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[ryuzo's "the mc remix"theme playing] [singing in japanese] [grunting] fuck. [mumbles] fucking fuck! watch it, old man. what the fuck?you're doing it wrong! needle is doingwhat the needle does.
[knocking on door] what the fuckis that supposed to mean? the irezumi does not hide the skin. the tattoo revealsthe nature of the man... and illuminatesthe four noble professions in the book of five rings: the warrior, the artist,the merchant and the farmer. if there is a conflict between the needleand the skin,
between the markand the man. then perhaps the pathyou've chosen is not the pathfor which you're suited. what did you just say,old man? huh? i know you didn't justdisrespect me, did you? you that fucking stupid? you disrespect meand i'll tattoo the ceiling with your fucking brains.
no disrespect. you're lucky. i can't kill youuntil you finish this thing. [mouthing]bang. give me that mirror. let's see how it's looking. not bad, not bad. hey, boss. this just camefor you. what is it?
a letter. so open it, dumbass. what? yakuza:it looks like sand. yep. sand. black sand. no. you know what this is? you wanna let us inon the joke?
years ago i watched a man open an envelopelike that one. there were many with him. and they laughedas you laugh now. [both laughs] and then it camefrom the shadows... and their laughterwas drowned in blood. what came outof the shadows? i cannot say the word.
what word? that night... one of their bladesstruck here. i should have diedbut for an accident of birth. my heart is here,on the other side. the fuck is that? it looks likea ninja, boss. [gasps] a ninja?are you kidding me?
that's the wordyou're afraid to say? ninja? ninja, ninja, ninja.yeah, you old fuck. [all laughing] yeah, you had me going. ninja. that's some good shit. yakuza:ninja. [women screaming] [gasping] [zapping]
wanna fuck with me, huh? wanna fuck with me? [yakuza screaming] [[metal clinking] [screams] [gunshots] [screaming] [cristal shatters] look, you don't haveto do this.
whatever they're paying you,i'll double it. i'll triple it. you hear me? i'll pay youwhatever you want. you cannot bargain with it,you cannot reason with it because it is nota human being. it is a demon sent straightfrom hell. you shut your face,old man! i'll blow your fuck--
man:for 57 years,i've told your story. no one ever believed me, but you are real,aren't you? [siren wailing] is all thatfor the delgata case? this is delgata. and the rest? evidence. for?
oh, no, not again,mika, please. what is the problem? you've trustedmy research before. all right,here's a question for you. which of these does notbelong in this sentence: laptop, space shuttle,nanotechnology, ninja. all i'm asking foris an hour. that's all. [sighs] why do i thinki'm gonna regret this?
mika:remember the eulimi incident? korean queen, late 1800s, killed by one of theseninja clans. ozunu, i think. now, i've beengoing through the original transcriptsof the trial of kunitomo shigeaki. the prosecutorquestioned shigeaki about a paymentof 100 pounds of gold.
shigeaki answeredthat he didn't know what the prosecutorwas talking about. the questionwas never brought up again. but what pinged for mewas the amount. the exact same amount rumored to have been paidto the ozunu clan for the yakuza massacre that happenedlast week in osaka. so you start to wondering,in this ever-changing world,
if the cost of a man's liferemains the same. exactly. i mean, i figurethese clans are like, what, a thousandyears old? they probablydon't change a lot. so i started looking atinternational wire transfers targeting banksin the regions of several high-profileassassinations. and bingo. russian primeminister zhukov. the day beforethe assassination
$1,555,999 and 90 cents was transferredfrom the bank of shanghai. that is the exactmarket equivalent of 100 pounds of gold. okay, you got me,this is interesting. the clans are real, ryan. they steal childrenand turn them into assassins. look, mika, no one's denyingthe historical facts but this thingdoesn't make sense
in a modern world. they're real. you cancall them spooks or assassinsor whatever you want if it makes you feel better, but they are out thereand they are killing people. and nobody is doinga damn thing to stop them. [washing machine beeping] hi. excuse me. would you mind?
