Shogun's Ninja (2025) Movie Script
1
Here we go!
Snake eyes, even!
-Ahh!
-Aww, not again!
You gotta be kidding me!
Them's the breaks.
C'mon, next round!
Relax, will ya?
Then quit wasting time and get on with it!
Who the hell are you?!
Ninja, huh!?
You might fool the Shogun's
eyes, but you won't slip past us!
It's time to pay!
You don't need so be dramatic every time.
Get rid of 'em!
Got it.
Why are ninja like you
doing something like this?
You've made a lot of enemies, haven't you?
We're here to collect
all their grudges at once.
What the
What the hell are you two?!
Born as stray Fuma ninja,
by some twist of fate, we've
become an unrivaled freelance duo.
We'd eat the Buddha himself for money!
We are Odd Jobs KyoKa! And now--
Too long.
And that's that! Let's go.
Hey, I said you gotta let me finish!
Buddy!
Don't call me buddy. It's embarrassing.
During the Edo period
At the beginning of Supreme Commander
Ieyasu Tokugawa's Edo Shogunate, there was chaos.
The streets were overrun with bandits,
and disorder continued to prevail.
Among these bandits, a clan which made their
stronghold in the Ashigara Mountains, stood out.
The Fuma Clan.
[Kotaro Fuma, Head of the Fuma Clan]
Kotaro Fuma led a group of stray ninja.
However, in order to uphold the Shogun's reputation,
"Bandit Hunts" were carried out,
which completely eradicated the Fuma clan
By the reign of the third
Shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu,
the people had begun to
enjoy an era of relative peace.
[The third Shogun of the Tokugawa
Shogunate, Iemitsu Tokugawa]
[Third son of the Yagyu
clan, Matajuro Yagyu]
Iemitsu's governance was unshakable.
[The Shogun's swordsmanship instructor, Munenori Yagyu]
That is, except for one single concern
[Shogun Iemitsu's caretaker, Lady Ofuku]
We must gather concubines
who can bear the Shogun's heir.
The Shogun has shown inclinations
towards male companionship.
His relationship with his wife,
Lady Takako, is far from favorable.
At this rate, there will be no heir
If it becomes known that Yagyu
Matajuro, the third son of the
Yagyu Clan sword school of the
Shogunate, is dallying with him
[Akane Yagyu, eldest daughter of the Yagyu Clan]
[Samon Yagyu, second son of the Yagyu Clan]
How will your hard-earned
position fare in the future?
The survival of the Yagyu Clan
lies with your resolve.
The noble Tokugawa bloodline
must not be severed.
Use whatever means necessary.
Understood.
How've things been?
Oh, I can't complain.
Oh you.
[Odd Jobs KyoKa]
Ahh, so refreshing! Nothing beats
the taste of sake after a good brawl!
We were only supposed to
sneak in and take out the leader,
but you made a big scene,
which just made the job harder.
But if we get famous,
the jobs will start rolling in!
If we get famous, huh?
Exactly!
Born as stray Fuma ninja,
by some twist of fate, we have
become an unrivaled freelance duo.
We'd eat the Buddha himself for money!
We are Odd Jobs KyoKa!
You're too long-winded.
Besides, do ninja even
need grand introductions?
Of course they do, buddy!
I'm not your buddy
You are my buddy.
Nope.
B-U-D-D-Y
I'm getting sleepy
My! Look at this mess again!
Oh, Oran.
You again?
That's my line!
If I didn't come by, this place
would be buried under trash!
Nag, nag, nag. You're like a mother-in-law.
It's cozy this way. Leave it alone.
Not happening!
As the landlord's daughter, I
have a duty to keep this place clean.
Oran would be a real
beauty if she just kept quiet.
Rumor says she's the
town's number one beauty.
They don't see her bad side though
I don't have any hidden sides.
Don't you know that's why
I'm number one?
Now, both of you, get cleaning!
-Up! Up! Up!
-Ugh
Oh, but the shrine is spotless.
Leave that alone!
What's with you all of a sudden?
Oh, right. My father asked if
you'd like to join us for dinner.
-For real?! What a generous, magnanimous landlord!
-Yes!!
A perfect sucker I mean
A friend for life!
You're always eating
all kinds of odd things.
It's called a hyorogan,
nutritious and valuable
rations for any Ninja.
They might not taste great, but just one --
Enough I say. Let's go.
Didn't I say to let me finish?
What about the cleaning?!
I'm starving!
I wonder what kind of feast it'll be!
I wanna have tempura.
That's dumb! A feast
means sushi y'know? Sushi!
-Nah, it doesn't fill you up.
-Huh?
-Honestly
-But sushi though!
-Tempura for sure!
-Huh??
Huh?
Don't make me repeat myself!
-Please, please, I beg for mercy.
-Please have mercy--
Bring out your daughter.
Please! Please, I beg you.
Please, please!
Please look past this! please!
[Oran, Kanda Tamachi secondhand clothing shop]
That's the daughter there.
Just as rumored
No, maybe even more beautiful.
Run! Oran!
What?
-Please, have mercy! Oran is my only daughter!
-Please, we beseech you!
Out of the way!
Father!
Wait! Oran!
Father! Father!
Mother! Mother!
Death is the penalty
for defying our authority.
Take her.
Yes!
Hold it!
How dare you harm our friends!
What do you want with Oran?!
This doesn't concern you lot. Begone.
Oh?
Ha!!
That stance
You're Fuma Clan?
So what if I am?!
So there were survivors
Listen. For you orphans
to survive, grow strong.
Never bend in your convictions.
It doesn't matter if
you're branded as bandits.
No matter what happens.
I will protect the Fuma Clan.
So watch closely.
Leader
To defy our Yagyu Clan
What a fool
Yagyu
Ninja techniques
are no match for the Yagyu Shinkage style.
So you're Yagyu scum
The leader's enemies
Let's begin.
You're good
but the real fight starts now.
Have a taste of the Fuma Combat System.
What was that?
Yagyu Shinkage-ryu Style: "Disarm."
Okyo!
You challenge me with
such meager skill? Hilarious.
