Ichibanboshi travels the country in search of the masked samurai who murdered his family. He finally finds a group of samurai wearing the same mask as the man who killed his family, but he is arrested by thief-takers attracted by the commotion. Sentenced to die, Ichibanboshi closes his eyes in regret, but...
If you refuse, now that you know 
our secret, you can't be allowed to live.
Solltet ihr ablehnen, …
Si se niegan, como ya saben nuestro
secreto, no saldrán de aquí con vida.
Si os negáis, como ya sabéis nuestro
secreto, no saldréis de aquí con vida.
Si vous refusez,
Ma se doveste rifiutarvi,
Caso recusem, agora que sabem do nosso
segredo, não vou poder deixá-los vivos.
А если откажетесь... поскольку теперь
вам всё известно, живыми вы не уйдёте.