Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (宮本武蔵)

TOHO CO. LTD., JAPAN MCMLIV

SAMURAI I MUSASHI MIYAMOTO

Produced by KAZUO TAKIMURA

Screenplay by TOKUHEI WAKAO and HIROSHI INAGAKI

Cinematography JUN YASUMOTO

Art Direction MAKOTO SONO and KISAKU ITO

Sound CHOSHICHIRO MIKAMI

Lighting SHIGERU MORI

Music IKUMA DAN

Cast

Takezo/Musashi - TOSHIRO MIFUNE

Takuan - KUROEMON ONOE Matahachi - RENTARO MIKUNI

Otsu - KAORU YACHIGUSA

Akemi - MARIKO OKADA Oko - MITSUKO MITO

Osugi - EIKO MIYOSHI

Seijuro Yoshioka - AKIHIKO HIRATA

Directed by HIROSHI INAGAKI

1600 A.D.

MIYAMOTO VILLAGE

What will you do? Have you made a decision?

- Are you going? - I am.

I'll be famous after my first battle.

Then what will the village elders say?

What do you say?

Join me.

Oh, yes.

You have your mother to look after.

And Otsu to marry.

I'm all alone. You aren't.

I'll go alone.

Takezo!

You're so bad! Climbing trees again!

Takezo. The priest will scold you.

Really, Takezo!

You too, Matahachi!

Listen, Otsu.

You're engaged to me, aren't you?

If, well, for instance, if...

If I left for a year, what would you do?

Would you wait for me?

Where are you going?

I'm not going anywhere.

I mean, just in case.

I would wait.

For a year, even for 10 years.

You will?

You're going to battle?

No. Not I.

You lie! Takezo has tempted you.

Don't go, please! What will become of me?

I've tested your love.

Don't go!

I'll never leave you.

BATTLE OF SEKIGAHARA

Look! What's that?

Run for your life! Run!

No use digging! Run! Quickly!

Takezo!

Unbelievable!

Where are our troops?

The enemy has crossed the river. We've been defeated! Routed!

Damn it!

Can this be the end of the war?

They make us dig like slaves.

But the war is lost!

- You run. - And you?

Our cause is not lost. I'll fight on.

- Me, too. - No. Run!

It's not over yet. I may get a captain's head.

Courage, Matahachi! It's a minor wound.

I'll die.

Don't talk like that.

I want to live to see Otsu.

Courage!

I see a house.

Where?

I can't quite make it out. Keep your strength up.

Otsu is an orphan.

After I'm gone, please look after her.

Spare no one! Search everywhere!

Look! Matahachi! The house!

I can't go on.

It's true! Look!

Flowers on a single spray

I left behind

Where would they blossom?

Mother!

Give us food!

And keep quiet!

You must be hungry. Sorry I'm late.

Matahachi.

Thank you. I'll eat later.

I'm tired of eating gruel.

Your wound is healing fast.

It's been two months already.

Where is Takezo? - Riding again.

He likes to.

It's not just that. He's trying to conquer the horse.

He rides until he exhausts it.

He's always been ruthless.

I like that type of man.

How I long for home!

But this must heal first.

The skin hasn't healed over.

- I can walk, though. - Don't overexert yourself.

We can't stay here forever.

But we're glad to have you.

You see, we're all alone.

It's lonely here.

Stay until you recover.

The enemy might discover us.

They don't look for such unimportant -

Pardon me!

Unimportant!

That's right.

Let me do it.

We left home thinking we could become samurai so easily.

What a dream!

Bear it, weakling!

Takezo! Give me a ride!

Otsu, my love!

Forgive me.

Who is this Otsu?

A girl from our village.

Your sweetheart?

No, Matahachi's betrothed.

- Matahachi's? - A nice, sweet girl.

And she excelled at rough riding.

You think I'll be frightened?

You will be if I let him loose.

I won't be! Try it!

You'll scream. Your mother will be angry.

Don't worry. I won't scream. Please!

- Stubborn girl! - Coward!

- Coward? - You big coward!

Don't cry out!

Are you all right?

Damn horse, you scared the hell out of us!

It's not his fault.

You think it's mine?

Don't be angry.

Takezo, why don't you hold me in your arms?

Women!

Wench! Listen!

Is your mother home?

Warn her! Tell her she's trespassing!

We'll collect our share of the tribute soon! Remember!

I'll run you two out of this territory unless you behave!

Who's that?

A bandit.

Hurry. He'll be back again.

Say! This is splendid.

What's your trade?

Outwardly, herb farming.

And actually?

Actually?

- Are you connected with the bandits? - To some extent.

Mother. This is solid gold.

It is. Splendid!

Stripping dead samurai?

Yes. Otherwise we can't live.

- You're not scared? - Of what?

- And you? - Of course not. They're dead.

Will that bandit Tsujikaze really come?

Doesn't your mother plan to run away?

Is your hiding place far?

Please speak to me.

Don't be angry with me.

Forget it! You have Otsu.

Tsujikaze has no right to stop me. I can do whatever I like.

He killed my husband.

That's what people say.

But I hate to believe it.

Even though my man was a bandit as well,

he was a bigger man,

stronger and finer.

It's smoky in here.

Drink? - I cannot.

Give me that wooden sword.

You're a child.

I won't be here long.

I'll go to Kyoto City for some real business.

What about you?

I can't go home yet.

Waiting for another battle?

First fame, then I shall return home.

- Parents? - No.

- Relatives? - Yes.

I'm unruly, so they hate me.

- Lonely? - No.

May you have good fortune.

I will.

- Already! - Tsujikaze?

Good! I'll test this. - Wait.

Are you alone?

Where's the wench?

Hey!

Bring out the treasure quietly, quick!

Or you'll regret it!

Woman, don't you dare fool me.