Don't screw with me!
I'm just warming up.
From the Shogunate's sword school.
I am Akane, eldest daughter of
Munenori Yagyu, the Governor of Tajima.
If you seek a duel, come find
me. I will accept your challenge.
You killed my father! My mother! Let me go!
Let's go Akane.
Damn it
Damn it!!
[Edo Yagyu mansion]
Let go!
Let me go!
Get inside.
You may be the one to save the Yagyu Clan.
Me?
Save the Yagyu Clan?
Are you OK, lady?
Did they hurt you?
A bit.
You are?
Umm
I'm Oshizu.
Heh.
Hee hee.
Spinny, spinny, spinny, the pinwheel spins,
Last night's breeze is the wind of today,
coming and going forever
Spinny, spinny, spinny
What's wrong with her?
What isthat smell??
Oshizu is
feeling a widdle sweepy
Rejoice.
You have been chosen to
bear the Shogun's children.
Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!
Don't take it out on our stuff.
Doesn't this piss you off?!
It sure pisses me off!
They're.them
The same Yagyu Clan who killed our Leader!
Do not bother.
I hate the Yagyu Clan!
I swear I'll kill them all.
After they beat you that badly?
What?
Are you saying to just turn tail?
You'll die for nothing if you go in without
a plan. Our Leader wouldn't want that!
You coward.
You're the reason we're still stuck
doing these pointless jobs-for-hire!
Our Leader would hate that even more!
What would an air-headed
clown like you know?
Bring it on!
Don't you want to save Oran?
Of course I do!
But I'm saying we can't do it
your way and just charge in!
You always do this!
You never think about the consequences
and others have to deal with them!
Well then I'm sorry!
But it's still better than being a
hardhead who can't make up her mind!
I can't deal with you anymore.
What a coincidence, same here.
As of today, Odd Jobs Kyoka is disbanded.
and we're through being buddies.
We were never buddies.
Lord Iemitsu, your sweat
The only one who calls me
by name is you, Matajuro.
No one else sees the real me.
The only thing they are interested in.
is the rank of Shogun.
Lord Iemitsu
Hard at work I see
Ofuku.
Your pederasty is fine as long
as you agree to sire an heir.
I do not wish to hear about this now.
Unfortunately, that isn't possible.
Who are these women?
The concubine candidates
Sir Munenori collected.
A townsgirl who goes by Oran and,
the founder of the Itto-ryu style, who once contested my
Shinkage style for the swordsmanship instructor position,
Tadaaki Ono's daughter, Oshizu.
If you would, please select whichever
of these women you find more appealing.
This is barbaric!
Both beauty and skills in
martial arts are befitting.
Either would be fit to bear an heir.
Or perhaps our Lord Shogun
would find the more masculine
of the two, the townsgirl
to be more akin to his tastes?
Ofuku.
You may have been my
caretaker, but you are out of line!
It is your line My Lord
Shogun needs consider!
W-What??
You carry the noble bloodline
of the Tokugawa family!
Not leaving an heir and letting the bloodline
end would be the greatest disgrace to Ieyasu.
We cannot have you forever
chasing after men's backsides.
Now, prepare for the night's duties!
Escort the Shogun to his quarters!
Excuse us.
-Your preparations are ready.
-This way, please.
Wait, please!
F-Father
Take those feelings with you to the grave.
Even if you're my son, I
will show you no mercy.
How
How has it come to this?
Where?
Have you come to your senses?
Who?
My apologies. I have no wish to harm you.
This is
Are you
Rejoice.
You have been chosen to bear the Shogun's children.
My Lord the Shogun?
Cease. I don't intend to lay a hand on you.
In fact
I am ashamed of what has been done to you.
Huh?
There is only one in my heart.
I have no desire to hold
anyone else in my arms.
Even if this disqualifies me from my role
as the head of this great Shogunate.
If only I hadn't been
born into the Shogunate
I, too
Intruder!
Lord Iemitsu!
Matajuro!
I cannot endure this any
longer! Let us escape together!
Well said.
Come with me.
Huh? What? Huh??
Father!
It's Matajuro!
Matajuro?
Surely not!
He has fled, taking the Shogun with him!
Has brother lost his mind?
This action threatens the
very survival of the Yagyu Clan.
Capture Matajuro at once!
He
is no longer of Yagyu blood!
Spinny, spinny, spinny, the pinwheel spins,
Last night's breeze is the wind of today.
coming and going forever
Oshizu!
Miss Oran!
Where did you go?
Put these on, quickly.
We're getting out of here!
Wow!
T-Turn around!
W-We don't care about your bodies!
Scary old men!
Lord Shogun! Return to your senses!
I've made up my mind! Forgive me!
Let me handle this!
Woah! A samurai-man's sword!
Oshizu! Don't!
Oshizu?
Forgive us, Sir Matajuro!
Behold the might of the Onoha Itto-ryu style!
Come if you dare!
These are the skills of the
Itto-ryu, rival to Shinkage-ryu?
Who is Oshizu, really?
Oshizu's father was Tadaaki Ono,
founder of the Onoha Itto school.
But Tadaaki,
in a formal duel for the position of the
Shogunate's swordsmanship instructor,
was cut down by Munenori
right before Oshizu's eyes.
Since then, I heard
she sealed off her heart.
How horrible
The feel of a katana in her hands must have
triggered her muscle memory as a warrior.
Let us make haste!
This way!
You disgrace our clan.
Are you prepared to pay, Matajuro?
I have only followed my heart.
Step aside, brother!
Brother Samon, allow me.
Akane
You're a disappointment.
Okyo?!
I've come to accept your dual, Akane!
You lowborn pest!
As I thought, that's all you've got.
Die!
Stop this!
This has gone far enough, my Lord Shogun.
Munenori
Please return to us.
If you refuse to comply..
I will eliminate the cause of this chaos.
Samon. Akane.
If he refuses, kill them all.
Yes.
Wait!
My Lord Iemitsu! Do not heed his words!
Silence, Matajuro!
Lord Shogun. Make the correct decision!
So be it.
