1 00:01:35,658 --> 00:01:41,038 BAKI-DOU: THE INVINCIBLE SAMURAI 2 00:01:53,008 --> 00:01:55,052 That's bad. He's not reacting. 3 00:02:01,642 --> 00:02:03,561 - What's happening? - Seriously? 4 00:02:22,663 --> 00:02:23,831 {\an8}He's awake! 5 00:02:32,923 --> 00:02:35,593 He stopped both fists at the start! 6 00:02:51,942 --> 00:02:53,903 His elbow's wrecked. 7 00:02:55,112 --> 00:02:56,864 Come back. 8 00:02:57,656 --> 00:02:59,033 One more strike... 9 00:02:59,658 --> 00:03:00,826 Or else... 10 00:03:05,956 --> 00:03:07,625 Just as I thought. 11 00:03:07,708 --> 00:03:10,628 Musashi picked up the seiryuto! 12 00:03:11,462 --> 00:03:13,631 It's nothing but a toy. 13 00:03:15,799 --> 00:03:18,886 It can't possibly be considered a weapon. 14 00:03:21,931 --> 00:03:23,891 The steel is terrible. 15 00:03:24,683 --> 00:03:27,394 There's no soul in it. 16 00:03:28,938 --> 00:03:31,899 It can serve as a kitchen knife at best. 17 00:03:47,248 --> 00:03:49,166 My stance? 18 00:03:49,250 --> 00:03:50,417 That stance... 19 00:03:51,543 --> 00:03:52,795 Now, of all times... 20 00:03:52,878 --> 00:03:54,797 This is it? 21 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,006 It's Baki. 22 00:03:56,090 --> 00:03:58,300 That's Baki Hanma's fighting pose. 23 00:03:58,384 --> 00:04:00,386 The champion's stance. 24 00:04:01,512 --> 00:04:03,889 Weight on the toes. 25 00:04:03,973 --> 00:04:06,308 Feet are set naturally, one forward, one back. 26 00:04:07,226 --> 00:04:09,520 The body is turned slightly sideways. 27 00:04:09,603 --> 00:04:12,314 The area the opponent sees becomes smaller. 28 00:04:13,065 --> 00:04:15,484 The front shoulder covers the chin. 29 00:04:15,567 --> 00:04:18,112 It becomes an obstacle for the opponent. 30 00:04:19,029 --> 00:04:23,784 The dominant hand is beside the chin. The grip is kept loose, ready to fire. 31 00:04:23,867 --> 00:04:26,370 The front hand serves both offense and defense. 32 00:04:26,453 --> 00:04:28,831 The form adapts to the situation. 33 00:04:29,832 --> 00:04:32,543 In other words, this is the one. 34 00:04:34,586 --> 00:04:36,130 I wonder when it started. 35 00:04:36,213 --> 00:04:40,301 Rather than inventing it, this stance became a part of me. 36 00:04:41,010 --> 00:04:43,053 He doesn't use last-minute tricks. 37 00:04:43,971 --> 00:04:45,556 What's he aiming for? 38 00:04:47,391 --> 00:04:49,810 Yes. Good. 39 00:04:49,893 --> 00:04:52,813 Chinese martial arts run through the whole body. 40 00:04:53,439 --> 00:04:55,566 I don't intend to abandon them, 41 00:04:56,317 --> 00:04:57,818 but my right leg is impaired, 42 00:04:58,444 --> 00:05:00,321 and my left elbow is injured. 43 00:05:01,322 --> 00:05:03,073 For now, this will do. 44 00:05:03,157 --> 00:05:05,826 Good. I can move. 45 00:05:06,702 --> 00:05:07,911 I can move! 46 00:05:13,417 --> 00:05:16,086 Even facing Musashi, who intends to cut me down, 47 00:05:16,962 --> 00:05:19,590 the feeling that I can move doesn't waver. 48 00:05:19,673 --> 00:05:21,342 Here I go! 49 00:05:23,177 --> 00:05:24,345 Split me in two! 50 00:05:24,428 --> 00:05:28,349 Cut me open, Musashi! 51 00:05:38,025 --> 00:05:38,984 You... 52 00:05:40,819 --> 00:05:42,738 Why don't you pull back? 53 00:05:42,821 --> 00:05:44,740 Why don't you pull back and cut? 54 00:05:44,823 --> 00:05:48,744 Are you trying to insult me, Retsu? 55 00:05:51,372 --> 00:05:52,998 A true warrior. 56 00:05:56,210 --> 00:05:58,253 Yes, Baki. 57 00:05:59,338 --> 00:06:00,756 Thank you. 58 00:06:08,847 --> 00:06:10,516 Yeah! 59 00:06:10,599 --> 00:06:13,769 Retsu, you're a genius! 