Unforgiven (2013) - full transcript

As Edo gave way to the Meiji era, the
end of the samurai was nigh and the new

government hunted down remnants of the
Shogunate into Ezo, the untamed north

...and the defeated had nowhere to hide.

1869
Year 2 of Meiji Era

If you come upon a bear in the wild,
stare it directly in the eyes.

You have to figure out
whether or not it's your enemy.

What sort of beast am I...

I'd rather not fight
if I don't have to

It's just in my character

If they understand

"I, too, can die",



people and animals will both
become desperate.

No one wants to die.

There’s an inborn instinct
for survival.

Long ago, I was hunting the remnants
of the Shogunate throughout Ezo

and I saw the ceremonial
bear sacrifice at an Ainu village.

A bear they raised from a cub

was sacrificed to the gods...

beheaded.

It was a disgusting ceremony.

They ganged up to kill the bear...

Being a bear, it went wild.

You could see the
panic in it's eyes...

These people I've been close to

have turned on me...



From here to Sapporo
is 200 miles.

There's more bears than
people around here.

But the funny thing is...

an uncivilized land...

attracts sneaky rats.

Rats only destroy small homes,

until they become bears.

What is it?

Some boys're causin' problems with
the whores over at Kihachi's place

They're asking for the sheriff…

Sorry 'bout troubling you

I just couldn't handle it

That Kihachi…

He was about to kill them boys

What about the newbies?

Bring 'em along to
the welcome party

Got it

Washiro Village, Hokkaido

She dying?

When she seen his teensy
little pecker she giggled.

Cut their heads off.

Whose is this?

You boys are from Sendai?

Give me the stick

A beating's all they
get after what they done?

What?

Ain't there a better
way to handle this?

Okaji!

Sheriff

Here's a contract between me
and the cut whore.

I paid to bring her in here...

Now nobody's going to pay
good money for a cut-up whore!

Damaged property?

Like if I hamstrung one of their ponies.

Leastways, she don't cost
as much as a horse...

You boys

Guess you want no trial, no fuss?

You'd surely do some hard time...

Spend all your time
working the railroad...

If you want to avoid that...

Bring in some ponies to Kihachi

You've got 6 whores, right?

Yup

3 head each, that's 6 horses

Bring them in before winter

Yessir

We're done here

Hold on!

That ain't fair!

Okaji, that's enough!

Go tend to Natsume.

We're just the same as
horses or cattle?

I can't believe you.

Calm down, Okaji.

Lots of folks
come through this town.

Prospectors or dirt-poor samurai
come wandering in.

But...

it ain't like they was bad men.

They were just hardworking boys
that were foolish.

They just sometimes need
the comfort of a woman.

So sorry!

These samurai probably
got some friends.

If we go any further,
we may get trouble.

The time of the samurai
is at its end!

"Sheriff"...what a joke!

Haven't you seen enough blood tonight?

Let go of me!

Let go…

Where you gonna start?!

Chest? Gut?
Or maybe…

to kill him quick,
right here in the neck!

- Let go of me!
- Or...

...cut his little thing off!

Forgive me…

because of…

all this…

Just cause we're whores...

You're lucky to be alive.

Dammit…

Them fools ride us like horses...

doesn't mean we let them
treat us like horses.

Are we just going to
cry about it?

By God,

we ain't horses!

==UNFORGIVEN==

Hold on…

Look who's still alive!

Long time, no see,
Jubei Kamata!

The name that even made the elite
Shogun's soldiers shake in fear,

"Jubei the Killer"

Killed Kondo in Satsuma?

Killed the whole posse in Yubari?

You have me confused
with someone

You forget your old pal?

It's me, Jubei...

Kingo Baba.

I heard a rumor you were
alive in well in Sapporo,

but I didn't believe it til now.

As you see,

now I'm just a farmer.

I think my only
piece of luck was

that I never made
an enemy out of you.

There was a bad time when
I thought of you as an ally...

the kind of person that
kills in cold blood.

You didn't come all this way

just to reminisce.

I'm headed to Washiro,

to kill two no-good men.

How about being my partner?

For what?

For cutting up a lady.

Well...

not so much a "lady" as a whore.

There's a bounty on them...

for $1,000.

Is the law paying that?

What...no.

It's the whores' money.

