Look at his eyes.
A song from Oita prefecture, in Kyushu.
He has the eyes of a fox.
Look at your eyes.
You have the mouth of a crocodile.
Kuchiha.
Grandfather!
Come now.
The sun is setting.
Let's go home.
Grandfather, why do the people in the village bow to us?
That's because we are the guardian gods of the village.
Why can't we talk with them?
That's because gods must not speak with people casually.
What about to thank them for giving us food every day?
I'll tell them that.
I don't like being lonely.
It's all right, Kuchiha, my precious girl.
Kuchiha...
You will die before you blossom.
Poor girl.
Silk Flower Sleeps
This is creepy.
Shh! They'll hear you!
Leave these here, and they will...
Thank you for the food every...
The filth will curse you!
Time after time, I've told you to come in through the front door!
He's still an outrageous, crappy monk.
Yo! Here comes the crappy monk!
Don't be afraid!
Bring some tea!
You should be saying, "May I have some tea?"
Oh, dear...
So?
You like this?
Did you transform from outrageous to self-reproving?
I must travel far for my new job.
New job...
Exterminating demons?
Yup.
I heard that an inugami appeared or something.
This is good.
And what does that inugami have to do with you shaving your head?
Everything.
If I look like a monk, people will provide alms for my travel expenses.
By the way, Shamon...
Have you thought any more about our deal?
I won't work under you.
Tadajirou...
I can't stand just looking good to the bigwigs, even as a favor to you.
Give up on it.
Tadajirou, listen to me.
It's still not too late to step away from your current position.
It'd be better if you did,
even if you took a pay cut, and had to do extra work!
Shamon! That's...
You can't deal with demons if you can't see them!
That will only endanger your life!
Then...
you'd help me if I learned to sense demons?
You couldn't possibly...
Then think about it again when you come back.
Wait!
Listen to me!
It's such a fine day.
The world is very beautiful.
Don't go beyond your capacity, Tadajirou.
Yes, I know.
Now, now, get going.
Have a safe trip.
Tadasaburou.
Yes.
Don't bother seeing me off.
I will!
I don't want you leaving footprints on the white wall,
or breaking the shingles!
And it's hard to explain things to officers when they mistake you for a burglar.
I'm so sorry.
Sannou is a god in the Chiyoda area of Tokyo, and the dog is his familiar.
The god Sannou's dog
likes red clothes very much.
Sannou is a god in the Chiyoda area of Tokyo, and the dog is his familiar.
Last night, I was invited to a harvest festival.
A kid?
There, I had a first drink, sip, sip...
Do you live here?
Where did she go?
Ryouhin ryouchi nimo seikaiun irematsu chuujou seishuu kuusha!
If you kill me, she'll die too.
You must be the demon hunter that the villagers sent for.
I protected them for many moons,
but now they are returning my favor with hatred.
I cannot survive without her body,
and she cannot survive without me.
She's a poor girl.
I'll show you what you get for trying to kill her and me!
You'll have no place in this village,
even if you... kill me!
Please, Buddha!
The opening lines of the Heart Sutra, a Buddhist scripture renowned for its brevity and depth.
Kanji zai bosatsu gyoujin hannya hara mitaji.
The opening lines of the Heart Sutra, a Buddhist scripture renowned for its brevity and depth.
Shouken go on kai kuu doissai kuyaku.
Sharishi shiki fui kuu kuu fui shiki.
Shiki soku zekuu...
Inflicting violence on a child is an evil act for a monk.
Then if she weren't a child, you'd kill without hesitation?
I have to, when it's a monster that harms people!
That's why I was called in.
And only people get to live?
People's lives are so valuable, huh?
No life is more valuable than any other!
All lives must be treated equally!
Then why do people despise us?
Humans, her own kind, despise her.
They worship her as a god when it's convenient,
and when it's not, they attack her as a demon.
And as always, you humans bring the violence.
