Be grateful!
Thank you.
Be grateful!
Thank you.
Be grateful!
Thank you.
0h, why... Thank you...
You know...
Huh?
They're after me. For criticizing the government.
Ohh...
My comrades are all over the country...
You don't say...
When we take over the world...
Justice will be ours, you watch.
See?
Don't worry, masseur, just watch.
I'll make the world a better place.
Yes.
You know...
My name is Tsuru.
Mine is Ichi.
Eighty-five!
Eighty-six!
Eighty-seven!
Eighty-eight!
ZATOICHI
Directed by SHINTARO KATSU
You never know what's what...
Nothing makes sense nowadays...
Welcome back.
Huh? What...!
Who the heck is that?
Why, it's you, Ichi!
Come on in. You came at a good time.
Here...!
I just brought home something to eat.
Food tastes better when eating with someone.
I'm glad you came.
Come on in.
It's too windy out.
I began to worry if you'd ever come back.
But the sound of waves soothed my mind.
"The blind can never be thieves!"
That's what an official told me.
I said to him, "Who made that rule?"
Then, he said, "I did."
So, I snatched his metal truncheon.
And ran like mad...
He came after me, yelling, "Thief!"
I got locked up for 3 days.
And a hundred lashes.
Guess you won't get a stiff shoulder for a while.
A stiff shoulder and dust is all beaten off.
Listen, Ichi...
Jail is the kind of place...
That begins to feel like home the longer you stay.
But locks are different.
The locks on a home and on a jail.
See what I mean? The locks are different.
At home you lock up from the inside.
But jails are locked from the outside.
That's a big difference.
You fasten it yourself and you're locked inside.
For that matter, your place makes no difference.
The way I live, locks are worthless.
Hey, Ichi, get on your feet.
Come on.
There, now turn around.
All right?
Here you are.
I made this, to give you when you came back.
Great! Is it made of raw silk?
Yeah, and it fits you good.
I got one more thing to give you.
Huh?
This is a fine kimono. I don't know what to say.
Yeah, yeah. You remember this money?
The money you forgot. I kept it for you.
What're you saying? I left it for you to spend.
For me? You gave it to me?
Yeah, it's yours.
All right, then. I guess I'll take it.
So, it's my money.
It is.
Well, in that case...
I formally give it to you.
Now, take it.
There's a dice game tonight at Tenjin's.
Take the money, and make some more.
Have fun betting Odd or Even.
Thank you for your trouble.
You know he's still green.
He needs to learn the rules of our activities.
This was used by the Shogunate men at the Amakusa Revolt.
Quite an antique.
Antique guns are worthy, but...
Antiquated men are worthless.
They're just old.
Keeping old man Torazo as the boss of the Hannya family...
Will get you nowhere.
You take over.
I bought 20 guns for today's festivities.
Boss...
Torazo and the Hannya family are all here.
Merciful Buddha, help me to win. Odd!
The spots say Even!
Chips, please.
Right.
Here're your chips.
Ichi!
Tsuru?
Ah huh...
Changing the world in a place like this?
Aren't you totally blind?
Gambling often makes people blind.
Times are changing.
The time of taking advantage of decent men is gone.
If we keep squeezing decent men dry...
Eventually our business will dry up.
We must keep decent men alive in moderation.
We must co-exist hand in hand.
And try to get along with others.
Goemon is still a young man.
But be on a footing of equality with him.
I've known him since he was in diapers.
Tell them!
The men who live in our business...
Are doomed to shed their blood sooner or later.
Get along hand in hand? No joke!
On an equal footing?
That's fine.
If there's anyone who can deal with me fifty-fifty.
That's fine.
Hey, Hannya!
You!
That's no way to talk to your own uncle!
So what?
How dare you! You bastard!
Arrogant bastard!
Come on, let him say what he wants.
Sorry, sir!
You tormented and killed men when you were young.
Just to expand your turf. Didn't you?
Yeah, you did.
So how many men I torment and kill...
...is my business.
Antiquated men are hard to handle. Right?
Now, all of you gathered here.
Listen to me good. As of now, the one in charge...
of all of you, is me!
Anyone who disagrees, break a sake cup.
Boss Tenjin!
That was great!
A great speech!
The one who can deal with you equally is...
