The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 (次郎長三国志‎)

TOHO COMPANY LTD.

THE KINGDOM OF JIROCHO

Planning by OGURA Koichiro SATO Hiroshige Screenplay by MAKINO Masahiro YAMAUCHI Tetsuya Original Story by MURAKAMI Genzo

Photography by MIKI Shigeto Music by SUZUKI Seiichi

CAST

TSURUTA Koji

SAKUMA Yoshiko MATSUKATA Hiroki

YAMASHIRO Shingo FUJIYAMA Kanbi TSUGAWA Masahiko

FUJI Junko MIKAGE Kyoko OBATA Kinuko CHIHARA Shinobu

MIZUSHIMA Michitaro OKI Minoru NAGATO Hiroyuki

Directed by MAKINO Masahiro

Place your bets!

Even!

Odd!

Place your bets!

I say even!

Here it comes!

It's even!

Oh, no!

Go again?

Place your bets.

Can I play?

No. Our customers are all straight people.

I can't let a yakuza join in.

I see.

How about you?

Damn, this is my final bet.

I'll place a bet.

Just one second.

No one's betting even.

It will be even.

Place your bets!

I'll bet even with this.

I don't take clothes, only money.

I don't have any more.

Then forget it.

Take this clothes for one bu.

Please...

Shut up. I said no.

Please take the clothes.

Boss?

Hey, young 'un.

I'll give you some pocket money later.

Step outside.

Boss, lend me one bu for this.

Get out!

All rig ht!

I'll wait outside.

I'm counting on that money.

Hey, young 'un.

What?

How much did you lose?

Three ryo and two bu.

Plus one 132 mon.

They took all your small change, too?

Let this be a lesson and stop gambling.

No way.

I promised my dad I won't return

until I was a professional gambler.

What a stupid promise.

Where are you from?

I'm from Nagoya.

We're coopers by profession.

My name is Kichigoro.

So you are legit.

Stop acting like a fool.

I'm not. My nickname is Onikichi.

That's even worse.

You look like a kind soul.

Will you buy these for one bu?

Please?

You can't win when the game is rigged.

Rigged?!

You mean they are cheating?

I'll lose my reputation if they find out

I lost in a rigged game.

Don't sweat it.

I "borrowed" the money from my dad's business.

All rig ht!

I'm really mad!

Let's go.

I'm really strong. Watch me.

You think you can fool me?!

I'm a cooper but when I get mad, I'm really strong.

I want my money back!

Why you..!

This is getting interesting.

I'm getting madder and madder.

I'll stack you up and set fire to you!

Damn!

You bastards!

Men! Kill him.

Kill me then!

Stop!

I'm Jirocho Shimizu. I have just become a yakuza.

Drawing swords is prohibited in the shrine.

I'll kill you.

This is my fight.

Shut up.

What?

Go!

I said go!

Okay, okay.

Put your clothes on.

It's cut to shreds.

I was a rogue and had to leave home

but you seem to be on that path as well.

I guess you have to become a gambler after all.

Since you saved my life,

I'm going to give my life to you.

You don't have to feel obligated.

I want to do what's right.

I'm Onikichi, the cooper from Nagoya.

I have it memorized by now.

Will you tell me your name?

I'm from Shimizu. I'm the son of a rice merchant.

Name's Chogoro, my yakuza name is Jirocho.

I haven't heard of you.

Do you have many men?

I'm not that big yet to have men under me.

But you have something of a leader in you.

You are the first one to see I can be a gambler.

I'll be one of your men.

If you want, come visit me in Shimizu.

I should go to Shimizu and ask for Jirocho?

Just ask for Chogoro.

I was famous for my drinking.

What's so funny?

Is she good looking?

Shut up.

Here...

Buy some clothes with this and go.

Thanks so much, Boss.

I'm not your boss yet.

But it's a promise between men.

Take this as a token of the promise.

I don't want your filthy clothes.

Make rags out of it if you wish.

Stay well.

I'll come see you for sure.

Hey! Onikichi!

SHIMIZU HARBOR

"Shimizu Harbor is a nice place.

"Good looking men in all their finery.

"White snow on the peaks of Mt. Fuji.

"Pure of heart we spend our lives.

"My name's Shunkichi, good looking guy."

Traveler. Where are you from?

I came in from the front door.

Let me introduce myself.

I'm just a novice named Shunkichi.

I'm not good enough to.

Idiot!

Miss Cho, help me!

You must be Miss Cho, Boss Okuma's sister.

Yes.

Forgive me for introducing myself

without removing my headgear.

My brother is out.

If you don't mind me, a woman,

I will listen to your introduction.

Thank you for your attention.

I'm originally from Suruga.

Suruga is famous for it's tea.

The clouds on Mt. Fuji.

Also the pine forest of Miho is famous for the beauty

of the angel's cloth as you are, Miss Cho.

This...

You gave this to Chogoro as a token of your

undying love for him.

Why do you have this?

Oh... My dear!

How could you?

I hate you.

Cho!

Don't be hasty.

Later.

Cho!

My love.

I'm so happy.

You have grown to be a woman.

It's been two years.

It was a long two years.

Hi, Sen?

Yes?

Don't let him drink too much.

You mean Mr. Chogoro?

Sen.

He gets rowdy when he's drunk.

So don't serve him too much 'sake'.

But serving 'sake' is our business.

Why did you become a yakuza?

Well...

I had made up my mind to leave town.

But I had no way of earning a living.

I felt I was really a yakuza kind of guy.

Uncle Wadajima, the journey was really hard.

I bought a sword with my last penny

cut my hair, got this hat.

I had no boss, no men.