The Hunted

It's like selling ice to the Eskimos.

- I can't believe we pulled it off.

- They need those coprocessors.

If they knew how to make 'em

they wouldn't have to buy 'em.

Next year, they will.

By next year,

I might have something better.

What?

An idea, maybe.

I'm gonna run up to the room...

...grab the number

of this hot young apprentice geisha...

...have her call a couple of friends,

and we will have a celebration.

Listen, you go for a celebration party.

Go and have fun.

I got a little work to do in the morning.

I'm going to have a drink

at the bar and go to bed.

See you in the morning.

So, you up for this chick?

Computer chips?

I know it doesn't sound very interesting...

You like computer chips?

I make a pretty good living.

What do you do?

I drink sake.

I can see that.

Should you drink any more?

No.

Listen, it's pretty early. Maybe...

...we could go out for dinner,

or see some Kabuki...

Go for...

...Bunduraku, which is

my personal favorite.

Or, there's a great...

...Tiko concert in the gardens.

- "Tiko"?

- Tiko, you know, drums.

"Taiko."

This is my last job.

Let's make sure it goes smoothly.

Can I try?

Thanks.

I guess it's good night.

I...

I had a great time.

Very special.

Thank you.

Maybe, I'll see you again.

I'll see you tomorrow for...

...coffee, and...

At the coffee shop.

I'm not very good at this. I'm...

Okay, goodbye.

Coat.

What?

My coat.

Thanks.

Don't go.

But I thought you said...

Don't go if you don't want to go.

I don't want to go.

Nice room.

How long are you staying?

Just tonight.

Really? Are you visiting Nagoya

for business or your family?

Not visiting.

Then, what are you doing here?

I'm sorry, I don't speak Japanese.

Shut up.

Piggies.

I like piggies.

I like piggies, too.

Good.

You know what I'm gonna do?

I'm gonna cancel my flight.

I'm gonna cancel my appointments.

I'm gonna stay here for a few days.

It's true, I've only been in Japan

on business, and, maybe I thought...

...you and I could do

a little sightseeing, or...

It sounds nice...

...but it's impossible.

I see.

You have a husband.

No. No husband.

- Do you have a boyfriend?

- No.

Then...

...I don't understand.

Understand, you must leave now.

I will never be able to explain to you...

...what tonight meant for me.

Thank you.

I don't even know your name.

Kirina.

Wait until he's gone.

Goodbye.

Live long.

You know why I am here.

Yes. I know.

...as painlessly as possible.

Let me see your face.

Before you kill me, let me see your face.

No one but you has seen my face.

I am known by reputation.

I was sent because he wanted the best.

My skill is unmatched.

It takes great skill

to butcher an unarmed woman.

Enough!

You can die painlessly or slowly.

Choose.

I wish to die slowly...

...and with much pain...

...so I remember what it was to be alive.

You have great courage.

But I have orders that it be quick.

I am sorry.

Be sorry for yourself.

I am free.

You are a coward, a slave.

They're in Room 2103.

Send police immediately.

No!

Go quickly.

Two victims. Male and female.

The woman was decapitated by a sword.

The man's name?

- Paul Racine.

- Like the French poet?

No. He's a New York businessman.

Badly wounded, but alive for now.

Weapon?

A shuriken dipped in poison

like the ninja use.

Ninja? Don't be ridiculous.

Send it to the lab for analysis.

Let the doctors know the result.

Check the victim into the hospital

under an alias.

If he lives, they'll come back to finish him.

Just one hai at the end is enough.

No!

He's going to live.

Dr. Yamura.

Mrs. Takeda.

Is your husband available?

If you could wait for a moment...

Welcome, Doctor.

Long time no see.

Yes, Sir Takeda.

- How are you?

- Fine, thank you.

What can I do for you, Doctor?

A foreigner was brought to our hospital.

His assailant used this.

It's a Makato shuriken.

I thought so.

When did he die?

He's still alive...

...but badly wounded.

So, Kinjo has finally made a mistake.

I have brought two visitors to see you.

Takeda Sensei and Mrs. Takeda.

Takeda Sensei is a master of Kenjutsu...

...and a descendant

of a great samurai family.

He believes, and I also believe,

that your life...

...is in great danger.

Danger? From what?

The men who attacked you.

They are ninja from a cult

called the Makato.

Their leader is named Kinjo.

No one outside of the Makato

has ever seen Kinjo's face and lived.

Nothing can stop them

from finding and killing you.

How did they screw up and leave me alive?

"Even monkeys fall out of trees."

But they will not fail a second time.

We must get you out of here immediately.

I'm supposed to believe

I'm safer with you...

...than in a hospital room

guarded by the police?

We will take you to a safe place.

- An island off the coast of...

- Listen.

I don't know you. Either of you.

And I don't believe you.

I'm sorry, I can't think anymore.

Mieko.

He's already dead.

He just doesn't know it.

Let me speak to him alone.

I'm sorry, but I can't go with you.

- Even if I wanted to...

- Don't think of it now.

We will stay in Nagoya for two days.

If you need our help...

...please call me at this number.

I gave him our phone number.

Hopefully he'll call.

He won't live to.

It's a shame.

Sujin, Masado, come.

I have called you before me

so you can fulfill your plan.

Plan, Lord?

Was it not your plan

to have my soul weakened...

...so you could steal my power?

Why else would you fail

to kill a man who has seen my face?

- Lord, it is impossible.

- We cut his throat.

- He was poisoned!

- I'm sure he was dead.

He's alive.

Since you are too well-trained

to make such a mistake...

...you must have planned to betray me.

Now...

...it's your opportunity.

The foreigner has stolen

a piece of my soul.

Just kill what remains.

Test me.

See if I have lost my powers.

Master, we failed you...

...but are forever loyal!

You betrayed me!

You will not die quickly.

I will bury you up to your neck

and leave you rot in the sun.

Pick up your sword.

You would have been my successor.

Now, you have only one chance to live.

I now decree, if Sujin kills me in combat...

...he shall be my rightful heir

and your Lord.

Sujin!

Yeah. Come on.

Get up!

Here, take it.

Come.

Come!

Make them suffer.

Kirina.

A whore with the face of a goddess...

...and the spirit of a tiger.

I have killed 100 men and women.

Never hesitated.

I can't believe that the gods

would want such a woman to die.

They must be angry with me.

The gods are not angry with you, My Lord.

You are haunted by a memory, a ghost.

When a woodsman cuts down a tree...

...he must allow time

for its spirit to escape.

As the woman died,

her spirit clung to the man.

Cut him down and it will depart.

Yes.

He must die.

- I will kill him tonight.

- No.

The spell of the woman has poisoned you.

Send another.

Do not tempt the gods.

Junko.

You are wise.

I will send my best men.

They will bring me his head.

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