The Great Killing (大殺陣)

A TOEl Production

THE GREAT DUEL

During the reign of letsuna, 4th Tokugawa Shogun,

a new land tax was adopted

which weighed heavy on farmers lives,

Revolts multiplied everywhere in the country,

We're counting around 1300 condemned persons,

We're april the 6th, 1678,

State secretary Hotta Bichu Masatoshi,

suspected of political plot,

is summoned by the shogunal court,

He's suspected of preparing for april the 8th,

day of the ceremonies celebrating Buddha's birth,

a revolt in town and inside the castle

to overthrow minister Sakai Yutanokami,

I've just received a list of names

from the Great Inspector Hojo,

It's about disloyal samurai

preparing a plot in the palace,

I order you to arrest them all,

Kill them without hesitation if they resist,

You'll be punished for negligence

if for a reason or another,

one of them escapes,

I'm giving you the orders now,

First squadron,

Arrest the traitors living in the south districts,

To Sakurada, Nakano Tosa, leader of the inner guard,

To Akasaka, Tsuchiya Danjo, leader of the protocol,

To Atago, Kogasahara Kichijuro,

To Akabane, Ando Kuranosuke,

To Azabu Ichibeicho, Tsuda Ichijuro,

To Azabu Roppongi, lida Ichizaemon,,,

Script: Kanao Ikegami

Original idea: Norimichi Matsudaira

Photography: Shin Furuya

Film set: Jiro Tomita

Music: Seiichi Suzuki

Starring

Kotaro Satomi

Choichiro Kawarasaki

Mikijiro Hira

Yoshio Inaba

Rinichi Yamamoto

Nami Munakata

Minoru Oki

Shiro Osaka

Toru Abe

Ryutaro Otomo

Directed by Eiichi Kudo

Shall I wash you?

Yes, please,

Nothing like a hot bath!

We finally got used to the quiet life of a couple,

You barely dared to touch me three months ago,

You're rubbing good now,

Jinbo, my friend!

Sir Nakajima!

- Call Jinbo, - Right now,

Darling!

Who is it?

Jinbo!

What's going on?

I'll explain later,

hide me here until dusk,

Please!

Go watch the entrance,

What are you doing? Move away!

Tell me,

Nakajima Geki, surrender yourself!

Jinbo, help me! They're gonna kill me!

Insolent, how dare you resist?

Wait! Sheathe your swords,

Probably an accomplice,

Take him,

Darling!

Kayo!

Are you ready?

Attack and vanish,

Who are you?

Are you looking for a shelter?

Come to my house to dry yourself,

I don't know what's going on but let's not stay here,

When those idiots are working,,,

Come in, You'll catch a cold,

A real deluge, Those guys are still playing,,,

Come in,

Make yourself comfortable,

Get up!

Give him a dry kimono,

Let's have a drink for the time being,

Here,

You look like a ghost,

Good, good, One more,

Here,

Get up!

How many are missing?

Some werert here and some escaped,

Shut up, imbecile!

Your orders were to arrest them all!

Keep those excuses to yourself,

Listen carefully,

You must execute my order,

It's your duty,

I'm sorry Inspector,

I'm repeating my order,

- Arrest all the traitors, - Understood,

Bring the traitor sergeant Jihei,

Sit down,

He's a leader of the organization but he won't confess,

He probably knows the brain,

We'll see,

You have no escape, You'd better confess,

And we'll be lenient,

Or else,,,

pain will make you talk!

So?

We know that you're in command of several groups,

One of your men talked,

Get him here,

I have some questions while we wait,

You're Koide Jihei, sergeant in the castle, Age: 48 years old,

Is that right?

Salary: 300 rice bushels, Adress: 1, Honjo street,

Son of Kyuzo, who died in 1658,

and of Etsu, who died in 1659, Wife: Sato, 39 years old,

Two sons and one daughter:

Hatsunosuke, Jishi and Shino,

It that right?

Of course, you don't have to answer,

Unless we got the wrong person,

Koide Jihei,,,

Height: 1 m53, Eyes color: Light brown,

Mole on the right pectoral muscle,

12 cm scar below the left shoulder,

I already told you,

This district is infested with guard dogs ready to jump,

You'll be killed immediately

if you set a foot outside,

You should sleep here if you care about your life,

It's for your own good,

You're not even armed,

Dismissed for bad behavior,

I sold all I had to survive,

Now I make a living with my winnings at the dives,

Yes, I kept it,

I couldn't sell it,

It comes from my ancestors,

It's harakiri if I sell it,

By the way, you didn't tell me your name,

Even a fake one will do,

It's more convenient to talk,

Me, I'm Asari Matanoshin,

Let me introduce myself,

Jinbo Heishiro,

official processions officer,

Don't say more,

I suppose you're on the run,

I didn't do anything wrong,

I don't know,

It's a mistake,

Quiet,

I'm not interested,

Let's sleep and wait until tomorrow morning

for my servants to bring something to eat,

We all made mistakes in life, But think about that,

Bribes are more profitable than zeal

to succeed in life,

Even though once promoted,

you're a prisoner of the fiddles, It's not exactly restful,

But you're a winner,

Because loyalty,,,

It's a pretty word, but who is the one we're serving loyally?

Minister Sakai, a man thirsting for power

and taking advantage of the Shogurs weakness,

There's no way I'd serve someone like that,

I'd come off worst,

Working for society, people welfare,,,

those feelings aren't my thing,

I manage very well on my own to make a living,

without bothering anybody,

So, I don't want to be bothered!

If everybody lived without bothering or being bothered

it would be perfect, wouldn't it?

Nothing stops you from being over-zealous,

But weigh up the pros and cons,

April 7th,

Outer gate of Edo castle, Minister Sakai's house,

We're announcing him a visit,

Stand up,

What about our affair?

72 members of the treacherous clan have been arrested,

10 are still missing, It will be done soon,

I don't care about the menials,

I want to hear about state secretary Hotta,

He still refuses to confess,

We're facing well organized people,

Only the leaders know the brain

but they're committing suicide to keep silent,

We're not getting anywhere,