if it's nottoo much trouble, could you help mewith this? [upbeat musicplaying on radio] what clan are you from? what are you doingin berlin? i don't understand. [♪♪♪] [both shouting and grunting] [indistinct dialogue on tv]
[snoring] what is going on? [washing machine clanging] mika:so you found something? maslow:i was digging aroundtrying to see what i could come up withand i found this. a report. a friend of minein moscow tipped me to it. it was written duringthe cold war by a high-ranking kgb agentnamed alexi sabatin.
he raises the possibility that a number of politicalassassinations were conducted by an ancientbut sophisticated network he calls the nine clans. mind you, he doesn'tcall them ninjas. what happened to him? same thing that'sgonna happen to me if i hang aroundwith you. kicked out of the servicefor mental instability.
you believe it now,don't you? ninjas. you gotta be joking. well, then why are youdoing all this? i don't know. but i can guarantee you it has nothing to dowith the fact that you're the mostattractive researcher i have ever worked with.
[door opens] oh, mr. nan. good, you are back. we had a heating problem, and i had to gointo your apartment. is it all right? it's all fixed. you keep it very darkand spare in there. and forgive me,
but i couldn't helpnoticing your suitcases. raizo: i told you, my father was a very sick man. landlady: do you have to leave berlin soon? raizo: not yet, but i am expecting a phone call. landlady: i'm sorry to hear that. raizo: one day, death will come for us all. [ozunu speaks in japanese] ozunu: wherever you are, wherever you may go,
you must never forgetwho you are how you came to be. you are ozunu. you are part of me as i am part of you. this is the truthof your lives and it will remain trueafter death. this is my new son. i have given himthe name raizo.
welcome him as your brother. all:welcome, raizo. [kettle whistles] ozunu: the body must obey the will. hunger and thirst... even the blood in your veins,are the body's weakness. master them and you master the self. [speaking in japanese]
this is the powerof the ozunu clan. [thunder rumbling] this is the wayof the ninja. eat tonight and you worktwice as hard tomorrow. [dishes clinking] ozunu:what is the lesson? look at your brother. life is combat. you know this truth.
abandoned by your parents without a home,without people to care for you you should have died. but instead you fought. as you did here today,you fought and you won. in combat, you facethe enemy without doubt, without pity or remorse. to survive, you must learnto fear nothing at all. ozunu: pain breeds weakness.
remember, suffering exists only because weakness exists. [creaking] [squeaking] you must hate all weakness. hate it in others, but most of all,hate it in yourself. [grunts] [cricket chirping]
[grunting softly] [raizo grunts] [raizo grunting] mika: mrs. sabatin? yeah. i'm mika coretti with europol.we spoke on the phone. you said you readmy husband's report, yes? yes. i understand the reportcaused some problems
for him within the kgb. the report caused problemsfor alexi's career the way moses causedproblems for the pharaoh. very unpleasant. what happened? about two years ago after the assassinationof zhukov the reportdrew attention. after that...
everything was different. alexi hired men to changeall the locks and put in more of them. locks on the windows, locks on the doors, locks on the locks. he put in cameras and motion sensors and lights. everywhere, lights. "there can be no shadows,"he said. "no shadows."
then one day,a man came to the door. they talked in alexi's studyfor some time, and then... the young man left. my husband was a soldier. member of russianintelligence. he was not a manto frighten easily. but when i came to the door, in his eyes i saw fear. and then he stood up he kissed me and told me that he loved me very much.
[speaking in russian] he said, i should alwaysremember that. do you knowwhat they talked about? no. he said it was saferthat way. can i ask how he died? the lights went out. [alarm ringing] you are the first person
who has takenmy husband's work seriously. it would be good to know that he did not diewithout cause. [crow cawing] he would want youto have this. [dog barking] who are you? [exhales] hiyah!
[metal clinking] [grunting, moaning] did takeshi's blow hurt you? you think this is pain. you are mistaken. [raizo screaming] that is true pain. here is your test, raizo. survive the night.
