Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (2024) s01e06 Episode Script
Flames of Hatred
1
Look at how much they've grown.
They're full of rice.
But we mustn't let our guard down yet.
Fall is the season
of heavy rains and storms.
An entire crop can fail overnight.
What?
What do we do if that happens?
We'll have to start over again next year.
No way
Such is the nature of growing rice.
Because of that, harvests are
a particularly joyful occasion.
What's this?
That seemed rather large.
The Ashigumo said the volcano
has been rather active recently.
The volcano, huh?
Bad news!
Bad news!
What is it?
There's something terrible
happening at the river.
The river?
Episode 6
Flames of Hatred
What is this?
What's that smell?
That's the smell of sulfur.
The kappa said they saw many
demons going to the volcano.
This isn't the only place.
Here, too?
Looks like we'll have to pay a visit.
You mean to the volcano?
Sakuna, don't you want to go?
We entered the volcano once before, but
Today, we'll hike to the top.
Wh-What is that?
It sounds like a voice.
L-Let's leave for today.
She's avoided the volcano ever since.
Seriously?
You're a god,
but you're afraid of ghosts?
Cute.
Shut up!
I never said I was scared!
Then why don't you go?
Yeah.
Why are you two suddenly getting along?
But the volcano's
poison could harm the rice.
We must do something
Fine, fine.
You want me to go check it out, right?
Tama.
What is it?
Where did I put my spirit warding talisman?
This place is as creepy as ever.
It's filled with even more evil energy
than the last time we visited.
I don't hear any voices, though.
Your Highness!
Is that a demon?
It seems to be dead already.
What?
What's this?
Hate hate
Wh-What's that sound?
I'm not sure.
Tama
What is it?
Let's leave for today.
I'm leaving!
Your Highness!
Ouch
Wh-What is this?
Did these things kill the demons?
It certainly seems that way.
Fierce Furrow!
Hate hate
Ashigumo?
This way. Follow me.
The corpses of Ashigumo?
Yes.
They've become Specters,
bringers of death shrouded in death.
I see.
So they've been killing demons
to avenge their own murders?
Yes.
But why would they do that?
Many of the corpses come
from higher up on the mountain,
probably the peak itself.
There's something on the peak controlling
the corpses and making them do this.
They're defiling the Ashigumo.
I'd give my life to stop them.
Ashigumo
Your Highness.
I know.
My father and mother met on this island
and protected it alongside the Ashigumo.
I'll go with you.
Try not to get in my way.
Who do you think you're talking to?
Try to keep up.
Who do you think you're talking to?
What is it?
Nothing.
Come to think of it,
when we fought Omizuchi
you ended up like that
after the sword was broken.
Neither of us have had it easy.
Takeribi fought with the first
Kamuhitsuki after that as well.
I don't care if they're
from the capital!
Let's show them this is the
best island in all the Lofty Realm!
Yeah!
It was never boring with him around.
You're smiling, too.
Does that bother you?
No.
I have no stories to tell about
my father or mother, that's all.
I'm going to sleep.
Don't worry about it.
She's probably simply
beginning to feel
that Lady Toyohana and Lord
Takeribi actually lived here.
Take this!
We've climbed pretty high.
Are we there yet?
We should be there soon.
Right.
What's this?
There's something in there. Let's go.
It's so hot.
You're done for if you fall in there.
Who's there?
Hate hate
Hate!
What's this?
Probably a Homusubi Specter.
This must be the one controlling
the Ashigumo corpses.
Your Highness!
Ashigumo!
The skeletons in the area
were probably my tribe as well.
And the one controlling them is
That thing, right?
I don't want to die
Hate hate
Ashigumo!
Ashigumo!
Ashigumo.
Kill it
Your Highness, we should retreat.
He's gravely injured.
We should keep him here for a while.
I made medicine.
Forgive me. Please forgive me.
Look after Ashigumo.
Wait.
As long as that thing is around,
Ashigumo can't recover in peace.
But
I feel sorry for Ashigumo!
He's been protecting
the island all by himself!
It's not working.
Your Highness, is that
the Rising Carp technique?
It's the best technique for wiping out the
Specters that keep appearing everywhere,
but I'm still not strong enough
to use Rising Carp or Milky Way.
Wait.
What is it?
It will be harvest time soon.
The harvest
Have you forgotten?
You are a harvest goddess.
You will use the power of the rice.
Harvest
When the plants begin to sag under the weight of the
plump rice, the rice is harvested using sickles and hung
from a rack to dry. Harvest time must not be missed, so
like tilling the fields, everyone helps with the harvest.
Rice that has been threshed using a threshing machine
or other tools is called unhulled rice. Because scraps of
leaves and straw are mixed in with the rice, winnowers
are used to separate them using air.
This is killing my back.
Once you've cut it,
tie the rice into bundles.
Then we'll hang them to dry, like this.
Hup.
Like this?
Very good.
And we have to do this for both fields?
They say fall is the busiest
season for growing rice.
