Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai (2026) s01e08 Episode Script
You Are Defeated!
- [Japanese rock theme music playing]
- [lyrics in Japanese]
[in English] Don't be, be, be afraid ♪
Don't be, be, be, be, be afraid ♪
BAKI-DOU: THE INVINCIBLE SAMURAI
[sighs]
[Baki] What, no warm up?
[Retsu] Hmm?
I guess you are a martial artist.
Baki.
Didn't expect you here.
From what I can tell,
that jacket looks pretty heavy.
And?
Guess that means you're all loaded up.
As would be required for this battle.
[chuckling] That is so you.
I'd expect nothing less.
It's "so me"? How's that?
You like it fair.
You're pitted against a samurai,
so you think it's only fair
if both the fighters are armed.
That mindset is just
so predictably you, Retsu.
I'm a little jealous.
Can't say I'd do the same in your place.
Putting yourself
at a potential disadvantage?
It's impressive.
It's almost time to begin.
Right.
I know I'm probably overstepping here…
You do know how dangerous he is
without a sword, right?
I'm aware.
We fought unarmed three days ago.
[tense music playing]
[Retsu] Musashi Miyamoto
without his sword.
I'd wager we were pretty evenly matched.
Or close.
He might have been a little stronger.
[crowd cheering in distance]
Hmm.
Unbelievable.
You're about to go head-to-head
in a death match.
Most people would be absolutely terrified.
But in your case, why,
I would say you're looking forward to it.
Looking forward? Yes.
It's been so long.
I should be calm and measured.
I can't contain it.
I'm brimming with excitement.
There's nothing else in the world
that livens my spirit
like the joy of clashing blades.
- [man 1] Whoa! Is that really him?!
- [man 2] There he is!
- [man 3] That's Musashi Miyamoto!
- [man 4] He does look like the real deal!
[man 6] Look at his face! So intense!
[man 7] He really looks like
a seasoned warrior!
[man 8] The guy from the news!
[woman 1] He really does
look like Musashi!
[man 9] He's gonna cut him down,
like in samurai movies!
- [man 10] Is he Musashi without his sword?
- [man 11] Damn, he looks so badass!
[Shibukawa] You can really tell
just by looking at him
that he is the real Musashi.
[crowd gasping excitedly]
- [man 12] Let's go, Retsu!
- [man 13] Look, look, there he is!
- [man 13] Retsu, be careful. You got this!
- [man 14] Are they really gonna fight?
- [man 15] Let's go!
- [woman 2] Don't do it, Retsu!
- [man 16] Take him down, Retsu!
- [man 17] Show him what you've got!
[music fades]
Gentlemen, this evening's match
will be held under special rules.
All the weapons presented here
are permissible for the fight.
Additionally, the participants may also
use weapons they brought with them.
Only one thing is forbidden,
the use of firearms.
[shocked murmuring]
- [referee] To your positions.
- [footsteps padding]
Retsu,
you're ready for this.
Hmm.
Stay focused, Retsu!
Let the fight begin!
[referee grunts]
[narrator] Suddenly, the stands fell
into an eerie silence.
There were no cheers,
not even a nervous murmur.
They had all realized in that moment
what they were about to witness.
A brutal fight to the death.
[shocked gasping]
And there it is. The battle has begun.
[narrator] When the tense silence
was finally broken,
it was, of course, Musashi who spoke.
All right, then.
I see no point in dragging this out,
so let's get it over with
as quickly as possible.
[Retsu grunts]
Are those knives?
Shuriken?
[unsettling music playing]
[Retsu grunts]
It went right through him!
He's so fast!
He's even leaving after-images.
I expected nothing less
from the likes of him.
[Retsu grunts]
- [Baki] He's ambidextrous?!
- [Katsumi gasps]
[grunting]
[man 17] Whoa! No way!
What?! Did he catch it?
[uneasy music playing]
[narrator] The audience was stunned
and speechless.