Saving the money they got
from humping.

How bout we split it two ways?

Come on, Jubei.

Kill those boys with me.

The two of us,
it should be easy killing them.

I can't...

Half don't interest you?

$500 could really help you out.

I promised my wife
I wouldn't kill no more.

Jubei,

have you thought about it?

If we had beaten the imperial Army,
what do you think we'd be doing now?

Come on…

This'll be the last one.
Come with me.

I can talk to your wife for you.

She's passed on.

Been gone near three years now.

Forget it.

Jubei, people don't change that easily.

No matter how hard you try,
you can't forget the past.

I'll ride due north
towards Big Snowy Mountain.

Change your mind,
you could catch me.

Pa!

Pa…

There ain't nothing to eat.

Put some flowers on your ma's grave.

Take care of your sister, son.

Kill a few chickens if you must.

If you have any problem,
go to the Ainu village.

Alright...

Okay... wait...
whoa...

She ain't a saddle horse no more,
ain't used to it.

I'll be back in 2 weeks.

No, please!

Get off!

Somebody… please help!

- Sanosuke...
- Somebody... help!

Sanosuke, cut it out!

Is this funny, whore?

Huh?

Sanosuke!

Laugh...

- No! Please!
- Laugh!

Took you boys a while.

A few more days and I was
going to call on the sheriff.

The river was all swelled up.
Couldn't cross it.

Now here's a beauty.

This skin ain't yours.

Guess I didn't say deerskin, too.

Get out of here!

Bastards! Get out of town!

Get out! Get out!

Wait...wait...

Hold on...

Just hold on, please...

I brung this here...

...for the lady my partner cut.

We don't need your goddamn charity!

If you were really sorry,
you'd be handing over your balls!

Whores…

Get out of our town
and don't come back!

Cut it out

I hate that sound.

If there's a man that'll cut a woman,

there's a man that'll
kill him for money.

I can't understand the
things the Japanese do.

I can't keep repeating the same mistakes.

I promised my wife.

It's been three years.

Are the children fine?

Yes.

They still don't speak Ainu?

It's okay…

You…

Even with your daughter, you're going?

Could you look in on my youngsters?

I told them to come here if
they have any problems.

Riding together,
just like the old days.

We seem to be inseparable.

Anyway, I'm glad you've got my back.

I'm useless by myself.

I need that money
to make it through the winter.

I'm really glad you came.

Like I promised, it's 50-50.

I'm sorry...

Don't worry,

we'll finish it with this.

If you was mad at them...over some
wrong, I could see shooting them.

We done stuff for money before, right?

Getting ahead by killing.

That's the times we live in.

I'm not so sure we're even
the lowest of the samurai.

The Emperor or the Shogun,
they're two sides of the same coin.

It's not so different.

11 years…

The Shogun surrendered and
the war ended too soon.

And their troops chased us
to the ends of the earth.

We ran and ran…

We had to kill if

we wanted to survive.

Senseless...

The scary thing is not being killed.

It's killing for no reason...

Even so, Jubei,

thanks to you, I'm still alive.

That was a long time ago.

I ain't had a drop in over 10 years.

I heard,

your late wife…

made you into an honest man.

Yeah

Jubei "the Killer" Kamata...

They call me…

Sawada…

Goro!

Here…

Here!

You're a son-of-a-bitching
cold-blooded assassin, ain't you?

As for me…

I done killed 5 people.

5 of 'em.

You gonna use that to shoot rats?

Back off, old man!

Boy, get out of here!

Didn't you say you were going to
Washiro to kill two men?

I'd make a better partner

than this old codger.

That's ridiculous,
you just want a cut.

Is there anybody
that doesn't need money?

Those cowboys cut a woman, right?

Her face. Cut her hands,
they even cut her legs.

Everywhere but down here!

Unbelievable!

Not just your greed, you also
brought a dubious sense of justice?

Hey!

Kingo's a good shot with a rifle.

No better than me!

Hey!

Hey!

After the war, I went back
to my village but I lost everything.

My wife even ran off.

Since I was back, there was
nowhere to go but the coal mines.

In those dark holes...

for I don't know how many years

Before you know it, I got old.

What?

Changing your mind?

At least go the village with me.

Maybe if you have a little fun,
you'll change your mind.

You probably haven't
used it for a while, huh?

