Samurai Spy (1965) Movie Script

A SHOCHIKU FILM

At the end of the 16th century,

the decisive Battle of Sekigahara

divided all of Japan in two.

The forces from Kanto

in eastern Japan were victorious,

and the Tokugawa clan

took complete control of the country.

But the defeated Hideyori Toyotomi

was still in Osaka,

and many feudal lords

secretly supported him,

while ronin

displaced by the defeat

looked to him

to carry out their revenge.

In 1614, 14 years

after the battle at Sekigahara,

antagonism flared up again

between Tokugawa and Toyotomi.

Naturally, spies from both sides

were crawling all over the country.

The nominal leader of

the Tokugawa espionage network

was Munenori Yagyu,

but in reality the network

was run by somebody else.

Heishichi, admit that you are in fact

Keijiro Maeda, a spy for Osaka.

- Why do you say that?

- You don't know me.

I am Tatewaki Koriyama,

a Yagyu agent.

I am also a Yagyu agent.

My name is Sakon Takatani.

I can't let Tatewaki

take all the credit for killing him.

The key figures in the Kanto spy

network were Tatewaki and Takatani.

The leaders of the Osaka network

were Shigeyuki Koremura

and his assistant,

Takanosuke Nojiri.

In addition to these

two main groups,

there was a clan called Sanada,

which did not declare its allegiance

but was thought to be pro-Toyotomi.

I am pursued,

always pursued by something.

SAMURAI SPY

Produced by

SHIZUO YAMANOUCHI

Screenplay by YOSHIYUKI FUKUDA

Based on a Novel by KOJI NAKADA

Photography by MASAO KOSUGI

Art Direction by JUNICHI OSUMI

Music by

TORU TAKEMITSU

Starring

KOJI TAKAHASHI

JITSUKO YOSHIMURA

MISAKO WATANABE

KEl SATO, EIJI OKADA

EITARO OZAWA

SEIJI MIYAGUCHI

MUTSUHIRO TOURA

YASUNORI IRIKAWA, MINORU HODAKA

JUN HAMAMURA, TORU UCHIDA

GINZO SEKIGUCHI

FUJIO TSUNETA

HIROSHI AO YAMA

Narrator

TAKESHI KUSAKA

TETSURO TAMBA

Guest Star

SHINTARO ISHIHARA

Directed by

MASAHIRO SHINODA

Sasuke Sarutobi,

you're quick as always.

Mitsuaki Inamura,

you seem to be well.

You did a good job following me.

I've been a hungry ronin

since the Battle of Sekigahara.

It was hard keeping up with you.

Why do you choose such difficult paths?

It's become a habit.

Your Sanada clan

has been working hard.

Kakei is on his way

to Hachioji from Kawagoe.

Nezu is going to Edo.

And you're on the Shinano road.

If you go to Nakatsugawa,

you'll meet Anayama.

If you go to Seba,

you'll see Saizo Kirigakure. Right?

How do you know all that?

What's it matter?

We're allies.

We're on the same side.

That much is certain.

Nothing is certain these days.

The ronin are as hungry

as the peasants.

Plague has followed upon famine.

But what are they doing in Edo?

Building brothels

and enjoying themselves,

while the common people

barely eke out an existence.

Young women sell themselves

to survive.

That's Tokugawa politics for you.

This is rather expensive food

you have.

Like some more?

It seems you believe in -

What?

The need for war.

What else is there?

You took advantage of war,

and now you live well.

War is something to exploit,

is that it?

But we don't start the wars.

It's always like that.

They draw us into their wars

and toss us aside when they're over.

We have to ride the wave.

We must catch the cresting wave

and ride it.

Mitsuaki.

- What?

- Men create war.

So you mean men can stop war?

Is that Sanada's position?

I don't know what my lord thinks,

but that's what I think.

I have to believe

that war can be stopped.

That's all I'm saying.

I'm going.

Wait. I'm going with you.

