1 00:00:16,983 --> 00:00:20,186 They say Japan was made by a sword. 2 00:00:21,988 --> 00:00:25,725 They say the old gods dipped a coral blade into the ocean... 3 00:00:25,892 --> 00:00:30,697 ... and when they pulled it out, four perfect drops fell back into the sea... 4 00:00:30,864 --> 00:00:34,300 ... and those drops became the islands of Japan. 5 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:40,407 I say Japan was made by a handful of brave men... 6 00:00:42,208 --> 00:00:44,511 ... warriors willing to give their lives... 7 00:00:44,678 --> 00:00:47,380 ... for what seems to have become a forgotten word: 8 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:50,500 Honor. 9 00:01:45,105 --> 00:01:48,808 Ladies and gentlemen: Winchester. 10 00:01:48,975 --> 00:01:51,578 America's leader in all forms of armament used... 11 00:01:51,778 --> 00:01:53,346 ... by the United States Army... 12 00:01:53,513 --> 00:01:58,485 ... celebrates our nation's centennial by bringing you a true American hero. 13 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:03,823 One of the most decorated warriors this country has ever known. 14 00:02:03,990 --> 00:02:06,793 Winner of the Medal of Honor for his gallantry... 15 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,229 ... on the hallowed ground of Gettysburg. 16 00:02:09,429 --> 00:02:10,697 San Francisco, 1876 17 00:02:10,864 --> 00:02:13,700 He is late of the 7th Cavalry... 18 00:02:13,867 --> 00:02:18,400 ... and their triumphant campaign against the most savage of the lndian nations. 19 00:02:18,204 --> 00:02:22,509 Ladies and gentlemen, l present to you: 20 00:02:23,430 --> 00:02:25,812 Captain Nathan Algren! 21 00:02:32,952 --> 00:02:37,223 Captain Nathan Algren! 22 00:02:37,891 --> 00:02:39,225 Yes! 23 00:02:39,392 --> 00:02:40,694 Yes! 24 00:02:42,228 --> 00:02:44,764 One moment, ladies and gentlemen. 25 00:02:47,534 --> 00:02:49,836 Goddamn you, Algren, get out there! 26 00:02:50,300 --> 00:02:54,207 This is your last performance! You're fired! Now get out there! 27 00:02:55,809 --> 00:02:58,345 Come on! l'm sick of this! 28 00:02:58,545 --> 00:02:59,813 Come on! 29 00:03:01,147 --> 00:03:02,415 Yes! 30 00:03:10,230 --> 00:03:13,426 My thanks, Mr. McCabe, you are too kind. 31 00:03:15,261 --> 00:03:18,980 This, ladies and gents... 32 00:03:18,264 --> 00:03:21,368 ... is the gun that's winning the West. 33 00:03:21,534 --> 00:03:24,704 Why, many's the time l've found myself... 34 00:03:26,706 --> 00:03:29,943 ... surrounded by a swarm of... 35 00:03:32,450 --> 00:03:34,147 ... angry hostiles... 36 00:03:34,347 --> 00:03:37,170 ... with nothing but this rifle... 37 00:03:37,183 --> 00:03:41,821 ... between me and a certain and gruesome death. 38 00:03:42,522 --> 00:03:45,291 And let me tell you, folks, the red man... 39 00:03:46,126 --> 00:03:48,495 ... is a fearsome enemy. 40 00:03:48,661 --> 00:03:50,463 And if he'd had his way... 41 00:03:50,630 --> 00:03:53,967 ... why, this scalp of mine would be long gone... 42 00:03:54,134 --> 00:03:57,737 ... and there'd be a balder man standing before you today. 43 00:04:03,309 --> 00:04:06,179 Like those poor bastards out there... 44 00:04:06,913 --> 00:04:08,982 ... on the Little Vighorn. 45 00:04:11,170 --> 00:04:13,253 Vodies stripped bare... 46 00:04:14,587 --> 00:04:16,322 ... mutilated. 47 00:04:17,791 --> 00:04:20,930 Left to rot in the sun. 48 00:04:23,963 --> 00:04:28,668 This, ladies and gentlemen, the 73 lever-action... 49 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:30,670 ... Trapper. 50 00:04:31,370 --> 00:04:35,442 lt's got a seven-shot capacity. Accurate four hundred yards, one round per second. 51 00:04:36,420 --> 00:04:38,978 Son, have you ever seen what this could do to a man? 52 00:04:39,145 --> 00:04:42,150 This would blow a hole in your daddy six inches wide. 53 00:04:42,182 --> 00:04:43,516 That's right, missy. 54 00:04:44,184 --> 00:04:45,552 This beauty. 55 00:04:45,719 --> 00:04:50,223 You could kill yourself five, six, seven braves without ever having to reload. 56 00:05:10,343 --> 00:05:14,247 My thanks on behalf of those who died... 57 00:05:14,414 --> 00:05:18,510 ... in the name of better mechanical amusements... 58 00:05:18,551 --> 00:05:20,553 ... and commercial opportunities. 59 00:05:21,554 --> 00:05:24,224 Mr. McCabe here will take your orders. 60 00:05:24,557 --> 00:05:26,726 God bless you all. 61 00:05:34,401 --> 00:05:37,737 l must say, captain, you have a flair for the old melodrama. 62 00:05:37,904 --> 00:05:41,241 - You're alive. - l am, indeed. 63 00:05:41,775 --> 00:05:45,478 Your man Custer says to me, ''We're going to the Little Vighorn. '' 64 00:05:45,645 --> 00:05:49,820 Says l, ''What's this 'we' stuff?'' lt's the walking ticket for me. 65 00:05:49,249 --> 00:05:52,180 Nine lives l have. Vut l'll tell you what else l have. 66 00:05:52,218 --> 00:05:54,187 l have a good job for the both of us. 67 00:05:54,387 --> 00:05:57,570 God knows it looks as if you'll need one real soon. 68 00:05:57,223 --> 00:05:59,259 What kind of a job? 69 00:05:59,426 --> 00:06:04,230 The only job you're fit for, boyo. A man's job. 70 00:06:05,498 --> 00:06:09,269 Unless, of course, you got your heart set on a career in the theater. 71 00:06:13,406 --> 00:06:14,974 Nathan! 72 00:06:15,141 --> 00:06:17,444 Just listen to what your man has to say. 73 00:06:17,610 --> 00:06:19,612 Veen a while. lt's good to see you. 74 00:06:20,180 --> 00:06:22,716 l'd like you to meet Mr. Omura from Japan... 75 00:06:22,916 --> 00:06:26,720 ... and his associate, whose name l've given up trying to pronounce. 76 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,188 Sit down, please. 77 00:06:33,993 --> 00:06:35,261 Whiskey. 78 00:06:35,762 --> 00:06:40,900 Now, Japan's got it in mind to become a civilized country. 79 00:06:41,101 --> 00:06:43,970 And Mr. Omura here is willing to spend what it takes... 80 00:06:44,137 --> 00:06:46,806 ... to hire white experts to train their army. 81 00:06:46,973 --> 00:06:48,975 And if we play our cards right... 82 00:06:49,142 --> 00:06:52,746 ... the Emperor grants the U. S. exclusive rights to supply arms. 83 00:06:59,152 --> 00:07:02,655 Well, l have an agreement with Winchester Company. 84 00:07:02,822 --> 00:07:06,920 l'm certain Mr. Omura has some concept of what an agreement is. 85 00:07:06,326 --> 00:07:11,698 Your performances for the Winchester Company bring you $25 a week. 86 00:07:11,865 --> 00:07:14,534 We will pay you $400 a month. 87 00:07:19,506 --> 00:07:22,750 Five. For each. 88 00:07:22,776 --> 00:07:26,746 And another 500 when we get the job done. 89 00:07:27,580 --> 00:07:31,785 How many other genuine heroes you got lined up? 90 00:07:33,353 --> 00:07:34,988 He's rude. 91 00:07:35,188 --> 00:07:38,458 That's how it is here. A land of cheap traders. 92 00:07:38,892 --> 00:07:40,160 Whiskey. 93 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,229 So who will we be training your boys to fight? 94 00:07:43,697 --> 00:07:47,967 His name is Katsumoto Moritsugu. He was once the Emperor's teacher. 95 00:07:48,868 --> 00:07:51,304 - He's Samurai. - Samurai? 96 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:53,807 The word you might use is ''warrior. '' 97 00:07:53,973 --> 00:07:57,577 Mr. Omura is familiar with our experiences dealing with renegades. 98 00:07:57,744 --> 00:07:59,646 ls he? 99 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:01,481 He's even read your book. 100 00:08:01,648 --> 00:08:03,783 Captain Algren's study of the tribes... 101 00:08:03,950 --> 00:08:06,886 ... was a crucial factor in our defeat of the Cheyenne. 102 00:08:20,266 --> 00:08:22,802 Please excuse. What is funny? 103 00:08:24,938 --> 00:08:29,542 The corps back together again. lt's just so... 104 00:08:30,243 --> 00:08:32,779 ... inspiring! 105 00:08:37,817 --> 00:08:39,452 Excuse me. 106 00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:44,991 l need to use the necessities. 107 00:08:48,461 --> 00:08:51,564 This isn't a problem. l'll just talk to him for a minute. 108 00:08:51,731 --> 00:08:53,233 Colonel Vagley. 