Original subtitles

This movie is fictional. Characters and events are completely unrelated

with the actual National Railway Workers' Union (NRU),

National Railway Motive Power Workers' Union (NRMU), and other such organizations.

A TOHO PRESENTATION

A Tokyo Film Production

Nagoya City, Atsuta Ward

Mrs. Nogami... Mrs. Nogami, hang in there!

Hang in there!

Every time the Shinkansen passes by, her pulse races.

190 beats per minute...

B29... B29...!

What's B29?

It's an old American bomber.

In the previous war, they rained down bombs over this area and turned it into ruins.

So, Mrs. Nogami...

She remembered what happened 30 years ago because of the Shinkansen.

Go back to the hospital, the pharmacy's probably busy.

You care for Mrs. Nogami like a parent, don't you?

All her family couldn't put up with the Shinkansen, so they moved away.

I won't let her die alone.

If you're staying, so will I.

Stay strong!

Tokyo - National Railways (JNR) Head Office

Does the JNR President think we,

the plaintiffs in the Shinkansen pollution lawsuit, are stupid?

That's right!

We've been to court 10 times and you haven't shown any sincerity!

A Shinkansen is 60 tons per car. At 16 cars per trainset, that makes 960 tons.

This thing goes over 200km/h in mere 5 minutes.

Do you know how much noise and vibration that makes, President?

I understand very well everyone's distress.

We will reduce the speed in urban areas and build soundproof walls.

We can also put up communal TV antennas.

I want you to know that the JNR is intending to do their best.

Those cheap soundproof walls are useless!

Cups still shake on the desks. How can human beings live like that?

For those living within 50 meters of the line,

we have offered a compensation of 100.000 yen per person.

We will continue to...

That's not enough!

- Give us one million, President! - That's right!

The babies living along the line are crying out all day long

because of the Shinkansen.

Some of them died because they couldn't eat anymore.

Seven adults have died because of it as well.

President, what are you going to do?

- What will you do?! - Say something, answer!

If you dare try to thwart the trial with your power,

I'm going to jump into your Shinkansen with dynamite!

Mrs. Nogami!

Her pulse... has stopped.

Mrs. Nogami ended up dying, after all.

And she was just discharged from the hospital,

after you treated her back to health for two months.

Why aren't you responding?

You've been acting like a different person lately.

You've completely turned into a silent person.

You often take time off from the hospital and go off somewhere.

What in the world are you up to?

I need 15 CCs of nitroglycerin from the hospital's pharmacy.

Could you steal 15 CCs for me?

Nitroglycerin? That's under stricter control than powerful drugs.

That's why I'm asking you to get it.

Pharmacists can handle it.

For what purpose?

Don't worry.

You can trust me.

But...

If you don't want to, I'll steal it.

Fine...

I'm in pain...

- Blood pressure. - Yes.

Doctor, what's the diagnosis?

Heart failure due to coronary artery sclerosis.

The patient's address is listed as Niban Block, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya City.

What are you trying to say?

Doctor, the noise and vibration from the Shinkansen are particularly bad there.

Isn't this heart disease also caused by the Shinkansen pollution?

You seem to link everything to the pollution. That's thoughtless.

- Next. - Yes.

You need to go right down that hallway.

Hey, come with me.

I'm off to Europe.

Europe?

It'll only be for three months.

When are you going?

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Why are you going there?

I got a tourist visa.

You're a resident now. You should be studying, not going on a sightseeing trip.

There's no point in becoming a full-fledged doctor.

I'm going to get money from my dad to open my own business, anyway.

You're abandoning me... Leaving me all alone.

Don't you love me?

I'll write you letters. Lots of them.

DYNAMIC ISLANDS

Executive Producers: Hiroaki Fujii, Yorihiko Yamada

Original Novel: Ikko Shimizu

Screenplay: Yoshio Shirasaka, Yasuzo Masumura

Cinematography: Kazutami Hara Art Direction: Iwao Akune

Sound: Toshio Harashima Music: Hikaru Hayashi

Car Stunts: Yoshio Otsubo

Assistant Director: Masahiko Okumura Editing: Tatsuji Nakashizuka

Producer: Hiroaki Tanno

CAST

Jiro Tamiya

Masaomi Kondo

Meiko Kaji Keiko Takahashi

Hisashi Igawa Asao Koike

Yosuke Kondo, Nobuyuki Katsube Kuniyasu Atsumi

Toru Minegishi Isao Hashimoto

Shigeru Koyama, Masaya Takahashi Fumio Watanabe

Mizuho Suzuki, Akihiko Hirata Yoshi Kato

Taisuke Fujimura Jun Haichi

Meika Seri, Kazuo Kato Masahiko Naruse, Kenji Sahara

Yoshio Inaba, Shizuo Nakajo Akira Kume

Tomoko Fumino, Fudeko Tanaka Hiroya Morita, Hisayuki Nakajima

Ren Yamamoto, Seiji Endo Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Shingo Hiramatsu Yoshizen Yoshida

