Baki (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - A match vs. a true fight - full transcript

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL ANIME

So in other words,

you lost before you
could do anything.

And with two of you, at that.

Hmm.

In a fight in a bustling area,

a combat professional

suffers an embarrassing defeat

to a cocky amateur.

It's a common enough story.

But it's usually an athlete above ground,
protected by rules.



You can say it happens because

they're still amateurs
when it comes to fighting.

Warriors of the Underground Arena
pride themselves

at being number one
at bare-knuckle battles.

And you're at the pinnacle, Baki...

Surely you haven't become the same

as those spoiled fighters above ground?

There are drawbacks to match regulations.

No matter how big the tournament,

if you're going back
to the origins of combat,

your true goal is certainly not
the spotlight of the arena!

The suppression of the unjust violence

that happens unbeknownst to the public

in everyday life is the true root.



No matter what acknowledgement
or praise you may gain,

a fighter that blunders in a fight
can be considered worthless.

You keep going on about the obvious...

Let go of me, you fool!

I'm the one that's saddest about this!

More than you...

More than you...

More than anyone!

I'm the one who believed
the Underground Arena fighters

were the strongest, more than anyone!

In Baki, Doppo, Hanayama,
Shibukawa, and Retsu!

I believed in you more than anyone!

You can't understand my mortification!

Where are you going, Baki?

I'm sorry old man...

You're right.

Good evening, gentlemen.

I see you're all here.

Where are my guards?

You mean those useless ones?

Do you like gasoline?

I've been looking for you.

How do you like gasoline?

Thanks for the other day.

Kazumi...

He's like a different person.

I've learned a lot from you.

I didn't understand the difference
between a match and the real deal.

I was a karate competitor
but not a karate fighter.

You're the one who taught me that,

so I'd like to thank you.

If I lit a fire here,

I'd no longer be a karate fighter.

And...

I...

don't care if I'm not a karate fighter!

Hey, old man...

am I wrong?

You aren't wrong.

A warrior's desire isn't to
skillfully bring down an enemy.

It's to win, no matter how disgraceful.

If you don't win,
there's nothing to talk about.

I see.

You look like you have more to say.

Yeah.

Sense of beauty.

Sense... of...

beauty.

Meaning you don't come with weapons.

Karate fighters constantly train to fight.

We make time to knock people down.

This is, in essence,
a surprise attack.

We're already equipped with a weapon.

Which is why we shouldn't carry anything.

A bag we happen to be carrying,

or a fan we happen to have...

a belt we happen to be wearing...

shoes we happen to have on...

and to top it off,

the weapon in the opponent's hand.

Those are about the only things
that we should be allowed to use.

That's about where I'd draw the line.

Whether it's a handful of sand

or a pencil,

If you have it in your hand
before you fight,

your pride as a martial artist
will crumble.

By the way...

What should we do with this BBQ?

I guess we should call an ambulance.

He's in critical condition...

I won't need a cigar for a while.

Now...

Is my opponent Retsu or Doppo?

Of course it's me.

I've got a huge debt to pay.

Before that, hold on will you?

My master wanted
to participate in this, too.

Pardon me.

Osu!

It's been awhile.

KIYOSUMI KATO

Member of Shin Shin Kai combat karate.

Preferring to train in fights
rather than in the dojo,

his is an "actual fighting" style.

Kato!

What happened to your hand?

Oh, this?

Seems like you did it, Mr. Foreigner.

Into the philtrum!

Do you realize what you've done?

Mr. Dorian, was it?

You see, Director Doppo Orochi's fists...

are stronger than a diamond
and more valuable.

No remorse?

If you're not going to listen...

then you don't need your ear!

Kato, you...

Oh, this?

It's a ring of nylon with a rubber tube
over half of it.

You hook it on your thumb
and pinky like this.

If you use the slack,
and hook it around just right,

the ears and nose come off real quick.

I happened to have the nylon
because I like to fish.

Does that work?

He's your master, Katsumi?

He does things like this
unhindered by pride or ego,

he immediately carries it out
without any hesitation.

This man's ideology
when it comes to fighting,

is more in line with
the Shin Shin Kai than yours.

This is a good opportunity for you both.

You should learn from it.

The Shin Shin Kai's philosophy...

is something like this!

A sudden attack on an opponent
that's already defeated?

I can't believe you'd do that, old man!

Come on, the fight is already over.

If you're just raging because
Katsumi gave me praise,

that's a bit cheap, director.

Piano strings?

Do you understand?

As you can see, in karate we turn
our hands and feet into weapons.

We go through days of training

over a mind-numbing length of time

with a persistence you westerners
could never understand.

Your fist eventually becomes
a hardened weapon,

and will gain the ability to cut.

Until finally...

it becomes a blade.

Your 4 micron aramid fiber
with 200kg tensile strength,

is surprisingly disappointing.

The characters in the word "karate"
changed from "China" to "empty."

The principle of having nothing
in your hands is its way,

this is why it's called "karate."

Soon you won't need the nylon.

A blitz attack...

Yes, someone threw me aside.

When I saw the pin come off the grenade,

I was already thrown in the courtyard.

I see.

And so, you're safe.

Where is the assailant and everyone else?

That's what I'd like to know!

When I came to, no one was here.

E-Excuse me!

Hmm?

Found you!

Looks like you knew
you were being followed.

Oh, it's you.

Seems that I've disappointed you.

It will be impossible for you.

You'd hardly be able
to gift me with defeat.

I'm not that hopeless.

But man, how did you find this place?

The place screams "hideout."

More than 50 years ago...

I used this place.

The war...

This was a Japanese military facility.

After the war, the Americans used it.

It was back when I was still a teen.

I was a private they used for errands.

Since you're so senior to me in life,

I need to gift you with something...

Right?

Kung Fu?

If you're banking on what you saw

at the Tokugawa house as my ability,

I can only say that
it's unfortunate for you.

This is grease.

If I had fought against that many masters,

even if I didn't lose I wouldn't
have walked away safe.

Camouflaging your abilities...

is necessary to enjoy
an even sweeter defeat.

In the early 1900s,

it was invented before
the Prohibition in America.

During a time when Al Capone
was still a small fry...

Gangs came up with this fighting method

in order to thoroughly destroy
their enemies.

Deadly weapon?

Done.

You can do the same.

If you want to settle this completely.

Subtitle translation by Emily Noguchi