Why do you exterminate demons?
Because saving people is a good deed.
A good deed, huh?
How ridiculous!
Demons have rules against harming people,
and people are at fault too.
Can't you see that?!
The selfishness of human actions is all there in your good deeds!
A world where people and demons can understand each other is nothing but a dream.
Kill! Kill!
Kill all the demons!
Monk, you will not see peace unless you kill all the demons.
Now, save this girl.
We have no place to go anymore.
But you and the villagers lived together peacefully until now.
Then...
And now you are here, right in front of me.
That's the answer.
All I want is for this girl to live in peace.
But the villagers won't allow even that.
Would you entrust the girl to me?
Stop talking nonsense!
It's what I really want!
I want to take her out of here.
She will never find peace, even if you take her far away from here.
Not necessarily.
Because inside the barrier at my temple, you won't be able to emerge.
You're going to seal me?
Only in the temple.
When she steps outside, it will be the same as now,
but it should lessen the burden on her.
You're going to keep an eye on her, now that the villagers are done with me.
Not just keep an eye on her.
Watch over her, with you.
People and demons are equal.
If we can't come to an agreement, we must compromise with each other and keep trying,
until we can find a middle ground.
I'll leave the decision about what to do to her.
Don't worry.
I won't harm you.
Do you want to leave this village and come with me?
This brought me no money at all,
but perhaps I found something more valuable.
I don't really understand...
what a good deed actually is.
So I think I'll try to keep the people around me smiling.
That's all I can do.
At least I can drink cheerfully as long as I do that.
And that's enough.
Now, let's go home.
Hey! Don't cling to my legs!
I always thought I was quite worthless.
There's nothing more troublesome than being the third son in a samurai family.
I can't go up, or go down.
At best, I'll be adopted by another family.
So, since I could see demons from birth, I chose to become a monk.
Hey...
I heard you're a good cook, despite being so young,
Kosen-san.
Right...
I just wanted to be useful to others.
H-Hey, wait! Where did you come from?!
That's a prohibited area!
Is it?
I'm sorry.
I saw a rare bird, and I forgot.
Scales...
Do you happen to have demonic traits?
What if I do?
I'll ask you to leave!
What if I refuse?
Then, to the best of my abilities...
To the best of your abilities?
I'll go get some help!
What?!
Yes, I suck!
It's only been a week since I came here!
I don't know anything about demon extermination!
I'm sorry.
And don't worry.
These are only a demon's curse.
Fine, then.
So you're new here.
What's your name?
I'm Kosen.
You seem to have studied a lot about demons, Kosen-san.
Your supporting temple must have opposed you coming here.
Well, yes.
I'm sixteen years old.
I'm still a youngster.
I only stopped tying my hair a few days ago,
but please take me in!
Gankei-sama has told me that this is the best place to learn about demon hunting!
Enough of the formal introductions!
Come on in!
Okay?
Do you happen to be drunk?
No way!
I'm... not...
Ouch...
Shamon-sama.
Are you awake now, Shamon-sama?
I think you put him into an eternal sleep.
Let me show you around.
It's a dirty place, so forgive me.
I'm disappointed...
that you're a person like this.
You're completely corrupted!
A metaphor for the ability to distinguish good and evil.
Has the sharp edge of your Suimou Sword been dulled?!
We monks should live modestly!
A metaphor for the ability to distinguish good and evil.
It seems like you like to memorize scripture.
What would a sloppy man like you know about anything?
Saburo! Are you out of your mind?!
You're ruining your life with fantasies and delusions!
I'm not asking you to understand!
I wasn't going to argue with you, because you can't see demons!
I have a rare ability that you don't.
I want to use that ability.
Saburo! Listen to me!
I will not be your chess piece!
Why won't you let me do what I want?!
You're from a family of samurai, but you left your family?
Y-Yes.
But isn't demon hunting about the only thing you can learn here?
That's exactly what I want.
