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

83.
INT. AINU SWORDWORKS - LATER
The Ainu “Ogres” clean-up, dragging the bodies of the slain
ninja and tossing them into the lava pools, while--
EXT. ABANDONED TEAHOUSE - MT. FUJI - SUNSET
-- the ronin finish securing their carts now filled with
legendary weapons.
With Mt. Fuji pointing heavenward in the plum-colored sky
behind them, Oishi bows deeply before the Scar-Faced Ogre,
clearly the Ainu leader. Minoru and Chikara do the same.
OISHI
Thank you, noble one.
The Scar-Faced Ogre returns the bow, then looks Oishi in the
eye. Speaks with a voice like the grumbling of deep caverns.
Something he hasn’t done in years.
SCAR-FACED OGRE
May you..be strong and
diligent...in your deeds.
And with a final bow, the ronin depart, and we --
TIME CUT TO:
EXT. JAPANESE COUNTRYSIDE - NIGHTFALL - A WEEK LATER
A campsite has been set up. All 47 ronin have regathered.
It is clear they have been travelling hard, for all sleep on
the ground, utterly exhausted.
Except for two.
While the others sleep, Minoru and Chikara, practice
swordwork by the light of the campfire. Minoru instructs him
in several maneuvers, counterbalancing his left-handedness
with a knife in his right hand. And as the two practice
maneuvers again and again, Chikara getting better with each
try --
SLOW DISSOLVE TO:
AERIAL SHOT - HIGH IN THE JAPANESE MOUNTAINS - DAY
An ESTABLISHING SHOT of a landscape of snowcapped peaks and
black pine...
And dominating all from three thousand feet up the steep
snowy mountainside, FIND Kira’s impregnable YAMASHIRO (castle
fortress) looming over the world like a grim stone threat.