Who? I guess it's me.
Could you get a grip on them?
Just sit tight and watch.
So long as you, the Shogunate Marshal, keeps inspecting.
I, Goemon, will do anything to help you.
So long as I keep up my inspection tour...
Are you crazy?
You expect me to hand my post to someone else?
I send villains straight to hell!
Touring on this earthly heaven.
Even to China or India!
You want to come along?
You'll help me, you said.
What can you do?
Excuse me!
The Bosatsu family boss is here.
Pardon me.
The head of Bosatsu.
Sorry I'm late.
Boss Oyabe.
All right?
Going good, sir.
That's good.
Take my place.
I'm taking a break.
Thank you, sir.
Hey!
Go fix a tray for Boss Bosatsu.
And take some hot sake upstairs.
It's for Marshal Hasshu.
The Inspector?
I guess so.
What's the Inspector doing in a place like this?
Touring gambling sessions means money for him.
Sorry to be so late.
No, no. Thanks for coming.
Where's Goemon?
He's upstairs with the Marshal.
Trouble or something?
No, nothing like that.
Here, a gratuity.
You're so generous. Thank you very much.
Really!
I'll do anything to help you whenever you need me.
Thank you.
Pardon me, pardon me.
Here, please.
Excuse me.
Here we go!
Please.
Bosatsu...
I wish you could've come sooner.
I'm sorry.
She gave us a big gratuity, sir.
You're the only one who has me under their thumb.
The Marshal is waiting.
Game!
Four and six, Even!
I'm Ohan. How do you do.
I am...
The Marshal.
Bosatsu...
Listen good.
I'm going to pledge loyalty to him with sake.
I'll let you be a witness. What do you say?
The world got to be so easy-going.
An official and a gambler pledging loyalty.
Interesting, right?
And with you as a witness...
Sorry, but I, Ohan of Bosatsu, refuse to be a witness.
Excuse me.
Even!
Even! Even! Even!
No bets on Odd?
No chips on Odd?
I ask again. No bets on Odd?
What's going on?
They all bet with the blind guy, and ruin the game.
This time, we'll meet halfway!
The dice are in the cup!
Please, place your bets!
Anyone on Even?
Odd.
Odd! Odd! Odd!
Any chips on Even?
Anyone on Even?
Come on. Someone please bet on Even.
No chips on Even!
Make the house bet on Even.
The house bets on Even.
Deal!
Four and three. Odd!
Idiot!
You can't play dice like this!
That dumb fool!
But still, as long as the guests are happy...
Will you let me handle the dice cup?
Can you handle it?
I won so much money, I want to play dealer.
This is the cup.
Here are the dice.
I see, these are dice... Yes.
Huh? What's this?
Goemon's Family dice have...
A Chinese character for the number five.
Since I am blind.
Please forgive my clumsiness.
Ichi!
Now, please place your bets.
Thank you. Even!
Even! Even! Even!
Are all bets down?
Yes, all bets are down.
Game!
Four and six, Even!
Please...
I'm clean out of chips.
But I have some cash...
Here, 16 pieces of gold.
Can anyone cover this bet?
I'll cover it.
Me, too!
Good. Let's go half and half.
Half and half.
Let me get on!
Hurry! Here!
Move aside!
One piece of gold and 60 copper. On Odd!
One piece of gold on Odd!
This is an all or nothing game.
All bets down?
All down.
Are you sure?
Yeah, we're sure.
Now, that all bets are down...
What? The dice must have fallen out.
Game!
Five... and one...
That means Even. I won.
Let me gather up the money. Thank you very much.
Let me help you.
Ahh, thank you.
Thank you. Now, if you'll excuse me.
Thank you for letting us win some money.
Hey!
Let me see the dice!
I saw you put them away!
Oh, those dice. They're here.
If you've played tricks...
Tricks?
You must be joking.
You said your dice had...
The Chinese character for five instead of clots.
These dice are mine. Excuse me.
Hey! Come here!
Come over here!
Feed him to the fish!
Seeing a bunch of no good men like you...
Proves your boss is just a stupid bum.
What? What's that?
Hold it right there!
It's obvious...
You're making false accusations.
I was there, and I saw it.
The rule is to bet on the numbers on the dice.
Right?