60 00:06:13,852 --> 00:06:15,562 Amazing. 61 00:06:15,646 --> 00:06:17,523 A kick from the feather. 62 00:06:17,606 --> 00:06:19,733 Wow. 63 00:06:19,817 --> 00:06:21,527 He really pulled it off. 64 00:06:22,319 --> 00:06:23,278 Baki. 65 00:06:27,241 --> 00:06:31,537 That stance, carved into your whole body and refined through experience... 66 00:06:35,833 --> 00:06:41,588 It turned the feather into a contradiction of weight and sharpness. 67 00:06:48,220 --> 00:06:50,139 That did serious damage! 68 00:06:50,222 --> 00:06:52,224 He's not getting up! 69 00:06:54,726 --> 00:06:56,895 Finish him off! 70 00:06:59,565 --> 00:07:00,816 I will finish him off. 71 00:07:01,775 --> 00:07:03,652 This is probably not necessary, 72 00:07:04,820 --> 00:07:06,155 but I'll do it anyway! 73 00:07:13,579 --> 00:07:17,416 That should also align with your path. 74 00:07:23,005 --> 00:07:24,006 It's mimicry! 75 00:07:24,089 --> 00:07:25,924 He was playing dead! 76 00:07:31,013 --> 00:07:33,932 What mimicry that was! 77 00:07:34,016 --> 00:07:35,434 The cord of his sash... 78 00:07:36,310 --> 00:07:39,980 Master of all martial arts. This is a binding technique. 79 00:07:40,772 --> 00:07:43,108 That's a sneak attack! How dirty! 80 00:07:43,192 --> 00:07:45,694 He tied him up in an instant! Incredible! 81 00:07:46,612 --> 00:07:49,198 It's also known as jojutsu. 82 00:07:49,781 --> 00:07:51,700 It's not even worth mentioning. 83 00:07:52,534 --> 00:07:56,205 A technique that binds and immobilizes an opponent. 84 00:07:56,288 --> 00:08:00,292 He just blatantly pulled off a sneak attack! 85 00:08:00,375 --> 00:08:01,502 These martial arts... 86 00:08:01,585 --> 00:08:04,213 They're on a whole different level. 87 00:08:06,298 --> 00:08:10,177 Once the start has been signaled and the fight isn't yet over, 88 00:08:10,260 --> 00:08:12,137 there are no sneak attacks. 89 00:08:12,221 --> 00:08:14,473 There's nothing mysterious here. 90 00:08:15,140 --> 00:08:19,978 It's Musashi's legitimate counterattack, exploiting Retsu's lapse in guard. 91 00:08:20,062 --> 00:08:22,481 {\an8}There's no fault. 92 00:08:25,901 --> 00:08:26,985 It's over. 93 00:08:27,569 --> 00:08:30,739 Neither knocked down nor cut down. 94 00:08:30,822 --> 00:08:36,245 To have one's movement sealed while still being able to move 95 00:08:36,328 --> 00:08:41,250 is a result that must never befall a martial artist. 96 00:08:42,167 --> 00:08:44,002 A disgrace among disgraces. 97 00:08:44,753 --> 00:08:47,089 It's worse than defeat. 98 00:08:47,589 --> 00:08:48,757 Cut... 99 00:08:50,342 --> 00:08:53,512 {\an8}Cut me down, Musashi! 100 00:08:53,595 --> 00:08:55,430 Don't bark. 101 00:08:56,181 --> 00:08:58,559 Don't be arrogant, Sea King Retsu. 102 00:08:58,642 --> 00:09:02,020 You don't even have the freedom to be cut anymore. 103 00:09:07,859 --> 00:09:11,071 Just how many times have I been struck? 104 00:09:11,154 --> 00:09:14,616 Those ever-changing hands and feet... 105 00:09:18,954 --> 00:09:21,290 My nose has been shattered. 106 00:09:26,712 --> 00:09:29,047 We've exchanged blows. 107 00:09:30,090 --> 00:09:32,050 You dodged and kicked me. 108 00:09:32,843 --> 00:09:35,804 {\an8}I tricked you and bound you. 109 00:09:48,817 --> 00:09:50,444 Now I shall cut you. 110 00:09:52,321 --> 00:09:53,196 He'll cut him... 111 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,616 Please stop, Musashi! 112 00:09:57,034 --> 00:09:58,201 He's serious. 