This time, sword-saint Yagyu Jubei battles the evil corruption in Akizuki Village, with the help of his friend, a samurai named Matashichiro. This spaghetti western style action swordplay film is exciting and dynamic from start to finish! One-eyed master of martial arts, Yagyu Jubei visits Akizuki Village and meets with his former teacher Akizuki Hayato-no-Kami. Jubei is shocked to see Hayato's sickly appearance. An evil gang has plotted to murder Hayato, but a deadly Yagyu blade will unleash a rain of blood and disperse the evil plot! The breathtaking climax in a huge ravine called Okamidani is the ultimiate pay-off. Jubei confronts several hundred riflemen and warriors in a bloody battle to the death.
Japanese study overview
Yagyuu Ichiban Shoubu: Burai no Tani is a Japanese movie of 9,850 characters, with 1,184 unique words and 556 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,184 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 先生teacher×77
- 又七郎Matashichirō×63
- 俺I×34
- 狼谷Ookamidani×26
- 十兵衛Jūbee×26
- 様Mr×23
- お前you×22
- 秋月Akizuki×21
- 剣sword (esp. a large, double-edged one)×21
- 私I×21
- 貴様you×19
- 小弓Oyumi×19
- 姉御elder sister×17
- 十郎Jūrou×16
- 隼人正Hayatonoshou×13
- 柳生十兵衛Yagyūjuubee×9
- お頭leader×8
- 丑之助Ushinosuke×8
- 丑the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)×8
- 刑部Ministry of Justice (in Tang dynasty China)×8