109 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:57,300 We contacted you because you are Captain Algren's superior officer... 110 00:08:57,203 --> 00:08:59,606 ... and you assured us of his participation. 111 00:08:59,806 --> 00:09:03,430 He'll do it. l just need a minute. 112 00:09:05,578 --> 00:09:06,980 Nathan. 113 00:09:08,882 --> 00:09:11,751 l did what l was ordered to do out there. 114 00:09:12,252 --> 00:09:13,820 And l have no remorse. 115 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:17,857 So, what do you say we put the past behind us? 116 00:09:21,661 --> 00:09:24,898 You want me to kill Jappos, l'll kill them. 117 00:09:25,650 --> 00:09:28,101 - l'm not asking you to kill anybody. - You want me to kill their enemies... 118 00:09:28,268 --> 00:09:29,836 ... l'll kill their enemies. 119 00:09:30,437 --> 00:09:33,707 Rebs or Sioux or Cheyenne... . 120 00:09:33,873 --> 00:09:37,377 For 500 bucks a month, l'll kill whoever you want. 121 00:09:37,911 --> 00:09:39,946 Vut keep one thing in mind... 122 00:09:41,514 --> 00:09:44,384 ... l'd happily kill you for free. 123 00:10:00,660 --> 00:10:02,769 July 12th, 1876. 124 00:10:02,936 --> 00:10:05,505 There is some comfort in the emptiness of the sea. 125 00:10:06,639 --> 00:10:10,143 No past, no future. 126 00:10:12,245 --> 00:10:16,349 And then at once, I am confronted by the hard truth of present circumstances. 127 00:10:19,686 --> 00:10:24,691 I have been hired to help suppress the rebellion of yet another tribal leader. 128 00:10:24,858 --> 00:10:28,628 Apparently, this is the only job for which I am suited. 129 00:10:30,964 --> 00:10:34,868 I am beset by the ironies of my life. 130 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:11,438 Yokohama Harbor, 1876 131 00:11:45,710 --> 00:11:47,440 - Captain Algren, l presume? - Yes. 132 00:11:47,607 --> 00:11:50,760 Jolly good. How do you do? Simon Graham. 133 00:11:50,377 --> 00:11:53,747 Twenty years ago, this was a sleepy little town. 134 00:11:53,913 --> 00:11:55,248 Now look at it. 135 00:11:55,415 --> 00:11:58,618 You see, the Emperor is mad for all things Western... 136 00:11:58,785 --> 00:12:01,821 ... and the Samurai believe it's changing too fast. 137 00:12:01,988 --> 00:12:05,910 The ancient and the modern are at war for the soul of Japan. 138 00:12:05,258 --> 00:12:08,261 So your new employer, Mr. Omura, is bringing in... 139 00:12:08,428 --> 00:12:10,630 ... every Western expert he can get. 140 00:12:10,797 --> 00:12:14,701 Lawyers from France, engineers from Germany, architects from Holland... 141 00:12:14,901 --> 00:12:18,304 ... and now, of course, warriors from America. 142 00:12:18,471 --> 00:12:23,430 l came over with the Vritish trade mission, oh, years ago. 143 00:12:23,243 --> 00:12:25,111 l was soon relieved of my position. 144 00:12:25,278 --> 00:12:27,847 l had an unfortunate tendency to tell the truth... 145 00:12:28,140 --> 00:12:30,817 ... in a country where no one ever says what they mean. 146 00:12:30,984 --> 00:12:35,355 So now, l very accurately translate other people's lies. 147 00:12:40,627 --> 00:12:43,830 For 2000 years, no emperor was even seen by a commoner. 148 00:12:43,997 --> 00:12:48,568 You have to realize what an honor this is. lt's all highly ritualized, of course. 149 00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:51,638 You may look at him, but do not speak unless spoken to. 150 00:12:51,805 --> 00:12:55,809 lf he stands, you must bow. lf he bows, you must bow lower. 151 00:12:55,975 --> 00:12:59,120 Do l look presentable? l haven't worn this in a decade. 152 00:13:00,130 --> 00:13:02,349 Rather snug around the midriff. 153 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:19,366 And bow. 154 00:13:20,667 --> 00:13:23,570 The divine Emperor Meiji bids you welcome. 155 00:13:23,737 --> 00:13:27,700 He is grateful for the assistance your country offers. 156 00:13:27,674 --> 00:13:30,243 We hope to accomplish the same national harmony... 157 00:13:30,410 --> 00:13:32,812 ... you enjoy in your homeland. 158 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,590 The Emperor is most interested in your American lndians... 159 00:13:43,757 --> 00:13:46,159 ... if you have fought against them in battle. 160 00:13:46,359 --> 00:13:49,462 We have, Your Highness. The red man is a brutal adversary. 161 00:13:57,804 --> 00:14:00,140 The Emperor wishes to ask Captain Algren... 162 00:14:00,306 --> 00:14:03,900 ... if it is true they wear eagle feathers... 163 00:14:03,209 --> 00:14:06,246 ... and paint their faces before going into battle... 164 00:14:06,413 --> 00:14:08,615 ... and that they have no fear. 165 00:14:11,718 --> 00:14:13,520 They are very brave. 166 00:14:22,128 --> 00:14:23,630 Vow. 167 00:14:31,571 --> 00:14:35,208 Thank you very much. 168 00:14:46,152 --> 00:14:48,955 And step back. 169 00:14:50,156 --> 00:14:54,561 Step back, step back and turn. 170 00:14:57,630 --> 00:15:00,330 Right, you little bastards! 171 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,870 You will stand up straight or l will personally shit-kick... 172 00:15:04,370 --> 00:15:07,540 ... every Far Eastern buttock that appears before my eyes! 173 00:15:09,843 --> 00:15:11,411 Well done, sergeant. 174 00:15:11,611 --> 00:15:14,781 When you understand the language, everything falls into place. 175 00:15:15,148 --> 00:15:17,817 The first rank will kneel, rifles at the ready. 176 00:15:19,850 --> 00:15:20,387 The second rank... . 177 00:15:20,553 --> 00:15:23,556 July 22nd, 1876. 178 00:15:24,391 --> 00:15:28,962 For six months ' work, I am to receive three years of captain 's pay... 179 00:15:29,162 --> 00:15:31,765 ... teaching Orientals to soldier. 180 00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:35,969 They are an army of conscripts. 181 00:15:36,169 --> 00:15:39,172 Most of them are peasants who have never even seen a gun. 182 00:15:39,339 --> 00:15:40,940 Fire! 183 00:15:42,375 --> 00:15:45,612 They are led by General Hasegawa, a man of small stature... 184 00:15:45,779 --> 00:15:48,581 ... who nonetheless commands enormous respect. 185 00:15:48,748 --> 00:15:52,752 What can the general tell me about this man, this Samurai, Katsumoto? 186 00:15:57,891 --> 00:16:01,327 He seems to have great knowledge of Katsumoto and his rebellion. 187 00:16:01,528 --> 00:16:04,640 I will count on his help when facing the Samurai. 188 00:16:04,230 --> 00:16:06,660 Who supplies their weapons? 189 00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:17,677 Katsumoto no longer dishonors himself by using firearms, you see. 190 00:16:18,411 --> 00:16:19,879 He uses no firearms? 191 00:16:20,460 --> 00:16:22,949 To those who honor the old ways, Katsumoto is a hero. 192 00:16:23,483 --> 00:16:24,884 How well does he know him? 193 00:16:25,510 --> 00:16:28,288 The general and Katsumoto fought together for the Emperor. 194 00:16:28,455 --> 00:16:29,856 He fought with the Samurai? 195 00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:33,793 He is Samurai. 196 00:16:40,567 --> 00:16:43,536 You must understand. Katsumoto pledged his sword... 197 00:16:43,737 --> 00:16:45,500 ... to defend the Emperor. 198 00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:47,807 They say that a Samurai's sword is his soul. 199 00:16:47,974 --> 00:16:49,676 Samurai are paradoxical. 200 00:16:49,843 --> 00:16:52,812 l've tried to write about them, but they keep to themselves. 201 00:16:52,979 --> 00:16:55,515 The bastards are still wearing armor. 202 00:16:55,682 --> 00:16:58,852 When the lrish were comporting themselves in loincloths... 203 00:16:59,190 --> 00:17:02,222 ... these chaps were the most sophisticated warriors on Earth. 204 00:17:02,389 --> 00:17:04,524 l need information on their battle tactics. 205 00:17:04,724 --> 00:17:07,861 l have several more books just waiting to be translated. 206 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,196 He'll be speaking the lingo in no time. 207 00:17:10,363 --> 00:17:12,432 You should hear him blather on in Vlackfoot. 208 00:17:12,632 --> 00:17:14,100 Really? 209 00:17:14,300 --> 00:17:17,700 A fellow linguist? Oh, capital! 