Leader and sister of the clan, I ask for your permission in my obscure position.
This is my first invited appearance in your honorable presence today.
Accordingly, allow me to introduce my humble self from Higo, Kumamoto.
I was born in ltsuki, Kumamoto. My name is Ryuko Yano.
I go by the name Oryu the Red Peony.
As you see, I'm nobody special.
Please kindly remember me from this point on, and grant me your support.
LADY YAKUZA: THE RED PEONY GAMBLER
Mid-Meiji Period
The Takehana Clan in lwakuni
Let's do it!
Hold it, please.
Let me see that card.
What?
Visitor, what if this card is correct?
Then you can take my life.
I saw what I saw.
You're a hasty one, aren't you?
We're sorry, everybody.
Wait just a moment, please.
Visitor, you so arrogantly objected the way we handle cards.
How are you gonna pay for it?
Boss...
You disgraced the game.
I'm Fujimatsu the immortal. I've been under the sword many times and survived them all.
Go ahead if you dare.
Wait a moment!
What?
Miss, you can get hurt by meddling in our business.
Don't underestimate me because I'm a woman.
You cheated and made a fool of me!
Wait.
What is it!?
You're not the only one cheated out of money.
Let's follow the rules and ask them for clean compensation.
The Takehana Clan is known as an honorable clan in the lwakuni region.
How are you going to pay for this?
Ebimasa, you disgraced us.
Your name is Miss Oryu the Red Peony, is it?
I apologize.
Manager, because you are a sloppy supervisor, you let a gambler like him wander in!
Mr. Okakura, take care of your family punishment later and compensate us first.
Now, cut off your little finger!
Boss...
Cut it off!
Boss, I'm asking you for compensation as the proprietor.
Wait, please!
Miss Oryu, thank you very much.
If not for you, I'd never have backed down and ended up losing my life.
I'm really grateful.
That's enough.
After all, you were the first one to spot the fraud.
I'm Fujimatsu the immortal, a member of Torakichi Kumasaka's Family in Dogo Hot Springs in Shikoku.
I'm on my way back from Shimonoseki on an errand for my boss.
If it's okay with you, please stop by Dogo.
Thank you for your kind word, but I like being a lone wanderer always on the move.
I see.
If I didn't have a boss already, l'd have liked to come along with you.
You've got looks, you've got courage.
Oh, what's in this bag?
It's a flute.
A flute? I see.
Well, I'll be on my way.
Grave of Yuki Katagiri
I gonna pay you back for what happened earlier.
Holding grudges against me for your own doing is fine...
But you'll be losing more than just a few fingers.
We won't let you live!
Who the hell are you?
I don't know the circumstances...
But would you hold fire on my behalf?
What!?
What clan does your ass belong to?
Sorry, I didn't introduce myself.
I'm Naoki Katagiri.
Just a beginner yet to be taken under anyone's wing.
Shut up!
Whoever comes at me next will be dead.
Are you alright, miss?
As I'm in passing, please let me skip formality.
I'm Oryu the Red Peony, a wanderer.
What happened was I'd exposed a fraud on their turf, and these were the consequences.
Thought it was something like that. Better take care of your wound first.
Over there.
Now, take off your clothes.
You handle men like nothing but you're still a woman, I see.
It'll be troublesome if you don't take care of it.
I'll do it myself!
I'm embarrassed.
Here.
Thank you so much.
- This wallet... - Do you know about it?
Are you familiar with this wallet?
If you do, please tell me who it belongs to!
No, I really don't know.
This wallet means revenge for my father.
Revenge?
Yes.
Miss Oryu...
I don't mean to be nosy...
But can you tell me what the story is with the wallet?
If I told you, could you tell me something, too?
What?
If I could...
My home is in ltsuki, Kumamoto in Kyushu.
My father's name was Senzo Yano, a gambler who led a small but independent clan in Hitoyoshi.
Mother died when I was little.
She died before her time from the accumulated stress from being the wife of a yakuza.
Her last wish was to protect me from going through...
the same hardships she'd gone through.
Honoring her wish, Father raised me to be proper and presentable to any straight family.