Why won't you leave me alone?

The Suwa clan is up ahead.

They inspect all ronin closely.

I need your help.

He's a Christian.

He's a young ronin.

They're persecuting

the Christians again.

Orders from Edo.

How did they find him?

They say there was an informer.

Magistrate Genba Kuni

and his men caught him last night.

- Will they behead him?

- He'll be crucified.

Such cruelty!

"Seal your lips tight."

Welcome to my shop.

Some rice cakes.

Bring me some rice cakes.

I've heard Magistrate Genba

is extremely harsh.

It's a pity, but that prisoner

is as good as dead.

Sasuke.

I'm the one who informed

on that young Christian.

What?

Genba was actually looking for me

and another man.

Another man?

I had to pass through here

to reach Suwa tonight,

but they're waiting for me

wherever I go.

I knew Genba

would be checking this town

and that the Christian

would be here.

So you planned to escape

while they were distracted with him.

Sasuke, help me.

Don't leave me alone, please.

Wait.

Why are they after you?

The fate of a certain man -

an extremely important man -

is in my hands.

If he sided with Osaka,

the situation would change drastically.

So the Tokugawa clan wants to find me.

- Who is this person?

Tatewaki Koriyama.

Tatewaki? The Yagyu agent?

Sasuke, believe me.

Tatewaki has betrayed Tokugawa

and wants to work for Toyotomi in Osaka.

I'm his intermediary.

Without me, he -

Are you mad?

Tatewaki and Takatani

head the Tokugawa spy network.

Why would he turn on them?

I'm telling the truth.

Tatewaki is now waiting

for me in Suwa.

He's coming!

But Mitsuaki,

how do you know Tatewaki?

He's head of espionage for your enemy,

the Tokugawa shogunate.

You've been selling information

on Osaka to Kanto, haven't you?

And vice versa?

Clear the way.

He's just a boy!

Please understand.

The nation's future

depends on this.

I betrayed that young man

because sometimes the ends justify -

I don't understand.

I refuse to.

Dominus Christe.

Shut him up!

Move aside!

The danger is past.

Your plan was a success.

Your path to Suwa is clear.

Go by yourself.

Sasuke, wait!

Don't you believe me?

If Tatewaki joins Toyotomi,

it's like another fortress for our army.

He knows everything

about the Tokugawa spy network.

That has nothing to do with me.

But your master, Lord Yukimura,

will be interested.

Why are the Sanada men

spying on both clans?

We too sell information.

- Would you betray Toyotomi?

- What?

It's a betrayal

if you don't help Osaka.

You see things

only in terms of war.

Or better yet,

in terms of money.

Sasuke, didn't we fight

on the same side at Sekigahara?

I was 15 at the time.

Fourteen years have passed

without war.

What are you saying?

I don't know

my lord's intentions.

We subjects of Sanada

are always wandering the country

gathering information

to send to our lord.

Why? I don't know.

At some point

I stopped asking why.

Are you saying the Sanada clan

isn't on our side?

Why divide everyone

into friend and enemy?

We have war to thank

for that way of thinking.

I have no use for it.

Ours may be an unstable peace,

but it's one I've grown used to.

I came of age in this peace.

Don't worry.

My lips are sealed.

I've never betrayed anyone.

Life can be full

of unpleasant surprises.

Are you hurt?

I'm all right.

Just a light wound.

I knew you'd help me.

Who was that man in white?

Sakon Takatani.

Amazing.

Yagyu is eager to catch Tatewaki.

But I can rest assured

as long as you're with me.

We'll see.

You should dress your wound.

She's very beautiful.

She must be a dancer.

Suwa is having a festival tomorrow.

There's a very famous shrine there,

and they put on

a splendid festival.

A festival?

OHATA INN

Your companion invites you

to have supper in his room.

Drinking is best after a nice bath.

Want a cup?

- I'll drink after my bath.

Sake won't help your wound.

- Nonsense. It's good medicine.