Shigeo Kato Masahiro Ito

So Yamamura Eitaro Ozawa

Directed by: Yasuzo Masumura

Excuse me. The toilet is clogged.

I can't flush it.

You can't?

"The World's Bullet Train", my neck. It's just an expensive rip-off.

What is the JNR doing?

- My apologies. - Do your job, don't just stand there.

Shinkansen Shinagawa Base

The toilet broke down?

Something's stuck in there.

What is that? Looks like fluorescent paint.

It's a tea canister with felt wrapped around it.

If it's clogged with this stuff, there's no way it's going to flush.

This is bad news.

Bad news?

It could be a bomb.

It's a timing device, but the cord is cut.

I'm Kitagawa from the forensic lab.

I'm the Special Investigation Unit Leader, Akashi.

Thank you for your hard work. So?

The tea canister and fluorescent paint are ordinary stuff sold all over Japan.

What about its contents?

Diatomaceous earth, like the one used in explosives.

Next is some absorbent cotton inside a vinyl bag

soaked with 15 CCs of liquid nitroglycerin.

And we also found a warning letter inside a vinyl bag.

A warning letter?

This is it.

Mix the diatomaceous earth with the nitroglycerin and you get dynamite.

Connect the timing device to it and you can easily produce a huge explosion.

This is a warning for the JNR Authority.

To solve the Shinkansen pollution you must:

First. Reduce the traveling noise to 60 phons or below.

Second. Limit the vibration to 0.6 mm/s.

Third. Reduce the speed in urban areas to 70 km/h or less.

Forth. Establish a 50-meter-wide buffer zone on both sides of the tracks.

If these demands are not met immediately, I will destroy a Shinkansen in 10 days,

suspending the traffic from at least two days to over one week.

Destroy a Shinkansen?

To prove that this warning letter is not a prank, I will derail a Shinkansen tomorrow.

The Perpetrator.

9 Days Until Enactment

Tokyo National Police Agency

National Police Agency Director

Director, I read the warning letter.

Takigawa, the JNR receives around 10 threatening letters per month.

And we get bomb threats every day.

But it's all harassment and pranks.

I think that warning letter is nothing more than that.

No, this one is for real.

He's a very smart guy to plant a bomb in a bathroom.

Why do you say that?

A bomb in an aisle or on a shelf would be easy to spot, but in a toilet, it's invisible.

And to get it out, we'd need time and tools to disassemble the urinal.

He has already proven that he can put that into practice.

Listen, this man warns that he's going to derail a bullet train today,

and destroy one in nine days.

Out of the 200.000 police officers in the country,

you're the only one who can arrest this man.

I'm not a police investigator.

You're the prodigy who entered the National Police Agency,

after easily passing the Bar and Civil Service examinations.

That's why I sent you to study criminology for three years,

in the United States and Europe when I was your chief.

I'm grateful for what you did, Mr. Director.

Why did we establish the Institute of Criminal Science

in the NPA, with you as its director?

To make use of computers to solve such crimes nationwide, am I right?

This case is perfect for you.

But there's only nine days left.

Can the culprit be found from among 100 million Japanese by then?

You can do it, only you can!

Impossible. It would be like grabbing on to a cloud.

I'm asking you, am I not?

What's wrong?

Did something happen?

Everyone, please be quiet!

We have an announcement.

This Kodama which was supposed to stop

at the Toyohashi station platform has derailed.

- Was it the brakes? - Why did it derail?

We don't know the cause, but the following Hikari has been stopped

before reaching the Toyohashi station.

So, please rest assured, there is no danger of collision.

It's me.

A Kodama has derailed in Toyohashi?

Find out what caused it.

Takigawa, it's happened. Just like the warning letter said.

The culprit intents to execute his plan.

Looks like he's very capable.

How will he destroy a Shinkansen? He might refer to overturning one.