Lord Iemitsu!
Say no more, Matajuro.
I just
cannot bear the thought of losing you.
Welcome back.
Let this be the end of it.
Now, let these people--
Kill them.
What?
Munenori! Liar!
Youplanned this
This too is done in service,
To preserve the noble Tokugawa bloodline.
I beg your forgiveness.
Damn This could be it.
What happened?!
After all your big talk, look at this mess!
Kagaribi?!
Time to run!
The Fuma stray ninja
This will not go unpunished.
I see now
So the Yagyu kidnapped Oran to
knock her up with the Shogun's kid?
Don't be crude. Choose your words better.
Doesn't the Shogun
already have a wife?
What is that about?
The marriage to Miss Takako was political.
Lord Iemitsu is too pure of heart
to embrace someone without love
I am of the Yagyu Clan, but
my sword skills are far inferior to those
of my older brother and younger sister.
Since I was young, I served
Lord Iemitsu as a page
Maintaining the peace as
the Shogun of a great military
It was an incredible burden.
I wanted to help Lord
Iemitsu any way I could.
I found myself becoming increasingly drawn to him
and, though it was
improper, I came to love him.
Aww! You like Mister Shogun, huh?
So you're saying..
The one that Lord Iemitsu, the third
Tokugawa Shogun, fell in love with
is you?
Okyo, Kagaribi.
Can't we help Matajuro and Lord
Iemitsu be together somehow?
Huh?
Oran, do you know what you're asking?
It means making an enemy of
the entire Shogunate government.
Fine with me!
The Yagyu Clan massacred
the Fuma Clan, after all.
You're asking Odd Jobs KyoKa
to take this job
It'll cost you.
Born as stray Fuma ninja, by some twist of
fate, we've become an unrivaled freelance duo.
We'd eat Buddha himself for
money! We are Odd Jobs KyoKa!
And this intro is definitely too long.
Buddy!
We are not buddies
Oh yeah?
I'll pay. I'll work my
whole life to repay you!
Why would you go so far?
You must never bend your convictions.
That's what I was taught.
You have to choose, too.
Are you prepared to kill even your
father and siblings for the one you love?
Ok! Let's go steal a Shogun!
Let's save your hidden love.
Oshizu's gonna help, too!
I am so grateful
Truly, thank you!
So what changed your mind?
Accepting such an impossible
jobthis isn't like you.
And what about you?
Wasn't Odd Jobs KyoKa disbanded,
and we stopped being buddies?
W-Well
Here.
Is this?
[Three years ago]
I haven't tasted rice in forever!
Mmm, so good!
What's the matter? No luck again? Here.
I'm not hungry. Leave me alone.
Don't act tough!
I said leave me alone! I don't steal.
Didn't our Leader tell us to
never bend our convictions?
I seem to recall he also said the
only way to survive is to grow stronger.
A hardhead like you
won't survive, Kagaribi!
Huh?
I don't want to hear that
from a clown like you, Okyo!
What did you call me?
-Huh?
-Huh?!
A pickpocket! Someone catch him!
Move! Outta my way!
Wait up you!
You! Give it back!
Nice. Extra income.
Absolutely not. We should
return it to the owner.
What? I had my rice ball wasted!
You stole that, too!
-Huh?!
-Huh?
Um?
What?!
Thank you both. This is just a
small token of my appreciation.
Take it! Thank you so much!
Oh man Thank goodness
What?!
That's it!? You're kidding!
[Odd Jobs KyoKa]
Let's earn tons of money
and restore our clan. Buddy!
Buddy, huh?
I guess it's not the
worst idea you've had.
You rush headlong into
things, while I do things carefully.
Odd Jobs KyoKa doesn't work
unless the two of us are together.
Sorry for hitting you.
I shouldn't have said all that, either.
Kagaribi!
Hm?
Don't die, Buddy.
Back at you.
She didnt say Were not buddies.
Seal off the town. Let no one escape.
Yes!
Have the concubine candidates slain.
Are you sure?
We can always find others.
Demonstrate the consequences
of defying the Shogunate.
You heard her. Kill all traitors!
Sir!
What of Matajuro?
Matajuro is equally guilty.
Kill him on sight!
Understood.
Wow, you two look so cool!
I have no right to ask this of you but,
please, aid us.
Gladly.
I pledge to avenge my father by aiding
the Lord Shogun and Lord Matajuro.
Listen up.
The goal is the Yagyu mansion.
The Shogun is held there.
The town is probably
surrounded by Yagyu forces.
Okyo, do you have a good plan?
There's no plan! We'll just
keep slashing until we get inside!
Such a clown is what I'd normally say
But theres no other way.
I'll stake my life to
draw out Lord Iemitsu.
After that, whatever happens, happens!
Hold on, is Okyo rubbing off on you?
Mistress Oran,
I swear to you that I'll protect you.
I'm counting on you.
Alright, let's go!
Death is the penalty
for defying our authority.
You will all die here.
Leave this to us and go on ahead!
Matajuro, Oshizu. Take care of Oran.
Understood!
Kagaribi, Okyo. Don't you dare die.
And please, avenge my mother and father!
Obviously! There's enough
revenge to go around!
Let's go!
Stop them!
No, you don't!
Let this be a gift from your big brother.
I'll make it painless at least.
Miss Oshizu, look after Miss Oran.
Leave it to me.
What are you going to do?
What I must.
Let's begin.
The stray Fuma ninja are nothing
but a lowborn pack of bandits.
You cannot win.
A pack of bandits?
Am I wrong?
Your Leader, Kotaro Fuma, lowered himself to thievery
after the Hojo Clan fell.
He was nothing but a criminal causing chaos.
No! Our Leader was
just desperate to survive!
Without his lord,
he had to keep our 200 member clan fed!
He was framed by those filthy lies!
Your words mean nothing.
Shut your mouth!
Okyo, I'm going ahead!
I'll be right behind you!
Matajuro!
Have you ever bested me in a fight?
Never But!
You have to choose, too.
Are you prepared to kill even your
father and siblings for the one you love?
Despite everything,
I won't bend my convictions!