I'm sending for a prostitute tonight.

Do you want one?

No, I don't.

That's the "dance of the gods."

You must know it.

It's become very popular.

I saw it in Edo.

"Seal your lips tight," they sang as

men and women danced wildly together.

The deity of the great shrine

at Ise tells us

if you dance, you'll prosper,

and if you don't, famine will come.

That's ridiculous.

"Seal your lips tight" refers to a battle

looming between Kanto and Kansai.

I'm not so sure.

The common people are always

first to sense impending disaster.

They dance and laugh,

but in their hearts -

There's nothing!

You're an odd one, Sasuke.

Are you a fool?

I'm sorry.

Perhaps I am a fool.

If I succeed in taking

Tatewaki to Toyotomi,

I'll be rewarded handsomely.

Do you know how much?

Five hundred kan.

That equals a stipend of 2,500 koku.

Quite a sum.

And I can have it both ways.

Meaning?

Meaning I don't even have to

hand him over in Osaka.

The going price

is what the buyer is willing to pay.

I'll take him to Sakai

and collect my money from Osaka.

Then I'll reveal his location

to the magistrate of Kyoto,

who's on the Tokugawa side.

What do you think?

You can have half.

One could live in luxury

for a nice long time with 250 kan.

Indeed. And if you hate war so much,

no need for you to join in.

Just sit back and watch

as Kanto and Kansai

fight it out to the end.

No need to join a losing side.

You're as clever as all their spies.

But don't forget;

They often get their throats cut

while sleeping with women.

What's that?

How can a clever man like you

fail to understand?

Those Tokugawa agents

I killed today -

do you think

that's how they wanted to die?

And Yashiro, the Christian boy?

- I have no idea what you're saying.

No one seems to give any thought

anymore to the meaning of death.

Or the meaning of life,

for that matter.

Wait!

There are many

different kinds of life.

We need money for women and sake.

What else is there to live for?

Those dancing fools are like me.

Not like you,

but like me.

What a nuisance.

The road is blocked.

We have to stay here.

They say it's because

a Sanada agent is in town.

A horse driver I hired told me

several samurai were mercilessly

slaughtered at Wada Pass.

Is that so?

The scoundrel who did it

is apparently a famous spy

who goes by the name

Sasuke something.

The magistrate has been

very harsh recently.

The slightest mistake

and you'll be arrested.

When we bow, we have

to kiss the ground like this.

Make sure you remember that.

Hey, I didn't know

she was with you.

I'm ashamed.

Forgive me.

Anyway, I have a feeling

the magistrate

will eventually catch the guy.

By the way,

do you think there will be war?

When our lord goes to war,

we have to pay more land tax.

I have a family of seven.

Life will be hard.

So you have five children?

Yes, sir. And when my wife's pregnant,

boy, does she have a temper!

Best not to discuss politics

too much.

You're right.

"Seal your lips tight."

Excuse me.

May I join you?

Please come to Joshin Temple

at 6;00 a.m., Sasuke, sir.

Murderer!

- What is it?

- There's been a murder.

I must speak to you.

Let's go.

There was a lake

where I grew up.

Where was that?

Koshu.

Please ask no more.

Why?

Because I'd have to lie.

You don't look like a prostitute.

Did you think I was

because I came with you so easily?

But you didn't choose me.

I chose you.

You smell of flowers.

I picked a lily today.

Near Wada Pass?

What is your name?

Okiwa.

Mitsuaki was killed tonight.

You knew, just as I thought.

What are you? A spy?

I don't want to die.

What do you want to know?

I know nothing.

I have nothing.

Why do you seek

to get close to me like this?

Welcome to my temple, traveler.

What is your name?

I've forgotten.

A man who serves only Buddha

needs no name.

But this girl has one.

It is Omiyo.

For reasons I won't go into,

I brought her here and raised her.

And your father?

He died in the Battle of Sekigahara.

I had just been born.

My mother took me and traveled about.

