Adauchi

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TOEI COMPANY LTD

REVENGE:

Adauchi

Produced by

OKAWA Hiroshi

Screenplay by

HASHIMOTO Shinobu

Filming by

NAKAO Shunichiro

Music by

MAYUZUMI Toshiro

NAKAMURA Kinnosuke

TANBA Tetsuro MITA Yoshiko

TAMURA Takahiro SASAKI Ai

Directed by

IMAI Tadashi

What's going on?

Yeah, horses don't need

fences when they run.

Hurry up! It'll be noon soon.

Notice

The matter of revenge

1. Enemy:
Okuno Tatsunosuke

2. Avenger:
Ezaki Shinpachi

3. Time:
At noon on July 10th, 1722

4. Place:
Kikyo field in castle town

This is an acknowledged

retribution. Nobody will lodge

a protest after the outcome.

Ogawa Kobei, Superintendent Officer

It's said the morning mist is

passing from Katsuraga hill.

I'm sure it'll be fine weather.

By the way, Ezaki...

Shinpachi isn't going to

have a sudden illness, is he?

We're very careful about that.

Please relax.

Well, I'm impressed with his attitude.

Then, I'll see you at noon

at the track by Kikyo field.

Then, I'm leaving.

We appreciate your visit.

We'll make sure

Tatsunosuke will play fair...

since I, Niwa Denbei, am his guardian.

Please remember this.

Well, I'm impressed with his attitude.

Then, I'll see you by at noon

at the track in Kikyo field.

I worried about rain last night

but it's good it's clear today.

I'm happy about it too.

I'd like many people to see come

and see the revenge today...

not just samurai but also farmers and

merchants, even from nearby villages too.

Both parties are samurai and the

fight will be settled by fortune.

I agree with you.

Jinza...

Is this fence crossed

according to instructions?

Is this done correctly?

Yes.

Six shaku of bamboo divided into two.

The curving side is placed outside

and tied up double knotted.

It's all according to traditional instruction.

How about the space

between the materials?

Yes, it's 1 jo space.

If my memory serves me right...

Revenge followed by tradition won't

be recorded in the family record.

Is that correct?

That's right.

I expect many people

to gather here by noon.

Make sure the location is neatly kept.

I don't understand...

Yes?

Today, they have to settle in front of

hundreds of thousands of people...

It began only from a little thing though...

Yes.

Peace reigns over the land.

Look. This arrowhead isn't shiny.

Although it's a comfortable spring day,

they should be kept under tight control.

Wait!

Although it isn't shiny now...

all we have to do is to use a

little powder and give it a wipe.

I think your comment

is a little thoughtless...

Oh, when did you start your new job?

A person without a title isn't

supposed to talk so big.

Sir Okuno...

Did you forget that today is a five-day?

What?

In accordance with the rules...

all horse keepers must come to

the castle to take care of arms...

whether or not they have a title.

So I'd say those with no title here,

have a good attitude as horse keepers.

What is the rule for horse keepers!

Their core is missing if they

can't even shine an arrowhead!

I said all we have to do is use a

little powder and give it a wipe!

I think even your workers wouldn't be

able to give such good care to the arms...

Did you say something?

Stop!

Yes, I wonder if the spears in Sojaban,

your houses, are crystal clear.

You! You, lower class samurai aren't

allowed to talk to me like that!

Let me go! Let me go!

To Sir Ezaki Shinpachi

From Okuno Magodayu

I'd like to show you how all the spears

owned by Okuno Magodayu of Sojaban...

messenger to the shogun with a

120 koku stipend, are shined well.

If you're a swordmaster with your heart...

in the right place befitting

a samurai, come alone.

I'll see you at noon today by

the riverside of Katsura River...

next to the track in Kikyo

field in the castle town.

Don't tell anyone as

this will be a fair fight.

Shinpachi!

Shinpachi!

Shinpachi!

Shinpachi!

Shinpachi!

Shinpachi.

Why did you take part in a duel?

You're strictly prohibited to fight with

anyone unless there's a good reason.

Don't you remember the family rule?

Because Okuno Magodayu sent

me a letter demanding a duel.

I saw the letter at home.

However...

I don't think this situation happened

only because of the letter.

Wait.

Shume, you stand in front.

What?

We must avoid public eyes.

Take the back street

and go to the mansion.

Uncle...

I don't understand such a maneuver.

Well, it happened because

of a small quarrel...

Magota was short tempered

and started caring too much.

No!

Even though it was his fault, we,

his relatives, should fight back!

I think this is the way

revenge is supposed to be.

What you said is right...

However, Shume...

Revenge was originally

carried out when the ...

head of a family suffers an unfortunate

death and couldn't name a successor.

I don't think now is a good time

to show you know the world.

Even though you don't give permission...

I'll submit the request for revenge

to the head of the clan tomorrow.

I don't want criticisms from Okuno's

brothers and people around.

Shume...

Eventually the superintendent

officer will examine the case...

and what are you going to do if they

dispense punishment to the Okuno...

because Magota broke the

family rule regarding duels.

Then we can't talk about

revenge any longer.

I'm going to visit Ogawa Kobei,

the superintendent officer.

Wait until I come back

before you do anything...

including letting relatives

know about this.

Understand?

Niwa, are you sure

everything you said is true?

Yes, I am.

Ezaki, how about you?

Does everything ring true?

Yes, it does.

I understand both parties,

the Okuno and the Ezaki.

In that case, I'll ask how Chief

Retainer Katagai Tanoma decides.

You two wait for me here.

Insanity?

Yes, that's right.

Okuno Magodayu of Sojaban...

and Shinpachi the groom

brother of Ezaki Jubei...

went insane and had a fatal fight.

And Okuno Magodayu

was slightly injured.

Both went insane?

Yes, that's right.

Insane means they became crazy people?

Yes.

It means two crazy people had a fight?

Yes.

Are you sure?

Niwa Denbei, the uncle

of Okuno Magodayu...

and Jubei, a brother of Ezaki Shinpachi...

happened to visit my house at

the same time and told me so.

Well, Niwa Denbei was also

repeatedly saying that...

if Okuno Magodayu passed away

he'd like Magodayu's brother...

to become head of the Okuno family.

How is Magodayu's injury?

There is no hope for recovery.

The crazy person finally

becomes normal before death.

By the way, on the other side, Ezaki

Shinpachi, he wasn't injured at all?

That's right.

His brother Jubei said he set

up a room as Shinpachi's jail...

and will never let him out.

It won't be enough punishment

for a crazy man with a sword.

I don't want him to be in my territory.

Understood!

Then, should I immediately banish him to

remain three leagues out of the territory?

Kobei...

The pointless fatal fight will cost

the Okuno 120 koku stipend...

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