Kamui ( カムイ外伝 / Kamui gaiden) (カムイ外伝)

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17th-century Japan,

the Tokugawa era.

In a poor village, a boy was born.

His name was Kamui.

Among the lowest class in a hierarchical society

the boy grew up strong and tough.

Kamui had just one wish -

to become strong.

To him that meant living as a free person.

One day the boy left the village

and set out on a journey without destination.

But all that he found was a constant

cold, high wall.

Because he was poor, he became a ninja.

As a ninja, he perfected his skills.

And with those skills he hurt and killed others.

He was also bound by the code of the ninja.

Eventually he broke away on his own

and consequently was hounded to the brink of death.

But...

the real enemy is not the endless attacks by the ninja who pursue him.

It is his own heart

that can trust no one.

Is the life that he dreams of impossible in this world?

Nevertheless

Kamui keeps running...

in order to survive.

THE LONE NINJA

Then, a fateful encounter.

There was a woman who was fighting to survive.

It's bad karma, Sugaru.

When your father left the ninja for the sake of a few coins

who hunted him down and killed him?

Sugaru, it was you.

No!

Stabbing his gut, cutting his throat, thrusting her sword right through and twisting it,

the daughter kills her real father.

The code of the ninja is a cruel thing.

Your mother, your little sister, your little brother left in Iga...

They will be slaughtered.

Give up, Sugaru.

The Thousand Skewers do not work on me.

It's a false eye.

To leave the ninja is to die.

Remember that, Kamui.

14 YEARS LATER

14 years pass.

The long story of the man who has left the ninja begins.

This sinister man

is Gunbei Mizunoya, Lord of Matsuyama, Bicchu Country.

Charge!

Wait!

Kamui's secret move,

The Well-bucket Drop.

The Brush-Cut...

Over here.

Kamui...

you could have fled if you'd wanted to.

Sometimes the quarry lies in wait for the hunter.

Die.

I will live.

I don't want to die.

Kamui's secret skill,

Double-Mutation Brush-Cut sword charge.

Mikumo...

You brat!

Stealing rice...

I didn't steal it!

I just picked it up.

I took such a long time

picking them up.

A non-human can eat rice?

- Give it back! - You stole it!

- I just picked them up! - You stole them!

I just picked them up!

Mikumo!

He's scum!

Do him!

The stones raining upon him,

Kamui's boiling blood flows.

Look, it's the same blood as yours.

Look at it, it's the same!

What's different?

Between you and us,

what's the difference?

Stop it, Mikumo.

I don't kill one of my own.

You're talking about a long time ago.

We can never be people no matter what we do.

No matter how many rebellious farmers you kill,

your status will always be far, far below a farmer's.

In the code of the ninja you must kill even women and children if the chief orders it.

Is that what you object to?

Have you succumbed to compassion and pity?

Here it is!

What's the matter...

Lord Ichijiro?!

Lord Ichijiro!

What's the matter?!

Lord Ichijiro!

Forgive me!

Lord Ichijiro!

Seeing the man's incomprehensible act of cutting off the horse's leg,

Kamui's instincts responded.

What's going on?

Ichijiro!

Ichijiro...

What is...

What on earth is going on?!

A man suddenly jumped out

and cut off Lord Ichijiro's leg!

Forgive me!

Michiastu! Katsunoki!

Don't let him get away!

Hurry up!

Lord...

I, Masanobu Niwase...

All my life...

it has been my duty to accompany your horse...

This is a challenge against me,

the ruler of Matsuyama!

- Do you understand? - Forgive me.

- A challenge against me... - Forgive me.

Against me!

Give it back!

Let me...

Shoot!

What the...?

As if lured by the raging sea,

Kamui got into the man's boat.

Why did you cut off the horse's leg?

Aha!

That's nothing to do with you!

It's better that

you don't know!

It's not a laughing matter!

It was a horse belonging to a lord!

Only a plank of wood separates

a seaman from hell!

I think I'll have you get out.

I don't understand what you're saying.

It's simple. If there are two of us, we both die.

If there is just one, he can live.

Don't hold it against me!

I have a wife and kids, you see!

Hang in there!

This man

is named Hanbei.

Masanobu,

Shinpachi,

it must hurt a lot.

But...

my Ichijiro

suffered far more.

Do you understand?

My Ichijiro...

Lord...

for Ichijiro's life

a thousand heads, or ten thousand heads, would not be enough.

I would like to see with you, my lord,

the head of the one who is responsible.

Preserved in salt?

Or freshly cut off, still dripping with blood?

Either.

Michiyasu,

go now, immediately! Find him, even if it means parting every blade of grass!

Hound him down!

Hurry up!

Yes, sir!

Hurry up!

Hurry up.

Stop that!

Why?

Why, it's you!

What?

Why are you laughing?

Do you know him?

No mistake.

Tsugumi.

The breakaway ninja, Sugaru,

was alive.

That man...

It's definitely him.

It's the boy from that night.

Mum...

What's the matter?

He's come back to life!

You brought him back to life!

We meet again.

Hey, you...

What did

the lord of the underworld look like?

Here we go!

Calm down!

I saved your life, you know!

You threw me into the sea!

Stop it!

Stop it!

You're alive, as I thought.