She ended up here,

broken in body and spirit.

She'd been a courtesan in Kyoto.

Shigeyuki Koremura

has asked to see you

to talk about Tatewaki.

Miss Omiyo,

do you know

who those people are?

Tatewaki leads Tokugawa's spies,

and Koremura leads Osaka's spies.

Many of Koremura's men

have been here.

Takanosuke Nojiri as well.

Suwa is crawling with spies

from both sides.

Do you think war

will break out here?

Genba persuaded his lord

to side with Kanto.

But Minister Horikawa

is with Kansai.

Koremura is now

at Horikawa's estate.

Koremura's men are waiting to see

whose side the lord will take.

War is already starting.

I am Sakon Takatani

of the Yagyu clan.

As you may know,

I want Tatewaki.

What?

I want you to bring him to me,

or at least tell me where he is.

How should I know?

You must know.

I knew Mitsuaki couldn't be

the brains behind this,

but I didn't think it was you.

If you turn over Tatewaki,

we won't interfere with the Sanada clan.

What are you saying?

Do you know how many Sanada men

have disappeared?

Kimura,

Nezu,

Mochizuki.

Who killed Mitsuaki? You?

I don't know.

I doubt you'll believe me,

but a double-dealer like him

deserves what he gets.

Wait!

Are you afraid?

I don't want you to die now.

I'll wait for your answer.

We'll meet at 6;00 p. M...

at the Joshin Temple.

Look!

The woman in there is dying.

I don't want to die.

- Somebody's here!

- This way!

I must go.

There he is!

There he goes!

I don't want to die.

You fool!

Who are you?

Stay back!

I am Magistrate Genba Kuni.

Arrest that man in white!

Don't let him take Sasuke away!

After him!

Who is the young man?

He took Sasuke away!

Are you conscious?

Sasuke, sir?

Where am I?

The Horikawa estate.

Don't worry.

Lord Koremura is here.

You mustn't try to get up.

What happened to me, Omiyo?

You were chased down

and about to be arrested

when some unknown men

came to your rescue.

A man in white led the group.

Sakon Takatani.

Why did he do it?

Why did he bring me here?

Do you really plan to betray

the Sanada clan and Lord Yukimura?

What?

They say Kanto will hire you

for 2,500 koku.

Who told you that?

Ask yourself that question.

Lord Sasuke, I see

you've regained consciousness.

Who are you?

Just call me Jinnai.

My full name,

as head of this house,

is Kazutaka Horikawa,

minister of the Suwa clan.

Lord Sasuke, I've been

looking forward to meeting you.

I am Shigeyuki Koremura,

and this is Takanosuke Nojiri.

He is young,

but an accomplished swordsman.

If it weren't for him,

you wouldn't be here.

Then it was Nojiri who rescued me.

I'm glad you weren't badly hurt.

I passed out and was almost captured.

Thank you.

Save your thanks for Takatani.

Why?

He and his men attacked Genba's

officers so that I could rescue you.

An unprecedented event;

Takatani, working for Yagyu,

and we, working for Osaka,

cooperated to rescue you,

a member of the Sanada clan.

Sasuke Sarutobi!

Is this Sanada's policy,

or only yours?

- What are you speaking of?

- Your secret alliance with Takatani.

Did Sanada end his loyalty to Toyotomi?

Or did you betray him?

Koremura, please refrain

from such talk.

I believe Takatani rescued me

because he didn't want me

in Genba's hands.

I know nothing of his motives.

How do you explain

the girl at the inn?

She worked for him.

What?

Her name was Okiwa.

She was famous

for her singing and dancing.

But a female entertainer

can hardly survive on her own.

She must have somebody

to protect her.

Female dancers

who travel around the country

are all paid by Yagyu.

She accompanied me

along Wada Pass.

I don't know

what she wanted from me.

She was certainly

quite beautiful.

He gave you the girl...

and you brutally killed her.

You think it was me?