I was engaged to marry into a regular merchant's family as my parents had wished.
Then, five years ago...
Marukane is one of the best fabric wholesalers in Hitoyoshi.
Your father's dream has finally come true.
You have licenses in tea ceremony, flower arrangement, sewing, and even sword.
Her husband to be must be proud.
He'd better be careful getting into an argument with her or he'd get cut down by her sword!
Oh no! Why do you tease me so much?
I'll tell on you to dad!
An emergency! Emergency!
Boss was attacked by a street mugger!
The killer has gotten away.
What did you say!?
Boss!
Father!
Miss!
Father!
I hate to bring you such heartbreaking news on the Boss' "49th Day After Death" ceremony...
But Marukane cancelled the engagement.
It was impossible from the beginning for a yakuza's daughter to become the bride of...
a regular fabrics wholesaler.
Oryu, I'll take care of our territory, so don't worry about it.
I'll take the young men with me.
This is a male business.
No matter how tough you are, a woman is a woman.
Now, please excuse us.
It's merciless.
Really merciless.
It's been only 49 days since Boss passed
...and everyone left.
I'm the only one who wants to avenge his death.
It's as if they're strangers!
Miss, don't you agree genuine yakuza business requires loyalty and compassion?
Uncle is dirty!
He talks nice talks but he's sneaky and he robbed us of our territory behind our back.
Miss...
Boss is... weeping in his grave!
Miss!
I'm going on the road.
On the road?
The Yano clan is finished.
Shin, please become an ordinary man.
I'll close our business...
But carry the crest of the Yano's in my heart.
Father, forgive me.
I'll be a man from now on.
I need to know who this wallet belongs to at all costs.
Do you know anything...
Anything at all?
I don't.
I see.
So, you betrayed the will of your dead parents.
A woman living in the world of men.
No use talking to me about my being a woman.
I was born strong-willed anyway.
You're a woman.
Where'd she go, that bitch? Shit!
She shouldn't have gone that far.
Alright, let's chase her!
You go that way. We'll take care of them.
And what caused the fight?
A trivial thing.
A member of the Yano clan of Kyushu that Kumatora and Arajio used to belong to got...
...into an argument with a man of lwazu's, and Kumatora protected the guy...
That's how it started. Iwazu wanted the guy handed over but Kumatora refused...
And the two got into a big fight.
Excuse me, sir.
Who is this member of the Yano in Kyushu?
It's a man named Fugushin or something like that.
Kumatora Clan
Hey, you...
So what if your name is Fugushin... (Fugu = blowfish),
But you don't have to stay puffed up like one.
I'm not puffed up.
Boss, here's your nori roll.
Then, what's the matter?
Boss...
Why don't you let me go to lwazu's?
If I who's the cause of the war go to him, everything will be resolved.
I don't care if I die!
Idiot!
Listen carefully.
Our man Fujimatsu owes it to your boss for everything in lwakuni.
Paying back loyalty with loyalty, that's the true way of the yakuza, isn't it?
Iwazu of Matsuyama is one of the largest clans in Shikoku.
He's a good match for me, Torakichi Kumasaka.
Eat this.
What is it?
Miss Okiyo says she can't write the letter of challenge.
It's not Okiyo but me who's sending it, isn't it?
What trouble!
It's okay, then. Isn't there anyone who can write in our clan?
Idiot! I need scratching on paper, not your head!
Sorry.
You're only the manager here and you grow a mustache just like me.
The difference between you and me is the brains.
- Brother. - Okiyo!
Please think it over, brother.
Mr. Fugushin only got into a fight with an lwazu man over a drink.
Okiyo! Don't interfere with the matters of man's business!
Boss!
Miss Oryu the Red Peony is here.
Miss Oryu?
So you are Miss Oryu the Red Peony.
What a beautiful lady!
No, no! We're kinda busy right now, so let's skip formality. Please get up, please.
We accept your gift. Put it over there.
You have been going through much trouble for our man.
Please forgive us.
No, no, Miss Oryu! You've done so much for our Fushimatsu, too. Forgive us.