Imagine flipping over a Shinkansen at over 200 km/h.

It would be like crashing a plane.

Not a single one of the 1.000 passengers on board will survive.

Are you fine with it? Will you stay quiet and just witness it?

Very well. I'll accept your request.

Will you do it?

However, will the MPD and the Prefectural Police follow my lead?

That would be unprecedented.

An unprecedented case requires unprecedented measures.

I'll speak with the MPD's and Prefectural Police's chiefs myself.

Hey, Mizuno, it's great that there were no casualties in the derailment,

but I'm more amazed by the stopping of the following Hikari.

At 200 km/h,

even if stopped suddenly, it would still run for 2.500 meters.

Had they applied the brakes slightly later,

we would've had over 1.000 casualties including the Kodama.

Isn't it supposed to be the safest Shinkansen?

Why couldn't the Kodama be stopped at the platform?

Did the ATC automatic train control equipment

or the monitoring equipment at the CTC centralized traffic control malfunction?

Nope, there was nothing wrong with either of them.

The brakes were engaged as instructed, but they didn't work at all.

They didn't work?

Chief, we found the cause of the Kodama's derailment.

What was it?

Starting from the up line switch over the double track, about 70 meters

were coated with cooking oil.

Cooking oil?

That's why the brakes didn't work and slipped, huh?

But still, if you were to smear oil on the rails,

wouldn't someone notice you right away and find it suspicious?

- But there were no witnesses. - Really?

The culprit must've disguised himself as a JNR worker to not draw attention.

And this envelope was found pinned under a rock around here.

It says "warning letter" on the front.

I've caused a derailment as announced.

Even the precise ATC and CTC are rendered useless by a drop of oil.

I could have also applied oil across 3.000 meters on the main line side.

If I had, the following Hikari would have also slipped and collided into the Kodama,

causing over a thousand casualties.

However, I do not wish to kill a single innocent passenger.

A Shinkansen will be destroyed in 9 days.

The Perpetrator.

National Police Agency Meeting in progress

The culprit in the Shinkansen Threat Case

has caused the Kodama toilet bomb,

and the Toyohashi train derailment cases one after the other.

Since the NPA wants to catch the culprit ASAP,

I have gathered here all the staff in charge of both cases.

I'm Yamazaki, the NPA's First Investigation Division's Chief.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Sagara, the MPD's First Public Security Division's Chief.

I've heard the situation from the Commissioner.

I'm Akashi, from the MPD's First Investigation Division's Chief.

I'm Nakano, the Aichi Prefectural Police's First Public Security Division's Chief.

I've been briefed by the Prefectural Police Director.

I'm Murata, the First Investigation Division's Chief.

Now, I'd like to hear everyone's opinion in regards to who the culprit is.

He seems knowledgeable about explosives and in how the Shinkansen works.

So, I'm sure it's an extremist student, or maybe an activist.

If it were an extremist, he would've already blown up a Shinkansen to overturn it.

These two warning letters are absent of any ideological claims.

They just complain about the pollution caused by the Shinkansen.

Most likely, the culprit

is one of the residents troubled by the Shinkansen line,

or a sympathizer.

And do we check the residents from the 20 prefectures

along the railway line from Tokyo to Hakata?

Actually, a case similar with this current derailment

has happened two years ago at the Shinkansen base in Osaka.

Oil was smeared at the sidetrack switch, so the brakes didn't work.

Who knows about the accident?

It was published in the Osaka and Nagoya newspapers.

If we take that as a clue, the culprit is probably someone west of Hakone.

The places were the pollution is a problem are...

Well, the line from Shin-Osaka to Hakata is fairly new,

and more than half of it goes through tunnels.

So, there are no serious problems yet.

So, it's between Osaka and Shizuoka.

Several pollution problems have arisen in Osaka, Gifu, Shizuoka and Hamamatsu.

But the residents are working it out with the JNR.

That leaves Aichi.

The culprit's demands are almost identical

to those of the plaintiffs' in the Shinkansen pollution lawsuit.

And, moreover, these two warning letters use the same light brown envelopes.

They're made by a manufacturer in Fuji City

and sold by a wholesale paper store in Nagoya.

- Did you check the oil smeared on the rails? - I did.

It is made by a manufacturer in Chiba and sold mainly in the Tokyo area.

So, the culprit could be a Tokyo resident.

However, I want to narrow it down to Nagoya.

I know it's a risky bet, though.