Oshizu is incredible
Maybe--
No!
Father?
Where are you?
Oshizu!
It hurts
It hurts, father!
The Itto style
is based on an endless cycle.
Turning and turning
infinitely, like this pinwheel.
Father?
I willavenge.
the Itto name
With Yagyu death!
Oshizu's memories returned?
Oshizu
My only regret
is not fulfilling
My promise to
Oshizu!
You've done well to reach this far.
You're the one who killed
our Leader, aren't you?
To defy the Yagyu Clan The fool.
I've never forgotten your face.
That I am.
It's true the Fuma were
homeless after losing our Lord.
But we weren't bandits!
So, why?
Iga, Koga, Togakushi
Even among the many ninja
clans, the Fuma were legendary.
While weakened, their influence
could not be underestimated.
You can't mean?
To fortify an unshakable position of power,
the Yagyu Clan eliminated all obstacles.
That is why we spread the rumor that
the Fuma had become a band of thieves.
The Shogunate granted us the noble
cause of Bandit Hunting to eradicate them.
You killed our clan for that?
There is no way I'll lose to you.
The survivor will see their will done.
Let us duel.
He's strong
Of course I am.
My father, Sekishusai, rose to the position of
Shogunate swordsmanship instructor through sheer skill.
I am the great and powerful Munenori Yagyu
of the invincible Shinkage-ryu
School of Swordsmanship.
Don't even dream that a weed
like you can even touch me.
Death is the penalty
for defying our authority.
This ends here.
Authority, authority.
Death penalty, death penalty.
Is that all an idiot like
you knows how to say?
You're even more of a
hardhead than Kagarabi.
Fuma Combat System, Ultimate Technique:
"Gushing Wind"
Amusing.
Yagyu Shinkage Style:
"Disarm"
We duel, Yagyu.
Let's begin.
The Fuma Combat System fails you!
Really? That so?
How? Your power passed through me?
You coward
We use whatever means necessary to survive.
That is the Ninja way.
Die!
Matajuro!
Let death take you
You disgrace to the Yagyu Clan!
Impossible.
Why won't you fall?
I
Will save
Lord Iemitsu!
Get away!
Stay back!
Die already!
Matajuro
Matajuro!
Matajuro
Okyo!
I see
So Akane is dead.
Matajuro will be here soon.
We have to take him down first!
This one is tough.
The two of us together
are Odd Jobs KyoKa!
It's no good.
We don't stand a chance against his sword.
How can we keep him from using it?
"Disarmed" Was it?
I perfected this technique at
Sekigahara and the Siege of Osaka.
Savor it well.
Seems like we're all out of ideas.
But we're still alive.
Huh?
If one of us falls, the other
has to be ready to end him.
Okyo
It's to rebuild the clan.
Let's go Buddy
Got it Buddy.
Finished planning?
Yes. A special technique.
This is our final attack.
Okyo!
Don't underestimate me, girl!
Do it, Okyo!
For our Leader!
Born as stray Fuma ninja!
By some twist of fate, we've
become an unrivaled freelance duo!
We'll eat Buddha himself for money! We are
Odd Jobs KyoKa! Remember the name!
This is"The Life-saving Sword"
Saving another, through
the death of a single evil
How ironic
That the two of you
would reveal the ideal
form of warfare to me.
Well fought.
The survivor will see their
will done. That's what he said.
Then let's do what we want.
The noble bloodline of the
Tokugawa Shogunate must not perish!
You will not take the Lord Shogun!
If you'd just accept the Shogun and Matajuro's
relationship, this could all be over!
Don't be ridiculous! Matajuro is
a man and cannot sire an heir!
They love each other!
Don't spill any more blood over this!
Silence!
The Tokugawa must endure to preserve the peace for
all time! Any amount of blood is worth the cost!
Stop it!
There has been far too much bloodshed.
No
It can't be
Matajuro!
Matajuro
How did this happen?
Matajuro!
Matajuro
fought nobly until the very end.
Matajuro! Matajuro! Stay with me!
You can't die!
My Lord Iemitsu
Please
Please
My Lord Iemitsu is pure of heart
My Lord Iemitsu
Please, save him.
I understand, I understand
I will
Make sure to fulfill your wish.
I leave it
to you
Matajuro was
Even in his final moments
Concerned with nothing but
the well-being of the Shogun.
Matajuro
What a shame, my Lord Shogun.
Your beloved Matajuro has passed.
Despite some interference, everything
has gone according to my plan.
I'll gather more concubines immediately.
The glorious Tokugawa
bloodline must not be extinguished.
Ofuku!
Lord Iemitsu!
These hands are meant
to rule an era of peace.
Matajuro did not wish for
them to be stained with blood.
I cannot replace Matajuro.
But
I made him a promise.
To save you, My lord.
So please allow me
To support my Lord Shogun in this endeavor.
But know this Ofuku
I will never fall for your schemes.
It was Matajuro's love for the
Lord Shogun that moved me.
Still I
Take her hand, and just
take it one step at a time.
If you make our Oran cry,
you'll pay for it, Shogun!
I, the third head of the
Tokugawa Shogunate,
decree that I shall take
Oran as my concubine.
This is how the tragic, yet
honorable story of
the third-generation leader of the
Tokugawa Shogunate's love, came to an end.
Oran served Iemitsu as promised, bearing
him an heir. She changed her name to
Lady Oraku. Their son would later
become the fourth Shogun, Tokugawa Ietsuna.
Meanwhile
[Odd Jobs KyoKa]
Back to these emergency rations again.
Moving around for no reason
just makes you hungrier.
Excuse me!
I'd like your help in finding somebody.
Okyo, we have a request
Fine
How's this?
How? W-W-What is
this? It's completely wrong!
What's wrong with it?
Well, I mean Like I told you earlier
the eyes need to be rounder.
They are plenty round!
Iemitsu named Odd Jobs KyoKa as Official
Spies of the Shogunate. Kagaribi and Okyo worked
as the Shogun's Ninja under his command,
while still helping the people from day to day.
