Samurai from Nowhere (Dojo Yaburi)

SHOCHIKU FILMS

SAMURAI FROM NOWHERE

Wait!

I am here to take Otae-dono.

Ihei-sama!

Cast - Ihei-sama!

Directed by: UCHIKAWA Seiichiro

- It's true that the fee is 30 mon when the water level is at the waist,

and 40 mon when the water level is at the armpits.

But now the current is very fast at the bottom of the river.

- Isn't it a traveler's etiquette that you offer an extra tip before we ask?

For being stingy over 1 ryo,

you may be stranded at the river bank for a long time.

Are you extorting me because I'm with ladies?

I may have to show you my fencing skill!

Watching your fencing skill is no fun!

- Watching the legs of that young lady will be lots of fun!

- If she rolls up her kimono, we will enjoy watching her butt also!

How rude!

If we throw this fool into the river.

We will follow the floating...

Stop!

You should not say such things!

I don't think you are being reasonable.

Asking for an extra 1 ryo tip is a bit too steep.

I have not even touched such a large sum of money in a few years.

- Shut up! You're just a shabby little ronin.

- A shabby little ronin? I am not so little.

Stop horsing around!

You bastard!

No! No, stop, please.

I may not look like a great swordsman, but I am a master of Shindo-Muso style.

What?!

If you doubt that, I will show you.

What do you think you are doing?

= Let's escape!

It is all right now.

So long. - Sir!

No, you don't need to thank me for this.

Thank you for what?

Those men harassing me is not such a big deal.

A little money would have taken care of it.

But you showed up without asking and scared them away.

How are we going to cross the river now?

I see.

I meddled again.

I always screw up intertering in someone's affairs

I don't know what to do! - We're the ones that don't know what to do!

Right now, do something so we can cross the river.

There is no other choice!

Thank you for waiting.

What in the world are you doing?

Hop on my back.

Please.

Oh, I can't see!

What happened? Watch out!

Watch out!

Hang on tight!

- Seeing your skill before, I would assume finding a master is not a problem for you.

As I demonstrated earlier,

I have a bad habit of meddling.

- Thank you very much. We will be fine from here.

The border checkpoint is just over there.

Border?

Oh! This is the border?

It seems easy to get through.

- No, The narrow valley there is hard to trespass through.

Many escaping villains are caught there.

Please excuse me. So long.

Please, at least tell us your name.

No, I am not that honorable to be remembered.

Forgive my late introduction.

I am Komuro Tatewaki's daughter, Chigusa. lt is nice to meet you.

- My name is lshikawa Hachiemon. It is nice to meet you.

This is from the young lady.

Yes...

1 ryo!

This is totally unexpected!

How can I possibly accept?!

Well, I am ashamed, but I will accept.

Hey! What are you doing here?

We did not notice that you are the daughter of Komuro Tatewaki-sama,

Please forgive us for the unnecessary questioning.

There is a reason for this regretful mistake.

A reason?

In fact, there was a scandalous affair.

It is sensitive because it involves a neighboring larger domain.

The daughter of the chief counselor of the domain

eloped with someone from our domain.

Please excuse me.

- Immediately we were ordered to find and apprehend those two.

- Did you think this man, Kihachi and I are the couple that eloped?

Yes.

Shindo-Ittoryu

Shindo-Ittoryu TODA DANJO DOJO

- Betting on a match is not for sensible swordsmen!

I totally agree with you.

I agreed for this match not because of money.

I want to teach you a lesson so that you will never do this again.

It is my compassion as a samurai.

I don't have anything to say.

Well, here is 1 ryo.

1 ryo.

Come again!

The match is over.

- 2 ryo! - Yes, sir.

2 ryo.

I won't be easy on you this time.

I won the match by a fluke.

Indeed, I won the match by a fluke.

I am ashamed for my action.

Please excuse me.

I am so ashamed.

Innkeeper! Innkeeper, Innkeeper!

I am sorry for not paying for so long.

Please give me the change.

- Ishikawa-danna, how did you make the money?

Oh! 1 ryo!

1 ryo...

I am hungry!

Mother, I am hungry!

Sir! Sir Ishikawa.

Here is the receipt and the change.

Thank you for your trouble.

- Some man came here today while you were out.

And he was asking every detail about you.

But it turned out the man had a quite wrong guess.

He was looking for a samurai named Misawa lhei.

I told the man that the name of samurai he was asking about is Ishikawa Hachiemon.

He went back unconvinced.

- Innkeeper, what are you going to do if a man like that comes back again?

Don't worry.

I reckon that you are notjust a ronin roaming around.

You must be secretly searching for your enemy for revenge.

Yes, revenge!

Count on me.

I am on your side.

Eat something nutritious with this money.

Get something you like, too.

Yes!

What happened? It's gone!

3 ryo are gone!

Sir lshikawa, a thief stole something?

No, not really.

Monkey showman Kichizo just...

Monkey showman Kichizo just left.

I read ''Monkey took the lost item.''

My fortunetelling never fails.

Monkey... monkey... monkey...

''My illness was just fatigue from traveling.

''Now I am fine.

''I am slowly paying back the expenses for my medication and lodging with my job.

''I hear that the border crossing check is getting tougher.

''I am hoping the day we start on ourjourney would come soon.''

Damn it!

What?!

I am just trying to cheer myself up!

Why can't I be treated as a customer?!

Get away!

Get away! Get away!

Don't you know Shinjo-Itto

= Sensei!

Stay calm!

He lostjust an arm. He will live.

= Damn it!

Head clerk! I need a drink.

Head clerk! - Yes, sir!

- Thank you for coming, let me guide you to the table.

There was another ''dojo challenge'' today in town.

They bet on a match.

- It has been 2 years since Misawa lhei left the domain.

He can be betting on matches to earn basic living expenses.

- According to a student of the dojo, the man won the match

with the ''drop-sword'' technique.

''Drop-sword?''

- That's a secret technique of Ihei's Shindo-Muso style.

I went to the inn where that man is staying.

It turned out the name of the man was lshikawa Hachiemon

and he was not with a woman.

He'll never escape from this town

as the checkpoints are becoming stricter for all the travelers.

- A martial arts school master Toda was just injured outside by a ronin.

Is the ronin's fencing style Shindo-Muso?

Tajima!

Don't be so eager.

How silly ourjob is!

How many more years must we look for the eloped couple?

Who are we doing that for?

We are doing that for ourselves.

We will find the couple, kill Misawa, and bring the woman back.

That's ourjob.

That will lead us to employment.

Employment?

- No one knows what will lead us to employment.

This is not a meaningless effort.

This will... - Talk about it after we kill Misawa.

- We can! - Can we?

You are still young.

If we need to, we can always buy some help.

Help?