My wife's watching over me from above.

Women sure are persistent!

Jubei,

you're not the only one
that's changed.

Nowadays,

without this,
trains and boats can't go anywhere

With my share,
I'm going to mine this stuff.

Let's find our dreams together.

Me, just once…

Even the sun doesn't want to shine...

Let's go, old man.

Only you can call me that...

You hit?

Your nose is bleeding.

You're slow, old men!

I'm gonna get the reward first!

That kid

Hey! You ain't dead!

What were you shooting at?!

Best shot, whatever...That hurt!

You always got something to say!

How bout I take care of that?!

Don't pay him any mind, let's go.

Hold up a minute!

I know this area pretty well.
I could scout ahead.

We could cut through that mountain
and get there 2 days faster.

I don't care if you
want me to come or not!

It's "may I please come with you?"

Huh?

Hurry up

Don't just stand there…

Before somebody beats us
to the bounty!

==NO WEAPONS IN WASHIRO==
==DEPOSIT SWORDS IN TOWN HALL==

These are great times we live in.

Meat so readily available...

Not only that, but look at this.

This article is about the assassination
of Akira Ookubo two years ago.

Now, publishing
this kind of editorial...

just serves to distract from
the democratic rights movements.

The world of the privileged,
nothing has changed...

To us from Choshu,
there are none more troublesome

than those that die
in an old-fashioned way.

Anyway, there aren't any bodyguards
that could defend against 6 assassins.

Is there even a master swordsman
that could take on 6 opponents…

There is?

How would one handle six opponents?

Ah, there is a way.

Oh, great master!

Tell us more!

Hush…

Even here, we've got this sort.

Satsuma...

The great Mr. Ookubo, or the great leader
of the Satsuma Rebellion, Mr. Saigo.

We're just now recovering from Satsuma's
selfish struggle to control everything.

But they couldn't…

Desperately fighting
for rights to Hokkaido lands.

Say that again!

I had heard there were
Satsuma hicks raised around here.

Don't

I said don't

Yes, sir

Over there...

If you're not interested,
give it back.

Let's go outside!

This won't do the trick, will it?

Shall we begin?

What? You didn't even pull it out?

No! No, it won't come out!

You're shaking too much.

Pathetic...

I beg your forgiveness!

You're not worth killing.

All this play has
made me hungry for meat.

You two, hand over your weapons.

We'll keep them in the town hall.

Do I look dangerous?

No, but the ordinance...

You can just say
you didn't see anything.

Did you come all the way here
for the whores...

Masaharu Kitaoji?

You're alive...

Ichizo Oishi…

I heard that you passed out drunk
and had drowned.

Unfortunately, I'm too stubborn.

I drank so much river water...

that I woke up.

You made enemies in so many places,
you had to move all the way out here?

Who's he?

Yasaburo Himeji

Hi...Himeji...

You work for the railroads,
Mr. Himeji?

I write.

Write? Letters?

Books, books.

Actually, he's my biographer.

Slowly.

A book?

That means you boys can read.
That means you saw the signs...

...saying surrender your weapons.

Without exception.

Why is that?

As long as they aren't drawn...

Look at this…

What a grand reception.

Bastard

You're saying toss them on this
dangerous ground and go unarmed?

Isn't it because it is dangerous
that I have to do this?

Grab it.

Be very careful with it.

You think you're a big man now...

boy!

Excuse me, gentlemen.

Hey!

I'll have the short sword, too.

The sword is a warrior's spirit.

How long will you
spout that samurai crap?

Me…

I hate samurai trash!

Hear?!

Talking to all them
villains in Hokkaido!

I'm saying there ain't no reward!

Even if there was,

They don't want to come for it anyhow!

So, what you're saying...

is that the difference between
winning and losing is not just skill?

If you face someone with a real sword,
you understand each other's ability.

You can make that determination

within about 5 minutes and

in that moment decide whether to give up.

Win or lose in that moment.

But...

In the end,
the bullet determines history.

In this era, do you need to
cross swords to prove your worth?

If you fight with a sword,
the timid die, understand?

Yes…

Look at the tricks he resorts to...

Take it.

What?

Do it.

If you can kill me,

then you can
free Masaharu and escape.

If you think I'm lying,
come at me.

Scared?

Yes...

