Onimusha (鬼武者)

No wonder it feels cold.

Begin.

Stop.

One, two, three...

eight, nine, ten,

eleven in total.

Thirty three total in three days.

As we agreed, may I borrow that thing for 33 days?

Kaizen.

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry, but please wait here.

I can't?

Please.

Is that it?

Please be quiet.

Kaizen.

Yes, sir!

Master monk.

I'm fine. Take this box.

So, this is it.

Hey, you!

It's fine.

It's already unsealed.

Thank you very much.

I will be leaving it to you, trusting in your skill,

but please make sure to return it in 33 days.

I have never been late on a deadline.

You never know what will happen.

Just in case, Kaizen will accompany you to retrieve it.

What? Huh?

As you wish.

Hey...

I'll hand it to you when you use it.

Sir Musashi.

Sir Miyamoto Musashi.

What are you planning to do?

I'm just...

going to beat Onis.

ONIMUSHA

DEMON

Sir Musashi!

Hey, sorry to keep you waiting.

Have you obtained it?

Yeah. I managed to borrow it.

So, who is this monk?

He's a chaperone.

I'm Kaizen.

I'll accompany you, but please do not mind me.

Are you aware of where we're going and what we're doing?

No, I am not.

In that case, Sahei, you will explain the details to him along the way.

Yes, sir.

Let us leave now.

Gensai, let's go.

It's bad luck to take a monk with us.

It all started six months ago.

In our clan's village in the mountains--

Which clan?

You don't want to know that.

There was a skirmish between farmers in that village.

Because there were several deaths, our lord sent a scout there.

His name is Iemon.

He is the sharpest and most brilliant man in our clan.

However, this man rebelled.

Rebelled?

Iemon persuaded the villagers

and has been staying in the village with the men he led.

He tortured the spy that the lord sent, and then sent him back.

Our lord was furious like a raging fire.

However, if the lord sends a large army

and the shogun finds out about it, our lord may be punished.

So this must be done confidentially.

Fortunately, the famous Miyamoto Musashi was visiting our domain as our guest.

Is Sir Musashi that famous?

You don't know him?

I've lived in the temple since I was born, so...

He is "The greatest swordsman under the sun."

He's been in many duels and never lost.

In particular, his three victories against Kyoto's famed Yoshioka Three Brothers

is the pinnacle of mastery.

The episode of defeating Sasaki Kojiro, who was also renowned as a genius,

with an oar is something only he could have done.

Really...

Half of these stories raise eyebrows.

In fact, he never showed up at the dojo during his stay.

That's true.

He might have avoided having a match with our master.

Anyways, the lord asked Sir Musashi to defeat Iemon.

He also assigned Sir Matsuki Kensuke to assist him.

We were summoned to assist that assistant.

I see.

So Sir Musashi was brought in to deal with a family feud

that needs to be dealt with in secret.

You speak bluntly.

Sir Musashi may be a great swordsman, but are the six of you enough?

No one in the clan can match Sir Matsuki.

And Sir Gensai is Iemon's sworn brother.

They studied together in academics and martial arts.

And we've been trained by Sir Matsuki.

We are more capable than we look.

So, rest assured and hide behind us.

Sir Kaizen, may I ask you a question now?

Sure...

What is in that box?

- I do not know. - What?

It was sealed before I was born.

So, I do not know what's inside.

Really?

But, Sir Unsyo told me

that it is used when dealing with those who are not human.

I miss you.

I miss you.

I miss you.

Finally, you're talking.

Are you going to slay Iemon?

I don't know yet.

Iemon is a good guy.

Then I'll decide after I see him.

Everyone, stop. We'll take a break.

This is unbearable.

- Sahei! What the hell is this? - Stay still.

It is a concentrated sake that had its water evaporated.

This is how craftsmen and fishermen prevent infections.

I can't complain to you.

Hey!

Are you sure we're on the right path?

One more half day,

and we can easily proceed after crossing the rocky terrain.

Sir Sahei, have you visited the village?

You drew the map, right?

Just once, a few years ago.

I travelled around the domain to study the distribution of medicinal herbs.

I'm a medical professional, so I'm not good with swords at all,

but I have a map and a medical background, so I was called to help.

But still, why would Sir Iemon do this...

My reading says...

It's a woman. I think he's being deceived by a woman.

Your fortune-telling is only half right.

Half is good enough.

Really, why on earth would he...

Sir Matsuki.

Is something wrong, Sir Musashi?

I need to ask you something.

What kind of man is Iemon?

I heard you trained him since he was ten.

How do you evaluate him?

In a nutshell, he is a man blessed with natural talent.

Wisdom, boldness, quick to learn,

innovative thinking, he excelled in all of them.

But unfortunately, he was born in the wrong era.

Being a poor samurai of a provincial clan is a waste of all his talent.

If he had been born at least a few decades earlier,

he would have been able to aim higher.

Do you mean if he had been born in the Warring States Period?

Just imagine what it would be.

One more question.

You were there, weren't you?

When the spy came back from the village.

The spy was still alive.

In every sense, it wasn't an act of a human being.

Why did you bring these people to deal with that?

This will be a fight for life just like on battlefields.

They lack the resolve for it.

They also lack skill.

They're your pupils, aren't they?

Yes.

Maybe only Gensai is somewhat capable though,

but the others are not.

You should send them back as their master.

What's so funny?

Excuse me.

I see.

Battlefields, huh?

How nostalgic!

It reminds me of Sekigahara.

Were you in that battle?

You were also there when you were younger, weren't you?

It was my first battle.

There's a first battle for everyone.

It's been a long time since then.