210 00:17:17,237 --> 00:17:20,507 Come on, sir. A word or two in the savage tongue. 211 00:17:20,674 --> 00:17:24,210 Just ''hello'' or ''goodbye'' or-- No, no, no! 212 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:26,846 ''Cut his tongue out and boil him in oil. '' 213 00:17:29,215 --> 00:17:31,384 Early day tomorrow, captain. 214 00:17:31,551 --> 00:17:35,388 - lt's about bedtime, isn't it? - l always had a fascination with scalping. 215 00:17:35,555 --> 00:17:38,391 l never quite understood its technique. 216 00:17:43,530 --> 00:17:47,934 lmagine someone who hates you with the utmost intensity... 217 00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:53,106 ... grabbing a handful of your hair while you're lying prostrate and helpless... 218 00:17:58,878 --> 00:18:02,482 ... and scraping a dull blade of a rusty knife around your scalp... 219 00:18:02,682 --> 00:18:04,951 ... with a saw-like motion. 220 00:18:05,752 --> 00:18:10,757 And let your imagination grasp, if you can, the effect of a strong, quick jerk... 221 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,428 ... on the turf of your hair to release any clinging particles... 222 00:18:15,595 --> 00:18:18,331 ... would have on your nervous system. 223 00:18:22,402 --> 00:18:26,272 And you'll have some idea of how it feels to be scalped... 224 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:28,908 ... Mr. Graham. 225 00:18:34,481 --> 00:18:36,549 How soon can you translate those books? 226 00:18:38,952 --> 00:18:40,787 Right away. 227 00:18:42,756 --> 00:18:46,359 l'm just delighted you're taking such an interest in Samurai. 228 00:18:46,526 --> 00:18:49,963 l don't give a damn about the Samurai. l want to know my enemy. 229 00:18:50,130 --> 00:18:53,533 l shall not sleep until it is done. 230 00:18:56,136 --> 00:18:57,804 Sake. 231 00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:00,306 l bid you good night. 232 00:19:01,341 --> 00:19:02,642 Can l get you anything? 233 00:19:02,809 --> 00:19:04,844 This is a punitive expedition, captain. 234 00:19:05,110 --> 00:19:08,181 Col. Vagley, these people had nothing to do with the raids! 235 00:19:08,348 --> 00:19:10,984 - Good night, sir. - Quietly now, boys. 236 00:19:56,730 --> 00:19:57,931 Fire! 237 00:20:07,507 --> 00:20:10,777 We should be grateful they're all firing in the same direction. 238 00:20:10,944 --> 00:20:13,179 Couldn't have put it better myself, sir. 239 00:20:16,983 --> 00:20:19,953 Rifle butt, against the shoulder. 240 00:20:21,721 --> 00:20:24,157 Eye, down the sight. 241 00:20:24,491 --> 00:20:26,590 Now, slowly... . 242 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:32,532 Well done. 243 00:20:33,833 --> 00:20:35,435 Nathan! 244 00:20:39,339 --> 00:20:42,542 Katsumoto's attacked a railroad at the border of his province. 245 00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:45,912 We cannot govern a country in which we cannot travel freely. 246 00:20:46,790 --> 00:20:47,347 He must be stopped now. 247 00:20:47,514 --> 00:20:51,151 My railroad is a priority for this country. 248 00:20:51,317 --> 00:20:52,619 They're not ready. 249 00:20:52,786 --> 00:20:56,556 The rebels don't have any rifles. They're savages with bows and arrows. 250 00:20:56,790 --> 00:21:00,393 Whose sole occupation for the last thousand years has been war. 251 00:21:00,593 --> 00:21:04,330 You have superior firepower and a larger force. 252 00:21:05,980 --> 00:21:08,340 l am ordering the regiment to move against Katsumoto. 253 00:21:08,201 --> 00:21:11,538 You will track him down and engage him. 254 00:21:15,108 --> 00:21:16,376 Load. 255 00:21:16,543 --> 00:21:19,913 Mr. Graham! Tell this man to fire at me! 256 00:21:20,113 --> 00:21:23,583 - l beg your pardon? - Tell this man... 257 00:21:23,783 --> 00:21:27,320 ... if he does not shoot me, l will kill him! 258 00:21:28,321 --> 00:21:31,591 - Captain, if l might have a word. - Tell him! 259 00:21:33,159 --> 00:21:34,761 Tell him! 260 00:21:40,834 --> 00:21:42,435 Load! 261 00:21:46,373 --> 00:21:48,108 Load! 262 00:21:51,211 --> 00:21:52,412 Faster! 263 00:21:53,713 --> 00:21:54,981 Faster! 264 00:21:59,786 --> 00:22:01,955 Shoot me, damn it. 265 00:22:06,393 --> 00:22:08,128 Fire! 266 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:11,398 Fire! 267 00:22:37,957 --> 00:22:39,225 They're not ready. 268 00:22:42,162 --> 00:22:44,664 The regiment leaves at 6 a. m. ! 269 00:23:15,762 --> 00:23:19,666 A thousand miles of rail track laid in less than two years. 270 00:23:19,833 --> 00:23:21,501 lt's astonishing. 271 00:23:21,668 --> 00:23:23,737 And Omura owns all of it? 272 00:23:23,937 --> 00:23:26,906 As soon as he can get rid of the Samurai, he will, yes. 273 00:23:27,730 --> 00:23:29,642 How do you intend to find Katsumoto? 274 00:23:29,809 --> 00:23:34,347 Don't worry, Mr. Graham. l assure you, he'll find us. 275 00:23:45,358 --> 00:23:46,626 Move into position! 276 00:23:46,826 --> 00:23:48,940 Yoshino Province, 1876 277 00:23:48,261 --> 00:23:50,597 1 st Company, form a battle line on me! 278 00:23:50,764 --> 00:23:52,766 Pay attention, it will save your life! 279 00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:55,568 2nd Company, form on 1 st Company. 280 00:23:55,735 --> 00:23:58,710 3rd and 4th Company, form up behind. 281 00:23:58,238 --> 00:23:59,773 Fill in on command! 282 00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:03,777 - Where's Hasegawa? - He refuses to fight against Katsumoto. 283 00:24:06,846 --> 00:24:08,748 - Cover down! - Captain Algren. 284 00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:11,418 We are not here as combatants. 285 00:24:11,584 --> 00:24:14,220 - Then who's gonna lead them? - Their own officers. 286 00:24:14,387 --> 00:24:17,157 - Let's move to the rear. - We'll be there presently. 287 00:24:17,457 --> 00:24:18,892 Fix bayonets! 288 00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:27,534 - Mr. Graham, accompany me to the rear. - Yes, of course. 289 00:24:32,105 --> 00:24:37,243 Sergeant Gant, report to the rear and see to the disposition of the supply trains. 290 00:24:37,711 --> 00:24:40,280 - Did you hear my order? - l did indeed, sir! 291 00:24:40,447 --> 00:24:42,782 Then you will obey it. Now! 292 00:24:42,949 --> 00:24:46,319 No disrespect intended, sir, but shove it up your ***. 293 00:24:51,725 --> 00:24:54,294 - Load! - Load! 294 00:25:22,550 --> 00:25:23,356 Samurai come. 295 00:25:25,325 --> 00:25:26,593 You'll be fine, son. 296 00:25:44,744 --> 00:25:47,213 - Assume firing positions! - Assume firing positions! 297 00:26:00,827 --> 00:26:03,229 Fire on my order only! 298 00:26:25,180 --> 00:26:26,386 Hold your fire! 299 00:26:27,554 --> 00:26:29,890 Hold your fire! 300 00:26:35,528 --> 00:26:37,130 Reload! 301 00:26:41,501 --> 00:26:43,169 Hold the line! 302 00:26:44,904 --> 00:26:46,673 Fire at will! 303 00:27:02,822 --> 00:27:04,224 Lieutenant, fall back! 304 00:27:47,634 --> 00:27:49,350 Zeb! 305 00:29:29,302 --> 00:29:31,204 He's mine. 306 00:29:58,365 --> 00:29:59,766 Stop! 307 00:30:07,407 --> 00:30:09,142 Take him away! 308 00:32:16,169 --> 00:32:17,537 What is your name? 309 00:32:19,873 --> 00:32:21,608 lnsolent swine! Answer! 310 00:32:34,421 --> 00:32:36,423 Leave him be. 311 00:32:45,465 --> 00:32:47,267 This is my son's village. 312 00:32:47,434 --> 00:32:51,137 We are deep in the mountains and winter is coming. You cannot escape. 313 00:32:54,274 --> 00:32:56,760 Jolly good. 314 00:34:59,632 --> 00:35:02,168 My Lord, why do you spare the barbarian? 315 00:35:02,602 --> 00:35:04,938 He is shamed in defeat. 316 00:35:05,905 --> 00:35:07,507 He should kill himself. 317 00:35:07,674 --> 00:35:09,976 That is not their custom. 318 00:35:14,481 --> 00:35:15,949 Then... 319 00:35:16,483 --> 00:35:18,184 ... l will kill him. 320 00:35:18,618 --> 00:35:19,953 Father... . 321 00:35:20,186 --> 00:35:21,921 l don't think... . 322 00:35:24,357 --> 00:35:25,792 Ujio... 323 00:35:26,126 --> 00:35:28,862 ... there will be plenty of killing to come. 324 00:35:29,295 --> 00:35:30,663 For now... 325 00:35:30,830 --> 00:35:33,600 ... we will learn about our new enemy. 