There's only nine days left. We don't have time for a wide area search.

How many residents are members of the Nagoya anti-pollution league?

About 2.500 households.

Out of these, the defense lawyers have identified

575 residents to have suffered actual harm.

These are the plaintiffs in the Shinkansen pollution lawsuit.

Then, please start interviewing those 575 people immediately.

Look here, you've narrowed it down too much.

That's what makes it a bet.

I want you to focus on individuals knowledgeable about explosives and drugs.

Drugs?

Nitroglycerin is used in dynamite, but it's also a first-aid remedy for angina pectoris.

I understand. The Aichi Prefectural Police will do everything in its power to help.

I'd like to hold a future joint investigation meeting with the six of us, if necessary.

Will you cooperate?

Of course.

Thanks to the Shinkansen,

it's just a two-hour ride from Nagoya to Tokyo, ensuring quick turnarounds.

Well then, I'm looking forward in working together.

8 Days Until Enactment

Southern part of Nagoya City

I have a sick baby.

After finally falling asleep, the poor thing wakes up

crying all over again because of this noise.

Then, the febrile seizure kicks in and you have to call for a doctor or an ambulance...

Listen up! I'm running a food place here! You have to shout to hear anything.

How am I supposed to do my business like this?

Will the JNR compensate me if the earnings drop?

When the Shinkansen passes, it sounds like thunder strikes.

It's a big nuisance.

And the shaking makes it feel like your own house is a construction site.

Thanks to the Shinkansen, your hands start shaking.

How are you supposed to do any precise work like that?

Even if you go under the futon,

the Shinkansen signal still feels like it's splitting your head wide open.

So, for me, the Shinkansen is the same as a murderer.

Yes?

I'm with the Aichi Prefectural Police, and I'd like to ask you a few questions.

Uhm, please come in.

The Shinkansen's too loud to talk here.

Mr. Tajiri, you work at Aichi Pharmaceuticals and you handle chemicals, right?

To put it simply, I'm a salesman. I sell medicine to hospitals and clinics.

Do you handle nitroglycerin?

No, no. I specialize only in new medicine.

By the way, you're a member of the plaintiffs' group in the Shinkansen pollution lawsuit?

In fact, you see... I can't see the TV in this apartment.

I can't even sleep without taking sleeping pills. It's the truth!

I hear you're one of the bravest of the plaintiffs.

If the case was lost, would you jump on the Shinkansen with dynamite on your back?

What exactly are you trying to ask me?

In fact, there was a vicious threat against the Shinkansen.

So, you think I'm the one behind it?

Are you saying I used nitroglycerin to threaten them?

No, no, don't get us wrong...

Give me a break! Listen here, I may be short-tempered and loud...

But I'm still a sensible member of society.

I would never engage in violent activities.

I guess you're right.

We have a scientific basis for our demands.

With this, we won't even lose in court. There's no need to use threats at all!

"The reality of life interference caused by the Shinkansen."

Nagoya University Medical School!

This here contains the Shinkansen's noise, vibration, radio waves obstruction...

instrument measurements and survey collections after accurate investigations.

I see.

When I went through this report from four years ago,

I realized I was not the only one troubled by the Shinkansen pollution,

but that I was among thousands of other residents along the railway line.

So, we all made a united front to strive against it.

Akihabara, Tokyo

It's a U.S. military one, so its performance is outstanding.

The Aichi Prefectural Police has finished investigating

the 575 plaintiffs in the pollution lawsuit.

51 are familiar with explosives and chemicals.

Eight have questionable alibis.

Mr. Takigawa, I want to find the culprit among these people.

What kind of man do you think he is?

Given that I studied criminal psychology,

I always try to consider the criminal's personality.

I'd love to hear your opinion. It might help with the search.

To send a 10 days notice before destroying a Shinkansen,

he must either be very smart or a madman.

But his modus operandi is quite ingenious, and the warning letter was well-written.

So, it seems like a man with superior intellect.

His education level would be quite high, then.

First off, we should be looking for a college graduate.

Personality wise, he is silent and stubborn. The brooding type.

His age must be between 25 and 35.

What about his occupation?

If he were an office worker, he'd be part of the elite.

Otherwise, he's energetic and creative...

So, he's self-employed, most likely.

Is he a scholar, a lawyer, a doctor, or maybe an artist?

If he were a lawyer, he'd fight using the law and if an artist, he would use the press.

Someone familiar with explosives and mechanisms...