However
no historical records about them
have ever been discovered to this day.
Here we go!
Snake eyes, even!
-Ahh!
-Aww, not again!
You gotta be kidding me!
Them's the breaks.
C'mon, next round!
Relax, will ya?
Then quit wasting time and get on with it!
Who the hell are you?!
Ninja, huh!?
You might fool the Shogun's
eyes, but you won't slip past us!
It's time to pay!
You don't need so be dramatic every time.
Get rid of 'em!
Got it.
Why are ninja like you
doing something like this?
You've made a lot of enemies, haven't you?
We're here to collect
all their grudges at once.
What the
What the hell are you two?!
Born as stray Fuma ninja,
by some twist of fate, we've
become an unrivaled freelance duo.
We'd eat the Buddha himself for money!
We are Odd Jobs KyoKa! And now--
Too long.
And that's that! Let's go.
Hey, I said you gotta let me finish!
Buddy!
Don't call me buddy. It's embarrassing.
During the Edo period
At the beginning of Supreme Commander
Ieyasu Tokugawa's Edo Shogunate, there was chaos.
The streets were overrun with bandits,
and disorder continued to prevail.
Among these bandits, a clan which made their
stronghold in the Ashigara Mountains, stood out.
The Fuma Clan.
[Kotaro Fuma, Head of the Fuma Clan]
Kotaro Fuma led a group of stray ninja.
However, in order to uphold the Shogun's reputation,
"Bandit Hunts" were carried out,
which completely eradicated the Fuma clan
By the reign of the third
Shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu,
the people had begun to
enjoy an era of relative peace.
[The third Shogun of the Tokugawa
Shogunate, Iemitsu Tokugawa]
[Third son of the Yagyu
clan, Matajuro Yagyu]
Iemitsu's governance was unshakable.
[The Shogun's swordsmanship instructor, Munenori Yagyu]
That is, except for one single concern
[Shogun Iemitsu's caretaker, Lady Ofuku]
We must gather concubines
who can bear the Shogun's heir.
The Shogun has shown inclinations
towards male companionship.
His relationship with his wife,
Lady Takako, is far from favorable.
At this rate, there will be no heir
If it becomes known that Yagyu
Matajuro, the third son of the
Yagyu Clan sword school of the
Shogunate, is dallying with him
[Akane Yagyu, eldest daughter of the Yagyu Clan]
[Samon Yagyu, second son of the Yagyu Clan]
How will your hard-earned
position fare in the future?
The survival of the Yagyu Clan
lies with your resolve.
The noble Tokugawa bloodline
must not be severed.
Use whatever means necessary.
Understood.
How've things been?
Oh, I can't complain.
Oh you.
[Odd Jobs KyoKa]
Ahh, so refreshing! Nothing beats
the taste of sake after a good brawl!
We were only supposed to
sneak in and take out the leader,
but you made a big scene,
which just made the job harder.
But if we get famous,
the jobs will start rolling in!
If we get famous, huh?
Exactly!
Born as stray Fuma ninja,
by some twist of fate, we have
become an unrivaled freelance duo.
We'd eat the Buddha himself for money!
We are Odd Jobs KyoKa!
You're too long-winded.
Besides, do ninja even
need grand introductions?
Of course they do, buddy!
I'm not your buddy
You are my buddy.
Nope.
B-U-D-D-Y
I'm getting sleepy
My! Look at this mess again!
Oh, Oran.
You again?
That's my line!
If I didn't come by, this place
would be buried under trash!
Nag, nag, nag. You're like a mother-in-law.
It's cozy this way. Leave it alone.
Not happening!
As the landlord's daughter, I
have a duty to keep this place clean.
Oran would be a real
beauty if she just kept quiet.
Rumor says she's the
town's number one beauty.
They don't see her bad side though
I don't have any hidden sides.
Don't you know that's why
I'm number one?
Now, both of you, get cleaning!
-Up! Up! Up!
-Ugh
Oh, but the shrine is spotless.
Leave that alone!
What's with you all of a sudden?
Oh, right. My father asked if
you'd like to join us for dinner.
-For real?! What a generous, magnanimous landlord!
-Yes!!
A perfect sucker I mean
A friend for life!
You're always eating
all kinds of odd things.
It's called a hyorogan,
nutritious and valuable
rations for any Ninja.
They might not taste great, but just one --
Enough I say. Let's go.
Didn't I say to let me finish?
What about the cleaning?!
I'm starving!
I wonder what kind of feast it'll be!
I wanna have tempura.
That's dumb! A feast
means sushi y'know? Sushi!
-Nah, it doesn't fill you up.
-Huh?
-Honestly
-But sushi though!
-Tempura for sure!
-Huh??
Huh?
Don't make me repeat myself!
-Please, please, I beg for mercy.
-Please have mercy--
Bring out your daughter.
Please! Please, I beg you.
Please, please!
Please look past this! please!
[Oran, Kanda Tamachi secondhand clothing shop]
That's the daughter there.
Just as rumored
No, maybe even more beautiful.
Run! Oran!
What?
-Please, have mercy! Oran is my only daughter!
-Please, we beseech you!
Out of the way!
Father!
Wait! Oran!
Father! Father!
Mother! Mother!
Death is the penalty
for defying our authority.
Take her.
Yes!
Hold it!
How dare you harm our friends!
What do you want with Oran?!
This doesn't concern you lot. Begone.
Oh?
Ha!!
That stance
You're Fuma Clan?
So what if I am?!
So there were survivors
Listen. For you orphans
to survive, grow strong.
Never bend in your convictions.
It doesn't matter if
you're branded as bandits.
No matter what happens.
I will protect the Fuma Clan.
So watch closely.
Leader
To defy our Yagyu Clan
What a fool
Yagyu
Ninja techniques
are no match for the Yagyu Shinkage style.
So you're Yagyu scum
The leader's enemies
Let's begin.
You're good
but the real fight starts now.
Have a taste of the Fuma Combat System.
What was that?
Yagyu Shinkage-ryu Style: "Disarm."
Okyo!
You challenge me with
such meager skill? Hilarious.