If she refused you and you killed her,

then that's truly pitiful.

But it could have been for money.

And you killed Mitsuaki

for money, did you not?

You're wrong.

He was dead

when I entered his room.

But the people at the inn

thought I killed him.

It was the same with Okiwa.

Takatani had been there before me.

I don't care either way.

You're all of the same stripe.

I don't care who killed those two.

But I feel terrible pity

for the young woman who died

with a knife in her throat.

Then you were there?

When I hurried there

to see Sasuke,

she was already dead.

I saw her for only a second, but

her death was clearly a very cruel one.

What would be my motive

for killing her?

Enough of this pretending!

You planned to capture Tatewaki

after he escaped from Edo

and keep the reward for yourself.

Mitsuaki intended to deliver

Tatewaki to us.

But when he asked for your help,

you saw more profit in giving him

to Tokugawa instead.

Mitsuaki and Okiwa knew your plans,

so you killed them.

The dead can't talk, after all.

You'd better hand

Tatewaki over to us.

If you do, we'll overlook the fact

that you sided with Kanto

and arrange for you

to be rewarded.

Tatewaki will be hired

by Osaka for 3,000 koku.

You'll receive 700 or 800 koku.

- You've made a terrible mistake.

- What?

I truly know nothing

about Tatewaki.

TO SASUKE SARUTOBI

FROM TATEWAKI KORIYAMA

"As you heard from Mitsuaki,

I have left the Tokugawa clan.

I have waited but can wait no longer;

I'm going to Yashiro.

I beg your assistance.

Tatewaki Koriyama."

- That letter was in your sleeve.

- That can't be!

It is Tatewaki's writing

without a doubt.

We studied the letter

while you were unconscious.

He asks for your help,

but no rendezvous is mentioned.

So we attempted to decode it.

The hidden message is

"the Kadoya Inn."

I immediately sent my man

to the inn.

It seems a middle-aged samurai

resembling Tatewaki had been there.

Last night a man

resembling Mitsuaki visited him.

After he left,

the middle-aged man

also left in a hurry.

Anyway, we have proof

that this letter is no fake.

Mitsuaki met Tatewaki

here in Suwa?

He then returned

to the Ohata Inn to talk to you.

That's when he gave you this letter.

I know nothing of these things.

How can I make you believe me?

Give us proof.

I don't think you can.

If you didn't kill

Mitsuaki and Okiwa

and didn't inform on Yashiro,

tell us who did.

If I knew who did,

I wouldn't turn him in.

I'd kill him myself.

- I'll believe it when I see it.

- I don't ask you to believe me.

There are personal reasons why

I'd never forgive him. Leave it at that.

Personal reasons?

That's right.

She was dearer to me

than anyone else.

Nonsense!

She was just a dancing girl.

More important is the identity

of this Yashiro.

He was arrested in town by Genba.

He's a Christian.

I was there. I saw him.

What's he have to do with Tatewaki?

I don't know. But Mitsuaki told me

that he himself betrayed Yashiro.

Did you speak of war?

These days, any discussion

leads to talk of war.

It's terrible.

You don't know war, do you?

When I was a child, all I knew

was the misery that follows war.

- Is that so?

- It's all I remember.

After my mother died

and I was taken to the temple,

I read the sutras every day,

chased rabbits and squirrels in the hills,

caught magpies

and swam with friends.

It seems like only yesterday.

Omiyo, why do you serve Koremura?

Is that wrong?

It's not good, is it?

I didn't say that.

I just don't want to see you involved.

In what?

In all this filth and ugliness,

in anything that stands opposed

to a life of health and goodness.

I'll stop, then.

But why did you begin?

I couldn't refuse

Nojiri's request.

Do you love him?

He's a dreadful man.

More than Koremura?

I don't know much about Koremura.

He just arrived yesterday.

Nojiri comes here often,

I suppose?

In any case...

I'll do as you say.

That's good.

You'd better leave

the temple immediately.

Why?