In the Lowly Realm, everyone in the
village works together to get it done.
There's nobody like that here,
but we do have someone
making more work for us.
I can't move anymore.
You did a truly fine job.
Depending on the weather and dryness
of the rice, we'll move it into storage.
I finished moving the rice.
So, when does it become rice?
Just a little longer.
This is a kokibashi.
You use it like this
to thresh the rice.
Now this is the rice I recognize.
Not yet.
We still have to hull and polish the rice.
There's more?
Yes.
I can't believe this is all
the rice we get from these plants.
It also means all the blessings
of the earth and sun
gathered by the leaves
are contained within the rice.
I have to do this, too?
Once the brown rice is polished,
we will finally have white rice.
Like this?
Yes.
The whiteness of the rice depends
on how much you do that.
So polishing it more
isn't necessarily better.
Brown rice is more filling and nutritious,
but white rice tastes better.
I see. That should be enough.
This is rice.
Your first rice harvest.
It's beautiful.
That's some impressive rice.
All right. Let's cook it up and eat it.
Is it ready yet?
You mustn't open the lid
even if the baby cries.
I thought it was done
once it stops making noise.
Really?
I don't hear anything.
Then it's probably done.
I'm opening it.
What's this smell?
Hurry up and serve it.
I'll do it.
Don't you dare touch that!
White rice? I haven't
eaten this in a while.
Let's eat. Is everyone ready?
Thanks for the food.
Thanks for the food.
This is
What is this?
It's sweet.
Marvelous.
I don't believe it.
That is rice.
Tama
From tilling in the spring
to hulling in the fall,
you steadfastly watched
over the rice's growth
and poured your love into it to create this.
That is what makes rice strong.
Rice is power.
Where do you think you're going?
You have your mission from Kamuhitsuki.
The Ashigumo are none of your business.
I will settle this matter.
Thank you.
For protecting the island my father
and mother lived on.
Will you let me handle this?
They may be corpses, but I don't
want to see you fight your loved ones.
Will you let me handle this?
This quarrel
I tried making something.
Take this with you.
Now I have nothing to worry about.
Let's go.
Be careful.
I know.
Hey. Sorry I kept you waiting.
What? There are even more than before.
Your Highness!
No matter how many there are,
we just need to get rid of them, right?
This is the power of rice!
Take this!
That won't work!
Gotcha!
Hate hate
We were killed
By demons by humans
Did it say humans?
What was that thing?
Thank you.
Episode 7
The Melancholy of Princess Kokorowa
Look at how much they've grown.
They're full of rice.
But we mustn't let our guard down yet.
Fall is the season
of heavy rains and storms.
An entire crop can fail overnight.
What?
What do we do if that happens?
We'll have to start over again next year.
No way
Such is the nature of growing rice.
Because of that, harvests are
a particularly joyful occasion.
What's this?
That seemed rather large.
The Ashigumo said the volcano
has been rather active recently.
The volcano, huh?
Bad news!
Bad news!
What is it?
There's something terrible
happening at the river.
The river?
Episode 6
Flames of Hatred
What is this?
What's that smell?
That's the smell of sulfur.
The kappa said they saw many
demons going to the volcano.
This isn't the only place.
Here, too?
Looks like we'll have to pay a visit.
You mean to the volcano?
Sakuna, don't you want to go?
We entered the volcano once before, but
Today, we'll hike to the top.
Wh-What is that?
It sounds like a voice.
L-Let's leave for today.
She's avoided the volcano ever since.
Seriously?
You're a god,
but you're afraid of ghosts?
Cute.
Shut up!
I never said I was scared!
Then why don't you go?
Yeah.
Why are you two suddenly getting along?
But the volcano's
poison could harm the rice.
We must do something
Fine, fine.
You want me to go check it out, right?
Tama.
What is it?
Where did I put my spirit warding talisman?
This place is as creepy as ever.
It's filled with even more evil energy
than the last time we visited.
I don't hear any voices, though.
Your Highness!
Is that a demon?
It seems to be dead already.
What?
What's this?
Hate hate
Wh-What's that sound?
I'm not sure.
Tama
What is it?
Let's leave for today.
I'm leaving!
Your Highness!
Ouch
Wh-What is this?
Did these things kill the demons?
It certainly seems that way.
Fierce Furrow!
Hate hate
Ashigumo?
This way. Follow me.
The corpses of Ashigumo?
Yes.
They've become Specters,
bringers of death shrouded in death.
I see.
So they've been killing demons
to avenge their own murders?
Yes.
But why would they do that?
Many of the corpses come
from higher up on the mountain,
probably the peak itself.
There's something on the peak controlling
the corpses and making them do this.
They're defiling the Ashigumo.
I'd give my life to stop them.
Ashigumo
Your Highness.
I know.
My father and mother met on this island
and protected it alongside the Ashigumo.
I'll go with you.
Try not to get in my way.
Who do you think you're talking to?
Try to keep up.