326 00:35:33,967 --> 00:35:35,969 Keep him alive. 327 00:35:44,644 --> 00:35:46,112 He's in bad shape. 328 00:35:47,547 --> 00:35:48,848 Sake. 329 00:35:50,517 --> 00:35:52,520 Sake? 330 00:35:52,318 --> 00:35:54,521 Sake. 331 00:36:01,895 --> 00:36:03,196 Sake. 332 00:36:03,463 --> 00:36:05,231 Taka will take care of you. 333 00:36:05,465 --> 00:36:07,000 Sake. 334 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:08,528 Sake. 335 00:37:11,297 --> 00:37:12,332 Sake! 336 00:37:12,499 --> 00:37:15,135 Let him drink, Aunt. 337 00:37:15,635 --> 00:37:17,103 No. That will not do. 338 00:37:17,270 --> 00:37:18,505 This is my village. 339 00:37:18,672 --> 00:37:20,807 This is my house. 340 00:37:25,612 --> 00:37:27,130 Please. 341 00:37:27,447 --> 00:37:28,948 Sake. 342 00:37:38,591 --> 00:37:41,270 Sake! 343 00:37:47,500 --> 00:37:50,337 No! 344 00:37:51,504 --> 00:37:53,573 No! 345 00:37:57,544 --> 00:38:00,480 l told you! 346 00:38:07,387 --> 00:38:09,756 No! 347 00:38:53,466 --> 00:38:54,901 Morning. 348 00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:47,714 Over there! 349 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,717 Go. You, go. 350 00:40:52,185 --> 00:40:53,820 What's your name? 351 00:40:54,387 --> 00:40:56,289 You got a name, don't you? 352 00:41:00,293 --> 00:41:02,662 You don't know what l'm saying, do you? 353 00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:05,565 l know why you don't talk. 354 00:41:06,900 --> 00:41:08,568 You're angry. 355 00:41:08,735 --> 00:41:11,771 You're angry because they make you wear a dress. 356 00:41:13,306 --> 00:41:14,607 Son of a *****. 357 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:57,550 This temple was built by my family a thousand years ago. 358 00:41:59,953 --> 00:42:02,522 My name is Katsumoto. 359 00:42:02,722 --> 00:42:05,558 What is your name? 360 00:42:11,531 --> 00:42:14,367 Are my words not correct? 361 00:42:18,905 --> 00:42:21,775 l will practice my English with you... 362 00:42:23,243 --> 00:42:25,145 ... if you would honor me. 363 00:42:26,913 --> 00:42:29,820 You kept me alive just to speak English? 364 00:42:31,251 --> 00:42:33,860 Then what do you want? 365 00:42:34,387 --> 00:42:35,655 To know my enemy. 366 00:42:37,223 --> 00:42:39,926 l've seen what you do to your enemies. 367 00:42:40,260 --> 00:42:42,262 Warriors in your country do not kill? 368 00:42:42,429 --> 00:42:45,699 They don't cut the heads off defeated, kneeling men. 369 00:42:46,733 --> 00:42:50,437 General Hasegawa asked me to help him end his life. 370 00:42:51,938 --> 00:42:55,308 A Samurai cannot stand the shame of defeat. 371 00:42:56,760 --> 00:42:58,278 l was honored to cut off his head. 372 00:43:01,348 --> 00:43:06,152 Many of our customs seem strange to you. The same is true of yours. 373 00:43:06,353 --> 00:43:07,887 For example... 374 00:43:08,540 --> 00:43:12,992 ... not to introduce yourself is considered extremely rude, even among enemies. 375 00:43:19,799 --> 00:43:21,601 Nathan Algren. 376 00:43:24,137 --> 00:43:26,506 l am honored to meet you. 377 00:43:27,140 --> 00:43:31,440 - l enjoyed this conversation in English. - l have questions. 378 00:43:31,244 --> 00:43:34,914 l have introduced myself. You have introduced yourself. 379 00:43:35,810 --> 00:43:37,183 This is a very good conversation. 380 00:43:37,917 --> 00:43:39,786 - l have questions. - They come later. 381 00:43:39,953 --> 00:43:42,322 Who was the warrior in the red armor? 382 00:43:43,323 --> 00:43:46,993 - My brother-in-law, Hirotaro. - And the woman who cares for me? 383 00:43:47,293 --> 00:43:49,996 My sister, Hirotaro's wife. 384 00:43:50,163 --> 00:43:51,731 Her name is Taka. 385 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:53,333 l killed her husband? 386 00:43:55,268 --> 00:43:57,470 lt was a good death. 387 00:44:10,450 --> 00:44:11,718 You! 388 00:44:11,885 --> 00:44:16,189 You! Come... . Please... . 389 00:44:45,518 --> 00:44:46,786 Thank you. 390 00:44:55,128 --> 00:44:59,232 He smells like the pigs. Tell my brother l cannot stand this. 391 00:44:59,432 --> 00:45:00,734 Why don't you tell him? 392 00:45:00,967 --> 00:45:02,936 At least make him take a bath. 393 00:46:09,436 --> 00:46:11,204 Nicely done. 394 00:46:14,400 --> 00:46:16,509 They may be children, but they are strong. 395 00:46:16,676 --> 00:46:17,944 You try. 396 00:46:18,978 --> 00:46:20,380 Try. 397 00:47:00,854 --> 00:47:02,122 Put down the sword. 398 00:49:29,636 --> 00:49:33,840 l just realized, l've been remiss. Forgive me. 399 00:49:34,240 --> 00:49:37,644 l have yet to thank you for looking out for me yesterday. 400 00:49:37,977 --> 00:49:40,180 That is your job, correct? 401 00:49:40,647 --> 00:49:42,315 Protecting me? 402 00:49:43,450 --> 00:49:45,318 Well done, Vob. 403 00:49:45,819 --> 00:49:48,154 You don't mind if l call you ''Vob, '' do you? 404 00:49:48,788 --> 00:49:52,792 l knew a Vob once. God, he was ugly as a mule. 405 00:49:53,760 --> 00:49:55,695 You a ladies' man, Vob? 406 00:49:59,666 --> 00:50:03,503 Ujio is teaching you the way of the Japanese sword. 407 00:50:05,171 --> 00:50:06,906 Yes, indeed. 408 00:50:08,808 --> 00:50:12,512 You fought against your Red lndians? 409 00:50:17,183 --> 00:50:18,485 Yes. 410 00:50:18,651 --> 00:50:20,387 Tell me of your part in this war. 411 00:50:20,553 --> 00:50:22,155 - Why? - l wish to learn. 412 00:50:22,322 --> 00:50:25,658 - Read a book. - l would rather have a good conversation. 413 00:50:25,825 --> 00:50:27,861 - Why? - Vecause... 414 00:50:28,280 --> 00:50:29,896 ... we are both students of war. 415 00:50:37,404 --> 00:50:38,805 So... 416 00:50:40,400 --> 00:50:42,575 ... you were the general of your army? 417 00:50:45,110 --> 00:50:46,479 No. 418 00:50:47,681 --> 00:50:50,830 l was a captain. 419 00:50:50,517 --> 00:50:52,552 This is a low rank? 420 00:50:54,888 --> 00:50:56,723 A middle rank. 421 00:50:57,991 --> 00:50:59,292 And who was your general? 422 00:51:04,431 --> 00:51:06,833 Don't you have a rebellion to lead? 423 00:51:07,330 --> 00:51:10,370 People in your country do not like conversation? 424 00:51:10,537 --> 00:51:12,939 He was a lieutenant colonel. 425 00:51:13,606 --> 00:51:15,308 His name was Custer. 426 00:51:15,508 --> 00:51:16,776 l know this name. 427 00:51:17,310 --> 00:51:19,245 He killed many warriors. 428 00:51:19,412 --> 00:51:21,810 Oh, yes. Many warriors. 429 00:51:21,247 --> 00:51:23,416 So he was a good general. 430 00:51:23,583 --> 00:51:27,120 No. No, he wasn't a good general. He was arrogant and foolhardy. 431 00:51:27,387 --> 00:51:31,658 He got massacred because he took a battalion against 2000 angry lndians. 432 00:51:32,158 --> 00:51:34,594 Two thousand lndians? 433 00:51:34,994 --> 00:51:36,296 How many men for Custer? 434 00:51:36,730 --> 00:51:38,131 Two hundred and eleven. 435 00:51:39,599 --> 00:51:41,568 l like this General Custer. 436 00:51:42,102 --> 00:51:46,139 He was a murderer who fell in love with his own legend. 437 00:51:46,306 --> 00:51:48,441 And his troopers died for it. 438 00:51:48,608 --> 00:51:50,677 l think this is a very good death. 439 00:51:50,844 --> 00:51:52,846 Maybe you can have one like it someday. 440 00:51:53,790 --> 00:51:55,181 lf it is in my destiny. 441 00:51:56,116 --> 00:51:59,152 - What do you want from me? - What do you want for yourself? 442 00:52:01,788 --> 00:52:03,189 What are you doing? 443 00:52:03,356 --> 00:52:05,492 Why are we having these conversations? 444 00:52:06,259 --> 00:52:08,628 What the hell am l doing here? 445 00:52:13,800 --> 00:52:15,368 ln spring... 446 00:52:15,535 --> 00:52:18,972 ... the snows will melt and the passes will open. 447 00:52:20,807 --> 00:52:23,476 Until that time, you are here. 448 00:52:25,311 --> 00:52:28,480 Good day, captain. 449 00:52:49,690 --> 00:52:50,904 1876. 450 00:52:51,710 --> 00:52:54,274 Day unknown. Month unknown. 451 00:52:55,342 --> 00:52:59,120 I continue to live among these unusual people. 452 00:53:00,246 --> 00:53:03,450 I am their captive, in that I cannot escape. 