Don't screw with me!
I'm just warming up.
From the Shogunate's sword school.
I am Akane, eldest daughter of
Munenori Yagyu, the Governor of Tajima.
If you seek a duel, come find
me. I will accept your challenge.
You killed my father! My mother! Let me go!
Let's go Akane.
Damn it
Damn it!!
[Edo Yagyu mansion]
Let go!
Let me go!
Get inside.
You may be the one to save the Yagyu Clan.
Me?
Save the Yagyu Clan?
Are you OK, lady?
Did they hurt you?
A bit.
You are?
Umm
I'm Oshizu.
Heh.
Hee hee.
Spinny, spinny, spinny, the pinwheel spins,
Last night's breeze is the wind of today,
coming and going forever
Spinny, spinny, spinny
What's wrong with her?
What isthat smell??
Oshizu is
feeling a widdle sweepy
Rejoice.
You have been chosen to
bear the Shogun's children.
Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!
Don't take it out on our stuff.
Doesn't this piss you off?!
It sure pisses me off!
They're.them
The same Yagyu Clan who killed our Leader!
Do not bother.
I hate the Yagyu Clan!
I swear I'll kill them all.
After they beat you that badly?
What?
Are you saying to just turn tail?
You'll die for nothing if you go in without
a plan. Our Leader wouldn't want that!
You coward.
You're the reason we're still stuck
doing these pointless jobs-for-hire!
Our Leader would hate that even more!
What would an air-headed
clown like you know?
Bring it on!
Don't you want to save Oran?
Of course I do!
But I'm saying we can't do it
your way and just charge in!
You always do this!
You never think about the consequences
and others have to deal with them!
Well then I'm sorry!
But it's still better than being a
hardhead who can't make up her mind!
I can't deal with you anymore.
What a coincidence, same here.
As of today, Odd Jobs Kyoka is disbanded.
and we're through being buddies.
We were never buddies.
Lord Iemitsu, your sweat
The only one who calls me
by name is you, Matajuro.
No one else sees the real me.
The only thing they are interested in.
is the rank of Shogun.
Lord Iemitsu
Hard at work I see
Ofuku.
Your pederasty is fine as long
as you agree to sire an heir.
I do not wish to hear about this now.
Unfortunately, that isn't possible.
Who are these women?
The concubine candidates
Sir Munenori collected.
A townsgirl who goes by Oran and,
the founder of the Itto-ryu style, who once contested my
Shinkage style for the swordsmanship instructor position,
Tadaaki Ono's daughter, Oshizu.
If you would, please select whichever
of these women you find more appealing.
This is barbaric!
Both beauty and skills in
martial arts are befitting.
Either would be fit to bear an heir.
Or perhaps our Lord Shogun
would find the more masculine
of the two, the townsgirl
to be more akin to his tastes?
Ofuku.
You may have been my
caretaker, but you are out of line!
It is your line My Lord
Shogun needs consider!
W-What??
You carry the noble bloodline
of the Tokugawa family!
Not leaving an heir and letting the bloodline
end would be the greatest disgrace to Ieyasu.
We cannot have you forever
chasing after men's backsides.
Now, prepare for the night's duties!
Escort the Shogun to his quarters!
Excuse us.
-Your preparations are ready.
-This way, please.
Wait, please!
F-Father
Take those feelings with you to the grave.
Even if you're my son, I
will show you no mercy.
How
How has it come to this?
Where?
Have you come to your senses?
Who?
My apologies. I have no wish to harm you.
This is
Are you
Rejoice.
You have been chosen to bear the Shogun's children.
My Lord the Shogun?
Cease. I don't intend to lay a hand on you.
In fact
I am ashamed of what has been done to you.
Huh?
There is only one in my heart.
I have no desire to hold
anyone else in my arms.
Even if this disqualifies me from my role
as the head of this great Shogunate.
If only I hadn't been
born into the Shogunate
I, too
Intruder!
Lord Iemitsu!
Matajuro!
I cannot endure this any
longer! Let us escape together!
Well said.
Come with me.
Huh? What? Huh??
Father!
It's Matajuro!
Matajuro?
Surely not!
He has fled, taking the Shogun with him!
Has brother lost his mind?
This action threatens the
very survival of the Yagyu Clan.
Capture Matajuro at once!
He
is no longer of Yagyu blood!
Spinny, spinny, spinny, the pinwheel spins,
Last night's breeze is the wind of today.
coming and going forever
Oshizu!
Miss Oran!
Where did you go?
Put these on, quickly.
We're getting out of here!
Wow!
T-Turn around!
W-We don't care about your bodies!
Scary old men!
Lord Shogun! Return to your senses!
I've made up my mind! Forgive me!
Let me handle this!
Woah! A samurai-man's sword!
Oshizu! Don't!
Oshizu?
Forgive us, Sir Matajuro!
Behold the might of the Onoha Itto-ryu style!
Come if you dare!
These are the skills of the
Itto-ryu, rival to Shinkage-ryu?
Who is Oshizu, really?
Oshizu's father was Tadaaki Ono,
founder of the Onoha Itto school.
But Tadaaki,
in a formal duel for the position of the
Shogunate's swordsmanship instructor,
was cut down by Munenori
right before Oshizu's eyes.
Since then, I heard
she sealed off her heart.
How horrible
The feel of a katana in her hands must have
triggered her muscle memory as a warrior.
Let us make haste!
This way!
You disgrace our clan.
Are you prepared to pay, Matajuro?
I have only followed my heart.
Step aside, brother!
Brother Samon, allow me.
Akane
You're a disappointment.
Okyo?!
I've come to accept your dual, Akane!
You lowborn pest!
As I thought, that's all you've got.
Die!
Stop this!
This has gone far enough, my Lord Shogun.
Munenori
Please return to us.
If you refuse to comply..
I will eliminate the cause of this chaos.
Samon. Akane.
If he refuses, kill them all.
Yes.
Wait!
My Lord Iemitsu! Do not heed his words!
Silence, Matajuro!
Lord Shogun. Make the correct decision!
So be it.
Lord Iemitsu!