[moaning] [grunting and panting] [birds chirping] very good, raizo. very good. [beeping] boy, you're likea dog with a bone on that computer,aren't you? excuse me?
agent zabranski, internal affairs. need to ask youa couple of questions. you're mika coretti, yeah? mm-hm. forensic researcher. you work a lotwith agent maslow, that right? a few cases, yeah. you have somethingof a social relationship.
you had lunch with himon the 13th and again on the 18th. how do you know that? isn't it true? i'm not sure. we do have lunch togethersometimes, but that's usuallywhen we're working. has agent maslowseemed different to you lately in any way?
i mean, has he saidor done anything that struck you as unusual? no. why? has agent maslowdone something? just routine. the agency cares aboutits field operatives. we monitor for signsof stress, fatigue, mental exhaustion. agent maslowhas a serious caseload.
that much workcan wear on a man. mika:zabranski came to my office. maslow:yeah, i got a surprisevisit too. mika:he made it real clear, ryan. they're watching us. i don't getthe full picture quite yet, but i know a warningwhen i see one. but why? why? it's obvious.
if this little fantasyof yours has any chanceof being real then these clansare gonna have some pretty major juiceprotecting them. so, what are you gonna do? we are gonna tiptoevery carefully from here on in,you understand? you do nothing withoutchecking with me first. got it?
mika:got it. [camera clicks] alexi: a 14th-century scroll refers to one of the oldest of the nine clans as the clan of black sand. the islamic explorer ibn battuta journeyed with a group of orphans that were being taken to a remote shido hidden among snowcapped mountains.
battuta describes a ceremonial dinner followed by a display of martial skill. the combatants were children, neither beyond the age of 10. his hosts explained that a man's life must be made meaningless compared to the life of the clan. own the meaning of a man's life and you own his heart. [people chattering]
[horn honking] [thumping] [heartbeats] you shouldn't do that.it's against the rules. if they catch you then they catch me. they'll put you in the box. i believe the heartof the tree knows which wayit needs to grow.
[bird chirping] trees don't have hearts. everything has a heart. i don't. really? let me see. hello? [heart beating faintly] it's saying hello back
and that it's happyto meet me, but it misses you. liar. i'm not lying. listen to mine. [heart beating] ozunu: for an entire year, you shall live without one of your senses beginning with the sense you rely on the most.
you must see with morethan your eyes. [sword swooshing] [footsteps] [raizo panting] [wolf howling] [owl hooting] [hearts beating in unison] cut him, kiriko. all failure must be sowninto the flesh.
cut him. you know the law. i told you. i tried to warn you. you did. why, kiriko? why? why am i in here... or why are you out there?
[bird chittering] [thunder cracking] raizo:kiriko! why are you doing this? i have to. he will cut your heartfrom your chest. he can never touchmy heart. come with me. where? what is out there?
life. my life is here. [phone ringing] [woman speaks in japanese] [dial tone] [car alarm chirps] shh. fucking christ, ryan. i'm sorry i couldn't talkearlier, mika.
they're watching me.get in. where have you been? i've been callingyour office. now i know how sabatinmust have felt. what's happened? maslow: right now i've got internal affairs, homeland security the cia and for all i know the martian military in my office
tearing the place apart. what are we gonna do? you are gonna pack your bags,go on holiday. no way. don't argue. i trusted you,you gotta trust me. i'm sorry,i can't let you lose your job because of me. i'm not talkingabout losing my job.
take this. it's clean, untraceable,no serial number. ryan? yeah, i know. i've investigatedworld bank organizations, drug cartels, arms dealers. i've never faced thiskind of heat. for ninjas.it's fucking unbelievable. [dogs barking]
mika:excuse me. hey. man: hi. so, what's going on? power's out.us, the building behind us, and that oneacross the street. it seems like every few months,boom, the light's out. okay. thanks.