It's Fujimatsu!
I'm Torakichi Kumakichi here.
Such a beauty!
See, Okiyo, the saying "a peony when she stands, a red peony when she sits" is for a lady like her.
I heard the entire story.
Oh no, please don't worry.
You know the saying about the talking bird getting under one's shirt..
Boss, you mean a royal bird, don't you?
Yeah, a royal bird under a shirt is safe from a hunter's gunpoint, you know.
Sure this man belongs to your family.
But if he comes to us for help, he's just like one of us, too.
And that's how it is. So, please come in.
Shin, when did you leave our hometown?
While you were honing your skills...
I decided to train myself to be a good gambler, too...
worthy of being your number one follower.
So, I set out on my training trip.
It was three years ago.
I asked you to please quit this business!
I couldn't do that!
When a delicate woman like you are working hard to keep your family's tradition alive...
I can't just go straight leaving it all behind.
Miss,
my only wish was to see you once, that's what kept me going.
I don't care how difficult things can be, I just want to stay by your side.
You fool!
A man shouldn't cry over a thing like this.
Don't you see l, a woman, am smiling?
But my mistake got the Kumatora clan in trouble.
Listen.
I'm Ryuko Yano, second generation boss of the Yano family, with a man called Fugushin under me.
Leave it to me.
Is that Fujimatsu?
Yes.
We all got together and managed to write a letter of challenge.
Take a look.
Is there anything you might regret for doing this?
No, it works well not to have a wife and kids on an occasion like this.
What about the girl in Osaka you're engaged to?
You mean Kimika?
I'm from Osaka, too.
Isn't she waiting for you?
Boss! Don't act like a stranger!
I've handed my life over to you since the moment you gave me the cup of brotherhood in Osaka.
Please use it anyway you like.
Fujimatsu.
We'd really better be prepared for this war we're getting into.
The army of lwazu clan is much larger than ours.
It's like a sumo match between a Yokozuna champion and a Juryo beginner, to put it bluntly.
You're right.
If a Yokozuna wins over a Juryo, nobody's surprised.
But if a Juryo throws a Yokozuna out of the ring, people will be surprised.
In sumo, the start-off is important.
I'll go and throw this letter at them before it gets too late.
Do it.
Please wait.
Let me take over the duty.
Miss Oryu...
Let me take care of the mistake our young man made.
No, I appreciate your offer.
But I can't get you involved in this.
It's only a matter of time that lwazu and I would come to this.
I, who rule Dogo, is a nuisance for lwazu in Matsuyama.
What I want you to do, Miss Oryu, is take Fugushin and leave Dogo with him.
This isn't much but keep it for your travel expenses.
Boss, you say that because I'm a woman.
But if you were in my place, what would you do?
What would I do?
Yes, what would you do?
Accept the travel expenses and pack up?
What? You wanna see our boss?
Yes.
I'm somewhat involved with this war.
So please.
Don't be stupid!
I'm coming in.
I can't die before I get to see Mr. Iwazu.
Boss!
What is it? So noisy!
So, you're Boss lwazu.
I am lwazu.
What the hell are you doing with that?
Please forgive me for my rude manners.
I'm a beginner called Oryu the Red Peony who's been kindly allowed to stay with Kumatora family.
I forced my way in because there's something I need to talk to you about.
Taking us for fools! You bitch!
What do you want?
I want you to all a cease fire.
If you want truce, ask me in a proper manner.
This is not something a girl should meddle with.
Mr. Boss...
The one who caused this war to start, Fugushin, is a member of my clan.
It's more painful for me than death to see unnecessary bloodshed because of him.
I beg you.
I can't.
Go back and tell Kumatora that his little tricks using a woman will not work for me.
Boss lwazu, if you lost your life from a little trick by a woman, your family would lose face.
If you insist to start a war, shoot a couple of bullets into my red peonies first.
Now, please shoot.
I came prepared to lose my life.
Do it!
Yes, sir.
Wait!
Mr. Iwazu, let me handle this.
I am Otaka of Okamura in Dojima, Osaka.
