It was an era when a man lived as a warrior...
He fought, staking his life on his faith in the sword...
The final era... the Bakumatsu.
Intrigue in the Bakumatsu
Tsukikage kooru daichi wo
Korogari fumiwakete yuku
Horobi to saisei no jidai ga hajimaru
Jiyuu wo omoku kakagete
Michinaki michi wo erande
Mahiru yori mabushii nichibotsu wo koete
Yume wo kataru you ni toki no fune wa yuku
Sono yamiji no mukou ni atarashii yoake
Bokura wa kitto kurayami no kaina kara umarete kita
Kanawanu koi wo suruyou ni
Hikari e to samayotteku
Doko made mo hateshino nai kono michi wo
Kaeru sube wa nai
Who's behind all this?
Who sent you?
There's no way out. Just tell us.
It's a bomb!
Hmph.
Not bad.
He literally disappeared into the smoke!
Leader!
Guys!
Thank you for saving us from danger.
Akizuki-sama, if you hadn't come back, we would've...
I didn't come back to save you.
What? The leader was just trying to be...
So what brought you back here then?
Come on. You two need to thank him, too.
Thank you!
There are two sides to everything. Politics are no different.
You do understand that, right?
Of course I do!
If there's any traitor you wish to dispose of,
I can certainly take care of that for you since you can't do so publicly.
We have skilled men to do the job!
We are those who become Akki Rasetsu,
in order to slay all who threaten the peace of the land!
I am the first Rasetsu!
The one who wields the Earth-Splitting Sword,
Genba Hario!
I am the second Rasetsu!
The one who strikes through the eye of a needle from far away!
They're stiff. The one who strikes through the eye of a needle from far away!
I understand this is the first day of practice, but they'll need a lot more of it.
Akki Rasetsu's rear guard, the praying mantis with the double-edge blade, Dakkatsu Kumou!
So, have you decided?
To strike it down...
To strike down the Head.
The sea is nice!
There's a whole world beyond the sea!
Oh? So you came here to kill me?
You've got the same eyes.
The eyes I had before when I went to kill Katsu-sensei.
Why don't you become my bodyguard, Akizuki?
Akizuki-sama, I'm troubled.
Just like...
Just like Sakamoto-sensei,
who died while trying to bring about a better future for this country.
Why tell me things like that?
Mr. Saiga, it was not like you to miss a shot.
I can't believe you failed to shoot that little girl.
Maybe, but I still believe in you.
I believe in the skill of Magozo Saiga, a distant descendant of the Saiga clan,
who made Nobunaga Oda suffer with its invincible rifle team.
Besides, the curtain of the play has just opened.
This is the item you've requested.
I will get the target for sure...
What's the matter?
What about the play?
Here!
TO YOJIRO AKIZUKI
The unsavory ties...
Cannot be cut easily...
You pretend they're cut...
But eventually...
They'll be connected again in shadow...
Hey, I love it, I love it! You're the best, Tayu!
Well, thank you so much.
There he is.
I've been waiting for you.
Forgive my long absence.
Oh well, I could say the same.
Hey, what are you doing, Tayu? Sake, sake!
Yes!
Thank you for coming.
Three months... I guess it's been longer than that, huh?
Why didn't you mention my name back then?
If you did, you could've been free and done with the interrogation much sooner.
It is already over.
Are you sure? It is really over?
OUMIYA INN
So what brought you to Yokohama? Are you here to watch the play?
What about you, Katsu-sensei?
Me? I always end up drawing the shortest of short straws.
When I make the right one stand, the left one falls...
When I make both stand, I fall
Well, things seem like they're going to work out with the British.
All that's left is to meet with the Imperial Army's resident genius,
and watch the cherry blossoms at Mt. Atago.
At any rate, the earthquake couldn't have happened at a worse time...
Well, maybe it was for the best.
If you were a warrior, I would give you the mercy of committing seppuku,
but you're nothing but a merchant, who cares only about money.
This is the best way for you to die.