[clanging] mika:ah! [panting] raizo: more will come. they won't stopuntil you're dead. mika:oh, god. raizo:a gun won't help you. well, i don't havea lot of options, okay? i once took a tae bo class
but that is the extent of my kung-fu abilities,all right? i can help you,but you have to trust me. mika:okay. do you know me? how? security camera in new york recorded you fightingone of them. you know about them?
a little. well, there arethese clans. and, apparently, they've beensupplying assassins to governments or anyone who has100 pounds of gold for the last thousand years. raizo:his name was jin. wait, you knew him? he was not born an assassin.
you're from his clan. they why did you stop him? they're coming. who? ninja 1 [whispering]:it was him, the traitor,raizo. murderer. fresh kill. ninja 2:he's with the girl. still close. very close.
takeshi:run, little brother, run. ozunu: weakness compels strength. betrayal begets blood. this is the law of the nine clans. [kiriko screaming] ozunu:we have been betrayed. a child of mine,my daughter, betrayed us. she refused my gifts,rejected our clan. her shame can only be purgedwith blood.
you. you, my son, who returnedher shall have this honor. where are we going? doesn't matter. you thinkthey're following us? i knowthey're following us. mika:i don't see anythingback there. they have our scent. following our scent?like dogs?
no. like wolves. my name's mika,by the way. raizo is the namei was given. so you're an orphan? if it's okay with you,i'm gonna try and fill in someof the blanks here. so you must have been takenby the ozunu clan, trained to be an assassin but something happened
and you decided to opt outof the program. now, i don't imaginethat went over so well. since they're after me for just peeking throughthe keyhole they must be after you in,like, a major way. but you're also after them, which iswhy you're in berlin. because sabatin is oneof the few people pursuing the clans
which is whythey took him out. but here's a questioni can't answer. why did you save me? ozunu:your entire life hasbrought you to this moment. do not fail yourself. do not fail your family. he's wearing a gold watch. bring it to me. [water pouring]
[hand dryer humming] that kind of tickled. it's gonna take morethan a knitting needle to fuck me up, boy! ozunu:keep it. it will remind you that every moment of your lifeis a gift i have given you. you have made me proud,my son. now the time has comefor you to prove
you are true ozunu. she tried to run from us from our family. takeshi caught herand returned her to us. weakness compels strength. betrayal begets blood. this is the lawof the nine clans. kill him! you need protection.
no. i want ozunu, and i need your helpto get him. exit here. you are a size 36? no, size 34. if you leavewhile i'm gone they'll hunt youand kill you. do you understand? get undressed.
shower, but do not use soap.do you smoke? put your clothes in here. these jeansare a little tight. you said 34. yeah, well,it's german sizes. they must run a little small,i guess. this is for our scent.right? let's go. yeah?
mika: ryan, it's me. mika, i've been calling youfor hours. i know,i'm in a bit of trouble. you miss jury service,you're in trouble. you're in the deepest shityou've ever been in. at least i'm not down hereby myself. sabatin's guy from the tape?is he with you? he's on our side, ryan. he wants ozunu, but he needsthe agency's help.
be careful, mika. i trust him. maslow: all right, look, i can't make any promises, but if he cooperates, i'll do what i can. can you meet us? where? how about the usual? [metal screeching] there he is.
now, it's all right.he's a good guy. mika, are you okay? thanks to him. why have you done this? done what? people will die. now! mika: no! agent 1:don't move!
mika:this is wrong! no! no! agent 2: charlie 2, do you read me? [helicopter motor whirring] agent 3:move him! what the fuck are you doing? following orders. prisoner is secure, sir. right. agent 1:sure doesn't look likea killing machine to me, sir.
looks like he belongsin a boy band. he couldn't have heard that.could he? agent 2:sir? ryan? this is wrong. i mean,it can't be legal. what is this place?your own private guantanamo? it's an old gdr safe house. jamison wants this offthe grid. you're makinga huge mistake.
i don't think so. i got reports from london,washington and osaka, all tagging your boy. the only problem we have is whereto extradite him first. two weeks ago, there's no such thingas ninja and now every cityin the world has a warrant for one?