Who do you think you're talking to?
What is it?
Nothing.
Come to think of it,
when we fought Omizuchi
you ended up like that
after the sword was broken.
Neither of us have had it easy.
Takeribi fought with the first
Kamuhitsuki after that as well.
I don't care if they're
from the capital!
Let's show them this is the
best island in all the Lofty Realm!
Yeah!
It was never boring with him around.
You're smiling, too.
Does that bother you?
No.
I have no stories to tell about
my father or mother, that's all.
I'm going to sleep.
Don't worry about it.
She's probably simply
beginning to feel
that Lady Toyohana and Lord
Takeribi actually lived here.
Take this!
We've climbed pretty high.
Are we there yet?
We should be there soon.
Right.
What's this?
There's something in there. Let's go.
It's so hot.
You're done for if you fall in there.
Who's there?
Hate hate
Hate!
What's this?
Probably a Homusubi Specter.
This must be the one controlling
the Ashigumo corpses.
Your Highness!
Ashigumo!
The skeletons in the area
were probably my tribe as well.
And the one controlling them is
That thing, right?
I don't want to die
Hate hate
Ashigumo!
Ashigumo!
Ashigumo.
Kill it
Your Highness, we should retreat.
He's gravely injured.
We should keep him here for a while.
I made medicine.
Forgive me. Please forgive me.
Look after Ashigumo.
Wait.
As long as that thing is around,
Ashigumo can't recover in peace.
But
I feel sorry for Ashigumo!
He's been protecting
the island all by himself!
It's not working.
Your Highness, is that
the Rising Carp technique?
It's the best technique for wiping out the
Specters that keep appearing everywhere,
but I'm still not strong enough
to use Rising Carp or Milky Way.
Wait.
What is it?
It will be harvest time soon.
The harvest
Have you forgotten?
You are a harvest goddess.
You will use the power of the rice.
Harvest
When the plants begin to sag under the weight of the
plump rice, the rice is harvested using sickles and hung
from a rack to dry. Harvest time must not be missed, so
like tilling the fields, everyone helps with the harvest.
Rice that has been threshed using a threshing machine
or other tools is called unhulled rice. Because scraps of
leaves and straw are mixed in with the rice, winnowers
are used to separate them using air.
This is killing my back.
Once you've cut it,
tie the rice into bundles.
Then we'll hang them to dry, like this.
Hup.
Like this?
Very good.
And we have to do this for both fields?
They say fall is the busiest
season for growing rice.
In the Lowly Realm, everyone in the
village works together to get it done.
There's nobody like that here,
but we do have someone
making more work for us.
I can't move anymore.
You did a truly fine job.
Depending on the weather and dryness
of the rice, we'll move it into storage.
I finished moving the rice.
So, when does it become rice?
Just a little longer.
This is a kokibashi.
You use it like this
to thresh the rice.
Now this is the rice I recognize.
Not yet.
We still have to hull and polish the rice.
There's more?
Yes.
I can't believe this is all
the rice we get from these plants.
It also means all the blessings
of the earth and sun
gathered by the leaves
are contained within the rice.
I have to do this, too?
Once the brown rice is polished,
we will finally have white rice.
Like this?
Yes.
The whiteness of the rice depends
on how much you do that.
So polishing it more
isn't necessarily better.
Brown rice is more filling and nutritious,
but white rice tastes better.
I see. That should be enough.
This is rice.
Your first rice harvest.
It's beautiful.
That's some impressive rice.
All right. Let's cook it up and eat it.
Is it ready yet?
You mustn't open the lid
even if the baby cries.
I thought it was done
once it stops making noise.
Really?
I don't hear anything.
Then it's probably done.
I'm opening it.
What's this smell?
Hurry up and serve it.
I'll do it.
Don't you dare touch that!
White rice? I haven't
eaten this in a while.
Let's eat. Is everyone ready?
Thanks for the food.
Thanks for the food.
This is
What is this?
It's sweet.
Marvelous.
I don't believe it.
That is rice.
Tama
From tilling in the spring
to hulling in the fall,
you steadfastly watched
over the rice's growth
and poured your love into it to create this.
That is what makes rice strong.
Rice is power.
Where do you think you're going?
You have your mission from Kamuhitsuki.
The Ashigumo are none of your business.
I will settle this matter.
Thank you.
For protecting the island my father
and mother lived on.
Will you let me handle this?
They may be corpses, but I don't
want to see you fight your loved ones.
Will you let me handle this?
This quarrel
I tried making something.
Take this with you.
Now I have nothing to worry about.
Let's go.
Be careful.
I know.
Hey. Sorry I kept you waiting.
What? There are even more than before.
Your Highness!
No matter how many there are,
we just need to get rid of them, right?
This is the power of rice!
Take this!
That won't work!
Gotcha!
Hate hate
We were killed
By demons by humans
Did it say humans?
What was that thing?
Thank you.
Episode 7
The Melancholy of Princess Kokorowa