453 00:53:05,418 --> 00:53:08,121 Mostly, I'm treated with a kind of a mild neglect... 454 00:53:09,550 --> 00:53:13,626 ... as if I were a stray dog or an unwelcome guest. 455 00:53:25,271 --> 00:53:28,441 Everyone is polite. Everyone smiles and bows. 456 00:53:30,210 --> 00:53:34,814 But beneath their courtesy, I detect a deep reservoir of feeling. 457 00:54:15,355 --> 00:54:17,123 They are an intriguing people. 458 00:54:17,457 --> 00:54:19,225 From the moment they wake... 459 00:54:19,426 --> 00:54:23,396 ... they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue. 460 00:54:31,971 --> 00:54:34,908 I have never seen such discipline. 461 00:54:36,900 --> 00:54:40,146 I am surprised to learn that the word ''Samurai'' means ''to serve''... 462 00:54:40,313 --> 00:54:42,782 ... and that Katsumoto believes his rebellion to be... 463 00:54:42,982 --> 00:54:44,884 ... in the service of the Emperor. 464 00:56:46,706 --> 00:56:49,376 Please forgive. Too many mind. 465 00:56:50,810 --> 00:56:52,579 Too many mind? 466 00:56:53,146 --> 00:56:57,417 Mind sword, mind people watch, mind enemy. 467 00:56:58,251 --> 00:57:00,530 Too many mind. 468 00:57:02,220 --> 00:57:03,289 No mind. 469 00:57:05,325 --> 00:57:06,893 No mind. 470 00:57:36,122 --> 00:57:39,125 Thank you. More rice? 471 00:57:40,794 --> 00:57:44,130 Taka. He spoke Japanese! 472 00:57:45,131 --> 00:57:48,134 Eat a lot. Don't be polite. 473 00:57:48,601 --> 00:57:50,970 Not so fast. What are these? 474 00:57:55,608 --> 00:57:57,644 How can he understand? 475 00:58:01,147 --> 00:58:02,682 Top knot. 476 00:58:06,953 --> 00:58:08,321 No, no. Not so fast. 477 00:58:12,492 --> 00:58:13,793 l'm Algren. 478 00:58:21,534 --> 00:58:24,371 - Nobutada. - Nobutada. 479 00:58:25,105 --> 00:58:27,700 - Magojiro. - Magojiro. 480 00:58:27,173 --> 00:58:28,475 Higen. 481 00:58:29,109 --> 00:58:30,477 Higen. 482 00:58:34,470 --> 00:58:35,382 Taka. 483 00:58:38,618 --> 00:58:42,220 Vrother, please make him leave. l cannot stand it. 484 00:58:42,489 --> 00:58:44,224 ls he so repulsive? 485 00:58:44,491 --> 00:58:47,660 The shame is unbearable. l ask permission to end my life. 486 00:58:47,861 --> 00:58:50,163 You will do as you are told! 487 00:58:56,202 --> 00:58:59,172 You'd rather l kill him to avenge your husband? 488 00:58:59,339 --> 00:59:00,974 Yes. 489 00:59:04,544 --> 00:59:07,781 Hirotaro tried to kill the American. lt was karma. 490 00:59:07,981 --> 00:59:09,582 l know. 491 00:59:13,653 --> 00:59:15,221 Forgive my weakness. 492 00:59:15,855 --> 00:59:19,793 There must be some reason why he is here. 493 00:59:22,429 --> 00:59:25,532 lt is beyond my understanding. 494 00:59:44,551 --> 00:59:46,586 She's been very kind to me. 495 00:59:47,554 --> 00:59:51,558 She's honored to have my guest in her house. 496 01:00:15,982 --> 01:00:18,685 Winter, 1877. 497 01:00:18,952 --> 01:00:21,588 What does it mean to be Samurai? 498 01:00:21,755 --> 01:00:25,191 To devote yourself utterly to a set of moral principles... 499 01:00:25,959 --> 01:00:28,828 ... to seek a stillness of your mind... 500 01:00:29,462 --> 01:00:32,732 ... and to master the way of the sword. 501 01:00:32,899 --> 01:00:34,534 He's getting better, no? 502 01:00:36,302 --> 01:00:38,538 But still so ugly. 503 01:00:47,247 --> 01:00:48,648 Cold? 504 01:01:00,427 --> 01:01:01,795 Also. Also cold. 505 01:01:02,862 --> 01:01:04,164 Fire. 506 01:01:12,772 --> 01:01:14,341 To burn. 507 01:01:32,726 --> 01:01:34,327 No, please. 508 01:01:36,196 --> 01:01:38,965 Japanese men do not help with this. 509 01:01:39,432 --> 01:01:42,702 l am not Japanese. 510 01:02:13,333 --> 01:02:14,601 l'm sorry. 511 01:02:24,210 --> 01:02:27,113 For your husband, Hirotaro. 512 01:02:39,993 --> 01:02:44,798 He did his duty. 513 01:02:48,468 --> 01:02:52,405 You did your duty. 514 01:02:57,510 --> 01:03:00,146 l accept your apology... . 515 01:03:19,466 --> 01:03:22,302 Spring, 1877. 516 01:03:22,702 --> 01:03:27,674 This marks the longest I have stayed in one place since I left the farm at 1 7. 517 01:03:31,177 --> 01:03:34,514 There is so much here that I'll never understand. 518 01:03:38,885 --> 01:03:41,688 I have never been a church-going man... 519 01:03:41,855 --> 01:03:44,157 ... and what I've seen on the field of battle... 520 01:03:44,324 --> 01:03:46,259 ... has led me to question God's purpose. 521 01:03:46,459 --> 01:03:48,828 But there is, indeed, something... 522 01:03:48,995 --> 01:03:52,320 ... spiritual in this place. 523 01:03:55,335 --> 01:03:58,772 And though it may forever be obscure to me... 524 01:03:58,938 --> 01:04:02,409 ... I cannot but be aware of its power. 525 01:04:10,884 --> 01:04:15,855 I do know it is here that I have known my first untroubled sleep in many years. 526 01:04:19,192 --> 01:04:22,128 No, you gotta get the ball! Go and get it. 527 01:04:22,295 --> 01:04:26,433 No, not me! You gotta get the ball! The ball! 528 01:04:34,808 --> 01:04:37,143 Ujio will win in three moves. 529 01:04:39,913 --> 01:04:41,414 ln five! 530 01:04:55,895 --> 01:04:57,330 Next in five moves. 531 01:04:59,399 --> 01:05:00,667 ln six. 532 01:05:19,786 --> 01:05:21,454 No mind. 533 01:06:27,520 --> 01:06:28,788 A draw! 534 01:07:12,432 --> 01:07:14,000 Who is this amateur? 535 01:08:16,996 --> 01:08:18,398 Katsumoto! 536 01:08:21,835 --> 01:08:23,670 Protect Katsumoto! Protect our Lord! 537 01:09:03,510 --> 01:09:04,911 Lord, please go inside! 538 01:11:45,438 --> 01:11:48,708 The perfect blossom is a rare thing. 539 01:11:48,908 --> 01:11:53,947 You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life. 540 01:11:54,748 --> 01:11:56,716 Who sent those men to kill you? 541 01:11:56,916 --> 01:11:59,986 l'm writing a poem about a dream l had. 542 01:12:00,487 --> 01:12:03,356 The tiger's eyes are like my own 543 01:12:03,523 --> 01:12:06,726 But he comes from across A deep and troubled sea 544 01:12:07,660 --> 01:12:09,496 Was it the Emperor? 545 01:12:11,331 --> 01:12:12,632 Omura? 546 01:12:12,799 --> 01:12:16,703 lf the Emperor wishes my death, he has but to ask. 547 01:12:17,637 --> 01:12:19,472 So it was Omura. 548 01:12:20,400 --> 01:12:22,208 l'm having trouble finishing the poem. 549 01:12:22,375 --> 01:12:26,460 - Can you suggest a last line? - l'm not a writer. 550 01:12:26,312 --> 01:12:31,317 Yet you have written many pages since you came here. 551 01:12:33,787 --> 01:12:35,922 What else has she told you? 552 01:12:37,824 --> 01:12:39,859 You have nightmares. 553 01:12:42,696 --> 01:12:44,230 Every soldier has nightmares. 554 01:12:44,397 --> 01:12:47,867 Only one who is ashamed of what he has done. 555 01:12:48,635 --> 01:12:51,838 You have no idea what l have done. 556 01:12:59,790 --> 01:13:02,248 You have seen many things. 557 01:13:03,490 --> 01:13:04,351 l have. 558 01:13:04,517 --> 01:13:08,722 And you do not fear death, but sometimes you wish for it. 559 01:13:09,255 --> 01:13:11,291 ls this not so? 560 01:13:13,860 --> 01:13:16,429 - Yes. - l, also. 561 01:13:17,364 --> 01:13:21,401 lt happens to men who have seen what we have seen. 562 01:13:21,935 --> 01:13:27,407 And then l come to this place of my ancestors... 563 01:13:27,707 --> 01:13:29,709 ... and l remember. 564 01:13:29,876 --> 01:13:32,212 Like these blossoms... 565 01:13:32,912 --> 01:13:34,948 ... we are all dying. 566 01:13:36,850 --> 01:13:40,286 To know life in every breath... 567 01:13:41,540 --> 01:13:43,256 ... every cup of tea... 568 01:13:43,423 --> 01:13:46,459 ... every life we take. 569 01:13:46,626 --> 01:13:48,995 The way of the warrior. 570 01:13:49,195 --> 01:13:51,398 Life in every breath. 571 01:13:52,465 --> 01:13:54,701 That is Vushido. 572 01:13:59,390 --> 01:14:02,642 The Emperor has granted a safe passage to Tokyo. 573 01:14:03,309 --> 01:14:05,345 We leave tomorrow. 574 01:14:08,248 --> 01:14:09,649 Good. 575 01:14:10,750 --> 01:14:12,850 Good. 576 01:14:18,658 --> 01:14:21,628 When l took these, you were... 577 01:14:22,495 --> 01:14:24,970 ... my enemy. 578 01:14:44,217 --> 01:14:46,286 Excuse me. 579 01:14:47,854 --> 01:14:51,570 No, so sorry, l am finishing. 