:41:Have you ever seen the sea? 01:06:43:No. 01:06:44:I've dreamed about seeing it|all my life. 01:06:52:I'm off-duty tomorrow. 01:06:55:Shall we take a lunch and go? 01:06:58:Really? 01:06:59:You'll really take me to the sea? 01:07:02:Yes. 01:07:08:I'm so glad!