Veteran gamblers like you.
Betting on spilled dice like that...
A complete travesty of the game.
I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it myself.
Isn't that right?
Treating a man, who came to enjoy gambling, like that...
Only puts dirt on our business.
Hey, mister. I'm sorry about that.
These guys are all hot headed. Don't be offended.
It's all right.
Give him a lantern.
The Shogunate's Marshal will never be able to...
Lay a finger on me. I'll be invincible.
Here. A lantern.
"Uh":
A lantern for the blind?
Make yourself comfortable. Let's have a feast.
It's pitch dark tonight.
It's so kind of you.
Hey, you!
That's as far as you go!
This is the River Styx.
I heard it's pitch dark tonight.
So what?
Take a good guess!
There's one more guy.
Is that you, Zatoichi?
I've heard so much about you from my father.
Bosatsu Family's boss...
You helped me avoid trouble. But...
They drew swords first.
I've never bathed with a man before.
You're known for keeping your distance from men. Why...?
Oh, yes. This man can't see.
But Ichi, you see with the eyes of your heart.
Ah! I can see...
See who?
My mom...
How old is she?
She's 28.
Same age as me.
You don't say... Madam...
Call me Ohan.
Madam...
Sorry. Ohan...
You've shown me the time of my life...
The thing called, "Paradise" Must be something like this.
I lost my sight when I was two years old.
The last time I saw my mom, she was 28.
She's been in my eyes ever since.
All these years, she never gets old.
And she's younger than me now.
She's the kind of woman I would want.
You're hard...
Is this situation called, hard to part...?
I'm crazy about you.
I love it so much.
The cutting retort you said at litoka's raid.
You remember?
"Men, who call themselves gamblers,"
"Live by walking through life outside the law."
"As one might pull it, a nuisance to society."
"So all the more..."
"We must abide by the rules of our trade."
Even a woman...
Can devote her life...
To live...
The life of a gambler...
Observing the rules.
Drowning would be better...
HQ“!
Than living a wretched life like this.
Nonsense!
What?
I think you said, "Nonsense..."
Huh? Did you hear someone say that?
I think my stomach must have growled.
Is it growling?
What's that?
Your stomach.
I'm a samurai. I never accept handouts.
Not for you. For your stomach.
Much obliged.
It's delicious.
Beans!
I'll draw you.
Huh?
Your picture.
Relax and stay still.
Relax, relax.
Hold the stick closer to your face.
Move it away a bit.
Don't move!
What's with you guys?
Go on, go away-
Don't be a nuisance! Go!
There are so many different colors.
Is there the color "red"?
Yes, there is.
All shades of red.
You like red?
Yes.
What's it like?
Huh?
The color of the setting sun.
The color of a woman's lips.
Excuse me. Will you be so kind...
To show me which way is Choshi?
I feel we're on a hill...
Yes, and the view is great.
No wonder the wind tastes so good.
There's a pillar, right?
Yes, please watch your step.
Dango is good for you.
Shaped like eyeballs.
Bring some Gangs over here.
Ichi?
Ichi!
This is great! I never expected to meet you here.
Ever since I left you, I kept thinking...
What can I do to help others.
Then, I met a group of masseurs.
And decided to be their guide.
Tsuru, that's very nice of you.
We're going to see the sunrise at Sasamori Kannon.
Everybody!
This is my best friend, Ichi.
Ichi?
Ohh, glad to meet you.
I'm Ichi the Pine.
I'm Ichi the Bamboo.
I'm Ichi the Plum.
I'm Ichi the Cedar.
I'm Ichi the Virtue.
I'm Ichi the Spring.
Ichi, why don't you come with us?
Yes, we're like a big family.
No worries about anything.
Why don't you join us?
Thank you, but I have business to attend to.
Tsuru, see you around. I'm leaving now.
Good-bye, take care.
Here you are!
Oh, let's eat!
I'm proud of what you're doing.
Ichi. Here.
Water from a sacred mountain. Its' good for the eyes.
Ichi. Take it with you.
Ichi!
Next time we meet. You find me first.
So, you want to be a bodyguard?
No introduction paper?
Without it, no job is my policy.
Where were you before this?
I never talk about the past. Just watch me and decide.
And I'm not cheap.
Not cheap, he says.