Since you risk your life to stop this war, I'll take your life over and settle it for you.
That's fine. Please do.
Mr. Iwazu, she says to shoot the red peonies in exchange for a truce.
What're you gonna do?
Leave it to me, will you?
I shot the red peonies as I promised.
What d'you say?
Old woman, you may be old but you're cool.
Miss Red Peony...
I'm stubborn but you're even more stubborn.
Don't thank me, thank old Otaka.
Stop calling me old, already!
Anyway, you're just like what l used to be when I was young.
It was just like seeing my young self.
Except she's much more beautiful than you were.
That's nonsense.
You gave me amorous looks back then!
I was night-blind back then, so even a hawk looked like a crane.
Don't be stupid!
Hey, what're you all standing around?
Go and make settling arrangements.
Yes, sir.
What'd you wanna talk about?
Well, you know, my brother...
What about Boss Kumatora?
He's totally in love with your boss.
He loves her.
What did you say!?
He's serious.
He's got courage to fight but none when it comes to love.
Please Shin, can you help him?
Don't get so close to me!
So, it's about a woman, huh!?
Thanks to Miss Oryu, we had a happy settlement.
Boss, we should stay up all night drinking.
A good idea!
Brother, you never know if a happy event might not bring an even happier one.
What is the happier event?
Well, it's...
I'll tell you later!
I'll do it myself, so you can leave.
Boss, change quickly!
We better leave these people as soon as we can!
Don't say "these people" when they did so much for us.
But if you and that bear-like man ever...
Excuse me.
Fugushin, will you leave us alone for a minute?
No, I can't leave you two alone.
Fugushin, go outside for a minute.
Yes, ma'am.
Please have a seat.
Miss Oryu, what do you think of my brother?
What do you mean?
Whether you think he's a dependable man in the yakuza world.
Of course, he's a dependable man.
You're lucky to have such a good brother.
Then, I'll tell you exactly how he feels.
Will you drink from a cup of engagement with him?
A cup of engagement?
Yes.
He doesn't want to make his encounter with you a one-time relationship.
Is a woman like me good enough for him?
Yes, of course!
Thank you so much!
Brother!
Okiyo! How'd it go?
She agreed!
She agreed...
Miss Oryu agreed to being my wife...
Brother, stop crying.
After the settling ceremony, there's the wedding ceremony. We'll be busy!
Gotta get your flabby ass in shape!
I know.
I'm happy for you, brother!
What is it?
Boss, I'm disappointed!
A woman of your class becoming a wife to such a man!
A wife?
I overheard it!
That you're drinking a cup of engagement!
You fool!
That's a cup for business, I mean, of brotherhood!
Miss Oryu! Thank you so much! Thank you!
Well, you know the old saying...
"A wrong wife brings a wrong life."
It paid off to have waited 'til today, 'til I'm 37.
Shall we ask Boss Okamura to be our go-between?
Yes?
Well, the cup... I thought was of brotherhood...
Brotherhood?
Oath of Brotherhood 60% Torakichi Kumasaka, 40% Ryuko Yano
Now everyone, please give them a hand.
Osaka
Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!
I'm hurt, I'm bleeding!
What happened? How did you get bruised?
Well, the men from Sennari clan did it.
Mommy, please get them!
Boss, I'm sorry.
It's my fault 'cause I wasn't paying attention.
Mommy, that's an extremely beautiful woman.
Introduce me.
Yoshitaro, why don't you introduce yourself?
Ryuko Yano. Thank you for letting me stay.
I'm Yoshitaro, 23 yrs-old. Nice to meet you.
I'm Fujimatsu the immortal, for Kumatora Family. Pleased to meet you.
The pleasure's mine.
I'm her number one follower, Fugushin.
Well, old man, you do look like a blowfish!
I love blowfish.
Let's go eat blow fish sashimi some time soon. I know a good place.
Now, Miss Oryu, please go up to your room and rest up.
Thank you very much.
This way, please.
Old man, let's play gin rummy in your room.
I know the basics.
Yamanishi, what happened to your arm?
Yes, l... fell.
