sharp like an edge of a samurai sword
the mental blade cut through flesh and bone
though my mind's at peace, the world out of order
missing the inner heat, life gets colder
oh yes, I have to find my path
no less, walk on earth, water, and fire
the elements compose a magnum...
opus, my modus operandi is amalgam
steel packed tight in micro(chip)
chip on my arm of a sign of all-pro
the ultimate reward is honor, not awards
at odds with the times in wars with no lords
a freelancer, a battlecry
of a hawk make a dove fly and a tear dry
wonder why a lone wolf don't run with a klan
only trust your instincts and be one with the plan
some days, some nights
some live, some die
in the way of the samurai
some fight, some bleed
sun up to sun down
the sons of a battlecry
some days, some nights
some live, some die
in the name of the samurai
some fight, some bleed
sun up to sun down
the sons of a battlecry
of a battlecry
I never met anybody like him before.
I know he's still alive.
Something in my gut says he is.
Idling Your Life Away, Verse 1
Isn't there an easier road to take?
It's not like we're making the Kumano pilgrimage or anything.
Isn't there a shortcut or something that'll get us to the west faster?
I'm not familiar with the West.
More to the point, what's up with that?
It'll be the same no matter which road we take.
Anyway, when we're mixed in with a crowd like this,
if any idiots are after us, they won't spot us, right?
What, are you guys criminals or something?
Yep, that's right. I've been a criminal since the day I was born.
You think it might be because I'm so good lookin'?
He's an idiot. He's just your average idiot.
So, ladies... Wanna go over there where the grass is nice 'n tall?
What did you have in mind?
All sorts of things.
He's a perv! Your average perv!
But they say that there's a dangerous monster here deep in the mountains.
A monster?
What did they say it was? A Tengu? A Kappa?
No, a crow monster, remember? The kind with lots of legs.
Oh, don't let that kinda talk scare you.
Rumors like that always start with somebody mistaking a bear or something for a monster.
And as the rumor spreads from one person to the next,
it gets more and distorted, and before you know it, it's a monster.
Hey, what're you doing?! Cut it out!
Jerk! Pervert!
Sleazeball!
Ow...
His libido plays second fiddle to his stomach, I guess.
That monster's gotta be Yoshitsune.
Yo!
He haunts it, haunts it, haunts it, haunts this mountain!
This mountain's haunted by Yoshitsune's...
It's gotta be his ghost!
Yoshitsune?
What? Who's that?
He's the cat who was famous throughout the land, seven shaku high, a mountain of a man!
Yo!
He killed a thou— a thou— a thousand men!
That wasn't...
What makes him badder is that he was quick as an adder, leaping here and there!
And they say that as a handsome man, his looks were unmatched in all the land!
They seem to be mixing up different rumors.
Well!
Don't blame us, that's just the rumor!
Y'know?
So what is it that's in these mountains?
Rumors. Nothing but rumors.
Gotta take a leak. Gotta take a leak.
Well, it definitely don't look like we're dealin' with a Tengu or a Kappa here.
Hey, are you sure this is a shortcut?
C'mon, what made you decide to go this way?
Cause it looks like there really is something living here in these mountains.
Of course there are things living here. So what's your point?
It sounds interesting. Am I right?
Learning the truth behind this "ghost of Yoshitsune" business does have my interest piqued.
I knew it all along.
Knew what?
That you two are totally incapable of following the scent of sunflowers.
All you're interested in is being with a cute girl like me.
You aren't the least bit interested in trying to find the sunflower samurai anymore!
I hate it when people get the wrong impression about me.
You don't think I'm interested in looking for your sunflower samurai anymore? Well, I gotta tell you...
I never was interested!
And as for wanting to be with you, I never gave that a second thought, either!
I never gave it a first thought!
You think you're cute, huh? Not bloody likely!
Why have you stayed with me all this time then?!
It just worked out that way! Pure chance!
Stop this. It's unseemly.
Even this silent poindexter was thinking the same thing.
Hanging around this girl who's got zero sex appeal is no fun at all.
That last remark went too far.
Yeah, you tell him!
I can't overlook that "silent poindexter" comment.
You're mad about that?!
And anyway...
A samurai who smells of sunflowers? What's up with that?
Why do you wanna find a pansy like that anyway?
He's not like that!
What's he like then?!
W-Well, he's...
See what I mean? You don't know anything about him either.
Don't tell me that you don't even know what he looks like.
How come you're so desperate to find this guy
when you don't even know for sure if he's alive or dead?
He's alive!
Until I find him and beat him up, he's gonna stay alive no matter what.
This is about revenge?
What's it matter to you?
I bet this guy raped you and threw you away like garbage,
and now you're out for revenge, right?
Oh, okay. Now I get it. It's all clear to me now!
Listen, you two are nothing more than hired muscle,
so I'm gonna trade up to tougher models! I'm trading up!
Gimme a break!
A loudmouthed little girl like you ain't gonna fire me! I quit!
Hey...
Fine, fine, I understand. Your services are no longer required.
Goodbye.
That's a load off my mind! See ya!
Hey...
You retarded coward! You closet pervert halfwit!
Those two are...!
Screw it. See if I care!
Momo?
Come down! Hey, wait! I don't want you to leave me too!
Momo?
Don't! Stay off me!