113 00:09:58,785 --> 00:10:00,203 He'll cut him... 114 00:10:12,174 --> 00:10:13,216 Retsu. 115 00:10:21,058 --> 00:10:26,229 Show me how you dodge a real blade's slash! 116 00:10:27,773 --> 00:10:28,732 Here! 117 00:10:28,815 --> 00:10:33,236 This is where Xiaoli begins! 118 00:10:40,327 --> 00:10:42,245 He cut his leg! 119 00:10:42,329 --> 00:10:44,247 It was too fast to see! 120 00:10:44,331 --> 00:10:45,248 Divine skills... 121 00:10:53,757 --> 00:10:55,008 Musashi... 122 00:10:57,094 --> 00:11:00,389 I never thought it'd come to this. 123 00:11:01,098 --> 00:11:03,934 Xiaoli has been defeated! 124 00:11:06,603 --> 00:11:08,772 That promise... 125 00:11:14,903 --> 00:11:18,782 I should've made my prosthetic leg impossible to cut. 126 00:11:18,865 --> 00:11:21,785 Don't worry about it. More importantly... 127 00:11:21,868 --> 00:11:23,286 Yes. 128 00:11:24,204 --> 00:11:27,290 I thought I brought you down with a vertical strike. 129 00:11:27,374 --> 00:11:30,085 A shallow cut, just as I expected. 130 00:11:30,711 --> 00:11:32,295 Xiaoli worked! 131 00:11:35,757 --> 00:11:38,427 One more slash! 132 00:11:39,845 --> 00:11:42,180 One more slash, then. 133 00:11:43,223 --> 00:11:45,183 Hands are on the ground. 134 00:11:45,267 --> 00:11:47,686 Body bent. 135 00:11:48,270 --> 00:11:50,188 Legs are set. 136 00:11:50,272 --> 00:11:55,193 The aim is obvious in the posture. 137 00:11:57,571 --> 00:12:00,449 The next movement is laid bare. 138 00:12:01,032 --> 00:12:03,452 The intention is not hidden. 139 00:12:04,035 --> 00:12:06,455 It's no longer a stance. 140 00:12:07,289 --> 00:12:08,957 I see. 141 00:12:10,167 --> 00:12:14,463 Unfortunately, Sea King Retsu, I cannot trade deaths with you. 142 00:12:20,677 --> 00:12:21,845 It stopped? 143 00:12:22,512 --> 00:12:25,056 Barehanded, iron fist, dense, amazing, 144 00:12:25,140 --> 00:12:28,351 terrifying, hard, trained, grip, solid, formidable. 145 00:12:28,435 --> 00:12:30,562 - He stopped it! - The sword stopped! 146 00:12:30,645 --> 00:12:31,605 The fist! 147 00:12:31,688 --> 00:12:33,356 - It stopped it! - It can't cut! 148 00:12:34,191 --> 00:12:35,859 A mere fist... 149 00:12:36,443 --> 00:12:38,445 Raised to such a height... 150 00:12:40,447 --> 00:12:43,116 I've got it, Musashi! 151 00:12:45,452 --> 00:12:48,038 That's right, Sea King Retsu. 152 00:12:48,121 --> 00:12:50,040 You've grasped it. 153 00:12:50,123 --> 00:12:53,418 In this bladeless era, the fist itself is the sword. 154 00:13:00,759 --> 00:13:03,887 Splendid, Sea King Retsu. 155 00:13:03,970 --> 00:13:05,013 - He cut him! - He cut him! 156 00:13:05,096 --> 00:13:06,640 - He cut him! - He cut him deep! 157 00:13:16,608 --> 00:13:17,526 I want to know. 158 00:13:20,111 --> 00:13:24,533 Is it really all over once you're cut? 159 00:13:25,408 --> 00:13:27,452 If it's all over, you say? 160 00:13:28,119 --> 00:13:30,455 You'd die, of course. 161 00:13:32,123 --> 00:13:34,292 If you get cut, you die eventually. 162 00:13:34,918 --> 00:13:36,294 I understand that. 163 00:13:37,379 --> 00:13:40,298 But this single thin sheet of iron... 164 00:13:40,382 --> 00:13:43,385 Let's say it actually pierces the body. 165 00:13:43,885 --> 00:13:50,809 Would that alone cause such damage and pain to the point you couldn't fight back? 166 00:13:53,395 --> 00:13:56,314 What do you think, Retsu? 167 00:13:57,148 --> 00:13:58,817 Sword, spear. 168 00:13:59,943 --> 00:14:04,322 Since ancient times, kung fu has been infested by a blind fear of blades. 