Really, he's so hasty.
Fools!
Don't give me that crap.
It's obvious you got into a fight.
I'm sorry.
Was it the Sennari clan again?
Yes.
You've been so patient.
Boss, we'd better do something to stop them now.
I'm sure they're after our gambling territory.
Boss, the second generation boss of Sennari clan.
Second Generation Boss, we gave you our answer a long time ago.
That's why I came to discuss it again.
The rice supply for all of Osaka comes through Dojima.
The rice transporting ships serve people's welfare.
I'll pay for all costs.
All you have to do is to say yes.
Gamblers like us shouldn't meddle with straight people's business, don't you think?
The times have changed now.
The rice ships were greatly affected by the Bid Flood of Yodo River last year.
If you and I team up, I think the rice wholesalers would feel safe enough to let us handle the supply.
I decline.
I see.
I'm running for city council next year.
In order to win, I need the help of the people in Dojima.
Please support me when the time comes.
Welcome back.
Boss, someone who says he's an old friend of yours is here to see you.
An old friend?
Brother!
When did you get out?
A month ago, on special parole.
Why didn't you tell me? I'd have made sure to pick you up myself.
This way.
Here.
Hard work, serving a sentence, bro.
On my way here, I visited Mother's grave.
Thank you so much.
Don't act like a stranger!
Your mother is just like my own.
Providing a grave for her was no trouble for me.
From my mother's hospital expenses to gifts for me in prison, you did so much for me.
I owe you.
Please stop talking about it.
I want you to relax and rest.
The outside world... It's changed, hasn't it?
All the new government in Tokyo thinks about is change.
No matter how big we talk, we from Satsuma and Choshu are country men after all.
Since I parted with you in Hakata, l worked so hard to get where I am.
Today, it's money and power that talk.
I became the second generation boss of this family as last fall.
I'm glad for you.
Nothing makes me happier than to make you be proud.
It was you who saved my life, bro.
I was dying at Kuroda Family in Hakata, and you looked after me for three days and nights.
It was such a cold winter.
That's why I ended up owing to Kuroda Family.
This is the wallet I gave you when we went over to raid them.
I'm hoping this is some kind of mistake.
Who did you hand this to?
Did you drop it somewhere?
You're a descendent of samurai.
So, I doubt it, but...
Brother, please understand.
When I was on the edge of death, I thought to myself how l...
who was born into a respectable family of samurai with an asset of 1 20 koku in Aizu...
... after the Meiji Reformation, had lowered my status to a mere gambler, left to die in the street.
I wanted to live a decent life again, and I'd do anything to get there.
So you killed someone on the street, did you?
I did anything I needed to do.
They say the winner is always right, don't they?
You being in a high position leading this renowned family...
Don't think the world will forgive you for having been a street mugger.
Do you feel any remorse?
Yes, I do.
Though I was desperate, I'm sorry I did it.
Brother, I really worked my way up here.
I had my hands stained with blood just to climb up the ladder.
I've come to the point where I'm running for the City Council next year.
I beg you, please turn your eyes away from this!
Kakuai...
the daughter of Senzo Yano, the man you killed in ltsuki...
took on the name Oryu the Red Peony and became a traveling gambler...
to take revenge on the killer.
You mean, you and that girl...
We met.
But I didn't say anything to her 'cause I wanted to see you first and hear what you've got to say.
I'm sorry.
If I meet her, I'd do anything to repay her.
You would?
If that's how you feel, I'll keep it to myself.
Just one thing, I want you to be just the way you used to be.
Live honestly.
Promise me that?
I'll do as you say.
Kimika!
It's me, Fujimatsu!
I looked for you all over.
As soon as I arrived in Osaka, I went straight to Shinmachi.
When did you move to Sonezaki?
Good evening.
Please leave.
Leave!
You thought I'd be so naive?
Kimika...
Leave!
Is this who you truly are?
Wait a minute!
Kimika is engaged to a nice man.
Engaged?
Yes.
To Mr. Kakuai, the second generation boss of the Sennari clan who's an eligible bachelor.