Can't…

No…

I'm not really suited for this.

Hand it over.

Is it loaded?

A good question…

Even I don't know.

Anyway...probably empty.

My sword?

Come back again.

Drop him outside of town.

Go!

I didn't steal your biographer!

He's staying on his own account!

He can go stuff himself as well, can't he?!

A plague on the whole
stinking lot of you!

Without morals or laws!
You're a lot of savages!

It's no wonder you all
moved to Hokkaido!

They wouldn't have you
in the mainland!

You're all a bunch of bloody savages!

A curse on you!

Now…

Nobody's going to come...

Jubei?

That business...that really happen?

Killing all those Christians
and soldiers in Yubari?

Hiding with the Christians
was a good idea.

They didn't want to be found
by the Meiji government either.

Perfect for you.

But then, somehow,
the soldiers found them.

So you killed all the villagers
to keep them quiet.

Even the women and children.

...how many people you killed?

I don't recollect.

- You don't recollect?
- Right.

You deaf?

Hurry up.

This'll help you
when it comes time for killing.

Hey…

The story about the Christians…

Killing all the women and children...
that was the soldiers, right?

Tell me the truth.

Hey, imperial troops!

Move it!

Move, bastards!

Move it!

- Over here
- Hurry up!

Move!

You're slow

Move, move!

I'm only asking once.
Why'd you burn the house?

Huh? Tell me!

Filthy Ainu trash...

You bastards like fire?

You can't hide it, huh?

Let's get out of here.

It's unfortunate,
but none of our concern.

Their mother died.

What?

When an Ainu woman dies, they burn the
house to send her on to the next world.

Burn the house? Why...

They've banned
all the old customs.

It's a Meiji proclamation.

They should mind their own business.

Sit!

Sit down!

Bastard, take out the earring!

Take it out!

What are you looking at?

Bring him here.

- Yes
- Yes

Stop!

Hey...

Who're you?

You don't speak Ainu?

You said take out the earring.

Just do what he says.

Shut up!

What'll you do?

I said shut up!

You think you can take all them on?

Just do what he says!

Are you one of these dogs too?

Let's go, Jubei.

Jubei!

Let go!

Don't act like this.

Your mother would weep.

Stop!

You're the same
as these dogs, bastard...

Huh?

I'm not in the mood...

to be talking to pigs.

Hold it!

Get down!

You're an Ainu?

So what if I am?

My blood is Ainu mixed with
that of the Japanese,

who do nothing but steal
and trample on others.

I ain't worth shit!

I'm nothing special at all.

I just have to take it

while people tell me I'm worthless.

I didn't mean nothin' by it.

There's no going back.

Someone with Ainu blood
killing a Japanese,

they'll hunt you down.

Didn't I already say?

I've killed five already.

The Japanese won't put up with
any Ainu causing problems.

==NO WEAPONS IN WASHIRO==
==DEPOSIT SWORDS IN OFFICE==

What the hell's he doin'?

You?

That's it?

What I heard was much worse.

Oh well,

I guess I wouldn't know
how much it hurt.

Only you would understand, huh?

You look like shit.

Kingo

He's staring at me…

Huh?

I guess this town
doesn't warm to strangers.

No, he's always there...

It's the rain.
Take your drink.

I'm going to check upstairs.

He seems to have
got caught by a woman.

If I was to
take a little time for myself...

would you...

I guess you don't want to come.

Here.

Your best girl, please.

Hey, turn in your weapon.

Hand it over.

I guess you didn't see the sign,

because of the weather.

What's your name?

Don't you have a name?

Are you planning to play around
with bears with this piece of crap?

Stand up!

There's a cabin at the hill to the north...
You know it?

This is your shoe!

It don't matter right now!

Hide there.

Hurry!

Go quickly!

Ow!

What are we going to do about Jubei?

First the horses!

Turn around.

You're still alive?

Look at this, Mr. Himeji.

Yes?

This man is the former Shogun Army...

"Jubei the Killer"

What!? Jubei...?

Who killed the Satsuma Samurai
and those Christians at Yubari?

Women and children, too.

I'm…

just a farmer.

No, Jubei.

You are a murdering bastard.

What, Jubei the Killer?

Show us who you really are!

How far will you take this charade?

What?

This is what you've become?