If you must hate, if you must despise,
then hate yourself, despise yourself for daring to oppose the Director of Palace Upkeep!
They're pretty business-savvy for mere actors, aren't they?
Director of Palace Upkeep li is already gone.
But allowing them to go any further would cause me some serious trouble.
Now I'm going to make them regret they hadn't kept the play as a simple play for fun!
Wow, check out the crowd!
I want to go see it before I die.
I hear they're going to reveal the bad guys connected to the Director of Palace Upkeep.
How scary! That's pretty serious.
SOLD OUT
It's been three days since opening day.
The more popular it becomes, the more likely the enemy makes its move. I'm sure of it.
I'm the one who wrote it, but you're the one who performs on stage for them to see.
Whether you keep going or close the curtain...
That's your decision.
We're ready to face the consequences, Master. Since that day ten years ago...
I'm still new to this, but it's too late to turn back now.
Right.
All right, but once you open the curtain, you can't cancel the play.
What's more, 80% of the weapons that the enemy uses are guns.
We're aware of that, too.
Akizuki-sama, we entrust our lives with you.
Welcome, welcome! We're the Kakunojo Yuyama Troupe!
Excuse me from the stage!
It's the middle day of our performance schedule, and I'd like to say something to you!
There are two sides to everything!
This is our new play,
"The reverse side of a bribery scandal!
The Hidden Secret of the Director of Palace Upkeep"
Because of your support, it's been sold out since opening day, and we'd like to thank you!
The play will start momentarily!
We hope everyone enjoy the play until the very end!
Your support is very much appreciated!
This is exactly how you should die!
If you must hate, if you must despise,
then hate yourself, despise yourself for daring to oppose the Director of Palace Upkeep!
A thousand mornings and a thousand nights pass:
The sky stretches forever for travelers!
A thousand mornings and a thousand nights pass:
The flower of revenge never dies!
A thousand mornings and a thousand nights pass:
I know neither love nor tomorrow.
I found myself on stage once again tonight.
Revenge? That's ridiculous.
I'm sorry to tell you this, but I don't remember seeing any of you before.
What?
Hearing nonsense from you just reminded me of your stupid face.
After sinking so low, you still perform a silly play like this? You make me laugh!
What did you say?
Who is it? Who made you kill my father and mother?
If you want to know, I'll tell you.
Before you stain my Earth-Splitting Sword and perform your stupid play from your grave!
The person is!
Who is it?
Who sent you?
Answer me!
The name! Give me the name!
The name is...
What is the name?
Are you okay?
Yeah, it's just a scratch.
More importantly, you need to hurry up...
Sorry...
Traitors!
You're going to stain our blades!
Kill them!
Police! Police!
POLICE
Police! Police!
Quiet! This is the Kanagawa Magistrate's Office!
Arrest every one of them!
Move! Move! Move!
I am the second Akki Rasetsu!
Descendant of the Saiga Clan, the most powerful rifle team of all!
I'm Magozo Saiga!
I'm going to put an end to this play!
Eat my bullets!
Wow, bravo!
What?
ANECDOTE OF AN UNDERHANDED SCANDAL
Sono te wa ai no tsurugi
Subete no hajimari no akashi
Hikaru sora no hate
Yume wa mada maboroshi
Tsuki no akari kage ouyouni hashiru kono michi
Chigireta ai no tsurugi
Sashidasu saki wa ikusen no namida ga hitotsu ni nari
Ashita wo kagayakaseru
Kono te wa ai no tsurugi
Subete no hajimari no akashi
EPISODE 5 SHUREIKI UNLEASHED
Kill!
I am the third Akki Rasetsu!
the one who wields the Karasuma-Style fighting armor, Kurota Karasuma!
I am the fourth Akki Rasetsu,
the one who wields the Chinese broadsword, Kaen Ryu!
I am the fifth Akki Rasetsu,
SHUREIKI UNLEASHED
I am the fifth Akki Rasetsu,
the one who wields the two swords, Gezai Hachisuka!
We become Shureiki, to protect the darkness!
Kill! Kill! Kill!