He paid off her debt of 200 yen and gave us another 200 yen as preparation money.
Kimika, is that true?
It's a lie, isn't it?
Hey, it's a lie, right?
It's true!
Wait, calm down! Kimika belongs to someone else now!
Finally after many hardships, she found happiness.
If you really care for her, let her go without giving her trouble...
Isn't that that way a real man would act?
Hey, Fujimatsu!
Were you able to see Kimika?
What's the matter?
You came back so early.
Yeah.
I died a moment ago.
Died?
Oh, Boss...
Sister...
I'm going back to Shikoku.
It was all a lie.
There was no such girl named Kimika.
Fujimatsu, what are you hiding from us?
Telling you wouldn't change anything.
Don't be stupid!
What good is a family if we don't support one another in hard times?
Don't you remember what Boss Kumatora said when we left Shikoku?
Come on! You've got to win the woman you love.
Don't be such a wimp!
Sister...
Excuse me.
I'm Ryuko Yano, the daughter of Senzo Yano of ltsuki, Kumamoto, just a beginner.
I came to ask a special favor of the second generation boss of Sennari of Naniwa.
I see.
So, you're Oryu the Red Peony.
Yes. I'm staying with the Doman family while visiting.
So, what do you want?
I want you to hold off redeeming her.
Miss Kimika, I have one thing to remind you.
You still love Fujimatsu, don't you?
If this arrangement is cancelled, you'll marry him, won't you?
Kimika, who's Fujimatsu?
Fujimatsu is a member of my family.
He and Kimika promised to marry each other.
But she owes as much as 400 yen.
I've got the money ready.
Here's 500 yen.
I know I ignored the protocol, but I wanted you to consider the feelings of those two.
What if I decline?
I'm Kozo Kakuai of Sennari clan.
I won't make a fuss over a geisha or two.
So you will...
But it's not my style to simply retreat.
Say, you're a gambler if nothing else, so how about sorting out this matter over dice?
What do you mean?
If I lose, I'll hand you Kimika.
But if you lose...
If I lose?
You'll do as I say.
Please don't! Not for me, don't!
I agree.
It's a one-off game.
Yes.
Who's rolling?
You decide. Go ahead.
So it's me.
Go ahead.
Odd.
Even.
5 - 2. Odd, I see.
As promised, please hand Kimika over to me.
Thank you!
Kimika, Fujimatsu waits for you at the Hachi Shrine.
Wait.
There's no need to rush.
Don't you want this?
My hat's off to you.
I'd like to have a drink with you alone.
Let me have the bond.
Kimika, go wherever you want to.
A good-looking man is drinking by himself.
Say, how about pouring me a cup?
What a look you have when you're angry.
Miss Oryu, you will pour me a cup, won't you?
How do you want me to pour? Like this?
No, it wasn't?
I've never poured a cup for a man before.
If you're a man, why don't you just let go?
We're leaving now.
Get out of the way!
Miss Oryu, you've gone a bit too far.
We've arranged it nicely, so why don't you stick around?
You have a pretty face and l don't really want to kill you.
But if you resist me any more...
Brother!
Brother...
Kakuai...
Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
You didn't forget our promise, did you?
Miss Oryu, long time no see.
Mr. Katagiri, tell me...
Why did you steal the wallet - the evidence of my enemy, and ran?
You...
You know who it belongs to.
Who is it?
It's me.
You mean...
So...
You're my father's murderer!
Come on, take out your knife!
Even if you're my father's enemy, I don't want to act like a mugger.
Miss Oryu...
I'm sorry.
But this is all I can tell you now.
You're hiding something.
Tell me, what are you hiding?
Tell me, who's my father's killer?
I can't.
Why? Why can't you?
If you don't, you're my enemy!
Miss Oryu...
Have you ever killed anyone?
You haven't, have you?
The smell of blood never comes off no matter how much you wash...
It stays with you for the rest of your life.
You live with a heavy, invisible ball and chain on your ankles.
You're not answering my question!
Miss Oryu...
You make yourself out to be like a man, but you're a woman after all.
If your late father saw how you are today...
Do you really think he'd be happy?
