The 47 Ronin v1.3 (c#1A72A6.fdr - Whoa is (Not)

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-- Reaching the foothills, they pass a farmer turning his
field. The man stops dumbfounded when he sees the head.
Bows. Then races away to tell the village the tale.
-- Word travels quickly, and the inhabitants of Kira’s
village are all waiting when the ronin crest the rise. The
peasants approach Oishi’s men as they pass. The men mutter
words of thanks. The women openly weep. The children touch
these new heroes in awe.
Even the warrior monks in their blood-red robes bow in
reverence as the ronin pass.
-- And so it goes, all the way across the countryside.
Moved by their tale, villagers line the roads in greater and
greater numbers to watch Oishi and his men pass. Giving them
offerings of food. Water. Helping them walk.
-- Chikara stumbles, and a hand reaches out to lift him up.
It is the FRUIT VENDOR and his DAUGHTER who scolded him in
Edo. They help him up, then bow down in reverence. This
gesture of respect gives Chikara the strength to continue on.
-- When they reach Ako, they are surrounded by familiar
faces. Shamed faces. The BURLY VENDOR who spit on Oishi
beseeches him for forgiveness.
BURLY VENDOR
I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I didn’t
know... How could I know?
Others appeal to Hazama, Basho, Isogai for having thought
them honorless.
Oishi’s wife, too, is in the crowd. She and Oishi and
Chikara meet eyes.
But the 47 ronin do not stop, and do not reach the end of
their pilgrimage until they arrive at:
EXT. SENGAKUJI TEMPLE - DAWN
The gravesite of Lord Asano...
As they enter the sacred place, Mika goes to Hisae, who hugs
her tight as her mother would. And as Mika begins to weep
with weariness and relief, PAN AROUND to watch the ronin
doing what they have literally moved mountains to do.
Oishi reverently washes Kira’s in the cool water from the
temple well. Then places the tyrant’s head and the dagger
with which Asano and Kira both took their lives atop his
master’s grave.