I'm the Ono school sword master, Kuruma Sukezaemon.
Show me what you have. Come!
Draw!
After you.
Master Kuruma, after all these years...
What a shame.
Bye, now.
Thank you, come again.
Here you go.
Right!
Good evening.
Here. Good food.
Thank you, sir.
Hey! Two sake!
Two sake, coming up!
Staying overnight?
Yes.
We have just the room for you, sir.
Thank you.
Ah! Good evening!
Good evening, sir.
Hey, how much?
Thank you.
Jongara samisen.
Oh! Great!
Jongara! Jongara! Jongara!
This is great!
Great !
“For everyone gathered here."
"We'll play the samisen,"
"And sing a northern Jongara."
“Bear with us for a moment."
The samisen is good!
So is the pick!
"When I was an infant in the cradle,"
"My mother sang this song to me."
"The Jongara song of the North."
That's it!
That's the red!
Red...?
Yes.
This is the red...
Yes.
The red that you like.
This is... red...
You finally found it.
I'm sure it's the red.
I see...
Let's drink to it!
Hey, let's drink! Come on!
Hey, feel free!
Well, I do...
This is my room. I can't help but feel free.
So, I say, feel free!
Come on. Let's drink.
Let's Janken!
Huh? You mean paper, scissors, stone?
And the loser drinks.
The loser...
Janken! Janken!
Janken-now!
Oh, what do you know? I lost.
Janken... Janken...
Janken-now!
Wow! I lost again!
Janken... Janken...
Wait, wait!
Janken-now!
I won!
Damn! I lost!
That's that, I guess.
Now, that I lost...
I'm forced to drink sake.
Not a bad taste.
But pretty rough.
Tell me something. Are you happy being blind?
Nobody ever asked me that.
Is it tough with good eyes?
Hmm, well at times, I pretend not to see.
And I cannot see...
To pretend not to see, is a real luxury.
You're looking in a mirror?
Yes.
By some chance... Maybe I could see my face.
All this time... For all these years...
This is the thing to remember my mother.
My mother always used this mirror.
She said, one of these days...
You'll see your face here.
You want to see?
Can you see yourself?
The color red is getting darker.
"Sleep, sleep tight..."
"The market in Tenma is..."
You asleep already?
Yes...
Your eyes are shut all day, and still you can sleep?
And you? You're not going to sleep?
No, I'm not.
I can sleep all I want when I die.
Are you leaving now?
Yes.
Thank you... And my bill, please.
That samurai look care of it.
All right?
Come back soon.
Who is it?
Hey! Heeey!
Who is it? Where are you...?
Hey, Mama bird...
Move to the left!
There's a hole on your right!
Left! Go to the left!
Go to the left! The left!
We told you to go left!
We're home, Mama!
A visitor?
He fell in a hole.
The egg is hatching.
Hello.
How do you do.
I met your children...
And they insisted...
Please come in.
Please! Please!
We're hungry. Starving!
Give me a rice dumpling.
Want me to help you?
Here you are.
Join us, Ichi.
Yes... Thank you.
Come on! Let's eat!
It's coming out...
It's coming?
Coming out?
What's written on that?
Huh?
Fa... Fallen... Fallen leaves...
"Fallen leaves won't resent the wind."
Fallen leaves won't resent the wind...
What's that?
It's written on your bamboo water tube.
Huh?
Fallen leaves,
Won't resent the wind...
It must've been that samurai.
But fallen leaves do resent the wind.
Wipe it clean.
Make it clean.
He's not here yet! You, moron!
Well, I'm afraid now...
But, Boss Akabe, it's a nice day today...
Because you're so generous...
It's a perfect day to welcome the Marshal...
Only if there's no raid by the Tenjin Family.
Well... there's...
A rumor in the town...
Just a rumor. Nothing else.
Laugh!
Huh?
Laugh!
Well... Hah, hah...
Laugh!
Good!
We'll laugh away the Marshal.
Come on, laugh!
Laugh!
Come on, you guys. Laugh!
You heard him. Now, laugh!
Laugh!
Come on, laugh! Laugh!
You! Laugh!
Laugh!
Don't laugh!
If you bring me the head of Ichi...
I'll add 150 pieces of gold.
For a samurai, it's a juicy deal.