Wouldn't that be a scholar? That would explain a contact with extremist students.

Even a middle-schooler could build a bomb. My suspicion tells me that he's a doctor.

Why?

The 15 CCs of nitroglycerin.

You mean this?

Nitroglycerin is hard to come by,

but you can always find it in the pharmacy of any major hospital.

So, you're saying a doctor can take it out?

That's right.

I am very interested in the professor and the two students of Nagoya University

who wrote this report.

Mr. Murata, Mr. Nakano. Could you investigate them for me?

7 Days Until Enactment

Only university-affiliated individuals are allowed access to the campus.

Professor.

I'm Saruwatari, the one who supervised this report.

Shinojima here was in charge of the survey.

He's also a resident at our university hospital.

Did you write the report, Professor?

No, I just supervised it. They did all the work.

More like Akiyama pulled a few all-nighters and did everything himself.

I just helped out a little.

He practically did it all by himself.

It's a well-written paper, and I was so impressed that I didn't touch it.

Akiyama is indeed doing his internal medicine internship here.

But he's not in Japan now. He's traveling around Europe.

Europe?

- Yes. - If he's in Europe, it can't be helped...

Is there anyone who is close to Mr. Akiyama?

Let me see. He doesn't have any friends, but he has a girlfriend.

A girlfriend?

One of our pharmacists, Ms. Tomoko Kimihara. She seems really lonely, though.

Mr. Takigawa.

I investigated the 8 plaintiffs in the pollution lawsuit with suspicious alibis,

but they were all within the Aichi Prefecture about 2 and 3 days ago.

Prof. Saruwatari and resident Shinojima

from Nagoya University are also clean.

Thank you.

But I'm fascinated by the doctor who wrote this report, Akiyama.

He's very logical and has a strong sense of justice.

The conclusion is also quite radical. This man could be the one.

If his girlfriend is a pharmacist, nitroglycerin would be easy to come by.

But he's not in Japan. He's traveling in Europe.

Europe?

Europe, huh?

I see. Mr. Sagara, could you check if his passport has been issued or not,

and if he really left Japan or not?

I'll do that.

I want to know more about this guy Akiyama.

Mr. Nakano, Mr. Murata...

Please do a thorough background check on him,

including all his relatives and friends in Tokyo.

6 Days Until Enactment

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Hiroshi Akiyama, right? Here it is.

This picture is of Hiroshi Akiyama. He's definitely Akiyama, isn't he?

Of course.

The passport application process has recently become much stricter.

Nukata Town, Aichi Prefecture

I'm Hiroshi Akiyama's father. Did my son do something?

Well, it's about the Shinkansen pollution lawsuit.

He has been very interested in this subject since his school days.

- Dear... - Thanks.

How many siblings does he have?

He's the second son of three, and the oldest son runs the family sawmill business.

He cuts and processes lumber from our mountains.

How big is your mountain?

Around 300 hectares, right?

I see. As you'd expect from an old family. Amazing.

How about the third one?

That would be our daughter.

She's married to the eldest son of a banker and they have one child.

Do you have any relatives in Nagoya or Osaka?

Two in the lumber business and one is a manager of a textile company.

Someone in Tokyo?

There's Hiroshi's cousin, Takeo Suenaga, who's attending Waseda University,

studying electronic engineering.

- Electronic engineering? - Yes.

You want Akiyama's clinical records?

And while at it, could we also get his ECGs and X-rays?

That's going to be a problem.

As a doctor, I'd rather not.

I'm involved in a very important case. Would you help us?

- Doctor... - It can't be helped.

Get me the medical records on Nogami, who died the other day.

Those should be fine, since it won't trouble the patient.

Which part of Europe is Mr. Akiyama in right now?

Paris.

- This airmail arrived yesterday. - Let me have a look.

Paris, huh?

By the way, do you carry a picture of him?

I do.

The one that I always carry, my favorite one.

May I see it?

Here you go.

Is Dr. Akiyama a suspect or something?

But that's not possible, since he's not in Japan.

Miss Kimihara, could you accompany us to the Prefectural Police's HQ?

What for?

For illegal violation of the Explosives Control Act.

You took 15 CCs of nitroglycerin out of the pharmacy, didn't you?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Are you sure it isn't a mistake?

Yasu Nogami... Akiyama's patient's clinical records.

After investigating Hiroshi Akiyama's cousin, Takeo Suenaga,

we found out that he's on a trip in Europe since 10 days ago.