Aw, man! This is bad!
I forgot to kill that bastard before I left!
Crap. This woulda been my perfect chance too.
Bastard!
What's the big idea?!
Bastard...
Do you work for the Matsumae domain?
Where the hell is that? And who the hell are you?!
You got the wrong guy!
Apologize, dammit!
Samurai Champloo
I can't hold on...
any longer.
As I suspected.
I see that your skills have improved, Yukimaru.
So even you have come after me for revenge?
When Ogura was unable to carry out his plan, he took his own life.
But I'm not like those others from the dojo.
There's no point in avenging our master's death.
With the dojo gone now, all everyone talks about is you.
I'm sick of it.
You wish to make a name for yourself?
When you killed our master, that's exactly what you did.
Why do you keep running away?!
I have no desire to kill you.
You aren't good enough to kill me!
You aren't worth killing.
If I killed you, it would only tarnish my sword.
I won't always be the same little boy I used to be!
Your time in the sun is over!
What's the matter?
Shall we continue and go to Hell together?
Say that you killed me if you like.
I might as well be dead already.
This is bad.
I'm gonna die.
I'm actually gonna die.
Please, help me.
Somebody, please help me.
Why, you!
Momo!
Um...
You were carried here by the river.
I was?
Does my appearance seem so strange to you?
No, it's not that. I just...
Really, can I?
Don't mind if I do!
Yum, this is so good!
A woman with a healthy appetite is a beautiful one.
You've done so much to help me, but I can't do anything to repay you.
Momo, come here.
What's with you?
I think it's because I have these.
Sunflower seeds...
Geez, you're such a little mercenary.
Well, thank you for everything.
Ow, that hurts.
Um, what're you...?
These medicinal herbs are good for wounds.
Leave them there for a while, and it will feel better.
Thank you.
The forest is dangerous at night.
Feel free to sleep here tonight.
Um... My name is Fuu.
What's yours? What's your name?
My name is Okuru.
Is this your home?
For the time being.
I'm on a journey.
You've traveled alone the whole time?
Yes.
I'm all alone too. Those two jerks are gone now.
Those jerks?
Yeah. I used to have a couple of useless bodyguards who were traveling with me.
Well, I guess it doesn't matter now.
Now I don't have anyone in the whole world.
That's why it doesn't matter if I wind up dead in a ditch somewhere.
But I always hated the thought of drowning.
I mean, you can bloat up to twice your size, right?
Forget that!
I wanna leave a beautiful corpse when I die.
In my old village, everyone was taken by the Roaming God.
It's an infectious disease.
Everyone in the village... They all died of it.
I was away on a journey, so I alone survived.
My wife and infant daughter were taken by the gods as well.
Oh...
Death leaves behind no beautiful corpses. None.
Good riddance to those two. Damn straight.
That little bitch...
Where will you go from here?
I have simply been heading westwards.
Westward...
I can't stay here for much longer.
I'm heading to the West too. To Nagasaki.
I'm looking for a samurai who smells of sunflowers.
Um... Would it be okay if I went with you, Okuru?
Quit sneaking around out there. C'mon out.
I'll take you on whenever you're ready.
We're police officers with the Matsumae domain magistrate's office!
Come along peacefully, Okuru!
Give yourself up!
mata yo ga akereba owakare
Dawn comes, and we part ways once again.
yume wa tooki mabaroshi ni
My dreams becoming distant apparitions.
anata wo oikakete ita hikari no naka de dakareru tabi
I turn to the warm wind for help, the wind I felt every time you held me,
atatakai kaze wo tayori
as I was bathed in the light that followed on your heels.
haru wo tsuge odoridasu sansai
Spring is announced when the wild plants break out in a dance.
natsu wo miru Uji nohara karakusa kawaku wa
Summer comes to Uji, and in the fields are patterns of grass set out to dry.
aki no tsuki nobotta manmarusa oiwai
The autumn moon rises, let's celebrate its fullness.
fuyu wo sugi mata tsukihi wo kazoeru
Winter passes by, and I count off the days and months again.
mada mabuta no oku ni aru itsuka no natsu toosugita aozora (atatakakatta)
I can still see the too-distant blue sky when I close my eyes. (It was so warm.)
te wo tsunagu hanatsumi utau itsuya omoide
As I reminisce, I take your hand as I pluck flowers and sing.
ima yobisamasu kioku no naka de
Within the memories that are now coming back to me,
iza arukidasu anata no moto e
I'm setting out to find my way back to you.
haru wo tsuge odotte SANBA
Spring is announced when the mountain leaves break out in dance.
natsu wo miru Uji nohara karakusa kawaku wa
Summer comes to Uji, and textiles with plains grass patterns are set out to dry.
aki no tsuki nobotta manmarusa oiwai
The autumn moon rises, let's celebrate its fullness.
fuyu wo sugi mata tsukihi wo kazoeru
Winter passes by, and I count off the days and months again.
mata yo ga akereba owakare
Dawn comes, and we part ways once again.
yume wa tooki maboroshi ni
My dreams becoming distant apparitions.
anata wo oikakete ita hikari no naka de dakareru tabi
I turn to the warm wind for help, the wind I felt every time you held me,
atatakai kaze wo tayori
as I was bathed in the light that followed on your heels.