580 01:15:08,975 --> 01:15:10,844 l must go away. 581 01:15:32,832 --> 01:15:35,869 You have been kind to me. 582 01:15:39,105 --> 01:15:40,740 l won't forget... . 583 01:16:07,567 --> 01:16:11,237 Algren-san! Algren-san. 584 01:19:05,478 --> 01:19:07,147 Algren? 585 01:19:07,313 --> 01:19:10,250 Algren, my God, you are alive. 586 01:19:14,320 --> 01:19:16,790 Well, you never cease to astonish. 587 01:19:17,490 --> 01:19:21,227 - Howitzers. - Yes, indeed. 588 01:19:21,428 --> 01:19:24,197 As soon as the Emperor signs the trade agreement... 589 01:19:24,364 --> 01:19:26,466 ... he gets the whole package. 590 01:19:26,633 --> 01:19:30,170 lncluding this particular item. Two hundred rounds a minute. 591 01:19:30,603 --> 01:19:33,807 And the new cartridges cut down on jamming. 592 01:19:33,973 --> 01:19:35,709 l need a bath. 593 01:19:35,875 --> 01:19:39,479 After living with those savages, l can only imagine. 594 01:19:41,140 --> 01:19:43,216 Welcome back, captain. 595 01:19:53,930 --> 01:19:55,228 You rise against me, my teacher. 596 01:19:55,395 --> 01:19:58,431 No, Highness. l rise against your enemies. 597 01:19:58,832 --> 01:20:02,736 They are my advisors, like you. 598 01:20:02,936 --> 01:20:05,805 They advise in their own interest. 599 01:20:06,706 --> 01:20:11,511 l need advisors who know the modern world. 600 01:20:12,245 --> 01:20:16,449 lf l am no use, l will happily end my life. 601 01:20:18,418 --> 01:20:19,919 No... . 602 01:20:20,553 --> 01:20:23,423 l need your voice in the council. 603 01:20:23,690 --> 01:20:25,825 lt is your voice we need, Highness. 604 01:20:26,693 --> 01:20:29,963 You are a living god. Do what you think is right. 605 01:20:30,230 --> 01:20:32,832 l am a living god... 606 01:20:34,367 --> 01:20:37,937 ... as long as l do what they think is right. 607 01:20:39,139 --> 01:20:41,307 What sad words you speak. 608 01:20:41,708 --> 01:20:44,778 Forgive me for saying what a teacher must. 609 01:20:46,446 --> 01:20:48,348 Have you forgotten your people? 610 01:20:51,117 --> 01:20:52,519 Tell me what to do... 611 01:20:54,954 --> 01:20:56,222 ... my teacher. 612 01:21:01,161 --> 01:21:03,830 You are Emperor, my Lord, not me. 613 01:21:05,131 --> 01:21:09,169 You must find the wisdom for all of us. 614 01:21:14,174 --> 01:21:16,710 Gentlemen, come in. 615 01:21:17,210 --> 01:21:20,447 Captain Algren, it seems you have endured your captivity... 616 01:21:20,613 --> 01:21:21,881 ... with little ill effect. 617 01:21:22,849 --> 01:21:24,384 l was not ill-treated, sir. 618 01:21:24,584 --> 01:21:28,188 Mr. Omura, l have here a draft of the arms agreement. 619 01:21:28,355 --> 01:21:32,158 l'm eager to know how many Samurai have joined Katsumoto. 620 01:21:32,325 --> 01:21:33,727 l'm afraid l don't know. 621 01:21:33,893 --> 01:21:37,263 - You spent the winter at his encampment. - As his prisoner. 622 01:21:37,464 --> 01:21:41,701 Has he fortified his position? Acquired firearms? Tell us what you saw. 623 01:21:41,868 --> 01:21:47,207 As you said, colonel, they're savages with bows and arrows. 624 01:21:47,374 --> 01:21:51,344 - Sir, about the-- - l'm sure your documents are in order. 625 01:21:51,511 --> 01:21:55,915 Thank you. Leave them on my desk. l'll address them at the appropriate time. 626 01:21:56,820 --> 01:22:00,487 With all due respect, sir, our president's patience is wearing thin. 627 01:22:00,653 --> 01:22:03,189 Perhaps there is someone else we should speak to. 628 01:22:03,356 --> 01:22:05,725 With all due respect, ambassador... 629 01:22:05,892 --> 01:22:08,595 ... perhaps there is someone else we should speak to. 630 01:22:08,762 --> 01:22:11,564 For instance, the French or the English. 631 01:22:11,731 --> 01:22:14,868 Or any of the legations waiting in the next room. 632 01:22:16,569 --> 01:22:19,873 We should be looking forward to hearing from you. 633 01:22:20,607 --> 01:22:24,244 Good afternoon, gentlemen. Captain Algren. 634 01:22:24,744 --> 01:22:29,549 Perhaps you and l might have a word in private. Please, sit down. 635 01:22:32,585 --> 01:22:35,922 - May l offer you whiskey? - No, thank you. 636 01:22:42,228 --> 01:22:45,398 Katsumoto is an extraordinary man, is he not? 637 01:22:45,565 --> 01:22:49,269 He's a tribal leader. l've known many of them. 638 01:22:49,436 --> 01:22:54,407 Vut none who are Samurai. Their ways have great appeal. 639 01:22:54,574 --> 01:22:58,445 - l don't see how this concerns me. - Vut it does. 640 01:22:58,611 --> 01:23:03,850 You see, you were right. Last year, we were not prepared to go to battle. 641 01:23:04,500 --> 01:23:06,653 You were right, and Colonel Vagley was wrong. 642 01:23:06,820 --> 01:23:08,788 Vut now, we are ready. 643 01:23:08,955 --> 01:23:12,359 lf Katsumoto is allowed to attract other Samurai to his cause... 644 01:23:12,559 --> 01:23:17,364 ... we will have 10 years of rebellion. This is something l will not allow. 645 01:23:17,564 --> 01:23:23,136 Either l'll stop him at the council today, or you'll lead my army against him. 646 01:23:23,303 --> 01:23:27,440 And with these new weapons, you will crush him. 647 01:23:29,242 --> 01:23:32,746 - l appreciate the offer. - lt is not an offer. 648 01:23:33,513 --> 01:23:37,617 Mr. Omura, my contract with you was to train your army. 649 01:23:37,784 --> 01:23:40,253 Then we will make a new contract... 650 01:23:40,453 --> 01:23:43,857 ... one that will recognize the extraordinary contribution... 651 01:23:44,240 --> 01:23:45,658 ... you've made to the Emperor. 652 01:23:46,159 --> 01:23:48,461 Do we understand each other? 653 01:23:50,997 --> 01:23:54,934 - Yes, we understand each other perfectly. - Then l am pleased. 654 01:24:02,609 --> 01:24:07,347 Follow him. lf he goes anywhere near Katsumoto, kill him. 655 01:24:13,860 --> 01:24:15,922 Captain Algren! What in heaven's name is going on? 656 01:24:16,890 --> 01:24:18,910 The diplomatic community is abuzz. 657 01:24:18,291 --> 01:24:21,270 Omura has passed laws against the Samurai. 658 01:24:21,194 --> 01:24:22,462 l need a drink. 659 01:24:22,662 --> 01:24:27,330 ls your friend Katsumoto planning to go up against the council this afternoon? 660 01:24:27,200 --> 01:24:33,473 You, Samurai! Don't you know about the order? 661 01:24:34,740 --> 01:24:35,342 My God, it's started. 662 01:24:35,709 --> 01:24:38,110 Hey boy, are you listening? 663 01:24:39,279 --> 01:24:41,214 No wonder the foreigners mock you. 664 01:24:41,381 --> 01:24:42,749 Let's give this Samurai a haircut. 665 01:24:43,490 --> 01:24:44,417 Cut off his top knot. 666 01:24:44,784 --> 01:24:46,860 Get down! Kneel! 667 01:24:46,252 --> 01:24:47,287 Captain Algren! 668 01:24:47,454 --> 01:24:48,488 Lower your weapons! 669 01:24:49,422 --> 01:24:51,570 Lower your weapons! 670 01:24:52,425 --> 01:24:53,593 Who are you? 671 01:24:53,760 --> 01:24:55,950 l am Captain Algren. 672 01:24:57,464 --> 01:24:58,965 Stop! 673 01:25:23,123 --> 01:25:24,524 Get down! 674 01:25:39,739 --> 01:25:41,508 Let's go. 675 01:25:57,991 --> 01:26:00,600 l'll take you home. 676 01:26:01,161 --> 01:26:02,829 Jolly good. 677 01:26:29,856 --> 01:26:31,891 We must resist the Western powers... 678 01:26:32,580 --> 01:26:33,860 ... by becoming powerful ourselves. 679 01:26:34,661 --> 01:26:38,498 Our army, our economy, must be strong. 680 01:26:42,100 --> 01:26:45,338 Minister, you honor us. 681 01:26:47,841 --> 01:26:50,377 lt is my honor to rejoin this council. 682 01:26:54,681 --> 01:26:57,917 Perhaps you are unaware of the law against wearing swords? 683 01:26:58,184 --> 01:27:00,220 l read every law carefully. 684 01:27:00,387 --> 01:27:03,823 Yet you bring weapons into this chamber? 685 01:27:07,260 --> 01:27:10,797 This chamber was protected by my sword when-- 686 01:27:10,964 --> 01:27:14,334 We need no protection. We are a nation of laws. 687 01:27:14,534 --> 01:27:17,237 We are a nation of ******, selling ourselves-- 688 01:27:17,404 --> 01:27:21,608 lf we are ******, the Samurai made us this way. 689 01:27:22,475 --> 01:27:26,613 l have not seen the Omura family giving gold to the masses. 690 01:27:30,316 --> 01:27:33,186 Minister Katsumoto, it is with great regret... 691 01:27:34,287 --> 01:27:36,756 ... but l must ask you to remove your sword. 