Because Takatani is coming.

He'd kill a person

for no reason at all.

I think the logical conclusion

is that he killed

both Mitsuaki and Okiwa.

He rescued me

because he thought

I could lead him to Tatewaki.

I'm not a man

who talks under torture.

Koremura and Nojiri

let me go for the same reason.

You spoke of Sanada's clan.

Friends in the clan like Saizo Kirigakure

and Jinpachi Nezu are dear to me.

But I don't know

what's on Lord Yukimura's mind.

He studies the armies of Kanto

and Kansai in silence.

I've come to believe that he too

looks at everything in terms of war.

Omiyo, I see now

who my friends and enemies are.

I see who cares about people

and who doesn't.

I have to meet Takatani

at 6;00 p.m.

It's almost time.

You'd better leave.

Why not?

What will you do?

I will meet Takatani.

I'll go with you.

No. Don't worry about the priest.

Best for you to stay

with someone you know for a while.

I don't know anyone.

I have no place to go.

Nojiri told me

a woman called Okiwa was killed

with a spike in her throat.

Was it you who did that?

No, it wasn't.

She approached me,

thinking I knew where Tatewaki was.

Her beauty stood out

among the dancers.

She wasn't a woman

who would sell her body.

But she gave me her body

in order to find Tatewaki.

Can you understand

the sorrow of such a woman?

I can't forgive the man

who killed Okiwa.

Omiyo!

Wait!

Sasuke!

Sasuke Sarutobi,

you're under arrest!

I am Magistrate Genba.

You're under arrest

for the murder of two people.

Do not resist.

Arrest him!

Run for the trees!

What are you doing?

Arrest him!

Let me go!

Sasuke!

I've come to help you,

though earlier than I had promised.

I remember no such promise.

I must discuss something with you,

but first we must deal with them.

Even if you get the girl back,

can you outrun them with her in tow?

Look at that demon Genba's men!

Retreat!

- What's your answer?

- I made no promises.

Then I'll pay you 300 kan.

I don't trust you.

Did you kill Mitsuaki and Okiwa?

I already told you no.

She'd already bled to death

when I arrived.

Was she your woman?

I need no woman.

I'll add another 100 kan.

Where is Tatewaki?

- I don't want money.

- Then what?

I want to rescue her.

Hey you, Stutterer.

And you, Sato.

Go with Sasuke.

Obey his orders as if they were mine.

These two follow orders

to the letter.

Make full use of them.

The three of you can get her back.

Where was she taken?

We applied a scent to her clothing.

Sato can track it.

This is all I can do.

Genba claims to be on our side,

but he hates us who work

for the shogunate as if we were snakes.

Most of the provincial lords

are like that.

Despised throughout the country

in which we do our work.

- Your work for what?

- Who are you to talk?

Your work is for nothing more

than a woman.

And yours for nothing more

than the power of the Tokugawa,

and Toyotomi for nothing more

than his own glory.

Don't you understand?

This will tell you

where to find Tatewaki.

Is this Genba's manor?

No, it belongs to one of his men.

Where are they?

What is it?

You're mute?

They're waiting for Genba.

Then we must move quickly.

Where do you suspect she is?

The warehouse?

One of you create a diversion

in that woman's bedroom.

Now! Lead them away

to the front gate.

An intruder!

Get him!

Omiyo.

It's me - Sasuke.

We must hurry.

Come on. Hurry.

Sasuke, look.

Over there.

Yashiro Kobayashi.

Where did he go?

That way!

- Did you find him?

- No.

That way!

We can't escape

unless I kill some of them.

Take Yashiro to the gate.

There he is!

Pull back!

Use bows and arrows!

Run to the gate!

Aim!

Fool!

Now, Omiyo!

Who are you,

friend or foe?

Lord Horikawa!

Omiyo, don't let

your guard down with him.

Yashiro!

Grandfather, is my father -

Is my father all right?

Where is he?