169 00:14:05,282 --> 00:14:07,075 I despise it. 170 00:14:09,661 --> 00:14:15,083 As long as my head isn't cut off, a comeback is still entirely possible. 171 00:14:16,918 --> 00:14:20,839 No! I will strike back for sure! 172 00:14:23,884 --> 00:14:25,343 Do you want to try it? 173 00:14:25,427 --> 00:14:27,888 I don't mind at all! 174 00:14:30,932 --> 00:14:34,603 Hold on to it. Until the time comes. 175 00:14:40,817 --> 00:14:41,818 This... 176 00:14:43,570 --> 00:14:45,655 So that's how it is... 177 00:14:50,911 --> 00:14:53,121 This is what it means to cut. 178 00:14:54,581 --> 00:14:57,250 And what it means to be cut. 179 00:15:02,631 --> 00:15:04,507 The vital point was there. 180 00:15:06,801 --> 00:15:08,762 The moment I was knocked upward, 181 00:15:10,013 --> 00:15:12,223 I grabbed the blade. 182 00:15:13,016 --> 00:15:16,853 My grip loosened for a split second, and I let go of it. 183 00:15:18,104 --> 00:15:21,191 Xiaoli. I thought as I turned around. 184 00:15:23,610 --> 00:15:26,196 This is where I'll be cut! 185 00:15:27,864 --> 00:15:29,824 I sensed the line on my torso. 186 00:15:30,533 --> 00:15:33,119 The bare blade slid in, tracing that line. 187 00:15:34,663 --> 00:15:36,539 My guts were slashed open. 188 00:15:37,999 --> 00:15:40,335 My spine was severed. 189 00:15:40,418 --> 00:15:42,379 I felt every bit of it, clearly. 190 00:15:51,346 --> 00:15:53,139 No counterattack is possible. 191 00:15:54,391 --> 00:15:58,019 Even standing up is far beyond my reach. 192 00:15:59,270 --> 00:16:01,564 I learned a lot. 193 00:16:02,482 --> 00:16:05,235 I can make use of it next time... 194 00:16:20,208 --> 00:16:22,335 The match is settled! 195 00:16:27,590 --> 00:16:31,928 Even the sound of swallowing saliva felt inappropriate to make. 196 00:16:32,429 --> 00:16:35,306 It was an overwhelming silence. 197 00:16:37,058 --> 00:16:38,685 They were all ashamed. 198 00:16:40,228 --> 00:16:43,356 Ashamed for having witnessed a life-and-death exchange 199 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:47,861 and being able to keep themselves uninvolved. 200 00:16:52,782 --> 00:16:54,367 A winner 201 00:16:55,076 --> 00:16:57,620 is praised and enthusiastically cheered. 202 00:16:57,704 --> 00:17:03,418 People surround them and refuse to leave their side. 203 00:17:04,794 --> 00:17:06,629 Yet look at this. 204 00:17:07,422 --> 00:17:10,383 No doubt, no hesitation. 205 00:17:11,092 --> 00:17:13,386 And no support. 206 00:17:14,095 --> 00:17:15,722 Even so, 207 00:17:16,806 --> 00:17:19,100 he stands unmatched. 208 00:17:19,184 --> 00:17:21,352 Musashi Miyamoto. 209 00:17:48,088 --> 00:17:49,798 {\an8}Look at that. 210 00:17:50,799 --> 00:17:53,802 He's got great legs. 211 00:17:54,677 --> 00:17:57,806 This lower body supported 212 00:17:59,099 --> 00:18:02,310 countless ferocious techniques. 213 00:18:05,188 --> 00:18:07,065 {\an8}I want to ask everyone. 214 00:18:12,821 --> 00:18:16,074 Was I wrong? 215 00:18:19,744 --> 00:18:21,329 Nonsense. 216 00:18:21,913 --> 00:18:27,335 This match and the use of weapons were what Retsu himself wished for. 217 00:18:28,711 --> 00:18:29,838 Tokugawa, 218 00:18:29,921 --> 00:18:34,843 {\an8}if I were to say you were wrong... 219 00:18:38,471 --> 00:18:43,059 this guy would jump up and bite my head off. 220 00:18:47,313 --> 00:18:50,525 Then say it. 221 00:18:50,608 --> 00:18:53,862 Say that I, Tokugawa, was wrong. 222 00:19:16,176 --> 00:19:18,887 Say it! 223 00:21:15,753 --> 00:21:20,174 {\an8}Subtitle translation by: Wataru Uno