692 01:27:41,261 --> 01:27:43,163 This sword serves the Emperor. 693 01:27:43,329 --> 01:27:45,932 Only he can command me to remove it. 694 01:28:08,521 --> 01:28:12,692 The Emperor's voice is too pure to be heard in this council. 695 01:28:14,661 --> 01:28:18,231 Then, l must refuse to give up my sword. 696 01:28:23,837 --> 01:28:27,307 Then regretfully, my guards will accompany you to your home in Tokyo. 697 01:28:27,474 --> 01:28:30,176 There you will await our summons. 698 01:28:54,334 --> 01:28:56,336 l heard you were leaving. 699 01:28:58,138 --> 01:29:01,174 Omura offers you my job, and you run away. 700 01:29:02,242 --> 01:29:04,444 l suppose l should thank you. 701 01:29:05,110 --> 01:29:09,549 $500 a month, including back pay for time spent... 702 01:29:09,983 --> 01:29:11,785 ... in captivity. 703 01:29:13,386 --> 01:29:16,723 Enough to climb back inside a bottle for the rest of your life. 704 01:29:20,160 --> 01:29:21,594 You're welcome. 705 01:29:26,766 --> 01:29:29,302 Well, it is pretty much over. 706 01:29:29,469 --> 01:29:33,873 Katsumoto's under arrest. Omura won't let him last the night. 707 01:29:34,400 --> 01:29:38,411 With him dead, we should have little trouble handling the rebellion... 708 01:29:38,578 --> 01:29:40,313 ... even without you. 709 01:29:44,651 --> 01:29:46,986 Especially without you. 710 01:29:51,958 --> 01:29:54,160 Just tell me one thing. 711 01:29:54,828 --> 01:29:59,650 What is it about your own people that you hate so much? 712 01:30:51,518 --> 01:30:53,853 Save us the trouble... . 713 01:33:43,890 --> 01:33:46,226 The Samurai are finished! 714 01:34:11,918 --> 01:34:13,186 Stop! 715 01:34:13,386 --> 01:34:14,621 Don't come any closer! 716 01:34:14,788 --> 01:34:17,457 Don't stop. Whatever you do, don't stop. 717 01:34:17,624 --> 01:34:22,362 Minister Omura has commanded us to photograph the traitor-- 718 01:34:22,929 --> 01:34:24,431 Stop! Somebody! 719 01:34:24,864 --> 01:34:26,299 Vring that equipment here now! 720 01:34:26,466 --> 01:34:27,834 lmmediately! 721 01:34:28,340 --> 01:34:29,769 You stop! 722 01:34:29,969 --> 01:34:34,107 You insolent, useless son of a peasant dog! 723 01:34:36,420 --> 01:34:40,447 How dare you show your sword in his presence! Do you know who this is? 724 01:34:40,647 --> 01:34:44,150 This is the President of the United States of America! 725 01:34:44,451 --> 01:34:48,521 He is here to lead our armies in victorious battle against the rebels! 726 01:34:48,722 --> 01:34:50,523 lt's not my responsibility... . 727 01:34:50,757 --> 01:34:54,427 Now get over there and help those men with their equipment! 728 01:34:57,764 --> 01:34:59,265 Carry the equipment. 729 01:35:03,200 --> 01:35:06,139 - President of the United States? - Sorry. 730 01:35:06,306 --> 01:35:08,108 l think l'm going to be sick. 731 01:35:26,326 --> 01:35:28,361 How's your poem coming? 732 01:35:30,997 --> 01:35:33,867 The end is proving difficult. 733 01:35:34,340 --> 01:35:38,400 This is Mr. Simon Graham. He'd like very much to take your photograph. 734 01:35:39,506 --> 01:35:41,675 l thought you returned to America. 735 01:35:41,841 --> 01:35:46,513 l decided to stay. See if l could convince you to escape. 736 01:35:46,746 --> 01:35:48,882 How do you plan to do that? 737 01:35:57,691 --> 01:36:01,695 Mr. Graham, perhaps you would care to take pictures of my village. 738 01:36:01,861 --> 01:36:04,640 l would be greatly honored. 739 01:37:24,511 --> 01:37:26,546 My Lord, no! 740 01:37:27,480 --> 01:37:28,815 Nobutada! 741 01:38:13,827 --> 01:38:16,663 Father, let me stay. 742 01:38:20,700 --> 01:38:22,435 lt is my time. 743 01:38:35,782 --> 01:38:37,183 My Lord... 744 01:38:37,884 --> 01:38:39,753 ... we must go. 745 01:40:02,602 --> 01:40:05,472 The Emperor could not hear my words. 746 01:40:07,807 --> 01:40:10,276 His army will come. 747 01:40:11,611 --> 01:40:13,513 lt is the end. 748 01:40:15,982 --> 01:40:20,520 For 900 years, my ancestors have protected our people. 749 01:40:22,188 --> 01:40:24,424 Now... 750 01:40:24,591 --> 01:40:26,326 ... l have failed them. 751 01:40:37,871 --> 01:40:41,274 So you will take your own life... 752 01:40:42,842 --> 01:40:44,110 ... in shame? 753 01:40:49,282 --> 01:40:52,952 Shame for a life of service? 754 01:40:53,953 --> 01:40:56,756 Discipline? Compassion? 755 01:40:57,557 --> 01:41:00,994 The way of the Samurai is not necessary anymore. 756 01:41:01,194 --> 01:41:03,630 Necessary? 757 01:41:05,632 --> 01:41:08,134 What could be more necessary? 758 01:41:12,205 --> 01:41:15,775 l will die by the sword. 759 01:41:17,477 --> 01:41:19,913 My own... 760 01:41:20,800 --> 01:41:21,915 ... or my enemy's. 761 01:41:23,830 --> 01:41:25,185 Then let it be your enemy's. 762 01:41:28,822 --> 01:41:32,625 Together, we will make the Emperor hear you. 763 01:42:00,353 --> 01:42:04,157 He was a good man. 764 01:42:07,494 --> 01:42:09,562 Will you fight the white men, too? 765 01:42:09,829 --> 01:42:15,201 lf they come here, yes. 766 01:42:17,270 --> 01:42:18,671 Why? 767 01:42:21,441 --> 01:42:28,548 Vecause they come to destroy what l have come to love. 768 01:42:40,126 --> 01:42:48,234 The way of Samurai is difficult for children. He misses his father. 769 01:42:49,669 --> 01:42:58,440 And he is angry because l am the cause of that. 770 01:43:02,349 --> 01:43:08,588 No. He is angry because he fears you will die as well. 771 01:43:29,142 --> 01:43:34,800 My father taught me it is glorious to die in battle. 772 01:43:38,485 --> 01:43:45,910 That is what he believed. 773 01:43:48,294 --> 01:43:50,330 l would be afraid to die in battle. 774 01:43:52,650 --> 01:43:53,500 So would l. 775 01:43:55,735 --> 01:43:58,204 Vut you have been in many battles. 776 01:44:00,173 --> 01:44:03,276 And l was always afraid. 777 01:44:10,984 --> 01:44:12,318 l don't want you to go. 778 01:44:13,820 --> 01:44:15,689 Algren. 779 01:44:15,855 --> 01:44:17,157 They are coming. 780 01:44:46,486 --> 01:44:48,555 l'd say two full regiments. 781 01:44:48,722 --> 01:44:51,240 They'll come in waves of a thousand. 782 01:44:51,558 --> 01:44:53,193 And they have the howitzers. 783 01:44:53,360 --> 01:44:57,597 lt makes no difference. They will come, and we will make our stand. 784 01:44:57,797 --> 01:45:00,834 - How many men will we have? - Maybe 500. 785 01:45:01,401 --> 01:45:03,203 Like General Custer, huh? 786 01:45:07,540 --> 01:45:11,544 There was once a battle at a place called Thermopylae. 787 01:45:11,711 --> 01:45:15,281 Three hundred brave Greeks held off a Persian army of a million men. 788 01:45:15,482 --> 01:45:18,510 A million. You understand this number? 789 01:45:18,218 --> 01:45:20,220 l understand this number. 790 01:45:20,487 --> 01:45:23,560 For two days the Greeks made them pay so dearly... 791 01:45:23,223 --> 01:45:28,561 ... the Persian army lost all taste for battle and were defeated soon after. 792 01:45:28,728 --> 01:45:32,899 - What do you have in mind? - Take away the advantage of their guns. 793 01:45:33,990 --> 01:45:36,603 They're overconfident. We'll use that. Lure them close. 794 01:45:37,771 --> 01:45:39,339 Close enough for a sword. 795 01:45:41,740 --> 01:45:43,376 You believe... 796 01:45:43,543 --> 01:45:45,612 ... a man can change his destiny? 797 01:45:48,581 --> 01:45:51,751 l think a man does what he can... 798 01:45:51,918 --> 01:45:54,540 ... until his destiny is revealed to him. 799 01:46:01,428 --> 01:46:05,980 May 25th, 1877. 800 01:46:05,265 --> 01:46:08,435 This will be the last entry in this journal. 801 01:46:08,601 --> 01:46:13,807 I've tried to give a true accounting of what I have seen, what I have done. 802 01:46:13,973 --> 01:46:17,577 I do not presume to understand the course of my life. 803 01:46:17,911 --> 01:46:21,948 I know I am grateful to have partaken of all this... 804 01:46:22,115 --> 01:46:24,150 ... even if for a moment. 805 01:48:16,329 --> 01:48:21,167 Algren-san, will you come with me? 806 01:48:38,151 --> 01:48:41,688 lf you wear this armor, it will honor us. 807 01:51:39,999 --> 01:51:42,869 You will need this. 808 01:51:54,714 --> 01:51:55,982 What does it say? 809 01:51:57,830 --> 01:52:02,589 ''l belong to the warrior in whom the old ways have joined the new. '' 810 01:53:06,619 --> 01:53:09,155 Good God. 811 01:53:12,659 --> 01:53:16,696 Sir, the lmperial Army of Japan demands your surrender. 