On television, in movies,
and in comic books,
everyone has seen and knows
the ninja projectile, the shuriken.
Light in weight, but deadly in force,
powerful enough to pierce a frying pan!
Retsu hurled several
of these deadly spikes
at human flesh with full force!
But Musashi
dodged, sidestepped,
even caught them with his bare hands!
And then,
he cut one in half!
Something thought impossible.
The spectators watched with bated breath,
unable to cheer,
unable to react,
but it was less the spectacle
of his skills that awed them.
What took their breath away
was the inescapable fact,
the reality that they all saw
before them now.
This man was the real Musashi Miyamoto.
Why would he sheathe his sword now?
[dramatic music beat]
He used them all!
He doesn't have any left to throw!
[Retsu grunts]
[shocked gasping]
[menacing music building]
[Retsu roaring]
[clothes whipping air]
[man 18] Incredible!
[man 19] It's like he's taunting the bull!
He's using it like a cape.
That's not all it is.
[Retsu grunts menacingly]
- [Kaku] Huh?
- [Baki] Uh…?
Are those nails and teeth?
They're stuck in his face!
It's almost like buckshot!
[Retsu grunting]
[squelching]
[shocked gasping, murmuring]
[Musashi] Hmm.
[Shibukawa] He… he didn't even blink!
[Baki] He took a direct hit to his eye,
and he didn't flinch at all!
[Musashi grunting]
[chuckles]
Is the Sea King really a child?
First shurikens, and now dirt and pebbles.
So far, you've only used projectiles.
It's almost as if you're afraid
to get any closer.
[cape whipping air]
[Katsumi gasps nervously]
Just keep at it. Come on, Retsu.
Once you run out of things to throw,
what will you hit me with then?
Some of your spit?
[cape whipping air]
- [dramatic music sting]
- [Retsu grunts softly]
[shocked gasping]
[Retsu roars]
[Musashi] Look at that.
It appears he doesn't have a plan.
Hmm?
[pained grunt]
[pained moaning]
The nine-section whip.
A weapon from China. Of course!
[ferocious shrieking]
[chains rattling]
[music fades]
- Musashi's been knocked to the ground.
- He managed to floor him just like that.
- [uneasy music playing]
- [air whooshing as chains spin]
- [woman 3] Whoa, he's bleeding!
- [man 20] What is he doing now?
[man 21] He's spinning it!
Listen to that sound!
[grunts ferociously]
[Motobe] He retreated,
but just by a few inches.
[Musashi] Hmm.
[sighing] Hmm.
It's fast, but it's only the spearhead
that's imperceptible.
His arm movements, however, are smooth.
I can track his pattern from there.
Look, he's smiling!
The spearheads move too fast for the eye.
- [shocked gasping]
- Look at that!
He's put down his sword?
[air whooshing as chains spin]
[Retsu] Hmm.
[chains clinking]
[Retsu grunts]
Hmm? [grunts]
[grunts]
Huh?
[dramatic music sting]
[shocked, awed gasping]
[crowd murmuring]
Huh!
[Musashi] Hmm.
Hmm.
Should swing well…
Swinging well is one thing, but…
[shocked murmuring]
…it's lacking in weight.
It's not enough.
Nowhere near enough to kill someone.
Hmm.
It's poor-quality metal.
[Retsu sighs]
Why? Why can't I move on him?
Man from the continent, Sea King Retsu.
Come on, you brought a toy like this?
You expected this to take me down?
[Retsu] Why am I frozen here?
He was distracted by the whips.
Why didn't I strike?
I had so many chances!
No, that's not true!
[Retsu shrieking]
Don't start fooling yourself, Retsu.
Not even for a moment.
Now watch and learn.
[Retsu] There hasn't been an opening.
Not even a sliver of one.
Let me show you how to swing.
[gasps]
[uneasy music playing]
[gasps]
[Kaku] Hmm?
- [man 21] He's dual wielding!
- [man 22] But with chains!
[man 23] We get to see his legendary move!