However, after double checking with the immigration office,

we know that Suenaga hasn't left Japan.

How about Hiroshi Akiyama?

He flew to Europe 10 days ago.

Can I see their pictures?

As you'd expect from two cousins of the same age. They look so much alike.

But Akiyama doesn't normally wear glasses.

Did he expressly wear glasses for the photo?

In order to look like Suenaga, and switch places.

The one who went abroad using Akiyama's name and passport was Suenaga.

Akiyama is in Japan.

So, what about Akiyama's postcard sent to Tomoko Kimihara?

It's postmarked by the Paris Post Office.

You can get picture postcards of foreign countries anywhere.

Akiyama wrote it in Japan and Suenaga mailed it from Paris, probably.

Please summarize the results of your investigation in Nagoya.

First, the 15 CCs of nitroglycerin.

We believe is was stolen by Tomoko Kimihara, since she's a pharmacist at the hospital.

Second. From the postcard addressed to Tomoko Kimihara,

and Nogami's clinical records, Akiyama's clear fingerprints were collected.

And, after comparing them with the fingerprints found on the warning letter,

we can conclude that they belong to the same person.

Third. The handwriting on the postcard, clinical records and warning letter.

Their writing pressure, inclination degree

and a particular common feature in the hiragana,

makes us assume it is all Akiyama's handwriting.

That's all.

The clinical records are a deciding factor.

They really show how hard Akiyama has worked to treat his patient for two years.

But Yasu Nogami died, nevertheless.

How angry this must've made him?

So, he got his Shinkansen knowledge from his cousin, Takeo Suenaga.

Where the hell in Japan is Akiyama, then?

He must be in Tokyo. The oil spread on the rails is only available in Tokyo.

Akiyama is nothing special, after all. He's an idiot.

I mean, look at all these clues he left behind.

That's because he's young and confident.

Six more days, huh? Tokyo is big with ten million people.

Whether we can find Akiyama among these or not...

The challenge starts now.

5 Days Until Enactment

Takigawa, this is a warning letter received by JNR President. Read it.

In order to radically solve the problem of the Shinkansen pollution,

I once planted explosives in a train,

derailed another, and sent multiple warnings,

but the JNR Authority hasn't shown any signs of good faith.

My five-day destruction notice is, by no means, just a threat.

Tomorrow morning, I will stop another Shinkansen.

The Perpetrator.

Sagara, it's not only to the JNR President,

but he sent that same warning letter to three newspapers as well as NHK.

What in the world is the MPD doing?

Takigawa, I've got representatives from all those companies waiting right here.

I'm going to disclose everything and stop them from reporting it. Help me with that.

Sir, according to this warning letter,

the culprit has used explosives and caused a derailment

to successfully interfere with the Shinkansen twice, and yet...

Why did you keep it from us?

We have a duty to report the truth.

Keeping quiet while the public is at risk is outrageous.

My editor is really set on writing about it.

- Wouldn't you, Director? - However...

If this is publicized to the public, there will be imitators.

And there will be many similar incidents.

Gentlemen, could you please not report a single thing about this warning letter?

But what happens twice may happen thrice, and the culprit seems to be very tough.

At this pace, a Shinkansen will be stopped tomorrow,

and won't another be destroyed in five days?

If a big accident like an overturn or collision

occurred daily, it would be a major issue.

We have to inform the public and protect their lives.

Isn't that the press's responsibility?

Everyone, I ask you to trust the police.

No Shinkasen will get stopped,

and we'll definitely catch the culprits within these five days.

How far along are you in the investigation?

Takigawa!

We have a lead on the culprit, and we're working on his whereabouts.

Gentlemen! Could you acknowledge our efforts and let us handle it, please?

How about we do this, then, Director?

If the Shinkansen doesn't stop tomorrow, we won't report it either.

But, if the culprit stops the train, we will definitely report it.

- How about it? - I agree.

If the NPA proves trustworthy, we won't write. Otherwise, we'll publish. Just like that.

That way, we can protect our position. And the public will also understand.

Takigawa, the honor of the NPA is at stake. Don't let him stop the Shinkansen tomorrow.

I can't guarantee that. We might lose to the criminal.

Lose?

Considering Akiyama's methods,

even if he stops a train tomorrow, no human lives will be endangered.

The game is decided by the destruction in five days.

As long as we win the last one in the end. That's how I think.