I've already made up my mind.
What would you have left after you accomplish your revenge?
I'm going to establish our clan again.
If you establish your clan, what'd be left for you as a woman?
Even I as a man sometimes get so fed up with the yakuza life.
Seeing you, a woman, trying so hard to fit in like that.
I'm not a woman, I'm a man!
I don't want to hear you preach, l want to hear what you really know.
Tell me.
If you don't, I will...
If that'll make you happy, l won't avoid the knife this time.
Fugushin, do you remember what the killer looked like even now?
How can I forget?
I'll remember that face, no matter how many years pass, no matter what!
I see.
Then, you'd recognize him right away if you saw him, wouldn't you?
Boss, has something happened?
You saw Katagiri, didn't you?
How come you didn't tell me anything about such an important thing?
He's not our enemy.
But I need to see him for myself!
It's okay now.
We'll know who it is someday...
As long as he's around.
Young Boss, I don't know how much he helped you in the past...
But aren't you a bit too obedient to Mr. Katagiri?
Don't say anything outside, but brother killed the father of Oryu the Red Peony.
Boss, how did you know that?
I covered for him because he's my brother, but he killed and mugged the man on the street.
What a coward!
It's one thing if it was a yakuza fight, but to kill someone for money..
I know he was known as the scarfaced gambler and served as a bar manager.
If that's true, he's no respectable gambler.
Boy!
Yoshi!
Where has he gone?
I'd lose face as a member of Yano family.
What's the matter?
Looking so surprised.
What are you doing here, Fujimatsu?
Didn't you go back to Shikoku?
If I go back, my boss will scold me.
I came to Osaka to protect Big Sister.
But my Boss...
Don't tell Sis, 'cause she'd be concerned.
Mr. Fugushin, please come by our house.
He misses you so much, saying that he doesn't have a friend to argue with.
He seems to like men better than women.
Enough chit-chat!
You're a nice couple.
It's nice to have a wife.
Why don't you find one, too?
Can't do that!
Who'd look after my boss then?
I won't need a wife.
I'll stay with my boss forever.
I understand now.
You're in love with her.
Nonsense!
Such a spoiled brat you are!
But you sent me a letter asking me to come.
There were some characters l couldn't read but I tried hard anyway.
Come on, let's go to bed now.
You know you're my gal from now on.
That's right.
All of me.
- This, too? - Yes, it is.
Shall we? Hey, will you carry me on your back?
On my back?
I like being spoiled.
You're so heavy.
You're so rough.
Just a minute, let me take off a sock.
There it is.
My girl, let me in...
Himeyakko...
Just a minute, let me take off the other sock.
It tickles! I like it.
Himeyakko...
What the hell are you doing?
What are you doing?
I'm not a fish.
Stupid, you've done such a bad thing.
I haven't done anything yet.
She was rubbing my legs with hers, so I was getting excited on my own.
Ah, I'm relieved that I've been saved.
Himeyakko! You've cheated me!
Excuse me!
Is Boss home?
If you have business for the boss, assume proper manners!
Idiot!
You're the one who needs to assume proper manners.
What?
What's all the noise about?
Manager of Sennari, what'd you need to talk to me about?
The story is, your son embarrassed us in a bad way.
Yoshitaro?
That's right.
He slept with our brother's woman.
In this world, if you take someone else's woman, you can't complain if you're slashed to death.
You bastard!
You framed our boy.
Kijima!
I told you to teach him manners.
I wouldn't let it slide.
Shall we slice him up!?
The manager's shame is his clan's shame.
Our young men insist on killing him.
That's why I came to discuss it with you.
Don't beat about the bush, tell me what you want!
Is that so?
That makes things easy for us.
In exchange for your son's life...
I want you to promise you won't ever interfere with Sennari's business in Dojima.
Please write a letter.
I refuse.
Are you gonna let your son die?
Yes, I am.
I brought him into this world. I'll do whatever I want with him.
I think this'd cost less than your son's life.
Go home and tell Kakuai.
That if I say no, I mean no.
No kind of crooked, petty tricks of yours will make me change my mind.