[Baki] He's gonna do it again.
Just like he did with the bamboo.
[Musashi grunts]
[shocked gasping]
[chains rattling]
[music fades]
[menacing music playing]
[Retsu gasps nervously]
He broke them!!
- With just a swing!
- No!
- [man 24] They didn't last one swing!
- [man 25] They broke them so easily!
[woman 3] He's like superhuman!
You see.
Those weren't weapons.
[chuckling] Intolerable!
That's what he's reduced them to?
The nine-section whips?
It's intolerable!
Those were the whips
that Retsu has been training with
since he was young.
Not even shredded and bleeding hands
would stop his grueling practice.
He would disinfect the wounds with salt
and get back to swinging.
While those kinds of wounds
were to be expected
of such rigorous conditioning,
I never once worried that the whips
would not be able to withstand the force.
It's impossible!
Hey, so-called Sea King!
Why don't you give it a try?
It's a pretty simple technique, really.
You just have to pull it out and swing.
It's a samurai you're fighting.
Maybe try a sword.
[Retsu grunting]
- [pained groaning]
- [ferocious grunting]
[pained groaning]
[Retsu shrieking]
[shocked gasping]
It appears you're just as despicable
as the legends say.
I am a master martial artist…
and I will never let you
approach me unarmed again!
[shocked gasps turn to cheers]
- [man 26] So cool!
- [man 27] Come on, Retsu. Finish him!
You had a chance while I was down.
That may have been
your only opportunity to win.
There won't be a second time.
Sea King Retsu, you are already defeated!
Huh?
[shocked murmuring]
- [laughter]
- Did he really say it?!
That's so basic of him!
It's like a joke, you know!
"Kojiro, you're already defeated!"
Huh?
April 13th
17th year of the Keicho Era,
on Ganryu Island, a historic duel
between two master swordsmen,
Musashi Miyamoto and Kojiro Sasaki,
was about to be held
However, Musashi didn't show up
at the promised time
Kojiro waited a long time
When Musashi arrived late,
Kojiro drew his sword
and threw away his scabbard
That's when Musashi said these words
[narrator] Kojiro,
you are already defeated.
If Kojiro had intended to win,
why would he discard his scabbard?
As he had predicted,
Musashi emerged
as the victor of this duel.
But that these words would be passed down
to future generations?
Of that, he was unaware.
Why does it seem like
everyone knows these words?
Have they been passed down over the years?
[Retsu clears throat] They're famous.
Very famous.
I've approached you,
and with no weapon, martial artist.
- [tense music sting]
- [Retsu grunts]
Musashi, as a kenpo master…
[Musashi growling angrily]
…I will not let you approach me unarmed!
Maybe this time you'll finally understand…
if I drive it into your skull!
[gasps]
[shocked gasping]
[man 28] He picked him up!
[man 29] With just one hand?!
[Retsu] I don't believe it!
Very impressive hit.
You got me right in the jaw!
You're heavier than you look.
[Retsu] I weigh over 200 pounds!
With one hand?!
But you are nimble, nonetheless.
Your hair became a weapon,
and you managed to kick me
from that distance.
[Retsu] No one has that kind
of grip strength! Impossible!
[Retsu grunts]
[shocked murmuring]
He's controlling him!
[man 30] He's toying
with the Champion of the Fist!
[Retsu grunting softly]
[gasps]
[Baki gasps]
[Musashi roars]
[Retsu grunts loudly]
[shocked gasping]
[narrator] Was this a declaration
of a counterattack?
Would he display the proud legacy
of Chinese martial arts?
Retsu stood before him,
seemingly at the ready!
But everyone in the audience,
they were all thinking the same thing.
SEA KING RETSU
IS ALREADY DEFEATED!!!