We haven't found him,

but I'm sure we will.

Who is his father?

My son, Tatewaki Koriyama.

Tatewaki abandoned his faith

and joined the Yagyu clan.

Naturally,

our relations were severed.

But Yashiro was brought up

in the Christian faith and is loyal to it.

He alone escaped

Edo's oppression.

Tatewaki saw his son's faith

as a liability to himself.

Yet no parent can stop

loving his own child,

so he asked Mitsuaki

to recommend his son to Osaka.

Mitsuaki and I belonged

to a clan that served Toyotomi.

But Mitsuaki betrayed

your grandson.

I saw my grandson arrested

by Genba in the post town.

I didn't have my men with me.

Even with them we wouldn't have been

able to escape Genba's forces.

I waited impatiently for a chance

to rescue Yashiro.

Was it you who killed Mitsuaki?

No.

Why harbor hatred

for a double-dealer like him?

Where is Tatewaki?

I thought you knew.

Perhaps he hesitates

to burden me with his troubles,

so he hasn't let me know

where he is.

But aren't I his father?

Isn't Yashiro his son?

What will you do now?

I don't know.

I want to go west

and find a place

where we three can live in peace.

Perhaps that's just a dream

in such a harsh world.

Jinnai.

It's dangerous for you here.

Genba's men will arrive soon.

Go to Yokokawa.

You'll find a man named

Saizo Kirigakure at a shrine there.

He will help you safely

out of the Suwa area.

So you'll help us?

Hurry.

What about you?

I'll find Tatewaki.

No, you mustn't stay.

Let's escape together.

Come with us, Omiyo.

Genba went to Joshin Temple

to force the priest to tell him

where Tatewaki and Sasuke were,

and then tortured him to death.

The priest is dead?

At long last

I know clearly who I am.

At last I understand

what I must do.

I must not run.

I cannot run.

Use my men.

And please find my son.

I will.

Sasuke!

Is it true Horikawa betrayed us?

"Betray" is a strange

choice of words.

You planned to start a war

here in Suwa

using Horikawa's influence.

But he didn't believe you and left.

That reflects distrust of you,

not of Toyotomi.

Say what you want about us,

but I can't forgive an insult to Toyotomi.

That's right.

We've left your Lord Yukimura

alone until now.

But if he gets in our way,

we'll attack without mercy.

I don't doubt

your loyalty to Toyotomi.

But I dislike you.

That's all.

Why did you return?

Tatewaki.

You know where he is?

I believe Tatewaki may have killed

Okiwa and Mitsuaki.

You said Takatani

was the culprit.

He might be.

Where is Tatewaki?

The singing has started.

There's a festival tonight.

The dancers will attend the festival.

It will be quite noisy.

What is it?

What are you thinking?

"I have waited

but can wait no longer;

I'm going to Yashiro."

That's a line from the letter.

You decoded

two words from the letter,

that is, "Kadoya Inn."

But read what comes after that.

"I'm going to Yashiro."

Yashiro can mean "shrine."

- Maybe he means the Suwa shrine!

- He's going to the shrine.

Where is Tatewaki?

- That's it!

- What?

The best place to hide

is in a large crowd.

We must find him

before Takatani does.

Sakon will kill Tatewaki.

If a fight breaks out, Genba's men

will arrive. We'll be in danger.

I heard they were guarding

all the important parts of town.

We can't move about freely.

I thought I had decoded

everything in that letter.

But there's more to it.

- What?

The line with "Kadoya Inn."

In this case, "Kado" means

a diamond-shaped crest.

That is Tatewaki's signal.

So if we see a diamond,

we'll know it's him.

I'll go that way.

Very well. Go.

Lord Koriyama.

Who are you?

Sasuke Sarutobi.

I am Tatewaki Koriyama.

I'm glad to meet you.

Is that so?

I'll go to Yokokawa.

Thank you for everything.

What about Koremura?

I asked you to help me.

But I didn't ask

Koremura and Nojiri.

