Dango!
Come get your dango!
Oh?
Well then, are you all headed to that Imakumano place?
Yeah!
We'll perform for the shogun,
Anyone want some dango?
and it'll be the most spectacular stage for the Kanze Troupe!
Anyone want some dango?
and it'll be the most spectacular stage for the Kanze Troupe!
Well, the two of us will just be helping, though.
Dango for sale!
Well, the two of us will just be helping, though.
You guys are pretty famous, huh?
D-dango...
I wonder what the shogun will think about sarugaku.
D-dango...
I wonder what the shogun will think about sarugaku.
Sniffle, sniffle...
Do your job properly, okay?
Sniffle, sniffle...
Do your job properly, okay?
Last time you were here, all the customers we had went home thanks to you.
I'm sorry for that.
Forget about it, just get some customers in here.
You're good at this, Satsuki.
Hm? Oh, you think?
I'm playing my cards right.
Well, my parents were peasants,
and since I wasn't of much help to them, I ended up getting sold.
But here, being useless won't cut it.
I like doing business.
It suits me perfectly.
Satsuki's form... is suited for business.
Oh, I know!
Perform for me next time!
Huh?
If you dance, it'll bring customers in.
Show me your dance for a change.
Oniyasha?
I'll do it.
Goro, what will you do while we're in Imakumano?
Practice every day, like always.
What?! Do you mean for the stage?!
No, no, only Master will be on stage.
There's no way someone like me could perform.
Ishiya.
If you have the time, can you come help with the food?
Sure!
One more time!
Please, just one more time!
Is he actually practicing today?
To see Sir completely engrossed like that when he used to hate practicing...
That Oniyasha sure has changed.
He's got determination in his eyes now.
I agree! So true!
It's got you quite happy. What's the deal?
Well, Oniyasha is the future leader of the troupe,
so I'm glad he's on his way to becoming a great performer!
That'll never happen.
Eh?
His build is too slender, and his facial expressions are shallow.
Well, I sure can't imagine Oniyasha becoming like Kan'ami!
No way.
He'd never get to that level.
I have no idea what my father is thinking!
I can even dance a little better now!
Yet he ignores me completely!
Wow, that sounds rough!
Kogane!
What?
Pay better attention when I'm talking!
Yeah, okay, sorry about that.
It's even more red today.
It didn't look like this a little while ago.
There're clouds, so it's more red today.
The clouds are reflecting the red of the sun.
Wow...
All clouds are shaped differently.
No two evening suns look the same.
You've got an early day tomorrow, right? It's almost nightfall.
Ah, you're right!
Kogane, I'm leaving now!
'Kay.
Thanks for everything so far.
I'll see you again soon!
Imakumano isn't too far from here!
Bye for now!
Goodbye.
Leader!
Your timing is off.
First, focus on the basics. You need firm footing.
Yes, sir!
Er, is there anything else I ca-
Where is Oniyasha?
Huh?
Oh... He was just outside...
Come to the yard.
I have an announcement to make.
Bring him with you as well.
Understood.
In the upcoming Imakumano donation sarugaku,
the Okina will be played by Kan'ami.
I understand what you're all thinking.
In the past, it would have been unthinkable to have not only the leader,
but our youthful Kan'ami in the main role that is normally played by an elder,
but this has been decided.
The shogun has already been informed.
I will handle Sanbaso, the last part.
Father will perform the Okina...
And one more thing.
The Senzai dance for the Okina...
That part will be entrusted to Oniyasha.
The young sir...
It will?! What?!
In front of the shogun?!
Is he serious?
Such a risky move at this important of a performance...
But if this turns out to be a success for the Kanze troupe...
You can handle it, right?
He isn't ready for that yet...
Can he really do it?
This is different than any other performance we've done before!
Sarugaku will be performed before aristocrats for the first time,
on the grandest, once in a lifetime stage for the Kanze troupe!
This is the reason for our casting decisions!
Troupe! I'm counting on you all!
Yeah!
I will stand on the Imakumano stage!
The Okina is a sacred play.
First is my father's celebratory poem.
Interesting, right?
The atmosphere is different...
Right after, is my Senzai dance.
Samanosuke's drum is unusually loud.
Hm? No, wait...
What is...
What is this?
Is this... my heartbeat?
I missed my cue!
C-c-calm down!
Something's off.
Legs, stop shaking!
Calm down!
My arms are stiff!
I'm off beat!
My arms are stiff!
Too loud! What is this?
The beat is too loud!
I'll be dancing for the shogun.
The beat is too loud!