Jubei,

here…

in this town,
we don't allow trash like you!

A villain should carry a villain's mark.

Let him be.

He's as good as dead.

Bring that candle in closer.

They're just a
bunch of cowardly bastards.

Otherwise, he'd have killed 'em all.

I'm scared of dying.

Scared…

Save me...

It's ok, Jubei.

Calm down, it's ok.

No, don't tell nobody.

Definitely…

Don't tell my kids...

Please…

All right.

I got it, don't worry.

He's gonna die, ain't he?

He's a stubborn one.

He's still alive.

We'll see in another 2-3 days.

Hey, hey...

Why are we going so slow?

Let's kill those boys tomorrow.

I don't kill nobody without him.

You're kidding?

We don't need him! We can do it.

Those boys...we can kill them.

One of us'll bring food
in the morning!

And medicine if you got any!

Already?

Darling, I'm ready
for another advance.

You planning on
using up all the reward?

No more advances
on what you ain't done.

Leave it to me.

Don't you ladies worry!

For I will avenge you without fail!

Does it hurt?

Feels like my face was ripped apart.

I must look like you now.

No offense meant.

How long I been here?

Three days.

You here that whole time?

I see.

I owe you my life.

It's strange.

I'm still alive.

Sitting here, looking
at the mountains and eating.

The last time I saw my father,

he was like you.

A man who would die with the

weight of his sins on his back.

Sounds like something
my wife would've said.

Kill and...

kill and kill,

then be killed in return.

That's all I thought my life was.

I knew I had to change that, but...

it took decades.

Your wife?

She's watching over my young ones.

Are you really…

going to kill them boys?

The way you…

killed women and children for money?

You get him?

He got the boy's horse.

I can't believe this! Dammit!

Again!

Heisuke!

Aim carefully!

Unosuke, you okay?

Hurry up!

Hold on!

Watch it!

They're flintlocks.

Flintlocks? Are you serious?

Here goes!

Hurry

I know

Hurry!

I know!

Stop shooting!

You better run!

Hurry up and kill him
before his buddies come back.

I'm sorry…

Forgive me, please...

Then you shouldn't have cut
up no woman!

Don't kill me…

Please don't kill me!

Take some responsibility
before you die!

Dammit…

Dammit…

Jesus, I'm so thirsty.
Give me some water, please!

What's going on?

I'm bleeding, Heisuke!

Better finish him!

Dammit…

Water!

He's gonna die...

put him out of his misery.

Jubei

What I said about the coal...

that was a lie.

I really don't…

have anywhere to go.

He's crawling away!

Hey!

Are you listening?

Hey!

Heisuke...

Shinjirou...

Sanosuke!

Forgive me, Jubei!

I dragged you into this…

and put it all on you.

This is it for me.

Hey, what about the reward?
There's still one left.

Shut up!

Jubei, sorry I let you down.

You can handle it.

Kingo!

Kingo

You don't have to kill nobody.

We'll do the rest.

Thanks to you, I know you can
choose what kind of person to be.

Lies just cause more lies.

If I think about it...

I'm a little scared of you,

and jealous

so I couldn't stay away.

We should've gotten together earlier.

Farewell, Jubei.

Smile until the end.

Smile!

They ran off to the east.

One of 'em had the scar on
his cheek the Sheriff gave him.

As for the other two, one was white-haired
and the other was a hick, maybe Ainu.

They're armed.

Try to get them alive!

What's with you?

You forget how to hold a sword?

Pick them up!

Itou, let's catch them sleeping.

Yes, sir.

I didn't think they'd really do it...

Think they come
clear out here to fuck us?

Murdering whores!

A curse on you!

He had it coming for what he done!

And the other one too!

What'd you say?!

Get on out here!

It's all your fault he's dead!

You listening?!?

Stop crying!

Down to one.

Cutting a woman is
something a coward would do.

Frankly…

I really don't care
if someone like that gets killed.

No need to write about this.

It might damage my reputation.

You beat me to it.

The survivors end up as the heroes,
and the dead end up as the villains.

That's history, right?

Wouldn't it have been better
if you'd have killed Jubei?

Sure is ripe.

I can't get it out of my nose.

Going to get a lot riper.

I bet.

You ever been
with an Ainu woman?

You don't recollect that, either?

There's nothing I can't remember.