In order to protect from misleading signals, the Shinkansen receivers

have an accuracy within plus-minus 5 Hz.

163.07 megahertz.

If it picks up this signal, the train will automatically stop.

The Shinkansen will stop.

What happened to the nitroglycerin?

You must have given it to Akiyama. To Akiyama!

I don't know...

Tonight, the head of the Shinkansen General Planning Department,

Mr. Sanada, will be joining us.

I'm Sanada.

First of all, please make a guess on how Akiyama will stop the Shinkansen tomorrow.

The quickest way would be by planting explosives.

Mr. Sanada, how would you stop it with explosives?

By using it on the train tracks, obviously.

Or the CTC centralized traffic control, 27 ATC ground signaling rooms,

28 radio stations,

and 25 transformer substations. If any of these get blown up, the train will stop.

What if the tracks were destroyed by using simpler means?

In that case, the current through the rails would be cut, stopping the train.

What if he dropped a large obstacle onto the tracks from a mountain, a hill,

or a high road crossing over the tracks?

That would be detected immediately.

The staff has access to protective switches every 250 meters,

and phones every 500 meters to use in stopping any approaching trains.

The culprit could also use those switches or phones to stop the train.

Mr. Sanada, what are the alternatives?

There are countless ways. Since for the Shinkansen, safety comes first.

For example?

If a single 2 m long conducting wire is placed on the tracks, that will stop it.

The rails are isolated every 3 km in order to make single circuits.

When a train enters a circuit,

it short-circuits the electrical current revealing its location.

If a single conducting wire makes a short-circuit,

a train will be acknowledged of being there.

And everything will stop.

Therefore, all the bullet trains coming after it will be stopped to avoid collision.

A single conducting wire, huh?

Three empty cans and three wet rags would also stop it.

What do you mean?

In the middle of the track,

every 3 km, there's an automatic controller that emits signals.

If you put three empty cans, and then, cover them with wet rags,

the train won't pick up the signal and will stop.

So, anything can stop the Shinkansen...

But, if it's stopped like this, there's nothing we could do about it.

No, if our lookout along railway line is thorough, all of this can be prevented.

But, if we were to post an officer every 100 m, we would need some huge numbers.

We don't need that to protect the entire Shinkansen line.

This is another gamble of mine.

We'll limit the crime scene to Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures.

Since the culprit, Akiyama, is familiar with the land there.

But those two prefectures alone are quite large.

So, we're narrowing it down further to the embankments in both prefectures.

Since it's harder to get spotted, and easier to escape.

Will he aim for railway cuttings?

He'd be easily spotted in the mountain hills and, if surrounded, it would be hard to escape.

Let's ignore those.

And, taking only the Aichi and Shizuoka sections with embankments,

would make around 100 km.

That's enough to protect with 2.000 officers.

Mr. Yamazaki, call the police in both prefectures.

Roger.

I'm making a lot of bets here, but it's the nature of this case.

So, I'd like to make one more bet.

The postmark on the warning letters is that of the Central Post Office.

I still think Akiyama is here in Tokyo.

The thing is, when will he start moving towards Shizuoka or Aichi?

He's going to stop the train tomorrow morning, so tonight.

Or he could be there already.

I'd say he'll be on the move early tomorrow morning.

It's easy to hide in the big city of Tokyo. But in a rural area, he'll stand out easily.

So, he'll arrive at the scene just before committing the crime.

I agree.

Now, what would he be using to leave Tokyo?

If he were to approach the Shinkansen quickly and make a hasty getaway,

he'd need a small, fast car with good maneuverability.

How would he get one?

He can easily rent a car.

Then, let's make a decision.

Akiyama will rent a car tomorrow morning to get out of Tokyo,

and head to Shizuoka or Aichi.

Go to the rental car companies in Tokyo and prevent Akiyama from renting a car.

Understood.

And then, make checkpoints on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Keihin roads,

Tomei Expressway and the other main roads

to stop Akiyama from crossing west of the Tama River.

We'll mobilize all the officers in the MPD to make thorough checkpoints.

4 Days Until Enactment

Let me see your license, please.

Please, go ahead.

Your license.

Go ahead, please.

Hiroshi Akiyama, huh? I haven't seen him...

- You haven't seen him? - I see. Thank you.

- Thank you. - Thank you, too.

Thanks for your help!

How was it?

No luck!

Have you seen this man?

- I haven't seen him. - Thank you!

Shibuya?