A real juicy deal!
A samurai could never make that much money.
It's the time of firearms.
The number of firearms decides who wins or loses.
That one was used by the Shogunate at Amakusa.
Quite an antique.
I see...
Then, this gun would be...
Worth more if it was unused.
The price would rise... Sky high!
You and I together... will build up this town.
You've got to keep a good grip on it.
I hope they have a fight.
Stop it, Kane.
Even though you're a coffin maker...
You know what I mean.
I know what you wanted to say.
But just think.
If Akabei gets to be so big-headed...
More than he is now...
With guns and cannon, no one can beat him.
But right now, he can lose.
He's changed.
Yeah...
Who changed him like that?
The village headman did.
Welcome, sir.
Hey!
Any strangers?
No. Only regulars.
A masseur was here.
He relieved all the stiffness.
I think he's staying at Oume.
Hey.
Yes?
Have it ready for 30 people tonight.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
Sleep. Sleep tight.
The market in Tenma is...
Is that you?
I thought it was you.
I was just thinking of you.
Like what?
The last time...
You paid for my room and the sake, too.
I had no chance to thank you.
I saw a dreadful color.
Huh?
Golden yellow.
The color that spoils a man.
But golden yellow makes a beautiful sound.
Where's your home?
Kazama.
I'm going home.
Come with me?
Some day...
Some clay let's drink together.
When the time comes...
You've got to call me first, or I can't sleep in peace.
I wish you well.
0h, Mister...
Fallen leaves do resent the wind.
20 gold for one.
600 gold for 30 guns.
Don't forget to add 1O gold pieces.
I imagine...
You've skimmed a lot with guns.
Want me to use this truncheon to arrest you?
I'd sure like to get you.
Buy.
Now's your chance.
These are priceless...
But a man with taste...
Will pay 10 pieces of gold.
Can it be sold that high?
5 pieces of gold.
Don't be stupid.
Being stupid and dumb are different.
It's 50 pieces of gold.
50 for one gun.
So, 30 guns...
1,500 gold...!
How much did you make?
I didn't make anything.
They said they'd never seen antiques like this.
They all wanted one, so, I gave them away.
What about bullets?
Bullets?
Without bullets, you can't fire them.
Do you want them? Hmm?
I can't sell them to you, but I'll share some.
Depends on the bullets you'll share with me.
"Is the plum blossoming?"
"Is the cherry blossoming?"
After forcing me to buy 30 guns without bullets.
Share the bullets?
Bureaucrates think nothing...
Of raking off us gamblers.
He said something about flowers blossoming.
Last year you mentioned...
The girl, Oume, to cheer him up.
It's time to replace the Marshal.
Laugh! Laugh, he commanded.
That's no way to treat us.
And the Tenjin Family gets mad, and he's so nasty.
Now's the time to change!
We can get rid of him with 1,500 gold. It's a bargain.
It's time for a new boss.
The Marshal will like it, too.
Who'd be the new boss?
Whoever will do.
It'll be better than now.
If it won't work...
Someone new will...
Yes?
Hi, there. What's your name?
My name is Nori.
What a sweet name.
I'm Jin of the Tenjin Family.
Is everyone here?
Yes.
When they all agree...
We'll do anything to help.
Once we start our action, it'll be a disaster.
Total extinction.
There's 30 guns you can use.
Welcome, sir.
I brought a letter from Tenjin boss Goemon.
Please.
Deliver the man on your turf, Zatoichi, to us.
Do it without any questions.
That Goemon...
Who does he think he is?
If Zatoichi is on our turf...
That's terrible...
Boss, this man Zatoichi...
He can cut up So guys at once. He's a super swordsman.
The masseur at the lioka raid?
Yes.
The coffin maker was talking about a masseur...
Could it be him?
I did it!
Once more.
Hmm.
I did it.
Wait, not yet.
Watch where you write.
What'll I write?
Thank you.
Don't bother me.
Stop it!
I'm scared.
Oume!
Is the masseur, who treated the coffin maker, here?
Is it you?
He said you're good.
My boss wants you to give him a massage.
I am...
Make the kid shut up!
I am Genta, of the Namazu Family of this town.
My boss sent me for you.
See?
Yes, yes, thank you.
Namazu Family's boss.
