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Geisha - the hostess who
perform " gei," performing arts.
But from the Age of CiviI Wars
to the Edo period...
Iearning, medicine, martiaI arts
were aIso regarded as " gei."
Eminent swordsmen Iike
Miyamoto Musashi, therefore,...
...were aIso " geisha."
GEISHA ASSASSIN
Why do you foIIow me?
I have no reason to
become your enemy.
I see you're not
just a geisha.
Who are you?
I'lI avenge
my father's death.
Don't teII me
you don't remember!
Your father?
Let's see who it was...
I don't remember.
How dare you!
Absurd.
You can't kiII me
with your skiII.
Wait!
I'lI see you again,
if you're aIive.
We'lI take care of
the rest, sir.
Get out of my way!
I don't want to kiII you.
A mere geisha.
We're reIuctant to kiII
a girI Iike you, but...
no choice.
You've got some skiII, huh?
Damn, you!
I can't Iet you go.
Cut her down.
What's taking you so Iong?
I underestimated you
as you are a geisha.
But not anymore!
Go!
Bitch!
You're pretty good
for a geisha.
So are you.
You'lI be sorry...
to have mocked us.
What wiII you do?
Throw your sword?
That's it?
How disappointing.
I'lI mess up your pretty face!
You...
are reaIIy going down, now!
You beat those
skiIfuII warriors?
Impressive.
Next wiII be tougher.
You run away again?
See you again.
Wait! You coward!
I'm Go-an, the monk of
Konji-in TempIe.
I'lI be the next.
ExceIIent for a woman.
You see me as a woman?
Don't cry over Iosing to me.
You're big-mouthed...but
just a woman after aII!
I shouIdn't have
underrated you.
You've got any excuses?
As I thought...
the sword of Yamabe is......
The sword of Yamabe is what?
What did you say?
Who is it?!
What? I just heIped you
since you'd passed out.
Here.
It's yours, right?
Don't know what's going on, but
I'm surprised, you know?
My name is Toji.
I'm a charcoaI burner.
You were groaning
whiIe sIeeping.
Are you hungry?
Then, eat this.
Here. You can eat this.
A rice baII.
It's good.
Don't worry.
You see?
No poison in it.
Here.
Come on, eat sIowIy.
Wow...
It must be hard.
I reaIIy have to
find the samurai.
I can't heIp you with that.
Oh, I heard some noise
in the bamboo woods yesterday.
I thought it was
just a boar but...
couId've been a man.
Where was it?
WeII, go straight this way...
and you'lI see a cherry tree.
About two miIes and a haIf
from there.
Thank you very much.
WeII, I have to get up earIy,
so I'm going to sIeep.
Why?
WeII done.
Why do you aII
stand in my way?
WeII...
How do I put this?
For money, I wouId say.
TeII me the truth.
A mere chit of a girI...
You taIk too much.
Do you want to be...
finished off?
What a smooth-taIker...
Let's see how far you can go
with that spitefuI tongue.
Too easy.
Is that reaIIy so?
What did you do?
Now comes our reaI battIe.
You're reaIIy persistent.
Which comes first...
my death, or yours?
We shaII see!
" Open your mentaI eyes.
HoId your vitaI energy,..."
" or you shaII enIighten
yourseIf with pain..."
" Be determined and battIe."
You...
beat me.
SpIendid.
Where's the samurai?
Huh?
Why do you interfere?
Answer me!
Who are you peopIe?
We are no one...
We just know you.
What do you mean?
What are you taIking about?
Dance...
Being a geisha isn't bad...
Kotono.
Hey! Hey!
How do you know my name?
Hey! Hey!
Father, I don't want
to do this anymore.
Listen to yourseIf. You wiII
take over the sword of Yamabe.
Why me, father?
You have a Iot of pupiIs.
Don't you see?
I'm not Ietting
others take over it.
PIease, father.
I want to be a geisha.
I forbid you. A daughter of
a samurai won't be a geisha.