Let's go.

Wait. Can you walk?

Were I in good health,

I wouldn't have asked for help.

Takatani pursued me as I left Edo.

We fought and I barely escaped.

He's a fearsome man.

Lean on my shoulder.

Sasuke...

don't you hate me?

Many Sanada men were killed

on my orders.

I've never forgiven you

as chief of espionage.

But as a man, I see you

as Jinnai's son and Yashiro's father.

It's been a long time, Tatewaki.

We were very close friends,

but I didn't get to bid you

a proper farewell.

I regret that.

Tonight we do things properly.

Stay out of this, Sasuke!

Tatewaki,

escape into the crowd!

Stutterer! Sato!

Go! I don't want to kill you!

He went that way!

After him!

Out of my way!

Hurry! Hurry!

Arrest the rioters!

Kill them if necessary!

Kill them!

Show no mercy!

Who's that?

Are you Sakon Takatani?

And you're Shigeyuki Koremura.

"Seal your lips tight."

Sasuke.

What?

You're a strange man.

You truly are.

Hang on, Yashiro.

The pass is near.

We're near

the Fukashi clan's domain.

Just a little longer, Yashiro.

Soon you can rest

as long as you want.

He can't go on like this.

Genba's men may overtake us.

I'll hurry ahead and meet

Saizo Kirigakure at Seba.

With his help, we'll be safe.

Take me with you.

Omiyo.

We'll be there soon.

Catch your breath as we walk.

We've passed the border.

Hold on, Yashiro.

Omiyo, when I return home

to Kudosan -

Will you marry me?

There's no war

in Kudosan, is there?

I can't take this anymore.

You walk quickly.

Go on ahead.

Leave here now.

What's wrong?

The man who killed

Mitsuaki and Okiwa

is you, Nojiri.

It can't be!

You're mad, Sasuke.

I was such a fool.

I should've figured out sooner

this was all part of your plan.

As for Tatewaki's letter to me,

you killed Mitsuaki

and took it from him.

I should've realized that.

How can you talk such nonsense?

And without proof!

Mitsuaki and Okiwa were killed

with throwing knives.

Takatani was a leper.

He couldn't have thrown a knife

with his bandaged hand.

Tatewaki lost his right hand.

Of course there were

other suspects,

such as Genba, Koremura

and Horikawa.

But what did you say

about the way Okiwa died?

"She died

with a knife in her throat."

Omiyo heard it too.

You said you saw her

after I had left the inn.

But when I saw her,

she had the knife in her hand.

Takatani said the same.

After you stabbed her,

Okiwa somehow drew it from her throat.

It was then the blood spurted out,

forming a pool.

Was Okiwa your woman?

I felt it when I saw you dancing.

Were you once

a professional entertainer?

Or had you worked

with Okiwa as a dancer?

You used her and then murdered her

in a most brutal way.

Her will to live

made me think of your words.

You're actually Kanto's -

no, Yagyu's spy, aren't you?

Ridiculous.

How did Genba know

where Omiyo and I were?

Why was Takatani

at the shrine?

They couldn't have decoded that letter.

You told them.

Sasuke,

I'll kill you,

and the girl too.

I already killed Tatewaki.

I have a secret document

in my sleeve.

It details the movements of all secret

agents working for both Kanto and Osaka.

Koremura and Takatani

are nothing now.

With this document,

I can even topple Yagyu.

I will rule over all the spies working

in the shadows throughout Japan.

I will decide

whether there is war or peace.

I, the son of a wandering dancer.

You're pitiful.

You spies like to talk big,

don't you?

Sasuke, how many people

have you killed since last night?

Saizo Kirigakure!

Six months later,

the Winter War took place in Osaka.

The Sanada clan

was approached by both sides

but allied itself with Toyotomi

against Tokugawa.

But there is no record

that Sasuke Sarutobi

fought in Sanada's army.

THE END

Samurai Spy (1965) - full transcript