In exchange for my life, I ask that you please turn a blind eye to this village.
You're saying you'd make an offering of yourself?
Yes.
Katsushiro!
Stay out of this!
Ho, that's the spirit!
Kyuzo!
The bandits' vital point is their chests!
Rotten samurai!
I am indeed a samurai.
Being able to understand each other,
and to share with each other,
are both as short-lived as a bubble on the water.
Obscured by the sands of time,
unable to hold on,
I gave up, until I saw you again, asking
"How much pain
have you been carrying, all alone?
And how much loneliness
is hidden behind your eyes when you smile?"
Embrace this miracle of an encounter now,
By gazing upon each other, we can become stronger.
And if this isn't what you call love,
then what is it you call love now?
I'm all right.
This won't do.
It's not a serious wound.
Pretty persistent of you, isn't it, bandits?
Tobito!
Kikuchiyo-dono!
Damn it!
Take that, would you?!
Guns!
That's a problem. In this fog, we won't know which direction they're shooting from.
What should we do?
Send a scout.
Let me take care of that!
You're too conspicuous.
You didn't have to be so blunt about it.
I'll be the scout!
You'll die.
He'll come back to us, that's for sure.
To settle the score with me.
This fog could work to his advantage.
Why, those...!
Stop!
Why?
Everyone is injured.
We have to store up enough power if we're going to defeat them.
They are not a foe we can beat with force. Especially that one man.
Those were the eyes of a dead man.
Sister! Sister!
Komachi!
Sister!
Sorry to worry you, Komachi.
You're always, always too reckless, Sister!
She's right.
Your sister sure is ballsy. She didn't withdraw one step against those Benigumo.
She's got a lot more guts than any ordinary man.
Ballsy, huh?
Go hop in a tub, wash off the grime of battlefield, and get to bed right away.
Yes, I'll do that.
Samurai-sama, thank you so much!
We've finally gotten rid of the bandits!
Where's Kyuzo-sama?
He's off scouting.
They will come again.
You can't mean it!
But the bandits've ended up like they are, ain't they!
If they've lost, ain't they gonna pick up and leave?
No, that won't happen.
A wounded man who has lost his castle can only do one thing--
avenge himself of the humiliation he has suffered.
They're going to come at us again, for all they're worth.
You're ready for that, right?
Rikichi-san...
I need to talk to you about Sanae-san.
The capital?!
Yes. The bandits' leader clearly said so.
The rice and women are taken to the capital.
The capital, you say?
If Sanae-san and the others are among the bandits,
they went believing that we would be able to save them.
We don't even know where the capital is!
Do you know where the capital is?
No.
How many cities can there be up from here?
Rikichi, can you fight?
I will! Sure I will! You bet I will!
Old man, I'd like to raise morale, so could you break out all of your hidden rice?
The rice?
You're going to treat the people of the village.
Besides, who cares if they eat it all?
Tomorrow's rice is waiting for you in the fields.
You won't be giving any of this year's rice to the bandits.
Thank you, thank you.
Because of your protection, Kirara has returned to us safely. I truly thank you.
Is that you, Kirara? Come right on in.
Okay.
Now, come over here.
Come press your hands together for your pa and ma, too.
When you surrendered yourself to the bandits, I thought I was goin' to die.
I wanted to be of whatever small help I could to the samurai-sama.
It sure is a joy when you're still pinin' for them.
But I'm not...
What is it? If you need something, speak up.
Um... Gorobe-sama, I was wonderin' whether, when you were street performin',
you went around throughout the land...
I've never been to the capital.
'Sat right...?
I hear it is a city that the merchants established right after the war.
Care to go have a look?
Mm-hmm!
In that case, we'll have to win this war, first.
Hold it! Hold it! Hold it!
Waugh! You got me!
I killed the bandit!
We're samurai!
Don't ever come to this village again!
I'm afraid of you samurai!
You're quite the performer, groupie.
Don't call me groupie!
Nunky, you're 13 years old, all right!
Huh? You call that 13?
All right, you...!
Samurai-sama, let's do it again!
This time, I'm the leader!
Samurai-sama, you'll be the bandit again!
Not again...
You left yourself open!
Look, you... hitting the bull's-eye is off-limits...
Kikuchiyo-sama's popular with the children.
Those kids've been goin' on about nothin' else these days.
Ma! I'm hungry!
Oh, where's the samurai-sama?
Ah! Come on, now!
Kanbe-sama...
Is the food ready?
Yes, right here.
Sorry to trouble you, but would you take some to all of the men?
Sure!
Kirara-dono, do you have what I mentioned?
Yes, just a moment.
Here you go.
How is your wound doing?
Nothing to worry about.
Is that firefly fare?
Mm-hmm. I couldn't help wanting to try it.
Are you sure you want that? There's plenty of rice.
This is something I must do, that I not take white rice for granted.
Kirara-dono, some for Shichiroji, too.
Right.
Here you are.
Very well, I accept.
All of the farmers have eaten this as they fought with the land.
We are given life by the land that we ravaged during the war.
When you think of their spirit,
we samurai can take this cup and raise a parting toast to them. What do you say?
You are as kindhearted as ever.
Which is why I always lose my battles.
You guys like it?
Yeah!
I love white rice!
Is that right? Go ahead and stuff yourself. Fill your stomachs, and grow up big.