- ["Mountain Top" by Novel Core playing]
- [lyrics in Japanese]
[in English] Yeah ♪
Yeah, yeah ♪
I'm on the mountaintop, yeah ♪
Yeah, yeah ♪
I'm on the mountaintop, yeah ♪
[music fades out]
- [lyrics in Japanese]
[in English] Don't be, be, be afraid ♪
Don't be, be, be, be, be afraid ♪
BAKI-DOU: THE INVINCIBLE SAMURAI
[sighs]
[Baki] What, no warm up?
[Retsu] Hmm?
I guess you are a martial artist.
Baki.
Didn't expect you here.
From what I can tell,
that jacket looks pretty heavy.
And?
Guess that means you're all loaded up.
As would be required for this battle.
[chuckling] That is so you.
I'd expect nothing less.
It's "so me"? How's that?
You like it fair.
You're pitted against a samurai,
so you think it's only fair
if both the fighters are armed.
That mindset is just
so predictably you, Retsu.
I'm a little jealous.
Can't say I'd do the same in your place.
Putting yourself
at a potential disadvantage?
It's impressive.
It's almost time to begin.
Right.
I know I'm probably overstepping here…
You do know how dangerous he is
without a sword, right?
I'm aware.
We fought unarmed three days ago.
[tense music playing]
[Retsu] Musashi Miyamoto
without his sword.
I'd wager we were pretty evenly matched.
Or close.
He might have been a little stronger.
[crowd cheering in distance]
Hmm.
Unbelievable.
You're about to go head-to-head
in a death match.
Most people would be absolutely terrified.
But in your case, why,
I would say you're looking forward to it.
Looking forward? Yes.
It's been so long.
I should be calm and measured.
I can't contain it.
I'm brimming with excitement.
There's nothing else in the world
that livens my spirit
like the joy of clashing blades.
- [man 1] Whoa! Is that really him?!
- [man 2] There he is!
- [man 3] That's Musashi Miyamoto!
- [man 4] He does look like the real deal!
[man 6] Look at his face! So intense!
[man 7] He really looks like
a seasoned warrior!
[man 8] The guy from the news!
[woman 1] He really does
look like Musashi!
[man 9] He's gonna cut him down,
like in samurai movies!
- [man 10] Is he Musashi without his sword?
- [man 11] Damn, he looks so badass!
[Shibukawa] You can really tell
just by looking at him
that he is the real Musashi.
[crowd gasping excitedly]
- [man 12] Let's go, Retsu!
- [man 13] Look, look, there he is!
- [man 13] Retsu, be careful. You got this!
- [man 14] Are they really gonna fight?
- [man 15] Let's go!
- [woman 2] Don't do it, Retsu!
- [man 16] Take him down, Retsu!
- [man 17] Show him what you've got!
[music fades]
Gentlemen, this evening's match
will be held under special rules.
All the weapons presented here
are permissible for the fight.
Additionally, the participants may also
use weapons they brought with them.
Only one thing is forbidden,
the use of firearms.
[shocked murmuring]
- [referee] To your positions.
- [footsteps padding]
Retsu,
you're ready for this.
Hmm.
Stay focused, Retsu!
Let the fight begin!
[referee grunts]
[narrator] Suddenly, the stands fell
into an eerie silence.
There were no cheers,
not even a nervous murmur.
They had all realized in that moment
what they were about to witness.
A brutal fight to the death.
[shocked gasping]
And there it is. The battle has begun.
[narrator] When the tense silence
was finally broken,
it was, of course, Musashi who spoke.
All right, then.
I see no point in dragging this out,
so let's get it over with
as quickly as possible.
[Retsu grunts]
Are those knives?
Shuriken?
[unsettling music playing]
[Retsu grunts]
It went right through him!
He's so fast!
He's even leaving after-images.
I expected nothing less
from the likes of him.
[Retsu grunts]
- [Baki] He's ambidextrous?!
- [Katsumi gasps]
[grunting]
[man 17] Whoa! No way!
What?! Did he catch it?
[uneasy music playing]
[narrator] The audience was stunned
and speechless.
On television, in movies,
and in comic books,
everyone has seen and knows
the ninja projectile, the shuriken.
