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

44.
INT. KIRA’S MOUNTAIN CASTLE - DAIMYO’S GREATHALL - CONTINUOUS
Mika stands alone at the window, a prisoner in a jail without
bars. She’s staring out at the world below, at freedom, when
Lord Kira enters the room behind her.
He moves close, but when she senses him, she turns and backs
away in fear.
LORD KIRA
(disappointed)
All that you see from this window
could be yours. Why do you resist
me so?
Again, he approaches her slowly, like he would a timid
animal. Reaches out to stroke her face, but the moment his
black-lacquered fingernails touch her face, she SLAPS his
hand away defiantly.
Kira’s shock flashes to anger and he STRIKES her across the
face. And just as he rears back to strike her again --
Behind them, the door opens and Kira’s Spy enters.
KIRA’S SPY
Lord Kira. I have word of the
ronin.
Kira turns on an emotional dime, his anger instantly replaced
by a mask of calm.
Tell me.
LORD KIRA
KIRA’S SPY
Oishi is broken. I’ve watched
peasant farmers spit on him. Kick
him. Humiliate him. There’s not
an ounce of fight left in him.
LORD KIRA
You sound disappointed.
KIRA’S SPY
It’s just that... The stories I
have heard. He was such a great
warrior. To see him like this...
Kira strides to table in the center of the room holding
several BONSAI TREES.
LORD KIRA
What do you know of bonsai trees?
The Spy is taken aback.