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You asked her to.

What's wrong with that?

I'm a red-blooded man.

I can't stand it.

She's another man's wife.

Your son's dead.

You worthless bastard,

coming back here alone!

You'd take your friend's wife?

She's not your daughter-in-law

anymore.

Your son's dead.

She needs a man.

And no wonder- she's still young.

It's natural.

Not if you leave! Go away!

If I left,

they'd take me back to the war.

I'll stay here.

Then leave her alone!

I'll make you an offer.

Let her be my bride.

You've got nerve!

My poor son must be

turning in his grave!

You can't ask a young man

and woman who are neighbours

not to be friends.

If my son's dead, she's all I've got!

I can't get along alone.

I couldn't even kill!

Take her and I'll starve!

Don't worry, I won't.

We'll just be friends.

She'll end up deserting me.

I'll tell her not to.

Hachi, I'm begging you!

I can't kill without her!

You ask too much.

Your son's gone.

It's selfish to hold on to her!

When the war ends,

I can farm and manage on my own.

Just till then.

No telling when it'll end.

If all you want is a woman, I'll do.

How about me?

I'm not interested.

So you intend to take her?

Don't you understand yet?

I won't take her! We'll just be friends!

You say that now,

but she'll end up leaving me!

That's not my problem.

Remember those words, you bastard!

What are you going to do?

I'll spear the two of you

in your sleep.

Then she'll be dead too.

Old bag!

Where are you going?

I can't sleep.

I thought I'd get some fresh air.

Yes, it's hard to sleep tonight.

No breeze at all.

No.

I dreamt that Kichi came back.

My son may return.

Hachi saw him die.

He won't be coming back.

Hachi's a bad man.

He might have been lying.

He wouldn't lie.

If Kichi were alive,

he'd have come back.

There'd be no point lying about it.

Aren't you sad my son is dead?

I am, but he's not coming back.

I'll find you a good husband.

Be patient.

When the war ends,

the men will come back.

We'll find you a good husband

and farm again like we used to.

Fighting!

More prey coming our way.

I'll help you.

Is that a wild dog?

Not much spirit for a wild dog.

It's after a mate.

Damned pest!

We'll skin you and eat you!

It's a terrible thing.

Once, in Kyoto...

I heard a great priest talk.

Those who sin in this world

go to purgatory when they die.

What's purgatory?

The dead are just ashes.

No, that's not true.

They say hell really exists.

A hell of fire,

a hell of fury, a hell for sinners.

The terrible mountain of needles,

the lake of blood.

The punishment for sinful lust

is the worst of all.

Souls with human faces

grow four legs

and fall into sinners' hell.

There they're tortured

day and night with red-hot irons.

That's a lie! There is no hell!

Hell must exist.

A great priest said so.

It's no sin what men and women do.

Everyone does it!

If it's man and wife, it's all right.

With couples

it's quite all right.

It's a terrible thing.

Merciful Buddha...

Now let's go to bed.

Don't be afraid.

I'm a human being, not a demon.

I have my reasons

for wearing a mask.

I'm a samurai from a good family.

As you can see,

I've escaped from battle.

I got separatedfrom my men.

I hope to return to Kyoto,

but I'm lost in this field of grass.

Show me the road to Kyoto.

Go due north.

That will take you there.

Show me the way out of this grass.

After I show you the way,

you'll kill me.

What good is there in killing

the likes of you?

Find the way yourself!

Old woman!

Do you refuse?

All right.

I'll take you.

I've missed you so.

That old woman,

trying to come between us!

If we sin, do we go to purgatory?

Sin?

People have been doing this

for thousands of years.

But I'm willing

to go to hell for you!

Avast field of grass.

There's no telling

what demons and snakes live here.

And monsters like you

stray in.

That's right. I'm a demon.

Why do you wear a mask?

Makes me look fierce, doesn't it?

You were defeated,

and now you're running from the war.

No use looking fierce now.

You're right.

Many of my men were killed,

and many others left me.

I was left alone.

I was left alone.

It's your punishment

for starting the war!

Old woman.

Would you like to know

why I wear a mask?

I feared marring my face.

My face is beautiful.

The most handsome face in Kyoto.

To protect it in the war,

I wore this mask

into the thick of battle.

As a reward

for showing you the road,

show me your beautiful face.

You'd feel faint if

you saw my beautiful face.

I've never seen

anything really beautiful

since the day I was born.

Show me your face.

You wish to see so badly?

Show me.

You want to see a face

you could fall in love with?

I've never seen anyone so handsome

that it would take my breath away.

Walk on, old woman!

This is not a face

to show peasants.

Walk faster or I'll kill you!

Did you cause many soldiers to die?

A cruel thing.

The dead died in vain.

The dead can never come back to life.

Don't talk! Walk!

Serves you right.

Men like you killed my son!

Now let's see

just how beautiful you are.

So this is the most handsome face?

This is a samurai general's face?

Rest in peace in this hole.

You have friends here.

You made others die.

Now, it's your turn.

Isn't it heavy?

- No, not very.

Shall I go alongtoo?

No, I'll go by myself.

But it'll be night when you return.

If it's dark,

it can't grow darker.

I'll be late.

Eat early and go to bed.

Be careful.

What's the matter?

You'll catch cold

going to sleep there.

What is it? Are you sick?

Your face is pale.

Is anything wrong?

No, it's nothing.

What's she doing anyway?

Are there really demons?

Well, in hell, I guess.

They exist in this world too.

Did you see one?

No, I didn't.

We've done nothing wrong.

No demon can come after us.

Might come after

someone who's bad, though.

Shall we eat?

Shall I go to Ushi's place?

It's too hot in the daytime.

Night's the best time to go out.

Ushi's a sly one.

If I take too many at once,

he knocks down the price.

Better to take a few at a time.

We'll make more that way.

Well, I'll be on my way.

Be careful.

What's the matter?

Did you have a dream?

What kind of dream?

You woke me up.

Hey.

You stood me up.

What's going on?

You tired of me?

It's raining. Don't go.

Can't let Ushi fool me.

Last night he said

he didn't have the millet on hand

and that I should pick it up tonight.

It's just a shower.

It'll stop.

It'll become nice and cool.

I'll be on my way.

Hey!

Hachi!

What is it?

A demon!

- What?

A demon!

- Silly! There's no such thing!

There's no such things as demons.

You just imagined it.

There is.

I saw it with my own eyes.

A fox or a badger, maybe.

Even weasels fool people.

My head's clear again!

I wish we could live together.

I told you so.

Come live at my place.

There's a bug on my back!

Set yourself free

from that old woman.

I can't. I might be punished.

For what?

It's Buddha's punishment!

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