2008 - Love At Sea
STORYLINE
The story is about Soshichi, who is travelling to Hakata to meet his courtesan mistress. Soshichi is a merchant who accidentally witnesses a contraband transfer from the Chinese and Dutch to the Japanese. This happens abroad Kezori Kuemon's pirate ship and he throws Soshichi into the sea to eliminate a witness, but somehow Soshichi survives and meets his mistress.
However since he lost his belongings on the ship he lost the money that he was going to use to pay to buy her lover Kojyoro off from the pleasure quarter. Now he no longer be able to buy her off and gets depressed. Coincidentally he meets familiar face in the pleasure quarter, it was the head of pirates Kuemon who threw him into the sea. Kuemon is so amazed at his survival that he offers to buy freedon for Sochichi and his mistress Kojyoro.
However Kuemon does not offer it for free, he ask for deal that Soshichi must join the pirate gang as part of the deal. Kojyoro tells Soshichi to be part of pirate and be with her, otherwise she'll commit suicide. For the love with Kojyoro, Soshichi decides to be part of the pirates under Kuemon. Then Soshichi was able to buy Kojyoro off from the pleasure quarter and live together happily. Soon after Soshichi's father finds it very suspicious the fact that Soshichi all the sudden became very rich and bought Kojyoro off. And when he came to their house, he was surprised to see the way Soshichi spends money like a flowing water.
At that time, Kuemon comes to their place and ask them to return "warifu" (tally)" of Pirates-contracts back to him. And he thinks that it is unfair for them to take the profit and leave so easily, he starts to fight with Soshichi. As the father sees this, he breaks the wall of the house and throws the "warifu (tally)" of the Pirate-contract into the house. Kuemon takes the "warifu(tally)" and leave the place. The father outside the house, says that he can not face his son who is now a criminal but he gives him money through the hole in the wall from outside. And he convinces Soshichi that if he still wants to be his son, he has to live properly.