So, will you come?
Yes, I will... I'll be there tonight.
Is she... Ichi's mother?
Is she always in your eyes?
Yeah... Sometimes she is.
What was she like?
Like a Buddhist saint.
Buddhist saint?
Like you, Oume.
A woman saint.
A mirror?
I've never seen one.
Just like her...
Wow...
Mother...
You can keep the mirror.
I'm glad you could see your mother.
Please.
This way, please.
Come in.
Thanks for sending for me.
Please.
Yes.
Tell me.
First visit here?
Yes. I'm a traveling masseur. My name is Esq.
Isn't your name Ichi?
No, just Esq. Not ichy itchy.
late-Esq.
Start working.
Yes.
Hey, Masseur, good of you to come.
Oh, this is my job.
Boss, everything's all set.
Well, let me start...
The Marshal, for tonight...
Insists on Oume... to attend to him.
Poor girl...
She's so young...
Aw, Ah! Ouch!
A virgin...
What a pity...
I can feel a hard knot around here.
After you kill him, 3 more gold pieces.
I'll buy a new kimono for my girl.
You'll kill him?
You know what...?
I'm like a candle...
That melts its own body...
To brighten up the world. Understandm?
To such a man...
He demands to catch Zatoichi.
Hmm?
Those bureaucrats, are cold-hearted.
Right, Genta?
That's right.
Masseur.
Yes.
If you meet Zatoichi...
Tell him to come here.
While Zatoichi is in this post town...
He'll be perfectly safe.
Thank you...
That's enough!
Enough! Thanks.
Thank you.
I feel great.
Now, please excuse me.
Help me!
Push him over.
Yes!
Uhh, Boss... Help me, please.
I'm still alive... Don't leave me!
Ah, I'm still alive...
Not anymore.
Know what I'm thinking? Well, do you?
Bring Zatoichi around...
And raid Goemon's family.
If you want power in this world.
Then use your head.
Yes.
Use your head.
Boss...
Oume finally gave in.
Take her to the Marshal.
Yes.
Excuse me, at this hour...
It took time...
But now...
Marshal... I brought Oume.
Ohh, she's here...
Hey!
Yes.
There... Take it...
Ah, thank you, sir.
Marshal, this is...
Well... Ah...
Take it, go on...
All gamblers around here are under my control.
Protected by me! You want to join?
Yes...
You can go!
You can go now!
Oume, hurry...
I said you can go!
Well, Marshal...
She'll blossom tonight.
Is plum blossoming?
Is Cherry...
Have you ever been happy?
Living in sad poverty?
What's this? A filthy mirror.
Now, listen good.
To make you happy or suffer.
Depends on what I want...
Akabei's time is over now.
You know that?
I can do anything!
Look!
Pick it up!
Yes...
Pick it up!
Yes.
This one!
This guy here!
Attempted to bribe me, the Inspector...
Also...
He drew his sword on me.
Therefore...
For two charges... I executed him.
That's justice.
Where're you going... Huhhh?
I'll show you a good time.
I'm the Marshal!
A Marshal can't stop me from traveling.
Ichi!
Zatoichi!
Kids are waiting for you.
A high price on your head.
As an offering for today's fight.
I'll take your head myself.
I can't trust any of you.
A raid!
Boss!
We're being attacked!
Boss!
Bar the door!
Open up or we'll smash it!
Where is he?
That fool!
Where's Akabei hiding?
Find him!
Yes!
Akabei!
We found Akabei!
Hey, Akabei!
You should have given us Zatoichi.
Moron!
Pulling a cheap trick...
And kicking my men into the gorge.
Hey!
Ever seen small fish in a river?
That's what this guy is.
Can't even get it up.
Damn you! Damn!
It's the Marshal!
The Marshal!
Kill him!
Shoot!
Go on, kill him!
He got away.
Find him, stupid!
Find him, now!
Help me!
Ah, Osato!
Osato! Osato!
Osaka'. Osaka'.!
Ahh, Osato!
Are you the Mom and Dad?
Osato!
Osaka'. Osaka'.!
Hey! The fight is over!
It's all over! It's finished!
It's all over!
Akabei is dead! Akabei's dead!
The one who drew first...
Was you.
Directed by Shintaro Katsu