If I can save people with the skills I learn here,
that will be my good deed.
Is demon hunting a good deed?
Of course it is!
Avoid the evil deeds, and do good to people.
That's important in order to live as a human.
You are very knowledgeable about scripture.
Well, I've studied more than most, I believe.
Are you telling me I haven't studied enough?!
Then let me ask you!
What's the true meaning of zen?!
Let me see...
It's like the chopsticks we use every day.
Chopsticks?!
Stop ridiculing me!
I've renounced being obsessed with zen.
Zen is just a tool, like chopsticks.
Usually, we don't realize how useful it is.
Our values won't change just because we can use it.
Even if you've done many good deeds through demon hunting,
if you have ideas like that...
Demon hunting is not a good deed.
It's a very useful way to earn a living.
It provides the financial resources we can't do without.
What are you seeking from monks?
Please excuse me.
I won't stay here for my apprenticeship.
Kosen-dono,
visit Sakagami Shrine.
Uneducated, you will be confused.
Learn, and there is no good or evil.
After a thousand winters, the pine tree never changes,
and in the spring, it blossoms again, despite its age.
That's my ideal.
Keep that in mind.
Shamon-sama?
Sorry, sorry.
Don't worry. He's gone now.
Hey, wanna go out for soba?
...I was plowing through the enemies!
But the enemy wouldn't go away so easily.
I thought it'd be a long battle, so I got ready for that.
And I...
Shamon-sama,
what about the visitor earlier?
He was disappointed with me and left.
I think he'd find my preaching at him unbearable.
I think you're very admirable.
Yeah?
Oh, yeah?
Man, really!
Zen monks and children are actually the same thing.
Preaching alone isn't good enough.
They must find the truth for themselves.
Since when did demon hunting become a source of income instead of a good deed?
Well...
He's just like you used to be.
Perhaps so.
Let me warn you of one thing.
If your ideals are too high, your life will be difficult later on.
I made you worry, huh?
Sorry.
As if I'd ever worry about you!
It's just that she'd be sad if you got in trouble.
That's why I want to overcome this challenge.
No matter how much I'm confused about humans and demons,
I want to accept them as they are, and keep moving forward.
Uneducated, you will be confused.
Learn, and there's no good or evil.
Those must be words of zen.
What do they mean?
If I don't let myself be confused by the difference between good and evil,
and accept them as they are,
my preferences will no longer matter.
Not to be confused by the difference of good and evil?
That's a little different from what you said earlier.
Which is right?
I don't know...
No matter how many books I read,
I can't come up with an answer!
So you came here, looking for certainty?
But I don't think the answer can be found in this shrine either.
What are you doing here?
Sasaki-sama!
Sasaki-sama, you were here?
Please excuse my interruption.
Everyone is looking for you.
I see.
Then, please excuse me.
Umm, who might you be?
If that is the teaching of zen,
I'm probably the person who's most distant from it.
No, that's me.
What are you seeking from monks?
And I'm still worthless...
Give up and you'll die,
fledgling.
If you give up thinking about your troubles, you'll even forget that you are human.
A bird?
By the way, I heard it was you who prepared the room and the chest cloth for Kuchiha.
Yeah.
Did you come all the way here just to check on that?
It was half for my appetite,
and half for my curiosity.
I wanted to meet the unique monk who'd been so kind to a very violent demon.
Don't you hate that inugami woman?
I was told that she was a guest, so I treated her accordingly.
If she was sick, I just helped her.
The priestesses would not approve of those acts.
Probably.
You really are a monk.
Very admirable.
Thank you.
By the way...
you're disturbing my work.
Don't mind me.
Hey dude, this tastes great.
It's bamboo shoot from Meguro.
Hey, give me a hand over here.
Yes, sir!
Stop playing around!
Hey, here comes the demon lord.
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Episode Nine
Afternoon of Spring
Episode nine: Afternoon of Spring.