Say no more, Matajuro.
I just
cannot bear the thought of losing you.
Welcome back.
Let this be the end of it.
Now, let these people--
Kill them.
What?
Munenori! Liar!
Youplanned this
This too is done in service,
To preserve the noble Tokugawa bloodline.
I beg your forgiveness.
Damn This could be it.
What happened?!
After all your big talk, look at this mess!
Kagaribi?!
Time to run!
The Fuma stray ninja
This will not go unpunished.
I see now
So the Yagyu kidnapped Oran to
knock her up with the Shogun's kid?
Don't be crude. Choose your words better.
Doesn't the Shogun
already have a wife?
What is that about?
The marriage to Miss Takako was political.
Lord Iemitsu is too pure of heart
to embrace someone without love
I am of the Yagyu Clan, but
my sword skills are far inferior to those
of my older brother and younger sister.
Since I was young, I served
Lord Iemitsu as a page
Maintaining the peace as
the Shogun of a great military
It was an incredible burden.
I wanted to help Lord
Iemitsu any way I could.
I found myself becoming increasingly drawn to him
and, though it was
improper, I came to love him.
Aww! You like Mister Shogun, huh?
So you're saying..
The one that Lord Iemitsu, the third
Tokugawa Shogun, fell in love with
is you?
Okyo, Kagaribi.
Can't we help Matajuro and Lord
Iemitsu be together somehow?
Huh?
Oran, do you know what you're asking?
It means making an enemy of
the entire Shogunate government.
Fine with me!
The Yagyu Clan massacred
the Fuma Clan, after all.
You're asking Odd Jobs KyoKa
to take this job
It'll cost you.
Born as stray Fuma ninja, by some twist of
fate, we've become an unrivaled freelance duo.
We'd eat Buddha himself for
money! We are Odd Jobs KyoKa!
And this intro is definitely too long.
Buddy!
We are not buddies
Oh yeah?
I'll pay. I'll work my
whole life to repay you!
Why would you go so far?
You must never bend your convictions.
That's what I was taught.
You have to choose, too.
Are you prepared to kill even your
father and siblings for the one you love?
Ok! Let's go steal a Shogun!
Let's save your hidden love.
Oshizu's gonna help, too!
I am so grateful
Truly, thank you!
So what changed your mind?
Accepting such an impossible
jobthis isn't like you.
And what about you?
Wasn't Odd Jobs KyoKa disbanded,
and we stopped being buddies?
W-Well
Here.
Is this?
[Three years ago]
I haven't tasted rice in forever!
Mmm, so good!
What's the matter? No luck again? Here.
I'm not hungry. Leave me alone.
Don't act tough!
I said leave me alone! I don't steal.
Didn't our Leader tell us to
never bend our convictions?
I seem to recall he also said the
only way to survive is to grow stronger.
A hardhead like you
won't survive, Kagaribi!
Huh?
I don't want to hear that
from a clown like you, Okyo!
What did you call me?
-Huh?
-Huh?!
A pickpocket! Someone catch him!
Move! Outta my way!
Wait up you!
You! Give it back!
Nice. Extra income.
Absolutely not. We should
return it to the owner.
What? I had my rice ball wasted!
You stole that, too!
-Huh?!
-Huh?
Um?
What?!
Thank you both. This is just a
small token of my appreciation.
Take it! Thank you so much!
Oh man Thank goodness
What?!
That's it!? You're kidding!
[Odd Jobs KyoKa]
Let's earn tons of money
and restore our clan. Buddy!
Buddy, huh?
I guess it's not the
worst idea you've had.
You rush headlong into
things, while I do things carefully.
Odd Jobs KyoKa doesn't work
unless the two of us are together.
Sorry for hitting you.
I shouldn't have said all that, either.
Kagaribi!
Hm?
Don't die, Buddy.
Back at you.
She didnt say Were not buddies.
Seal off the town. Let no one escape.
Yes!
Have the concubine candidates slain.
Are you sure?
We can always find others.
Demonstrate the consequences
of defying the Shogunate.
You heard her. Kill all traitors!
Sir!
What of Matajuro?
Matajuro is equally guilty.
Kill him on sight!
Understood.
Wow, you two look so cool!
I have no right to ask this of you but,
please, aid us.
Gladly.
I pledge to avenge my father by aiding
the Lord Shogun and Lord Matajuro.
Listen up.
The goal is the Yagyu mansion.
The Shogun is held there.
The town is probably
surrounded by Yagyu forces.
Okyo, do you have a good plan?
There's no plan! We'll just
keep slashing until we get inside!
Such a clown is what I'd normally say
But theres no other way.
I'll stake my life to
draw out Lord Iemitsu.
After that, whatever happens, happens!
Hold on, is Okyo rubbing off on you?
Mistress Oran,
I swear to you that I'll protect you.
I'm counting on you.
Alright, let's go!
Death is the penalty
for defying our authority.
You will all die here.
Leave this to us and go on ahead!
Matajuro, Oshizu. Take care of Oran.
Understood!
Kagaribi, Okyo. Don't you dare die.
And please, avenge my mother and father!
Obviously! There's enough
revenge to go around!
Let's go!
Stop them!
No, you don't!
Let this be a gift from your big brother.
I'll make it painless at least.
Miss Oshizu, look after Miss Oran.
Leave it to me.
What are you going to do?
What I must.
Let's begin.
The stray Fuma ninja are nothing
but a lowborn pack of bandits.
You cannot win.
A pack of bandits?
Am I wrong?
Your Leader, Kotaro Fuma, lowered himself to thievery
after the Hojo Clan fell.
He was nothing but a criminal causing chaos.
No! Our Leader was
just desperate to survive!
Without his lord,
he had to keep our 200 member clan fed!
He was framed by those filthy lies!
Your words mean nothing.
Shut your mouth!
Okyo, I'm going ahead!
I'll be right behind you!
Matajuro!
Have you ever bested me in a fight?
Never But!
You have to choose, too.
Are you prepared to kill even your
father and siblings for the one you love?
Despite everything,
I won't bend my convictions!