No matter how hard
you try to leave it behind.

Crazy bastard…

Ever since my mother died...

The only thing that keeps me going
is the desire to kill my father.

At first, I wanted
to beat him to death.

I could never forgive someone
that hurts a woman.

Dammit, it stinks!

That him?

Yeah, it's him.

He's all yours.

Go get him.

Hey!

St…stop…

Please don't!

If you let me...

Shut up!

Sheriff!

Hurry, hurry…

Get the Sheriff!

Hurry up!

Halt!

Hurry! What are you doing?

Come on!

Jubei!

Well, do you remember now?

Jubei Kamata's home and the other one.

The Ainu?

He's not Ainu…

He's…

not Ainu…

I don't know where he's from.

Then what's this?

Why'd we find an Ainu dagger
stuck in Sanosuke?

Okaji!

How're you supposed to
get the money to Jubei?

The… the money…

I already gave it to him.

I told you, didn't I?

I don't like it when people lie.

And I don't like hitting women.

So until Okaji tells me the truth...

you'll just have to
put up with this a little more.

No, please don't!

Watch closely, Okaji!

Even though he was shot,
he still came at me.

Of course, it rattled me.

I killed the hell out of him!

While he was taking a shit...

I guess he had it coming.

Look at me.

I can't stop…

That was the first.

First…

...one I ever killed.

It's not what I thought!

Not at all, dammit!

Drink until you forget it.

But when you open your eyes,
you'll remember.

Of course, they had to die.

Right?

Count it.

What?

What's wrong?

He's dead.

They killed your friend.

Kingo?

The Sheriff beat him up.

He beat him bad.

You could hear his screams
through the whole town.

Kingo didn't kill no one.

What'd they ask him?

About you being Ainu

and where you lived.

Did he talk?

Even when he started
hurting him bad...

he just said
"I don't know that he's Ainu".

And finally…

he started laughing and said

"You don't know
how scary Jubei really is"

"Jubei is gonna…"

"kill all you bastards"

It's too much.

No matter what,

it should've been us,

not Kingo.

I can't

I won't kill nobody no more.

I ain't like you, Jubei.

And I don't want to be.

Keep all of it. It's yours.

I'll get it from you later.

I don't want you to come after me.

You know my place?

Yeah, I know it.

Take care of the money.

This is what my wife
gave me to remind me...

I could live differently.

Please give it to my kids.

Hey!

When you're warmed up,
we gotta go.

We're going to comb
the entire highway.

Each man gets two glasses on me.

Sheriff, I think
I'll put 3 men here.

You own this shithole?

You cowardly son-of-a-bitch!

He shouldn't have hung
my friend out like a flag.

Get in my way...

and I'll kill you.

This is crazy...

Yeah.

You're the only other one
I want dead.

Let's see if you can.

Listen up.

When he fires,

kill him like the
mangy scoundrel he is!

There's nowhere to run.

Shoot him…

Shoot him!

Don't…

mess with me.

Hurry, reload!

Steady! Hold your ground!!

Get out.

I'm shot! I've been shot!

I'm...a writer!

I'm just a writer.

I write in newspapers and
magazines...and books too.

A writer?

I won't write this!

I didn't see anything, know anything
and won't write anything!

Write exactly what you saw here.

Huh?

It's okay?

It's really okay?

Even if they track you down,
it's still okay?

However…

if you write anything...

about the whores or the Ainu,
I'll hunt you down and kill you.

So heavy…

I'll wait for you in hell.

That was the last I saw of Jubei.

He entrusted those dear
things to Goro and me...

and left.

As the rising sun
touched my back, I thought

"I could live in this place".

Jubei loved his wife...
loved his children.

This place that once held his hopes...

I believe he will
come back someday.

==UNFORGIVEN==
subs by scooby

Ken Watanabe as
Jubei Kamata

Akira Emoto as
Kingo Baba

Yuya Yagira as
Goro Sawada

Shiori Kutsuna as
Natsume

Eiko Koike as
Okaji

Yoshimasa Kondo as
Kihachi

Jun Kunimura as
Masaharu Kitaoji

Kenichi Takito as
Himeji

Yukiyoshi Ozawa as
Sanosuke Hotta

Takahiro Miura as
Unosuke Hotta

Koichi Sato as
Ichizo Oishi