Warrior of the Wind (風の武士)

TOEI COMPANY, LTD

SUZUKA PEAK

I told you not to kill! Follow the other two!

HAMAMATSU

Tell us!

Which road leads to Yasurai Village?

ODAWARA

Damn it!

WARRIOR OF THE WIND Kaze no Bushi

Cast

OKAWA Hashizo

SAKURAMACHI Hiroko KUBO Naoko NOGIWA Yoko NAKAHARA Sanae

NANBARA Koji MIYAGUCHI Seiji HARA Kensaku KITAMURA Kazuo NISHIMURA Akira

SAWAMURA So-no-suke SHIOMI Hiroshi OGATA Shin-no-suke KUSUMOTO Kenji AKASI Ushio

SHINDO Eitaro OKI Minoru

Directed by KATO Tai

How late are you going to sleep? It's past noon already.

I have nothing to do if I get up.

What a sorry sight you are.

C'mon, Shinzo!

Ms Puffy Face! - You!

She looks kind of like you, Sister.

Well, excuse me.

Who are you escorting to the street fair today?

O'Sei of Rogetsu or O'Chino from the dojo?

Oh, maybe with both of them.

Sister, I'm not such a...

Not a flirt?

No, you aren't the brave leader who pushes himself to...

sub for the instructor at the dojo just to...

capture O'Chino's attention now that you've got O'Sei's heart.

All right, you win.

Please don't tell Brother.

The street fair...

Sister.

Oh, no. I'm not giving you any money.

Mr. Nabari.

It's Chino.

Mr. Nabari? - Coming.

Is there another challenger at the dojo?

Yes.

Is Mr. Nabari in? - Yes.

Here.

I'm here.

Where's Koriki?

Well, you see...

Oh, come in.

What happened to Koriki?

Well, he hasn't shown up yet.

I got it. I'll be right over.

I'm Koriki Denjiro, a substitute instructor for the master of the dojo.

I accept your challenge.

That's enough.

I surrender.

Wait.

Damn you, serves you well!

What are you doing?

Sorry. It was my fault.

Why, Koriki you're here.

He's just a guy going around the dojos for a little cash.

You didn't have to break his shoulder.

It's none of your business. Get lost.

What, get lost?

You see, it's annoying to see you...

hang around the dojo just to get a woman's attention.

What?

Did I upset you? Don't even go there.

It'll be hard for you to chase after Chino if you're crippled.

Don't lose sleep over it.

If I can't walk any more, I'll simply write love letters just like you do.

What?

Please stop.

It'll be a loss to the dojo if either one of you gets hurt.

Make up for the old man's sake, I beg you.

Miss Chino, do you want to go to the street fair with me?

I'll accompany you. - No, I can't...

Don't say that. C'mon.

I've already promised Mr. Nabari.

I'm thankful I was saved.

If your father, Master Taikosai, didn't stop us...

I might have been in a fight with Koriki and ended up dead by now.

Then, I wouldn't be here with my most favorite...

lady in the world, beautiful Chino, like this...

Behave!

I can't win. Chino just won't trust me.

It's because you keep telling lies.

That's quite an accusation. When did I lie?

You say you like me, but what are you going to do about the other lady?

I hear O'Sei is a beautiful lady.

So you knew.

Shinzo!

Shinzo, you're a cruel man. You promised me you'd take me to the fair.

No way, I don't remember making such a promise.

I will excuse myself. Please enjoy yourself.

Excuse me...

Congratulations! - Thank you. Let's go.

What a difference.

What are you talking about?

A small one brings in more luck.

Plus, with such a big one, you can't do something like this.

Wow, great! Great, it looks real nice on you.

Really? - Yeah, looks great on you.

Let's go. Let's visit the shrine.

Well, let's visit the shrine.

Hey, look where you're going, stupid!

There's a fight! A fight!

Stop it! It's unfair for all of you to attack one man!

Wait!

Excuse me, the class is over and everyone's gone home.

Ino, too.

Chino, I'm sure you know my family is the Iga.

I may be the 2nd son but I'm a street urchin. I have a better sense of smell.

Nabari.

Mountain priests of Kumano attacked him.

I saw it.

Mountain priests of Kumano?

Stand back!

Now that you've seen it, I need you to be on my side.

Not only today, but as long as you live.

Don't ask me why. If you refuse, I'll kill you.

Kill me?

Would you be able to, old man?

If you agree to my request...

This is a down payment. I can give you as much as you want.

That's a bold move.

If I decide to be on your side, what would I have to do right away?

Get out of here.

And don't tell anyone about what you saw today.

Oh, Chino, I'll treat you to something very nice at the next street fair.

You can look forward to it.

How was it?

The dojo is dead quiet with no activity.

Aren't they filing a report with the police?

There's no sign of it.

I suppose that's where the three men were heading for.

Hey.

Shinzo, where have you been, leaving me behind...

Sorry about that.

But you see I got you this big souvenir.

How did you manage to get it?

Well, I've found a decent funding source.

I'll get you a bigger one at the next street...

the street fair after the next one. You can look forward to it.

Hey, what do you know about Denshin-kan?

What's the matter with the old man?

No, nothing special.

I just wondered if you know anything.

Let's see...

The only thing I know is that...

he's a friendly man who even greets the dogs around town.

And...

His daughter was adopted.

Adopted?

Chino's adopted?

I know.

'Cause when I moved to this town there was no other girl.

I believe she came here about 5 years ago.

Y'know, and...

O'Sei, get the lamp! Don't move!

I know. You'll throw the knife at me if I do.

Put it out! I don't want her to see my face.

Shinzo.

Don't worry, he's an acquaintance.

Are you here to kill me, old man?

I wish to talk with you alone.

All right.

We're safe here.

Do you really mean to be on our side?

I've spent the down payment.

I can't be your enemy at this point.

I have a hard time trusting you.

The feeling is mutual.

Mutual?

Oh, mutual, I see.

Hey, why are you walking away from me?

Old man, you came to kill me.

But I found you out, so then you decided to get me involved.

Am I not right?

You're quite suspicious for a young fellow.

You can have Chino.

That should please you.

She's a desirable woman.

I can have Chino?

Coward!

I see you hired him in my place.

We'll settle our dispute from earlier on.

Get him, Koriki.

Dodge his first strike and you've got him. Attack!

We're interrupted.

Was that you?

Wait.

I know.

What is your name? - None.

But... - Get lost.

Wait, I said.

Acting so damn snobbish.

Why can't you welcome a word of thanks?

Who are you?

The Cat. - What?

I'm the Cat. If you want a name, call me the Cat.