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

86.
Lord Kira strides away, leaving Mika empty and devastated on
the balcony, staring helplessly out at the foothills beyond
her reach below.
And as she does, PUSH IN and VFX SKIM miles down the
mountainside to --
EXT. FOOTHILLS - JAPANESE COUNTRYSIDE - SAME TIME
-- where Oishi, Minoru and a dozen others belly-crawl through
the long grass to reach a vantage point at the top of a rise.
Far above them, Kira’s castle fortress clutches the
mountaintop like some sinister stone spider.
The ronin stare at it, calculating.
OKUDA
We should attack tonight. It will
be a long climb, but our thirst for
justice will fuel us --
Oishi shakes his head.
OISHI
Attacking Kira’s stronghold would
be a futile gesture. The walls are
impregnable and he garrisons a
thousand soldiers inside.
(beat)
No. Any attempt on his fortress
would be doomed to failure.
OKUDA
Then what have we travelled all
this way for? To wait for Kira to
march down the hill and present
himself to us.
(imitating Kira)
Why, hello, Oishi. Here’s my neck.
Strike swiftly please.
A ironic smirk crinkles Oishi’s eyes.
OISHI
That is exactly what we are going
to do.
Okuda and the others are confused. So Oishi directs their
gaze, not up at Kira’s fortress...but down at his fiefdom in
the valley below.
At the foot of the mountain sits Kira’s jinaimachi -- or
temple town -- comprised of various community buildings and
farms that all bear Lord Kira’s FAMILY CREST: a red octopus
against a golden field.