Get out!
We'll wait for your answer until 8 in the morning.
But if you make any scene, we can't guarantee your son's life.
Now excuse us.
Boss, forgive me!
I wasn't paying attention and Yoshi got into trouble.
It's not your fault.
Am I giving you trouble instead of helping you?
Stop it already.
He's their hostage, so they won't do anything stupid with him so easily.
Yoshitaro, you were born under a strange star.
Born to a mother who's a gambler.
No matter how slow you are, you wouldn't have had to die if you didn't have a mother like me.
A parent would give her life for her own child.
How I wish I could switch places with you!
But I couldn't hold the clan together if I did.
Please forgive me...
Ebimasa, do you hate Oryu so much?
Because of her...
I had to retire from gambling.
I can't handle cards any more...
All I do is train to be a hitman.
All I think about is how I can give her pretty face a scar just like mine.
Is that so?
I could help you if you want.
I appreciate it.
Since she's been staying with Doman family, I can't get to her.
You!
Come out!
Get off me!
Give me Yoshitaro!
What?
Who does he work for?
From ltsuki, Kyushu...
Of the Yano family...
I'm Oryu the Red Peony's...
Number one follower...
It's you! The street mugger!
Stop lying!
You're my Boss's enemy!
I saw it with my own eyes!
My Boss's killer!
You, stop lying!
It's you, who killed my boss in ltsuki.
Uncle...
This man attacked my boss mistaking him for you, for the murder and mugging in Kyushu.
I took care of him for you.
So I'm the murderer, am l?
I'm no longer under your thumb.
If you don't like my ways around here, leave.
We're no longer brothers, you're no longer my big brother!
I'm the one to cancel our cup of brotherhood.
You're out of date.
Going out.
I'll take him with me.
Outta my way.
You bastard! - Hold it.
Now we have a good excuse to start a war.
Doman's going down taking Oryu with them.
Get ready!
Yes, sir.
Fugushin!
Boss! The killer is... Kakuai of Sennari!
Kakuai killed my father?
Yes.
I'm sorry, Miss Oryu.
He's my brother.
I saw him! I'm sure of it!
Fugushin!
Gotta... get the boy back...
Fugushin...
Fujimatsu...
I'm no good.
I just get in the Miss' way.
What're you saying?
You're the only one I can depend on.
You can't die from these little wounds!
Miss...
Will you sing me the Lullaby of ltsuki?
It's my last wish.
Don't think so negatively!
I beg you, Miss.
You're a fool!
If you die, who am I gonna argue with?
Fugushin...
Who was the one who said he'd never take a wife and never leave his boss' side?
If you just told me...
You wouldn't have had to die!
Miss Oryu.
I'm sorry to have let your man die...
all because I didn't tell you the truth.
I'm leaving Osaka tomorrow.
Please excuse me.
Thank you for everything.
Fugushin, I never thought I'd have the chance to use this so soon.
I'll avenge your death.
Fujimatsu, please don't!
It's not me who's going!
I'm going in place of Fugushin who died saying he was gonna protect you.
What about Kimika? She'll be left alone.
Miss Oryu...
I married him knowing he's this way.
Let him do what he wants.
Don't worry, I won't die.
I'm Fujimatsu the immortal.
I'm gonna go, Miss!
Who sent you?
Say it!
Kakuai!
Sister!
C'mon, run!
You're here, Oryu.
Kakuai, prepare to die!
Miss!
Come on! We just want your boss' life!
Leave the little men to me, Miss.
What did you return here for?
It's not for you to understand.
Back off!
Mr. Katagiri, hang in there!
Brother...
Kakuai...
Mr. Katagiri!
Miss Oryu...
I didn't want you to kill this man.
For my sake?
For my sake.
Don't die!
I, Ryuko Yano, am now the second generation leader of the Yano family, thanks to your kind help.
As I'm still a beginner, I plan to travel the world a while longer to train myself.
I ask for your kind patronage from this point forward.
Translated by Ann Jiitsu Subtitled and Mastered by Cannibal King Last check by Dan (01-2009)