Right! And once I get bigger, I'm gonna be a samurai!
--Me too! --Me too!
Why do you want to become samurai?
'Cause samurai are strong!
They beat up the bad bandits!
You're sure you want to become like your uncle, here?
Good work, men!
My, my, how can you look so fierce, when you haven't eaten anything?
Oh, yummy!
You folks really do make good rice.
Aren't you hungry?
Katsushiro-sama told us earlier
that there's no tellin' when the bandits'll come attackin' again,
and that we should stay here like this 'til they do!
We're soldiers, so there ain't no time to be eatin'!
If you keep making that fierce face,
then when the time finally comes, you'll be exhausted, and won't have any energy.
Here.
But Katsushiro-sama said to keep watch!
Now, what am I going to do with you?
Remember, this village is a fortress. Defend the fortress! You are soldiers now.
Don't forget that.
Soldiers are, at all times--
Saying it like that is only making everyone tense.
How can you be so carefree? Even Sensei says that we are at war here, aren't we?
Are you scared?
I'm not scared!
You must be seeing a much different vista than everyone else.
Katsushiro-kun, when you cut a man down, you don't look into his eyes, do you?
What are you trying to say?
These bandits are the first men that I've cut down as well.
At first, I also felt like I was entering a vista that I had never been in before,
though not quite the way it must have been for you.
I never took a good look at my opponents.
However, I remembered seeing that vista someplace before.
Where do you think that was?
The battlefield.
Long ago, I was in a place that had this same vista.
Once I realized that, I felt more comfortable.
It was like, "Oh, I've just returned."
Did you look at your opponents?
Yes.
I no longer have any qualms.
Where you keep getting heated up, I instead have cooled off.
But, Heihachi-dono, when it came to Honoka-san and Manzo-san, you were...
The act of betrayal leaves a substantial scar.
No matter what reasons you may have, you should never do it.
The pain from when that happened still remains here. You must not betray others.
Sensei!
How long have you been there?
Since around "I've just returned."
You're too much.
What's that?
Firefly fare.
It's not for you.
This is our farewell toast.
Farewell toast?
Samurai-sama...?
Stay calm.
There's only one of them.
However...
Kyuzo-dono!
Can you use it?
I'll think about it.
Good work.
I cut down a Raiden.
Including the Yakan and Tobito, they have about 30 cavaliers in their main force.
There are also a large number of armored troops.
How do you see it?
If they're coming, it will be tomorrow. I'm going to sleep.
Katsushiro...
Yes, Sensei?
I also believe the battle will take place tomorrow morning.
Have the village men at the outposts relieved after each watch,
and tell them to get some rest.
Right.
Do you want to get killed?
Y- you are a magnificent person... I just wanted to say that...
Excuse me.
What's wrong? Get some sleep.
Can't sleep. I'm wide awake.
You see your wife when you close your eyes, huh?
Kanbe-sama, please get some rest.
I wanted to make sure everything was taken care of.
It must be fate.
I never thought the day would come again when I would look up at the moon
from the battlefield with you, Kanbe-sama.
A storm!
There's a storm coming!
A storm?
You're all such magnificent men!
In particular, I felt today that Kyuzo-dono was truly a samurai for the first time.
Bold and strong, not at all arrogant, even as he made off with that gun!
I have great admiration for him, both as a man, and as a warrior.
Your story is fascinating.
But then, why would someone as awesome as he is become one of Maro's dogs?
Well...
I'm just saying, gush for yourself.
But Kikuchiyo-dono,
you got that body with the aim of becoming a true samurai, didn't you?
Shut up! Get back to work, right now! You're supposed to be patrolling, right?
Yow... For crying out loud...
Heihachi-dono pointed it out.
I never looked at those I was cutting down.
The reality of the battlefield hasn't yet registered in these hands.
It's almost like I've got a fever, and my feet are not on the ground.
Maybe it's better that I'm aware of that,
but I still can't wield a sword like Sensei, or like Kyuzo-dono.
And that is frustrating.
There's no reason for you...
There's no reason for you to descend with me, too.
What are you doing?
Just in case our blades get chipped.
Fight hard.
Sure! You can count on me!
Sensei! They're here!
Sensei!
All right!
The old man merely gazed off into the distance
from the hideaway in which he lived.
The baby cries, seeking only
for the warmth of his mother.
We are born paying the price
for someone's punishment, for someone's sins,
but there is no such thing as a future without salvation,
and the present slips quietly into the past.
We string together nothing but hollow ideas,
and tell nothing but hollow lies.
And as the rain falls down upon us,
something appears and then fades away.
It's Okara. Rain sucks, huh? It's so depressing.
The war is still going on. I'm already getting tired of it.
The folks from the village are all talking it up,
but it's the samurai who are in good spirits.
I think the longer the war goes on, the happier they'll be about it.
Are you guys really even human?
Today, the usually sullen, silent Kyuzo bolstered his reputation.
As a result,
it appears that Katsu-noji has transferred his attention from Kanbe-sensei to Kyuzo.
Katsu-noji, you're so fickle!
Apparently, they plan to settle everything during this battle that is about to start.
Indeed, the outcome of the fight will be determined by this strike!
It feels so good to issue a decree like that!
Well, this is going to get ugly, so I'm going to go into hiding.