I'll be dancing for the shogun.
Father will scold me!
Calm down!
Oniyasha! Hey!
Calm down!
Oniyasha! Hey!
They're watching!
Are you listening?
They're watching!
Are you listening?
My dancing!
Shut up, shut up, shut up!
My dancing!
Shut up, shut up, shut up!
I must show them...
I can't keep up!
I must show them...
The world is getting bigger!
my... Senzai dance!
Sir...
I'll never be good at this rate.
Never...
Kogane!
Are you there?
Kogane?
Kamekichi...
How can I make my dance good?
What can I do to be acknowledged?
Are you lost again?
Eh?
Who... Who are you?!
It couldn't be...
Umm...
That way.
Oh! You helped me before!
Where do you want to go today?
Huh? Well...
I'm wandering around alone and not going to rehearsal...
Where am I going?
If you're in Kanze, you should see the sounds of the world, Oniyasha.
Why do you know my name?
You have your own sense of "good."
It doesn't need to be the same as your father's.
Do you mean I should go over there?
It'll be dark soon, so you should hurry.
Where'd that come from?!
He's strange.
Goodbye.
Where is he now?!
Did you look in the back?
Sir?
No, not yet.
Have you seen the young sir?
No, haven't seen him.
What's going on?
He didn't show up to rehearsals.
But that's nothing new.
This time is different.
The young sir is performing the Senzai.
Join the search for him.
Sir?
Is this really the right place?
A drum?
Well done!
That dance...
is one I've never seen before.
What in the world...
Yeah, no matter how you look at it, this is sex!
That's sex?
Is this really your first time seeing it?
What do your parents even do?
Then are you always watching?
What a silly question.
I'm usually not a spectator.
Well, they're just simulating the act.
It's a rice planting ritual.
A rice planting ritual...
People eat, have sex, multiply, and prosper.
They celebrate, praise, and pray for that.
Men and women have sex
so they can have a child.
...so they can have a child.
Seeds sprout so they can bear fruit.
It's the idea that something can come from nothing.
If this is their way of praying for it...
Hey, are you asleep?
You showed me something good.
Sex is a good thing!
Huh?!
You are great!
Just amazing!
Thank you for teaching me that!
Goodbye!
I need to get home quick! I'm going to practice!
Yoshimitsu.
What're you doing here?
Everyone is worried.
Let's go now.
Yoshimitsu.
Hm?
Did you find what you were searching for?
No.
Was he there?!
No! No sign of him!
Senri! He's back!
Sir!
Sir, are you hurt?
I'm perfectly fine!
Thank goodness...
I'll let the leader know.
Yes, sir.
The bonfire is lit... what's happening?
Wh-what are you doing?!
What do you mean, what am I doing?
Oh.
It's cuz you're not pulling your weight.
All you have is your relation to the leader.
That's it.
H-how mean!
That's all you have to your name, though.
You're not even tall like him.
Your voice is weak.
You have absolutely nothing.
Ow.
I'm just telling you the truth.
Th-that isn't true!
And you skip rehearsals...
I won't skip them anymore!
You've done that since you were small, though!
That's never had anything to do with you.
Damn it.
The hell do you mean it has nothing to do with me?!
I do things my own way!
And I'm saying that it isn't enough!
I'd risk anything for the leader and sarugaku!
The people of the Kanze Troupe would do the same!
And what about you?!
You never rehearsed as a child, but then you show a little motivation
and you get to perform the Senzai?
Then you skip rehearsals again. It's utter bullshit!
I am-
When I see you, I get so unspeakably angry!
Master...
Sir, are you alright?
I am fine.
Go cool down.
We can't have you getting injured.
But...
You will dance the Senzai with that body.
You'll stand on our grandest stage.
Doing as you wish will cause us trouble.
I'm sorry.
I'll go cool down.
Good.
How old are you now?
Huh?
How old are you?
Oh...
I turned 14 this year.
Are you, now?
Then you already understand what you've done.
When you came here, you were still just a little runt.
If comparing the clean parts with the dirty make you want to mope, then that's fine.
But, taking it out on someone else is shameful.
However, Goro...
Those who know their own shame become strong.
It all starts by paying attention to your footing.
Damn idiot.
I've never seen Junigoro like that before...
Birds are formed to fly...
In order to live, in order to survive in their various places
everyone must take on their own form.
I'll find my own form, too.
First, understand that having no place to live is like the flower.
Change itself, is water to the flowers.
DANGO
Imakumano Shrine
You Have Your Own Sense of "Good"
Episode 3
Kazuto Mihara / Kodansha