Light in weight, but deadly in force,
powerful enough to pierce a frying pan!
Retsu hurled several
of these deadly spikes
at human flesh with full force!
But Musashi
dodged, sidestepped,
even caught them with his bare hands!
And then,
he cut one in half!
Something thought impossible.
The spectators watched with bated breath,
unable to cheer,
unable to react,
but it was less the spectacle
of his skills that awed them.
What took their breath away
was the inescapable fact,
the reality that they all saw
before them now.
This man was the real Musashi Miyamoto.
Why would he sheathe his sword now?
[dramatic music beat]
He used them all!
He doesn't have any left to throw!
[Retsu grunts]
[shocked gasping]
[menacing music building]
[Retsu roaring]
[clothes whipping air]
[man 18] Incredible!
[man 19] It's like he's taunting the bull!
He's using it like a cape.
That's not all it is.
[Retsu grunts menacingly]
- [Kaku] Huh?
- [Baki] Uh…?
Are those nails and teeth?
They're stuck in his face!
It's almost like buckshot!
[Retsu grunting]
[squelching]
[shocked gasping, murmuring]
[Musashi] Hmm.
[Shibukawa] He… he didn't even blink!
[Baki] He took a direct hit to his eye,
and he didn't flinch at all!
[Musashi grunting]
[chuckles]
Is the Sea King really a child?
First shurikens, and now dirt and pebbles.
So far, you've only used projectiles.
It's almost as if you're afraid
to get any closer.
[cape whipping air]
[Katsumi gasps nervously]
Just keep at it. Come on, Retsu.
Once you run out of things to throw,
what will you hit me with then?
Some of your spit?
[cape whipping air]
- [dramatic music sting]
- [Retsu grunts softly]
[shocked gasping]
[Retsu roars]
[Musashi] Look at that.
It appears he doesn't have a plan.
Hmm?
[pained grunt]
[pained moaning]
The nine-section whip.
A weapon from China. Of course!
[ferocious shrieking]
[chains rattling]
[music fades]
- Musashi's been knocked to the ground.
- He managed to floor him just like that.
- [uneasy music playing]
- [air whooshing as chains spin]
- [woman 3] Whoa, he's bleeding!
- [man 20] What is he doing now?
[man 21] He's spinning it!
Listen to that sound!
[grunts ferociously]
[Motobe] He retreated,
but just by a few inches.
[Musashi] Hmm.
[sighing] Hmm.
It's fast, but it's only the spearhead
that's imperceptible.
His arm movements, however, are smooth.
I can track his pattern from there.
Look, he's smiling!
The spearheads move too fast for the eye.
- [shocked gasping]
- Look at that!
He's put down his sword?
[air whooshing as chains spin]
[Retsu] Hmm.
[chains clinking]
[Retsu grunts]
Hmm? [grunts]
[grunts]
Huh?
[dramatic music sting]
[shocked, awed gasping]
[crowd murmuring]
Huh!
[Musashi] Hmm.
Hmm.
Should swing well…
Swinging well is one thing, but…
[shocked murmuring]
…it's lacking in weight.
It's not enough.
Nowhere near enough to kill someone.
Hmm.
It's poor-quality metal.
[Retsu sighs]
Why? Why can't I move on him?
Man from the continent, Sea King Retsu.
Come on, you brought a toy like this?
You expected this to take me down?
[Retsu] Why am I frozen here?
He was distracted by the whips.
Why didn't I strike?
I had so many chances!
No, that's not true!
[Retsu shrieking]
Don't start fooling yourself, Retsu.
Not even for a moment.
Now watch and learn.
[Retsu] There hasn't been an opening.
Not even a sliver of one.
Let me show you how to swing.
[gasps]
[uneasy music playing]
[gasps]
[Kaku] Hmm?
- [man 21] He's dual wielding!
- [man 22] But with chains!
[man 23] We get to see his legendary move!
[Baki] He's gonna do it again.
Just like he did with the bamboo.