Oshizu is incredible
Maybe--
No!
Father?
Where are you?
Oshizu!
It hurts
It hurts, father!
The Itto style
is based on an endless cycle.
Turning and turning
infinitely, like this pinwheel.
Father?
I willavenge.
the Itto name
With Yagyu death!
Oshizu's memories returned?
Oshizu
My only regret
is not fulfilling
My promise to
Oshizu!
You've done well to reach this far.
You're the one who killed
our Leader, aren't you?
To defy the Yagyu Clan The fool.
I've never forgotten your face.
That I am.
It's true the Fuma were
homeless after losing our Lord.
But we weren't bandits!
So, why?
Iga, Koga, Togakushi
Even among the many ninja
clans, the Fuma were legendary.
While weakened, their influence
could not be underestimated.
You can't mean?
To fortify an unshakable position of power,
the Yagyu Clan eliminated all obstacles.
That is why we spread the rumor that
the Fuma had become a band of thieves.
The Shogunate granted us the noble
cause of Bandit Hunting to eradicate them.
You killed our clan for that?
There is no way I'll lose to you.
The survivor will see their will done.
Let us duel.
He's strong
Of course I am.
My father, Sekishusai, rose to the position of
Shogunate swordsmanship instructor through sheer skill.
I am the great and powerful Munenori Yagyu
of the invincible Shinkage-ryu
School of Swordsmanship.
Don't even dream that a weed
like you can even touch me.
Death is the penalty
for defying our authority.
This ends here.
Authority, authority.
Death penalty, death penalty.
Is that all an idiot like
you knows how to say?
You're even more of a
hardhead than Kagarabi.
Fuma Combat System, Ultimate Technique:
"Gushing Wind"
Amusing.
Yagyu Shinkage Style:
"Disarm"
We duel, Yagyu.
Let's begin.
The Fuma Combat System fails you!
Really? That so?
How? Your power passed through me?
You coward
We use whatever means necessary to survive.
That is the Ninja way.
Die!
Matajuro!
Let death take you
You disgrace to the Yagyu Clan!
Impossible.
Why won't you fall?
I
Will save
Lord Iemitsu!
Get away!
Stay back!
Die already!
Matajuro
Matajuro!
Matajuro
Okyo!
I see
So Akane is dead.
Matajuro will be here soon.
We have to take him down first!
This one is tough.
The two of us together
are Odd Jobs KyoKa!
It's no good.
We don't stand a chance against his sword.
How can we keep him from using it?
"Disarmed" Was it?
I perfected this technique at
Sekigahara and the Siege of Osaka.
Savor it well.
Seems like we're all out of ideas.
But we're still alive.
Huh?
If one of us falls, the other
has to be ready to end him.
Okyo
It's to rebuild the clan.
Let's go Buddy
Got it Buddy.
Finished planning?
Yes. A special technique.
This is our final attack.
Okyo!
Don't underestimate me, girl!
Do it, Okyo!
For our Leader!
Born as stray Fuma ninja!
By some twist of fate, we've
become an unrivaled freelance duo!
We'll eat Buddha himself for money! We are
Odd Jobs KyoKa! Remember the name!
This is"The Life-saving Sword"
Saving another, through
the death of a single evil
How ironic
That the two of you
would reveal the ideal
form of warfare to me.
Well fought.
The survivor will see their
will done. That's what he said.
Then let's do what we want.
The noble bloodline of the
Tokugawa Shogunate must not perish!
You will not take the Lord Shogun!
If you'd just accept the Shogun and Matajuro's
relationship, this could all be over!
Don't be ridiculous! Matajuro is
a man and cannot sire an heir!
They love each other!
Don't spill any more blood over this!
Silence!
The Tokugawa must endure to preserve the peace for
all time! Any amount of blood is worth the cost!
Stop it!
There has been far too much bloodshed.
No
It can't be
Matajuro!
Matajuro
How did this happen?
Matajuro!
Matajuro
fought nobly until the very end.
Matajuro! Matajuro! Stay with me!
You can't die!
My Lord Iemitsu
Please
Please
My Lord Iemitsu is pure of heart
My Lord Iemitsu
Please, save him.
I understand, I understand
I will
Make sure to fulfill your wish.
I leave it
to you
Matajuro was
Even in his final moments
Concerned with nothing but
the well-being of the Shogun.
Matajuro
What a shame, my Lord Shogun.
Your beloved Matajuro has passed.
Despite some interference, everything
has gone according to my plan.
I'll gather more concubines immediately.
The glorious Tokugawa
bloodline must not be extinguished.
Ofuku!
Lord Iemitsu!
These hands are meant
to rule an era of peace.
Matajuro did not wish for
them to be stained with blood.
I cannot replace Matajuro.
But
I made him a promise.
To save you, My lord.
So please allow me
To support my Lord Shogun in this endeavor.
But know this Ofuku
I will never fall for your schemes.
It was Matajuro's love for the
Lord Shogun that moved me.
Still I
Take her hand, and just
take it one step at a time.
If you make our Oran cry,
you'll pay for it, Shogun!
I, the third head of the
Tokugawa Shogunate,
decree that I shall take
Oran as my concubine.
This is how the tragic, yet
honorable story of
the third-generation leader of the
Tokugawa Shogunate's love, came to an end.
Oran served Iemitsu as promised, bearing
him an heir. She changed her name to
Lady Oraku. Their son would later
become the fourth Shogun, Tokugawa Ietsuna.
Meanwhile
[Odd Jobs KyoKa]
Back to these emergency rations again.
Moving around for no reason
just makes you hungrier.
Excuse me!
I'd like your help in finding somebody.
Okyo, we have a request
Fine
How's this?
How? W-W-What is
this? It's completely wrong!
What's wrong with it?
Well, I mean Like I told you earlier
the eyes need to be rounder.
They are plenty round!
Iemitsu named Odd Jobs KyoKa as Official
Spies of the Shogunate. Kagaribi and Okyo worked
as the Shogun's Ninja under his command,
while still helping the people from day to day.
However
no historical records about them
have ever been discovered to this day.