Samurai 7 (SAMURAI 7)

Shichiroji,

Let's go after the enemy's central battleship.

If we can buy even a little time,

several of our allied forces

should be able to escape.

Fight a losing battle?

That's right.

Primary system pressure valves wide open;

maneuvering thruster control at

maximum deflection. We're going in!

-Seek it out, seek for it, seek ye about...

-Blessed water, awaken!

-Seek it out, seek for it...

-Mikumari, share with us. Listen carefully.

-Seek it out, seek for it, seek ye about...

-May your drifting voice reach us!

-Seek it out, seek for it, seek ye about...

-Blessed water, awaken!

-Seek it out, seek for it...

-Mikumari, share with us. Listen carefully.

-Seek it out, seek for it, seek ye about...

-May your drifting voice reach us!

-Seek it out, seek for it, seek ye about...

-Blessed water, awaken!

How many voices of Mikumari are there?

There are seven slips.

Dig a hole seven measures deep where

the crystal indicates. The water awaits us.

Will that be enough for a well?

Mm-hmm.

Thank goodness.

I didn't know what we were

goin' to do when the well dried up.

Praised be the Mikumari-sama.

We're always in your debt, Mikumari-sama.

Much obliged to you.

What's the matter, Komachi?

I'm hungry!

How come? They gotta

know it ain't harvest time yet!

Rice ain't the only thing

they come to take from us.

I heard tell that recently, they

come and took the women, the food,

and anythin' else of worth

from Minokichi's village!

Hurry! Take the

Mikumari-sama to the shrine! Hurry!

Bandits!

It's almost harvest time.

I think that one who came today was

checkin' on the condition of the rice ears.

Is it that time already?

They're goin' to come take

everythin' away from us again!

Year in and year out, we ain't growin'

our rice just so the bandits can eat it!

Say, ain't there somethin' we can do?

These days, I lay down on the floor,

and all I hear is their rumbling.

I can't even sleep!

Ah, for mercy's sake, what're we goin' to do?

We've gotta kill the bandits.

Kill the bandits, you say!?

That's the only way to keep

them from comin' back again!

Don't be absurd! How're we

supposed to fight the bandits!?

They've rebuilt their own bodies

into weapons so that they can fight!

Use your head a little more!

So what, is raisin' rice year in and

year out this way without sayin' nothin'

the only thing we can do!?

All us peasants can do is put up with it.

Once the bandits come, we hold our

tongues and go out to greet them.

There're any number of villages who

opposed them, and they killed everybody.

Compared to that, it's much better

for us, since we're allowed to live.

That's ridiculous!

How could anythin' be so ridiculous!?

What the hell do we do it for!?

Cut it out, Rikichi! We know how

you feel! For now, control yourself!

Let me go! Why, you... Why, you...!

We should kill them!

We should kill the bandits!

Grandfather, that's crazy!

We can't fight them!

We'll hire samurai.

I ain't ever heard of peasants

hirin' samurai, Grandfather.

I seen it with my own eyes. After the

last war ended, the bandits ran wild.

When they did, the only villages they

didn't burn were those that hired samurai.

Samurai are the only

ones that can take them on.

That's it, Grandfather! Samurai!

Yeah, but samurai are proud men.

Where you gonna find someone hard up

enough to listen to the plea of farmers?

We'll let them eat their fill of rice.

Find us some hungry samurai.

If we're goin' to look for samurai,

we'll have to go into town.

That's one scary place!

Sure is!

I'll go!

Mm-hmm, you go.

Grandfather!

Might I go along as well?

Kirara, wait.

Grandmother, I can tell which

samurai-sama could be of help to us.

Mikumari-sama, findin' a

samurai ain't like findin' water.

Besides, the city ain't no

place for a young lady to go to.

Rikichi-san will be with me.

There is nothing to worry about.

If the Mikumari-sama says so...

Then it's settled. Mikumari, maiden

of the shrine, we're counting on you.

Right.

Before the ears of rice start bowin'

their heads, come back with some samurai.

Got that?

I will be sure to protect the both of you.

We're grateful, Rikichi-san.

With Sister's crystal, we're sure to do fine!

Komachi, you didn't need to come along, too.

I wanted to see the outside, too.

I'm not going to let you have all

the good times by yourself, Sister.

So that's the reason you're coming, is it?

Ah, I'm so hungry...

Our rice!

Thief!

Our rice! Our rice!

Thief! Thief thief!

Thief thief thief thief thief!

Somebody catch that thief!

Thief!

Hold it, you lowlife!

Samurai-sama, thank you so much!

Really, thank you so much!

No, it was nothing...

Hey, you! Stop takin' my rice! Get lost!