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

35.
OISHI
It matters...because if we fail,
Kira lives and our Lord’s murder
will go unavenged. Put your honor
aside. I have a duty.
(pointedly)
As do you all.
Now Oishi pulls from his robes the dagger with which Asano
took his own life.
OISHI
Because of Kira, our master took
his own life with this blade.
(beat)
I will not rest until Kira does the
same.
As his words sink in, Oishi removes his blade from Isogai’s
throat and stands.
Hanjo, Oishi’s right-hand man, steps up.
HANJO
So what are you saying?
OISHI
A great warrior once told me, “If
the enemy thinks of the mountains,
attack like the sea; and if he
thinks of the sea, attack like the
mountains.”
(beat)
We wait.
Oishi scans the room, meeting each man’s eyes.
OISHI
We wait until this day is but a
memory to them, until they believe
our spirit is broken and the danger
has passed... And when all their
suspicions have been quenched and
their guard has finally dropped, we
will gather as one --
In a blink, Oishi turns and buries the sword in a thick
wooden beam -- THUNKK!
OISHI
And then we will strike.
Oishi takes the dagger and draws the blade across his palm,
making a thin slice across his sword hand. Then holds the
blade out to the others.
One by one, they all do the same.