he is not the enemy. he's a killer, mika. weren't you telling meit was our job to stop him? you're not even listening. you're not saying anythingworth hearing. wanna dothe insubordination tango? let's go. but not in frontof the children. maslow:boys, get out. come on, let's go!
damn it,i am just trying to-- shut up and listen to me.we don't have much time. now i don't knowwhat we've stumbled into but somebody's pullingsome major strings inside. they want him dead. he's been fighting themfor years. i believe you. i've been in this businesstoo long not to smell a setup but we have to be very carefulhow we handle this
and i cannot riskyou going awol on me again. now, if you getinto trouble... you switch this on and no matter where you are,i'll find you. [opening lock] you looked thirsty. i'm sorry, i didn't knowabout any of this. i know. you do?
the only timeyou lied to me was when you told meyour size. how did you know that? your heart. it is special. [whispering]maslow's on our side.he's gonna try to help you. [whispers]it's too late. maslow:no one goes here. mika:ryan? ryan,can i talk to you? do we have to do this again,coretti?
i just.... i have reason to believea group of ninja may be on their way. i think these gentlemencan handle a few wackjobs wearing pajamas,am i right? all: yeah! you see? yeah, but the situationwe discussed i'm working on that.
you have to give me time. we don't have time. they're not here now,are they? they'll be here soon. how soon? [all murmuring] raizo. mika! go with her,secure the prisoner. agent 1:go, go, go.
agent 1 [on radio]: team two, we're on our way down to the holding cell. what's your 20? agent 2 [on radio]: we're just now entering section four. agent 3:hold your fire.hold your fire. good way to get killed. i need that cell open. we're moving the prisoner. those are not my orders.
raizo: mika! get out of here! not without you! then we all die together. [speaks in german] [screaming, gunfire] agent 1:open fire! multiple targets! open that gate. i can't do that. [men screaming and gunfire]
go to infrared, boys. [gunfire] they're already in the room. [screaming, grunting] agent 1:open fire! agent 2:we're under attack!unknown number! [agents screaming] shit. [gunfire and agentsscreaming nearby]
oh, mika, mika. i like you more and more. mika:okay, all right. [agents screaming nearby] [agent screaming] mika, hurry. mika, i don't wanna soundcritical... look, i'm doingthe best i can here. we don't have much time!
shit! [door screeching] agent [on radio]: we are heavily engaged with the enemy, i repea-- wait here. [agent screaming nearby] agent:we got two men overon the side! maslow:get down, get down! look out! the car's upstairs. go.
go now. ninja 1 [whispering]:murderer. ninja 2 [whispering]:traitor. so long, brother. ninja 3 [whispering]:vengeance, betrayal begetsblood, brother. murderer. ninja 4 [whispering]:death. kill. murderer.kill him. just. vengeance. takeshi:little brother. come on, raizo. raizo, where are you? [car starts]
[thump][mika screams] [tires screeching] mika:fuck! [ninja screams] shit. oh, my god. okay. oh, my god! [mika screaming] [car alarm wailing] [car horn honking]
driver 1:come on! [horns honking] driver 2:watch it! help! raizo:ah! goodbye, little brother. get in! i can't believei found you. i was waiting for you. ugh!
oh, god. i have to get youto a hospital. no. not a hospital. just keep moving. maslow [on phone]: mika, where are you? he told me to keep moving. maslow: is he still alive? mika: after a fashion. jesus christ. listen,i'm gonna bring you in.
no, not this time. maslow: there are too many people involved. it's just a matter of time. i don't think we havemuch time. mika. i know you can't hear me so i'm surethis doesn't matter but i'm gonna say it anyway. i'm just a forensicresearcher.
it's like a fancy wayof saying i'm a librarian. by myself, i can't doanything to help you. i wanted to thank youfor saving my life. and i hope you can forgive mefor this. agent maslow! maslow: yeah? the tracking device. you got a lock? triangulatingher position now.
maslow:i want the internationaltask force mobilized and ready to goin five minutes. ninja 1 [whisperinh]:at last. kill him. ninja 2 [whispering]:slit his throat. takeshi [whispering]:no. our father should havethe honor. take him to father. ninja 1: bring him to father.
[police sirens wailing] agent 1: clear. agent 2: clear. [helicopter whirring] they took him10 minutes ago. he's gone. ozunu: you are ozunu. you are part of me, as i am part of you. this is the truth of your lives.
and it will remain true after death. [door opens and closes] my child. it is goodto see you again. do you knowthere was a time when i looked at you i felt such pride. no child ever showedmore promise. you are the soni was waiting for
the one to take my place. and now, do you knowwhat you have done? how you have shamedmy family? how you have hurt me? why do you think i did it? get this thing... out of my sight. [grunts, screams] [moans]
tonight we avengeour brothers and sisters. tonight we avenge our honor. let this death be rememberedfor a thousand years. raizo:you are getting weak old man. father! [bell ringing and ninjashouting in japanese] agent:move it! what took you?
you knew i'd come? just because i was asleep doesn't meani couldn't hear you. and... i forgive you. mika! come, this way. you swore to meyou'd stay inside the apc. i thought we were too late. first team is ready, sir!
hit it! agent: go! stay here. agent:you two, with me! come, little brother. let us play like old times. ninja:ah! ah! my turn.
agent:watch the roof! do you still thinkabout her? do you remember the soundshe made when i stuck her? takeshi:ah! agent 1:watch the roof! agent 2:three o'clock! i need a solid perimeteron the left, now! you remember... all i taught you.
[raizo screams] you are still ozunu. come. beg your fatherfor forgiveness. ozunu:your heart is weak. raizo! [both grunting] all this loss,this waste because you put yourselfbefore your family. this is not my family.
you are not my father. and the breath i takeafter i kill you will be the first breathof my life. mika, run! where is he? raizo:get away! no! most children aredisappointments not worth the effortto raise.
jesus christ,what happened? she saved my life. maslow:medic! medic! she'll be all right. her heart is special. i need a medic here now! is she gonna be all right? medic:i don't understand.
she's got a holeright through her heart, but-- my heart is over here. come with me. [takes deep breathand exhales] [spiderbait "shazam!"theme playing] ♪ hey you ♪ ♪ you never should've ran ♪ ♪ you want to make something ♪ ♪ that you can take you down again ♪
♪ this time you say your just fine ♪ ♪ you need a little something ♪ ♪ that can make you smile again ♪ ♪ come on it won't take long ♪ ♪ you're never going to need it ♪ ♪ when you hear that sound again ♪ ♪ it's a sin. you're looking kind of thin ♪ ♪ you need a little bit so you can impress everybody ♪ ♪ ah, ah, ah ♪
♪ you're still in a daze ♪ ♪ i know you like to prance so get up ♪ ♪ and dance so i can spin you round again ♪ ♪ take your time you're looking just fine ♪ ♪ let's do a little shuffle ♪ ♪ and that can make you smile again ♪ ♪ let's sing a little song ♪ ♪ until the sun don't shine again ♪ ♪ but every time you say your just fine ♪
♪ you need a little bit ♪ ♪ so you can impress everybody ♪ [human league's"being boiled" theme playing] ♪ listen to the voice of buddha ♪ ♪ saying stop your sericulture ♪ ♪ little people like your offspring boiled alive ♪ ♪ for some god's stocking ♪ ♪ buddha's watching ♪ ♪ buddha's waiting ♪
♪ just because the kid's an orphan ♪ ♪ is no excuse for thoughtless slaying ♪ ♪ people don't forget this torture ♪ ♪ just because you call her mother ♪ ♪ doesn't mean that she's your better ♪ ♪ once more with the voice of buddha ♪ ♪ he'll say carry on your slaughter ♪ ♪ who cares for the little children ♪ ♪ you may slice with no conviction ♪
♪ blind revengeon blameless victims ♪ ♪ listen to the voice of buddha ♪
