The Invisible Swordsman (透明剣士)

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THE INVISIBLE SWORDSMAN

PRODUCED BY MASAYOSHI TSUCHIDA SCREENPLAY BY TETSURO YOSHIDA

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY HIROSHI IMAI MUSIC BY TAKEO WATANABE

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY BY EIICHI KUSUMOTO

OSAMU SAKAI, YOKO ATSUTA

HACHIRO OKA, BUNSHI KATSURA, YASUSHI YOKOYAMA, KIYOSHI NISHIKAWA

SONOSUKE SAWAMURA, RYUTARO GOMI, RYOSUKE KAGAWA

ASAO UCHIDA, GEN KIMURA

IKKEI TAMAKI, KIYOSHI KASUGA, TOKIO OKI

HAJIME KOSHIKAWA, GEN KUROKI, KENICHI KAGAMI, KAZUO MORIUCHI

DIRECTED BY YOSHIYUKI KURODA

I'm done - Not yet!

You're fighting me next Come on!

I give up Please, no more No more!

On your feet.

- We don't give up like that in this dojo. - Don't be like that I beg of you!

- I beg of you! - Sanshiro.

- This is my class Now, fight. - Master, please forgive me.

I'm not suited to fencing.

What am I to do with the son of a samurai who says such cowardly things?

Your father strives day and night to make an independent man of you.

- What am I to tell him? - But.

You never know when you may be attacked You'd be as good as dead in a real duel!

On your feet, Sanshiro.

Master! Please, have mercy on me!

Sir, another store will be attacked tonight, won't it?

The Phantom Thieves seem to appear and disappear at will.

There'll be no peace tonight.

Ah, it's freezing!

They're here!

It's just the wind.

The wind?

Let's go back, sir, please.

On a bone-chilling night such as this,

the Phantom Thieves will be tucked up in bed and snoring away.

- You can head back if you're afraid. - I'm not saying it because I'm afraid.

It's just you see the thing is

I understand Go warm yourself up.

It's my job to catch the Phantom Thieves

I don't want to put you in any danger Head back.

Really? Thank you!

Sir!

Ma'am - Good morning.

Morning - Morning.

Osuzu, you're out early.

A little - A little? What've you got here?

Oh, I see That's Sanshiro's breakfast, right?

- Don't tease me, Kuma. - Tease you? Look, she's blushing!

Are you cooking rice? I told you I'd bring you some.

I told you not to worry about it.

Yes, but.

Stop that Out of the way.

It's black as pitch!

You're not making charcoal!

Your father needs some nice, fluffy rice when he returns from his watch.

And how about your own father?

He said he'd be out every night until he catches those Phantom Thieves.

And he'll be home soon, so I'd best be going.

Share this with your father Here.

Sanshiro! Something terrible has happened!

I believe that's the house there.

Father!

Father!

Father! Who did this to him?

The Phantom Thieves struck Edoya the lamp oil merchants last night.

- The Phantom Thieves? - Their ronin leader killed your father.

Slashed him from behind!

He had a demon tattooed on his right forearm.

A demon tattooed on his forearm?

They surrounded your father.

He was faced with all the Phantom Thieves, yet he still fought so bravely

I can't take it anymore.

Day in, day out, he tried to make you into a good swordsman

I'd like to find the rogues who did this and give them a good hiding!

Sanshiro, you need to learn to fight fast and get revenge for your father.

Otherwise I'll never be able to get over this!

Sanshiro, we also bear responsibility for what happened to Jubei here.

I swear that we'll round up every last one of those Phantom Thieves.

The greatest tribute you can make to your late father

is not to lose heart and keep training until you become a great swordsman.

Father.

Father tell me, what am I to do now?

I can't do anything right.

I'm just no good!

How am I supposed to become a first-rate swordsman?

Father! Why did you have to die?

Father!

Father!

Wait! Bring the boat back!

Wait! Bring him back! Bring my father back!

Wait!

Are you trying to drown yourself?

This is the Sanzu River, which leads to the Underworld.

Beyond it, lies the realm of the dead!

