Executioner (Chokugeki! Jigoku ken)

TOEI COMPANY LTD.

THE EXECUTIONER

HISASHI YABE, SUNAO SAKAGAMI

TERUO ISHII

YOSHIKAZU YAMAZAWA

HIROSHI FUJITA HAJIME KABURAGI

TOMIO SODA

MASAAKI HATSUMI

SONNY CHIBA

MAKOTO SATO

SHOZO SAIJO (EX-FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION)

YUTAKA NAKAJIMA

MASAHIKO TSUGAWA, EIJI GO, MICHITARO MIZUSHIMA

HIROSHI NAWA, JO SHIRAISHI, RIKIYA YASUOKA

HIDEO MUROTA, MEIKA SERI, KOJI HIO

YASUAKI KURATA

RYO IKEBE

TERUO ISHII

These three will be the team.

Bring them here right away. Any way you can.

"Ryuichi Koga. A descendent of the head of the Koga Ninja clan.

"Lost his parents in infancy.

"Struggles against his grandfather, Haku-unsai."

KOGA, SHIGA PREFECTURE

Ryuichi, can you jump that bamboo?

Are you making fun of me? You think I'm just a kid.

SEVERAL MONTHS LATER

Think of these bamboo tips as spearheads.

If you touch them, you bleed.

This is stupid.

Ryuichi… jump!

It's the same height as the bamboo that you just called stupid.

There's no way you can't jump the same height.

You coward.

You call yourself the legitimate heir of the Koga clan?

Jump!

Disgraceful!

More intensely!

Ryuichi, what's the matter?

TEN YEARS LATER

You still can't master dislocating your joints?

I can dislocate my feet, but not my hands.

Idiot.

Freeing your hands is more important than your feet.

I don't like this, Grandpa. I'm tired of it.

Ryuichi, I won't forgive such regretful words.

I don't like what I don't like. Why must I learn this?

It is the duty and responsibility of the legitimate heir of the Koga clan.

Ninja secrets passed on by our ancestors aren't for outsiders.

And you will transfer this knowledge down the line forever.

- Science is all-powerful today. - Science is not all-powerful.

It is a constantly revised hypothesis.

So, then, is the Way of the Ninja useful?

The Way of the Ninja is not a hypothesis.

It is the forging of a superhuman intellect

and an indomitable spirit through years of discipline.

No matter what, I don't like what I don't like.

Grandpa, I'm leaving!

I did it!

Fighting me is absurd.

For tomorrow, in addition to joint dislocation,

we shall work on the technique I just showed you, understood?

- The technique of clinging to the ceiling? - It's called "Hiding in the Mist".

It cannot be grasped with common training.

Be prepared.

If I stay in this place, my youth will be wasted.

Ryuichi, where are you going?

Answer me!

To the toilet.

Carrying baggage?

It's training gear. I was going to train alone.

Your face doesn't look like you want to urinate or defecate.

Is it not the face of one who lost pride as the head of the Koga clan?

No.

I was planning to train.

Fine. Then I shall be your training partner.

On guard, Ryuichi.

Damn!

Ryuichi, trying to see with your eyes is futile.

Concentrate on the new sounds.

Clear your mind and the fire becomes cold.

Concentrate on new sounds and the darkness becomes daylight.

Takeshi Hayabusa. Formerly police narcotics squad section chief.

Veteran narcotics and contraband investigator.

Currently, a lone wolf assassin in the Yakuza underworld.

Boss, someone's peeping.

Who's there? Show your face.

- Who are you? - I was hired by the Five Dragons.

An assassin? How much to kill me?

Three million.

I've become cheaper.

Fine. I'll pay six.

Kill the boss of the Five Dragons.

I only work with an advance.

Hey… You're not just taking off with the money.

I always deliver. That's my professional reputation.

Then we have a deal. You can leave.

Yes. I still have the Five Dragon business to take care of.

I always deliver.

I didn't see anything. So, please…

Don't kill me.

I won't tell anyone.

Take my body.

And you gave the three million you got from me to the girl?

I tend to answer sex with fairness.

Maybe it was to keep her quiet, but it's far too much money.

But he made up for it with work before he died.

- What do you mean? - Six million in cash to kill you.

Hey, now! That's a lousy joke.

I'm not a man who jokes around.

Well, that's money for nothing. You should keep it.

- Of course, I intend to. - So, a job well done!

- Take it and leave. - Sure.

But my business isn't done.

What do you mean?

A promise with the dead.

Stop teasing me.

You look so serious!

"Ichiro Sakura. Instructor at the Japanese Aikido Dojo.

"Lewd, with a violent personality.

"Expelled from his dojo, he drifted around, committing murder.

"Currently awaiting execution at Miyamori Prison."

- Wait a second. - Hey!

With your abilities, you could easily facilitate his escape.

Forget about it.

The job's too dangerous for just a million in chump change.

You think you're so important. You'd be bankrupt without customers like me.

Hey, you dare to insult me?

I might be broke, but I'm still the owner of Koga Private Investigators.

No management skills and a mountain of debt…

Keep it up, and you'll soon be in prison yourself.

What did you say?

You don't scare me.

I've looked into it thoroughly.

No means no.

It's now a matter of pride. See you!

Alright, I'll respect your pride.

I'll add another million.

If I say no…

…I mean no.

MIYAMORI PRISON

Hurry and change.

Why are you helping me?

I'm an odd guy.

Just don't forget this favour.

Let's go!

Is spreading pepper around like some kind of magic?

It hides the scent from the dogs.

Oh, is that so?

You fool!

They're coming.

Hey, pass that.

Right, listen. Put this in your mouth and dive. Got it?

- Everything okay? - Everything seems normal.

What's up?

For some reason, my eyes are stinging.

- And I can smell something, too. - What is it?

Your senses must be dull!

What's that?

- What is it? - There!

- That there… - Hey.

- Aren't the patrolmen here? - No, sir.

What are they doing, then? They haven't returned from their shift.

I'll go and check the cells. You come with me.

Sir!

Hey, Taro!

Taro!

Hey, let's get going.

They're going to catch us.

This idiot is really hanging in there.

- I couldn't breathe! - Shut up. Be quiet.

Stay quiet!

Hurry!

Uncle, he's here.

Good. Let him in.

Sir…

Come in.

I'm always indebted to you for the bereaved families.

What are you talking about?

The families of subordinates who died under your orders,

and the monthly money sent to them anonymously.

I also know how you make that money.

Commissioner, did you call me here to interrogate me?

No. For verification.

Whether you're willing to reopen that case.

Commissioner, are you serious?

It's as you suspected. I checked myself.

So, we have to have closure for the dead and their families.

Commissioner, let me deal with it.

I've gathered your soldiers.

They're both late. It's ten minutes past the appointment.

Well?

- They should be useful. - Yes.

Uncle, it's Sakura.

Hey, at least take your hat off.

- Why? - Take it off!

The sunglasses, too.

- Koga's already left the hotel. - He's here now.

Hey, how long are you going to stay in that stupid pose?

Hey!