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

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SHOGUN (CONT'D)
As is his son. You honor the
family name...samurai.
And to Minoru’s utter astonishment, the Shogun BOWS to him.
No longer a halfbreed in his eyes...but a samurai.
Minoru is moved as nothing else on earth could possibly do.
EXT. SENGAKUJI TEMPLE - MAGIC HOUR
Oishi’s SAMURAI (no longer ronin) walk out to the temple
steps and sit seiza.
The scene is epic. 46 white-robed figures kneeling at the
foot of the immense temple steps. A crowd gathered around
them. Soldiers. The Shogun presiding over all.
And as the music swells, capturing the poignancy of the
moment -- the tragedy and the honor; the faces of the
villagers and their loved ones watching on -- the samurai
draw their daggers.
They hold for a moment, daggers before them -- and that is
how we will remember them, for, as they thrust, we PAN UP to
the branches of CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE sheltering the temple...
Where a wind blows, warm and peaceful, and as a drift of
intensely beautiful SAKURA BLOSSOMS wipe frame...
A TITLE CARD rises:
As a result of the actions of the 47 Ronin,
Kira’s lands were dispossessed and the
province of Ako returned to House Asano by
order of the Shogunate.
Oishi’s son, Chikara lived a long life,
bearing three sons and a daughter. At his
death, at the age of 78, he was buried
alongside his father and his comrades at Lord
Asano’s tomb as the 47th ronin.
To this day, every December 14th – the
anniversary of the attack on Lord Kira’s
stronghold – thousands of people across Japan,
and the world, still gather at Sengakuji
Temple to pay tribute to the 47 ronin and
their example of bravery, loyalty and
unfaltering honor.
This film is dedicated to the memory of the 47
Ronin: