A Chivalrous Spirit (任侠東海道)

TOEI COMPANY, LTD. Presents

NINKYO TOKAIDO A Chivalrous Spirit

CAST

Jirocho: KATAOKA Chiezo

Hangoro: AZUMA Chiyonosuke Seneimon: OKAWA Hashizo Onikichi: YOROZUYA Kinnosuke

CHIHARA Shinobu HASAGAWA Yumiko HANAYAGI Kogiku

ONO Koinosuke FUSHIMI Sentaro

YAMAGATA Isao SHINDO Eitaro SUSKIDA Kenji

Omasa: OTOMO Ryutaro TSUKIGATA Ryunosuke OKOCHI Denjiro

Nikichi: ICHIKAWA Utaemon

Director: MATSUDA Sadatsugu

Isn't this something?

I didn't expect this.

Along the Tokaido Highway it's the Akiba Festival,

and in Ise, it's the Kojinyama Festival.

They're the two top events amongst the yakuza.

Boss Kumokaze controls here,

and Boss Nagakichi has the Kojinyama area.

Bosses from around the country come to gamble.

Take a look, that's it.

BOSS OWADA

BOSS TAKEI

BOSS YUTEN

BOSS MANJIRO

BOSS KUMOKAZE

This is something.

Boss Annotoku, Boss Tanba...

Returning to the inn already?

It's such an extravagant event that, in celebration,

I'm going to make an offering.

I'll show you the way.

So that's Annotoku Jiro, Nikichi's brother-in-law.

This is the first time I've seen him,

but he has dignity.

He's nothing compared to our boss.

Besides, that bodyguard is an eyesore.

How true.

Where is Hoin?

He's not here!

He should be here.

He may be at the inn at the foot of the mountain.

We should check around here, just in case.

Boss!

Boss Jirocho's gang will be here soon.

About 20 of them are resting in the woods just outside town.

According to the man who saw them,

they're not acting normal.

That's not good. I made my objections known to Kumokaze.

Is it about the festival?

What else could it be?

What's going to happen?

It may lead to a huge fight.

Shinta, come with me.

Where to?

To see Jirocho.

He's late. Maybe something's happened.

Omasa is with him. You needn't worry.

Boss, even Omasa makes mistakes.

We must be cautious--

Stop griping and be patient.

We're talking about our brother.

I'm just feeling uneasy.

Be quiet!

Boss Shimizu...

Pops Owada, why are you here?

Let me handle this incident.

I understand you being upset, but

we'll be a laughing-stock if anything happens today.

Out of consideration for me...

Wait just a minute. What is this about?

The territorial division of the Akiba Festival.

I voiced my opinion to Kumokaze many times,

but he insisted there was no space.

So you think I'm here because of that?

Am I wrong?

I'm not that small-minded.

Then why are you here?

This is the story. Hear me out.

The place is Numazu.

Matsuya Tahei is the uncle of one of my men, Seneimon.

One night, six months ago, Tahei...

Hurry and get ready.

No!

No?

You've done such a terrible thing to Tahei...

It's your fault. You should've stayed at the Koshu Teahouse.

You ignored your regular customers like me

and became Tahei's second wife.

You made no promise to me...

But he decided you were his.

Then along comes Tahei, on a silk buying trip in Kai,

flaunting his money, and snatched you away.

You cant blame him for getting mad.

I've been waiting for the right moment ever since.

Think of it as fate. Now hurry and get ready.

No! This is not right...

You won't come with me?

Then the kid you entrusted to your parents in Koshu

will die within five days.

I hear he was going to be adopted.

Out of spite, I'll kill him as soon as I return.

Working at the teahouse and getting married

were all for the sake of your child, right?

If you don't want him to die,

just do as he says.

Hurry it up!

Where is Seneimon?!

What happened?

Your uncle in Numazu has been murdered!

Tahei was killed?

By whom?

I don't know the details, but the person who informed me

said there was a break-in last night.

Wait!

Who is it?

I want to tell you something. Come here.

What is it?

Just come here.

You're one of the better known Shimizu men, right?

I don't know about that.

What is your name?

Onikichi.

What do you want?

It's about Matsuya.

I didn't want to get involved, so I didn't say anything.

But I saw the person who murdered Tahei.

Uncle Tahei!

Any idea who the murderer is?

No, not yet.

Just that it was a break-in...

The money box was empty.

I don't see Oshima around.

She's been missing since this morning.

Boss, we know who the murderers are!

Who is it?

Three men who stayed a few days at an inn called Todaya

who appeared to be travellers.

Travellers?

They conspired with the missus here,

and took her with them when everything was over.

Who told you this?

A female beggar who hangs around here.

And she's quite pretty.

Stop that!

Where is she?

Probably outside.

She's there now?

I think so.

Omasa, find out more from her.

And so we were able to find out the names of the murderers.

Who are they?

Kanzawa Kogoro was leader, Katsunuma Heikichi and

Tejima Kyugoro his assistants.

The three are Boss Takei Yasugoro's men.

Yasugoro and Kumokaze are sworn brothers

so I assume he's here at the festival.

Yes, he is. They're staying at an inn called Enshuya.

So the three men are with them?

I can't be certain, but that is the rumour.

I couldn't find the three that fit the description.

Besides Yasugoro, I checked out the other places, too.

You didn't miss them, did you?

I may be careless,

but not to the extent of forgetting who my friends are.

They must be at the inn.

Which makes it more troublesome.

Men stay here.

What will you do?

I'm going to see Yasugoro.

That's no good. You'll frighten them off.

Besides, if you were to get into a fight,

you'll be on your own.

If anything should happen to you,

I couldn't face the men. Take me with you.

No, this has nothing to do with our world.

It's your vendetta.

If we don't do this in the right way,

then I won't be able to face Tahei.

Pops, if you don't mind, please mediate.

Sure, let's go.

Welcome back.

Where is Kamekichi?

He's playing 'go' in the back room with Boss Takei.

Looks like I've lost.

I wonder about that. I can't let my guard down yet.

The food and liquor will be here shortly.

Thank you for your efforts.

You are welcome.

Boss Tanba, this is your first visit.

The Festival is going well.

It sure is. The Kojinyama Festival can't compare to this.

At this rate, Kumokaze will get at least 3,000 gold coins.

How I envy him.

Stop that.

There's no profit in counting other people's money.

Why don't you take some for yourself?

What do you mean?

If you take the Kojinyama territory away from Nagakichi,

you could easily get that much money.

How sharp of you to think of that.