Muromachi Burai (室町無頼)

Come on, faster!

Come on, you old men!

Pull!

Try harder! - Forward!

Don't be so lame!

Faster! It's your job to deliver on time.

Good luck!

And pull! - That's for the Shogun's garden!

So be careful! - Forward!

Forward! - Come on, move!

Always further!

Can't you do it anymore? Give it your all, carters!

KANSHO ERA, YEAR 2 (1461) KAMO RIVER, KYOTO

It was about 560 years ago,

A magnificent seven-story pagoda was built in the capital, Kyoto.

At the same time, epidemics spread,

driven by unprecedented famine.

The rulers abandoned the people,

which ultimately resulted in 82,000 people dying.

Stop! Stop here!

Unload the bodies! - Come on, do it!

Come here! - Get rid of them before they rot!

Throw them all there!

Off into the ditch with it!

Move, get up!

If you want to pay off your debts, then work!

Up you go! Let's get to work!

You've rested long enough, you lazybones!

Now it’s time to work!

Stop staring and move, lazy dogs!

If you can't pay taxes, you have to work hard!

There are mountains of corpses, get rid of them!

Stack and burn!

Don't fall asleep! - Move, faster!

Come on, come on! - Not so lame!

Hey, why did you do that, you idiot!?

Get out of here, stop laughing!

That's not funny!

You bastard!

Here.

Iss.

MUROMACHI OUTSIDERS

Search for valuables! Come on, hurry!

You have borrowed money, and not a little,

from the merciful Enryaku-ji Monastery.

These are your debts that you haven't paid back yet!

I'll take your wife and daughter with me!

Give me more time...

Come here, girl!

You belong to us now! - Come on, don't resist!

Don't cry, that's what happens when you don't pay your debts.

Saizo! Come on, boy, get in!

Yes, yes!

And you, get it out! - Kill him!

Take everything with you! - Look through everything carefully!

No, don't! I beg you!

Saizo!

He's hidden rice to sow! You lying rat, get out of here!

No, don't take that away! It's the last thing we have left!

You're no better than a worm!

Punish him! - Yes!

And now... - There you have it!

...Mr. Gyoshin? - To the banquet at the monastery. Come on,

Hurry! - You lousy pig, you...

This will be a celebration!

Sake, I'm coming!

Oh, now it's time to drink. - How embarrassing that was.

"I beg you," he said. - "I beg you..."

Let's go! I'll take a little sniff at the women,

before Mr. Gyoshin returns. - No! I want to go first!

Shut up! - I want the little one!

Well, sweetie? Stay away from me!

Come on, you're coming with me now!

Don't fight back!

The dog barks.

The, reigns!

We are the guardians of the merciful Enryaku-ji Monastery!

Only what is valuable, pack everything!

Don't overlook anything! Take everything! - Take everything!

Throw away the IOUs, come on!

What belongs to the monks now belongs to us!

Bloodsucking hypocrites... - We'll take everything of value!

Please don't... - Big loot here!

Who's sitting around there?

Let him go. - Yes.

Just a minute. - Faster!

Get out of here!

Stop, brat! Are you out of your mind?

You sons of bitches! I'll take you all to hell!

Hey, Ratte!

Everything here!

Everything valuable that we have taken out of the monastery goes into the warehouse!

Everyone gets 200 Mon, you deserve it.

I have to pee!

Hey, I really need to pee!

Hey! - Quiet!

A screaming monkey... Can't you just sleep?

The little one needs to go. - Just do it.

Or are you shy?

Come on, little one, let's go. Come on, come on!

That's half a river...

He's so busy peeing himself that he has a bladder like a pig.

Well, is there more to come?

Did he drink a barrel of wine?

What's going on here?

Leader...

Tell me, why are you crying?

I did terrible things, yes! Because I didn't want to starve!

I was tied up all night and now bandits are watching me pee!

You call us bandits? - That's what you are!

No, we just want to punish the monk,

who knowingly lends money to people who cannot pay it back.

I am responsible for security in Kyoto,

since the Shogun's power is waning.

In the end, you leave the responsibility to a scoundrel like me.

We've already come that far.

You're not fooling me, you're not the leader!

He has a skull on his sword. And everyone knows his name is Honekawa!

Yes, I'm Honekawa Doken, boy.

Whether you live or die is entirely in my hands.

Should he die? - Yes.

A ronin of a feudal clan!

Your father was probably a masterless samurai.

You can hear it.

Hyoe.

How long have you been here?

You called me here and then made me wait.

Doken... What do you want from me?

You know Yoshizaka in Kawachi Province.

The village of the carters, yes.

They're planning an uprising. What you're supposed to prevent.

The prevailing famine, plus the epidemics – no wonder...

Everyone knows that only scoundrels like you still have money.

If there is an uprising, I will crush it with all my might.

But is there too much unrest,

my progress would be jeopardized.

The Shogun's puppy.

The fall of the shogunate could be my rise.

While you vegetate like a vagabond,

I would be the ruler of my domain.

I wish you much success.

What is my salary?

300 months - 800 - minimum.

He hits hard! - 400.

700.

I'll stick with 400... and give you the monkey boy too.

Can your monkey handle this well?

He has the talent, but he lacks practice.

Okay. For 600, because the monkey needs food, too.

Seriously... cheeky.

You cutthroat...

Hey! Why did you bring me?

Who are you, then?

Hey! Say something already!

You're obviously a frog, not a monkey.

Come on, get out of the water!

Are you coming now?

I want to buy you frog food.

Get lost if you can't pay the customs duty!

Why another customs station?

Who needs that one? - The other one is three kilometers away.

Nobody can pay that!

Just piss off! - No one can get through here,

who has not paid 50 months!

Turn around, get out of here everyone!

Hey! You there!

Come here and pay customs!

Don't you have ears? That's the law!

This is your fault! - Shut up!

You all go back now, suddenly!

Back with you, that's the law!

Everyone go back!

Stop! - Our cargo must go to Kyoto,

otherwise the people there will starve. - Shut up!

Then even more people will die.

How dare you!

There you see. Obey us or you too will die.

Get rid of the rebel! - You're murderers...

This is pure drudgery!

Step back now!

Not one step further!

Nobody gets through here for free!

Hey, stop! Where are you going?

Let that be my concern.

Don't be so cheeky! - Pay the toll,

This is the customs station of the ruler Hosokawa!

Unfortunately, I have no money in my pocket.

I'm a ronin, just stop me.

That's not possible! - What is it?

Well, just walk through without paying.

This customs station shouldn't even be here!

Stop, you vagrant!

Stop, sir! What are you doing? - Take the money, all of it.

But that belongs to the Shogun.

No, the money belongs to the carters.

What are you planning to do?

If something stands in your way, burn it down.

Run faster, boy! - This is not good, sir, not good!

Why not?

The samurai of the Shogunate will hunt you!