[Musashi grunts]
[shocked gasping]
[chains rattling]
[music fades]
[menacing music playing]
[Retsu gasps nervously]
He broke them!!
- With just a swing!
- No!
- [man 24] They didn't last one swing!
- [man 25] They broke them so easily!
[woman 3] He's like superhuman!
You see.
Those weren't weapons.
[chuckling] Intolerable!
That's what he's reduced them to?
The nine-section whips?
It's intolerable!
Those were the whips
that Retsu has been training with
since he was young.
Not even shredded and bleeding hands
would stop his grueling practice.
He would disinfect the wounds with salt
and get back to swinging.
While those kinds of wounds
were to be expected
of such rigorous conditioning,
I never once worried that the whips
would not be able to withstand the force.
It's impossible!
Hey, so-called Sea King!
Why don't you give it a try?
It's a pretty simple technique, really.
You just have to pull it out and swing.
It's a samurai you're fighting.
Maybe try a sword.
[Retsu grunting]
- [pained groaning]
- [ferocious grunting]
[pained groaning]
[Retsu shrieking]
[shocked gasping]
It appears you're just as despicable
as the legends say.
I am a master martial artist…
and I will never let you
approach me unarmed again!
[shocked gasps turn to cheers]
- [man 26] So cool!
- [man 27] Come on, Retsu. Finish him!
You had a chance while I was down.
That may have been
your only opportunity to win.
There won't be a second time.
Sea King Retsu, you are already defeated!
Huh?
[shocked murmuring]
- [laughter]
- Did he really say it?!
That's so basic of him!
It's like a joke, you know!
"Kojiro, you're already defeated!"
Huh?
April 13th
17th year of the Keicho Era,
on Ganryu Island, a historic duel
between two master swordsmen,
Musashi Miyamoto and Kojiro Sasaki,
was about to be held
However, Musashi didn't show up
at the promised time
Kojiro waited a long time
When Musashi arrived late,
Kojiro drew his sword
and threw away his scabbard
That's when Musashi said these words
[narrator] Kojiro,
you are already defeated.
If Kojiro had intended to win,
why would he discard his scabbard?
As he had predicted,
Musashi emerged
as the victor of this duel.
But that these words would be passed down
to future generations?
Of that, he was unaware.
Why does it seem like
everyone knows these words?
Have they been passed down over the years?
[Retsu clears throat] They're famous.
Very famous.
I've approached you,
and with no weapon, martial artist.
- [tense music sting]
- [Retsu grunts]
Musashi, as a kenpo master…
[Musashi growling angrily]
…I will not let you approach me unarmed!
Maybe this time you'll finally understand…
if I drive it into your skull!
[gasps]
[shocked gasping]
[man 28] He picked him up!
[man 29] With just one hand?!
[Retsu] I don't believe it!
Very impressive hit.
You got me right in the jaw!
You're heavier than you look.
[Retsu] I weigh over 200 pounds!
With one hand?!
But you are nimble, nonetheless.
Your hair became a weapon,
and you managed to kick me
from that distance.
[Retsu] No one has that kind
of grip strength! Impossible!
[Retsu grunts]
[shocked murmuring]
He's controlling him!
[man 30] He's toying
with the Champion of the Fist!
[Retsu grunting softly]
[gasps]
[Baki gasps]
[Musashi roars]
[Retsu grunts loudly]
[shocked gasping]
[narrator] Was this a declaration
of a counterattack?
Would he display the proud legacy
of Chinese martial arts?
Retsu stood before him,
seemingly at the ready!
But everyone in the audience,
they were all thinking the same thing.
SEA KING RETSU
IS ALREADY DEFEATED!!!
- ["Mountain Top" by Novel Core playing]
- [lyrics in Japanese]
[in English] Yeah ♪
Yeah, yeah ♪
I'm on the mountaintop, yeah ♪
Yeah, yeah ♪
I'm on the mountaintop, yeah ♪
[music fades out]