Reference Images: Image 1 (character sheet): lock character identity, proportions, and costume — ta

Reference Images: Image 1 (character sheet): lock character identity, proportions, and costume — tattered straw mino cloak, deep indigo kimono with faint cloud patterns, red sash, bandaged forearms, wide straw kasa hat casting shadow over eyes, black-and-gold katana at hip, wooden geta sandals. Image 2 (9-panel storyboard): use as the authoritative shot sequence, camera framing, lighting, and composition guide for each of the 9 beats below. Maintain identical jungle environment, light direction (raking gold-green shafts through bamboo canopy), and color grade across all shots. Duration: 15 seconds, continuous single combat sequence, no scene cuts to black, no time skips, no title cards. Style: Japanese anime, cel-shaded with painterly backgrounds, bold ink linework, high contrast chiaroscuro lighting, desaturated jungle palette (deep green/black/gold) against character's indigo-blue and blood-red accents, dynamic speed lines on fast motion, ink-splash blood FX. [0:00–0:02] Shot 1 — Wide low-angle establishing shot Ronin walks slowly through dense bamboo/jungle foliage, hand resting on sheathed katana. Two shadowed enemy figures visible flanking him in the background haze. Camera static with slow push-in. Ambient jungle sound, distant insect chirr. [0:02–0:03.5] Shot 2 — Extreme close-up whip-pan to iai draw Camera whips from hat brim down to hands — blade explodes out of the saya in a blur, steel flash, straw fibers scattering from the sudden motion, enemy lunging into frame from screen-right. Fast motion blur, sharp shing sound. [0:03.5–0:05] Shot 3 — Wide diagonal action shot Full slash connects with enemy #1; dark ink-blood sprays in an arc across the frame. Ronin's stance drops low, cloak flaring outward. Camera tracks the blade's arc left to right. [0:05–0:06.5] Shot 4 — Over-the-shoulder orbit shot Camera orbits behind Ronin as he pivots on one geta sandal, parrying enemy #2's incoming curved blade with the flat of his katana. Bandaged forearm braces the block. Dirt and leaves kick up around his feet. [0:06.5–0:07.5] Shot 5 — Extreme close-up on face Static tight shot on his eyes beneath the kasa's shadow, jaw clenched. Enemy's shocked, twisted face reflected faintly in the blade's surface. Near silence, single held breath. [0:07.5–0:09.5] Shot 6 — Low-angle wide, slow-motion ramp Enemy #3 leaps down from an overhead branch, claws raised. Ronin tilts his head up, rotating katana into a two-handed guard. Cloak and straw hat fibers whip violently in the wind of the leap. [0:09.5–0:11] Shot 7 — Dead-center symmetrical clash Blade meets claw in mid-air, spark burst at point of contact, both figures frozen in impact for a beat. Faces inches apart. Bright spark flare, sudden silence after. [0:11–0:13] Shot 8 — Wide low-angle, slow-motion follow Killing strike lands; enemy #3 falls past frame as blood arcs through a shaft of light. Katana at full extension, cloak and red sash billowing dramatically. Camera drifts downward with the falling body. [0:13–0:15] Shot 9 — Wide static hold, aftermath Ronin stands motionless among the fallen enemies, katana lowered at his side with blood dripping from the tip. Dust and loose straw settle in the light shafts. Kasa hat still shadows his eyes. Camera holds completely still — no movement, tension released, ambient jungle sound returns (wind, distant birdcall). Consistency instructions for the model: Maintain exact character design from Image 1 in every frame (no design drift on hat, cloak, sash color, or sword). Maintain environment, lighting angle, and color grade from Image 2 across all 9 shots — same jungle, same time of day, no lighting jumps. No jump cuts or fades between shots — motion should read as one continuous 15-second take, matching cut points to the character's own movement (draw, strike, pivot, block, leap, clash, kill, stillness). Camera moves should be smooth and motivated (push-ins, orbits, tilts) — no shaky handheld unless specified. Aspect ratio: 16:9.