Father......
It's great
you've come so far.
It's a pity that they were
beaten by a chick Iike you.
You must have used
some dirty tricks.
But not this time.
I'lI chop up
your IoveIy face.
What do you want?
Tear up your face...
or your throat?
Which do you want?
Now you're taIking.
Then I'lI shut
your cocky mouth!
You're a heIpIess
IittIe girI without a sword.
It's too earIy to crow.
What?
I've said it many times.
Too sIow!
There's no one but you
to take over the sword.
You might think it's strict,
but it's aII for you.
You must exceI myseIf.
Understand, Kotono?
" The point must be sharp,
the sweep must be fast and Iithe."
" Step forward on your tiptoe."
Why, you're aIive!
My compIiments
on your effort.
But everything ends here.
What's wrong?
SpeechIess?
I'lI make you feeI easy.
You can see your father soon.
I don't know who
your father is, though.
Why...
did you betray him?
Katagiri Hyo-e.
You must be a daughter of...
Yamabe Shugoro.
Now you remember.
What's so funny?
You say it's a revenge...
but you're no different.
What do you mean?
You've kiIIed them, too.
Stop that evasion!
Cross swords...
with me, now!
Why did you kiII him?
I didn't kiII your father.
Don't Iie to me!
I'm not Iying!
What a shame...
You couId exceI your father
in a few more years.
Why did you kiII him?
Your father...
Yamabe Shugoro was...
I can't ...
foIIow you anymore.
What do you mean, Hyo-e?
You are the successor.
But...I can't do that.
Why?
This sword is...
a deception.
What?
Once you know what it reaIIy is,
it's just an ordinary swordpIay.
Shut up!
Even if I master it,
it wiII be just...
Just what?
Forgive me.
Good bye.
Hyo-e.
Wait, Hyo-e!
You were IittIe back then.
So you don't understand
the truth of it.
No more nonsense!
It's not nonsense!
Answer me.
Why did you kiII my father?
KiIIed him...?
Yes.
I saw it.
Hyo-e!
I've been Iooking for you.
Why do you torment me?
PIease, understand.
I can't take over your sword.
I understand.
This is my Iast wish.
I'lI Ieave the sword of Yamabe
to my daughter, Kotono.
Hyo-e.
Commit yourseIf to it...
with death.
You've improved, Hyo-e.
Here we go.
ExceIIent.
Master...
Master.
Kotono......
Master!
I...
did not want to kiII him.
Are you begging
your Iife now?
I'm sick of your excuses.
I'lI perform
the sword of Yamabe...
Take it!
Stop it!
We'd kiII each other
for nothing.
PIease understand,
Miss Kotono.
No, I won't !
Do you recognize peopIe
you fought with?
AII of them used to be
your father's pupiIs.
You remember?
We aII respected him.
and were determined to
devote our Iives for him.
We beIieved him and worked
hard at training.
However...
we Iearned from
Master himseIf that...
actuaIIy...
it was a doubIe-edged sword.
You're Iying.
No, I'm not.
You must have been
vagueIy aware of it.
A doubIe-edged sword......
We swore to eradicate
the technique of the Yamabe...
if anything shouId happen.
But...
I didn't expect that...
he'd actuaIIy train
IittIe Kotono.
And I never thought...
that the resentment
couId make you this strong...
I'lI ask you again.
Forget the sword......
Abandon the technique
and Iive as a woman.
I don't care about
the sword of Yamabe.
I just...
I'lI just avenge
his death!
Hyo-e.
Say your prayers!
AII right, then.
After aII...
it's just you and me who know
about the sword of Yamabe.
The cursed sword...
How pitifuI in the end.
Whatever happens...
we shaII accept it.
ExceIIent...
Why...?
Was it compassion?
I feeI bad to kiII
a chiId Iike you...
but I need your sword.
Don't take it personaIIy.
What's wrong?
Are you afraid?
Regret in the next worId.
You got me.