This is the Sanzu River?

That old man who took your father away,

he's the God of Death who escorts the departed into the afterlife.

The God of Death?

Stop lamenting your own ineptitude,

and find the courage to avenge your father!

That's impossible for me

I shall lend you my power - Power?

I shall name three things.

You must find all three, whatever perils you might face!

First, the Chigo Lily that blooms deep in the mountains.

The Chigo Lily.

Next, the Suppon Mushroom that grows on steep cliffs.

Last, the Hondawara Seaweed that washes up on shore.

Do you hear what I say?

The Chigo Lily from deep in the mountains,

the Suppon Mushroom that grows on steep cliffs,

and the Hondawara Seaweed that washes up on shore, yes?

You must boil the ingredients together all night, from moonrise to sunrise.

No one must see you while you do this.

No one must see me.

Do this correctly, and you will be left with a green oil.

When you find yourself in a pinch, drink two mouthfuls,

and spit a few drops onto your kimono.

- Then you can achieve anything. - Anything.

- Anything you set your mind to! - Just who are you?

A specter known as the Shokera.

A specter?

The Chigo Lily.

The Suppon Mushroom.

The Hondawara Seaweed.

What the hell? I thought you were a bear!

Hey! Be careful up there!

No one must see you until the concoction is boiled down.

Found it I found it!

Sanshiro?

Sanshiro?

Osuzu? What's going on?

Oh, Kuma The door won't open Is Sanshiro home?

Not yet Where did he go, anyway?

Master Jinsai was here earlier, too.

Said he hadn't been at the Iko Dojo since the incident.

He was so worried, he came to see him, but all he saw inside was Jubei's body.

- And the door opened then? - Oh, yeah.

But these 30-year-old houses are falling apart.

Sometimes the doors just won't budge, so I did something clever with mine.

A smart man makes a smart home Watch this.

Sanshiro?

Sanshiro?

Sanshiro?

The moon's out.

It's so damn cold!

It's freezing! Absolutely freezing!

So cold.

What's going on? Is it stuck?

Why am I shut out of my own house?

I thought I fixed you, you damn door!

Oh, this is Sanshiro's house I must be seeing things

I'm going to catch my death out here, I really am.

That's hot! Ouch!

I wonder what happens when I drink it.

Come on, gorgeous - Stop it, sir!

Leave the poor girl alone, sir.

- What are you doing to the pretty lady? - Stop it!

Shut up!

Those flowers are for someone who died recently.

They're for a dead person?

- Stop, sir You'll be cursed for this. - That's for sure.

If you want them back, you'll come with me

I said no!

Leave it - That little.

What are you standing there for? Get after her!

I don't think so You've bothered her enough.

Do as I say, or I'll cut you down right here!

Cut us down?

- Cut us down? - That's nothing to laugh about!

Yes, sir Right away, sir!

Kuma! Kuma!

- Oh? What's gotten into you? - Hey!

Hey, what are you doing, chasing after this girl? Then what?

We're only doing as ordered.

Our boss said he'd kill us, if we didn't.

- Said he'd cut us down, you dummy. - Who are you calling a dummy?

What are you trying to do to poor Osuzu?

Stop messing around and leave her alone!

You've got a big mouth for a damn commoner!

That's terrible.

Who do you think you are?

That wasn't just any old sake! It was an offering to the deceased.

- You'll have to pay us back for that! - Easy, easy, easy.

Forgive him - Forgive him?

- Don't rock the boat. - Don't rock the boat? What about me?

- He has to pay! - I appreciate how you feel.

- Oh, do you? - Yes, yes Absolutely.

But when might is right, justice sinks.

- And your eyes are so sunken! - How dare you!

- Whose side are you two on? - We're not taking sides.

What? Anyone who defies me shall feel the wrath of my sword!

- You mean you're going to kill me? - Indeed!

Just you try it!

Cut my soft heart in two with your cold steel, then.

- Go on, then Kill me! - Kuma!

I'll be fine, Osuzu Stand back.

Very well - Wait!

- Sanshiro! - Where've you been for the last week?