East Meets West

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A Kihachi Okamoto Film

Manjiro, this is the interpreter

in training, Kenkichi Kamijo.

Hello, Joe.

How do you do, sir?

Glad to meet you.

You have a Nagasaki accent.

Yes, sir.

I don't know about his english,

but he's an expert swordsman.

I won't need a bodyguard then.

Those reactionaries can't get me now.

- It's him. It's Oguri.

- Wait. Just check to see it's him.

- But...

- Let our man take care of him!

We have much bigger fish to fry...

Why can't they just get on with it?

I haven't had breakfast yet.

Hey Yukichi

Don't you think that the rituals

everywhere are horseshit?

Yes.

Captain, that's why I suggested

you to have breakfast early.

The Commander wants you to

take Kanrin Maru into

the docks at Mayer

Island right away.

Me?

You want me to sail that junk?

That's his job.

What's he doing now?

Repairs to Kanrin Maru

will take a month.

So the Commander wants his

money taken to the bank.

Why bother? I mean, it's like

pocket money to him.

Well, but it is 3000 gold.

Yes, if lost, 3000 heads will roll.

He was born with silver chopsticks

in his mouth... not like me.

So Yukichi, how much is one gold

worth in America?

One gold coin is worth $4.44.

So let me see 3000 gold would be

$13,320.

So approximately thriteen thousand dollars.

What a wonderful story

to tell back home.

I'm glad we saw that.

Good heavens!

What's happened?

Tame, what happened here?

You must have seen

the whole thing.

I saw...

What did you see?

Stars...

What?

I saw thousands of stars.

An assassin on the Kanrin Maru?

Impossible.

When the Pawhatan sails for

Washington in four days, I'll be safe.

But making an attempt on my

life... it's a ridiculous idea!

Now this is exactly what I mean about cool!

First of all, you're not even

Samurai so there's no point

to commit Harakiri.

That's why at least, when I die, I

want to be like a real Samurai.

He's a ninja and does my secret

bodyguard now.

I see...

So you're a ninja?

It's an old fashioned

job nowadays.

That's why I want to become

a proper Samurai.

But Samurai will eventually

go out of style, too.

I don't care. I want to be one.

Please Captain, Commander

Let me go after the 3000 gold

and Kamijo.

Kamijo?

Didn't he go after the gold?

Look, Manjiro, what

do you think about all of this?

I'm also surprised after all this happened.

Tamejiro found out he was a drop

out Samurai from Mito clan.

Mito clan? That's the stronghold

of Shogun Nariaki.

So why someone from there be on

our ship when we are the

harbinger of foreign entry to Japan?

Perhaps he wants to sabotage

this Us-Japan Goodwill treaty.

Do you think, Katsu, he might be waiting for

an opportunity to assassinate one

of the emissaries?

Do you think so?

So that's why he's good

with his swords.

You got exactly one month.

After one month, Kanrin Maru

will no longer be here.

Yeah!

By the way, how's your English?

Oh no, not at all, Sir.

The best way to learn the language is

to get friendly with locals,

especially with the ladies.

Right, Manjiro?

Well, yes.

That's great.

I'm pretty good with ladies.

Tame! Are you alright?

Thanks god!

That was close!

One more time.

Oira means... I.

Horechoru... Love.

Omaesan ni... You.

I love you.

I rabu yu.

No, no, no.

I love you.

No, no, no.

I rub you.

Wrong. How many times must I repeat?

Your love sounds rub.

What'll you do with just

rubbing all the time?

Rubbing? It's no problem!

I love you as much as I rub you.

That's it.

I can rub up any girl.

Thanks Manjiro!

I rub you, I rub you!

Good luck!

Something wrong here.

Maybe Manjiro taught me some

nasty words... like

b*tch or whore or...

I get it now.

My good luck charm.

Yes, this'll work.

Good evening.

Don't do it. Stop!

How!

A woman?

But doesn't look

like an American.

Reminds me of a Japanese girl

whose father is a bandit.

But maybe with a little scrub she could look

even more

beautiful.

Me, name's Tamejiro.

Tame... ugh... Tame.

Tomi. Oh what the hell,

yes, yes...

Then, your name?

Stop kidding around.

Anyway, I'll be over

there in no time.

Never underestimate a ninja!

Once I can get my head through,

I can squeeze in anywhere.

Well, I guess it's okay!

Manjiro, tell him

he can have it,

if he lets this girl go free too.

The girl?

What's this thing?

Think of it as a permission to

capture the bad guys.

Why me?

Because I told him you were the

brave man going after the stolen gold.

He's going to give you the two horses

that the gang left behind, too.

As a wedding present.

Wedding? Whose?

You really saw, on this road,

the Samurai and the American boy?

Then, let's hurry.

I don't want them to get away.

Ouch, wait!

That's Tamejiro!

What's Tame doing here?

He's a bodyguard... no, a ninja.

I'm alright.

But he almost got my balls.

He shot me without warning.

Damn Kamijo!

I'll kill him!

Kamijo, an ex-Mito clan Samurai

disguised as an interpreter.

You're under arrest. Throw

down your weapons!

Tame! What have I done?

Games up.

I know you killed three Americans

and stole the gold.

Besides, you're trying to kill Oguri.

I can't let you do that!

He knows?

You better give up.

Pawhatan sails today ahead of schedule.

Oguri, Lord of Bungo

is out of your reach by now.

Damn! I didn't know that.

I'm coming in!

Come out, Joe!

I won't use this nasty

weapon so come out now!

Hey Joe! It's not fair!

You sold me out to the Indians.

If you're after my scalp,

you've got a surprise coming.

Too bad, huh? My head looks already scalped.

What?

What do you want?

What? Come on!

You want a horse for a dowry?

Give me a break!

Give me a break!

SACRAMENTO:

PONY ROUTE FRIDAY'S

Did you throw this outside?

Who gave it to you?

Don't you understand?

Who gave you... this?

There? There?

Thank you!

You're under arrest!

Don't move!

Tame. Tamejiro!

Rest in peace, Tamejiro.

Too little?

Sh*t!

Kamijo cut my topknot!

I'll kill him.

A great ninja performance!

No pulse. Hands and feet were ice cold.

I didn't know he was such a great ninja.

Not many are that good nowadays.

Yeah!

But not before I find the gold.

Fool! He deserves to die!

But wait. I need

them alive for the time being.

Go tell them!

Hey, over here!

Over here!

CHIEF RED HAIR:

Come on. I'm here!

It hurts!

Sounds like the lumberjack chant.

RUBY VALLEY:

Shut up. I can't sleep!

DEVIL'S DESER What does the paper say?

The president cannot wait to

see the Japanese mission.

That means your target Oguri

is getting out of your reach now.

Just forget it.

I'll chase him to hell.

No matter how big America is.

Because you're a Samurai...?

Being in such a big country,

I feel like quitting the Samurai.

Then why bother about Oguri?

Because, as a man, no, as a

human being, I have to.

To tell you the truth, there was

a plot to assassinate Chief Magistrate Ii.

I knew it. When it's supposed to

be carried out?

On Spring Festival day in Japan.

On March 24 by the calendar here.

My 18 comrades were

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