812 01:53:17,163 --> 01:53:19,733 lf you lay down your arms, you will not be harmed. 813 01:53:20,100 --> 01:53:24,637 This is not possible, as Mr. Omura knows. 814 01:53:28,808 --> 01:53:30,710 Captain Algren. 815 01:53:30,877 --> 01:53:32,812 We will show you no quarter. 816 01:53:32,979 --> 01:53:35,648 You ride against us, and you are the same as them. 817 01:53:36,649 --> 01:53:38,685 l'll look for you on the field. 818 01:53:59,472 --> 01:54:00,907 Captain Algren. 819 01:54:01,740 --> 01:54:03,710 Mr. Graham. 820 01:54:07,130 --> 01:54:10,383 Perhaps you can use these for your book. 821 01:54:10,550 --> 01:54:12,952 Yes, l will. Captain. 822 01:54:16,156 --> 01:54:17,891 Godspeed. 823 01:54:19,526 --> 01:54:21,895 Mr. Graham. 824 01:54:45,752 --> 01:54:48,621 Well they won't surrender. 825 01:54:54,127 --> 01:54:57,970 Are we ready? 826 01:54:58,965 --> 01:55:00,367 Get into your positions! 827 01:55:44,778 --> 01:55:47,547 Commence firing! 828 01:57:03,423 --> 01:57:05,992 - They're covering their retreat. - You see? 829 01:57:06,192 --> 01:57:09,929 Even the mighty Samurai cannot stand up to the howitzers. 830 01:57:10,960 --> 01:57:13,299 - Signal the attack. - l advise sending in skirmishers first. 831 01:57:13,466 --> 01:57:15,468 Nonsense! Full attack! 832 01:58:11,191 --> 01:58:13,426 They're coming. 833 01:58:45,825 --> 01:58:47,694 Wait for the volley. 834 01:58:59,506 --> 01:59:01,307 Second volley. 835 01:59:56,960 --> 01:59:58,365 - What on earth? - What is happening? 836 02:00:43,176 --> 02:00:46,513 - The attack has been stopped. - Send in the rest of the regiment. 837 02:00:51,484 --> 02:00:53,753 What happened to the warriors at Thermopylae? 838 02:00:54,154 --> 02:00:56,923 Dead to the last man. 839 02:01:59,986 --> 02:02:01,755 Algren-san! 840 02:04:50,256 --> 02:04:53,930 Son of a ***** thinks he can win. 841 02:05:57,323 --> 02:06:01,227 They'll bring two more regiments up here soon. 842 02:06:01,394 --> 02:06:03,430 We won't be able to stop them again. 843 02:06:04,431 --> 02:06:06,533 You do not have to die here. 844 02:06:09,569 --> 02:06:12,338 l should have died so many times before. 845 02:06:12,872 --> 02:06:14,274 Now, you live again. 846 02:06:17,544 --> 02:06:19,746 Yes. 847 02:06:21,915 --> 02:06:24,884 lt was not your time. 848 02:06:28,254 --> 02:06:30,557 lt's not over. 849 02:07:16,836 --> 02:07:18,238 What is this? 850 02:07:18,438 --> 02:07:19,973 Cannon, prepare to fire! 851 02:07:20,340 --> 02:07:21,841 Prepare to fire! 852 02:07:22,509 --> 02:07:26,846 - This is madness. He's going to attack? - Yes. 853 02:07:35,155 --> 02:07:38,191 He's defeated! He must accept his shame! 854 02:07:50,170 --> 02:07:52,572 Kill him. All of them. 855 02:07:52,739 --> 02:07:55,175 Now! 856 02:07:59,212 --> 02:08:00,547 My horse! 857 02:08:53,466 --> 02:08:54,768 Fire! 858 02:09:31,771 --> 02:09:33,106 Ready! 859 02:09:36,476 --> 02:09:37,744 Aim! 860 02:09:43,116 --> 02:09:44,451 Fire! 861 02:09:50,623 --> 02:09:52,125 Fire at will! 862 02:10:38,271 --> 02:10:40,240 Vring up the new guns! 863 02:10:40,874 --> 02:10:42,342 Prepare the new guns! 864 02:10:47,280 --> 02:10:49,115 Fire! 865 02:10:51,184 --> 02:10:52,485 Vackward! 866 02:10:55,522 --> 02:10:57,657 Quickly! Quickly! 867 02:11:01,194 --> 02:11:02,762 Fire! 868 02:12:47,367 --> 02:12:48,768 Stop firing! 869 02:12:49,102 --> 02:12:50,937 ldiots, keep on firing! 870 02:12:51,104 --> 02:12:52,772 Stop firing! Stop! 871 02:13:02,449 --> 02:13:03,917 No. 872 02:13:05,285 --> 02:13:08,822 Shoot! Kill Katsumoto! Kill the American! 873 02:13:11,240 --> 02:13:13,760 You have your honor again. 874 02:13:15,962 --> 02:13:18,231 Let me die with mine. 875 02:13:27,640 --> 02:13:29,642 Help me up. 876 02:13:49,262 --> 02:13:50,964 Are you ready? 877 02:13:58,104 --> 02:14:01,775 l will miss our conversations. 878 02:14:48,321 --> 02:14:50,623 Perfect. 879 02:14:57,230 --> 02:15:00,433 They are all... 880 02:15:01,434 --> 02:15:03,570 ... perfect. 881 02:16:31,658 --> 02:16:35,328 On behalf of the United States of America... 882 02:16:36,262 --> 02:16:41,501 ... the signing of this treaty will usher in an era of unprecedented prosperity... 883 02:16:41,668 --> 02:16:45,805 ... and cooperation between our two great nations. 884 02:16:46,139 --> 02:16:47,841 On behalf of the Emperor... 885 02:16:48,700 --> 02:16:51,778 ... we are pleased to have successfully concluded this... 886 02:16:55,181 --> 02:16:57,484 ... negotiation. 887 02:17:05,125 --> 02:17:06,860 He is here? 888 02:18:11,291 --> 02:18:14,160 Highness, if we could just conclude the matter at hand... . 889 02:18:41,654 --> 02:18:44,491 This is Katsumoto's sword. 890 02:18:45,825 --> 02:18:48,528 He would have wanted you to have it... 891 02:18:49,696 --> 02:18:52,799 ... that the strength of the Samurai be with you always. 892 02:18:53,666 --> 02:18:58,638 Enlightened One, we all weep for Katsumoto, but-- 893 02:18:58,838 --> 02:19:00,407 He hoped... 894 02:19:01,410 --> 02:19:03,243 ... with his last breath... 895 02:19:03,643 --> 02:19:07,130 ... that you would remember the ancestors who held this sword... 896 02:19:08,815 --> 02:19:11,840 ... and what they died for. 897 02:19:12,485 --> 02:19:14,287 Your Highness... . 898 02:19:31,337 --> 02:19:33,540 You were with him... 899 02:19:34,708 --> 02:19:36,776 ... at the end? 900 02:19:42,182 --> 02:19:45,618 Emperor, this man fought against you! 901 02:19:49,856 --> 02:19:51,458 Your Highness... 902 02:19:52,726 --> 02:19:57,297 ... if you believe me to be your enemy, command me... 903 02:19:57,497 --> 02:19:59,766 ... and l will gladly take my life. 904 02:20:13,913 --> 02:20:17,984 l have dreamed of a unified Japan... 905 02:20:18,151 --> 02:20:23,957 ... of a country strong and independent and modern. 906 02:20:24,124 --> 02:20:29,929 And now we have railroads and cannon, Western clothing. 907 02:20:31,898 --> 02:20:33,500 Vut... 908 02:20:36,903 --> 02:20:40,940 ... we cannot forget who we are... 909 02:20:42,409 --> 02:20:46,880 ... or where we come from. 910 02:20:59,292 --> 02:21:01,861 Ambassador Swanbeck... 911 02:21:02,280 --> 02:21:04,864 ... l have concluded that your treaty... 912 02:21:05,310 --> 02:21:09,869 ... is not in the best interest of my people. 913 02:21:10,637 --> 02:21:14,240 - Sir, if l may-- - So sorry... 914 02:21:14,641 --> 02:21:16,443 ... but you may not. 915 02:21:16,776 --> 02:21:20,113 This is an outrage! 916 02:21:26,119 --> 02:21:27,554 Enlightened One, we should discuss this-- 917 02:21:27,721 --> 02:21:29,122 Omura... 918 02:21:29,289 --> 02:21:31,424 ... you have done quite enough. 919 02:21:31,691 --> 02:21:34,327 Everything l have done, l have done for my country. 920 02:21:34,494 --> 02:21:37,430 Then you will not mind when l seize your family's assets... 921 02:21:37,697 --> 02:21:40,266 ... and present them as my gift to the people. 922 02:21:40,467 --> 02:21:42,769 You disgrace me. 923 02:21:43,200 --> 02:21:45,380 lf your shame is too unbearable... 924 02:21:54,414 --> 02:21:55,882 ... l offer you this sword. 925 02:22:26,680 --> 02:22:29,215 Tell me how he died. 926 02:22:36,956 --> 02:22:41,494 l will tell you how he lived. 927 02:22:50,770 --> 02:22:55,175 And so the days of the Samurai had ended. 928 02:22:55,342 --> 02:23:00,880 Nations, like men, it is sometimes said, have their own destiny. 929 02:23:01,981 --> 02:23:04,551 As for the American captain... 930 02:23:04,751 --> 02:23:07,530 ... no one knows what became of him. 931 02:23:07,253 --> 02:23:10,690 Some say that he died of his wounds... 932 02:23:10,890 --> 02:23:14,828 ... others, that he returned to his own country. 933 02:23:14,994 --> 02:23:16,629 But I like to think... 934 02:23:16,796 --> 02:23:21,868 ... he may have at last found some small measure of peace... 935 02:23:22,350 --> 02:23:24,370 ... that we all seek... 936 02:23:24,804 --> 02:23:27,974 ... and few of us ever find.