Akiyama didn't show up at any car rental company?

Don't give up! Stay on the stakeout!

- No sign of him in Gotanda, Shinagawa. - Maybe Akiyama took the byroads?

Odakyu Line - JNR Line

Mr. Suenaga, right? Here you go.

Drive safely, please.

I'll drop it off after lunch at your Hamamatsu establishment.

Sure, thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

163.07 megahertz.

That's the radio signal for zero speed.

Shinkansen... Please, pick this up.

And stop.

Director, he completely stopped the Shinkansen, did he not?

The NPA lost. We'll write about it, as agreed.

For the public's safety, we'll announce everything about the past two warnings,

and the destruction notice in 4 days.

It can't be helped.

You've deployed a large security force. How could the culprit outsmart you?

Takigawa.

Allow me to explain the gist of the incident.

We believe that the culprit, this morning, at around 10:58,

while driving a rental car on the Tomei Expressway,

transmitted a 163.07 MHz signal, the zero-speed signal, to stop the Shinkansen.

Couldn't you have prevented this?

We checked out the rental car shops in Tokyo, but we didn't get around to the rural areas.

We figured out the culprit's intention only after it had happened.

So, 163.07 MHz is the zero-speed signal?

Is this a JNR secret?

No, it's in the "Introduction to the Shinkansen" publication.

You could have prevented it, then!

It was a blunder indeed. There is no excuse for it. My apologies.

Apologies don't cut it.

What about the Shinkansen destruction in four days? Can you prevent it?

We intend to prevent it.

"Intend to" is unacceptable. Tell us that you'll "definitely prevent it".

- I can't do that. - You can't?

Because I hate the word "definitely".

You sound so unreliable. They're going to lose to the criminal again.

And, lastly, I have an important announcement to make.

An important announcement? What is it?

The NPA has traced the culprit all the way to the Nukata District, Aichi Prefecture,

a 28-year-old Nagoya Hospital resident, Hiroshi Akiyama,

for which a nationwide search warrant was issued.

The car used in the crime was found in front of Hamamatsu Station.

But the criminal, Hiroshi Akiyama, whereabouts are completely unknown.

From Tokyo, the National Police...

Suspended for at least 48 hours! Shinkansen destruction plan is revealed!

Excuse me. I'm off on a 2-3 days trip, would you mind watching over my place?

- Okay, have a good trip. - Thank you.

House of Representatives

The Fifth Committee Transport Committee - Opening at 3:00 p.m.

National Police Agency Director.

Are you confident that you can actually arrest Hiroshi Akiyama?

There are currently 200.000 police officers nationwide pursuing his whereabouts.

His arrest is only a matter of time.

No violent actions of the anti-pollution movement will be tolerated.

Damn right!

However, even with a nationwide manhunt,

isn't your criminal arrest rate per 10.000 population terrible?

Although our arrest rate has dropped, our performance remains world-class.

That's irrelevant!

I have no doubt in the dedication and hard work of Japanese police officers,

and their high caliber.

We don't want to hear the NPA sing their own praises.

National Railways President.

The Central Council for Environmental Pollution Control has already said

to keep the Shinkansen noise in urban areas and industrial areas

below 70 phons and 75 phons respectively in their recommendation.

- Do you get it now? - What do you have to say?

Why don't you grant Akiyama's request?

We appreciate the Pollution Control Council's recommendation,

and we intend to give it the most utmost consideration.

However, I'm afraid that this is beyond JNR's current strength alone,

and simply impossible to put into practice right now.

So, President, you're saying you don't care if a Shinkansen gets destroyed in four days?

Listen here. If...

If a Shinkansen derails and flips over, at least a thousand people would die.

And if another train were to collide with it,

the number of victims will rise from 2.000 to 3.000 in one fell swoop.

It would be the world's biggest accident. And will become a major historical event.

Prime Minister, Minister of Transportation.

Can the government, who's in charge of the people's lives, allow this to happen?

I demand for the present cabinet's resignation.

- We agree! - Well said!

This concludes our special broadcast

of the Transport Committee from the House of Representatives.

That Akiyama guy sure is capable. What a remarkable feat for a 28-year-old youngster.

That serves the JNR right. Maybe that'll set them straight.

After all, his opponents are huge. The Police and the National Railways.

This is way more interesting than a lame boxing title match.

- How much? - 1.700 yen.

Regardless of the opposition's intense attacks

at the Transport Commission of the House of Representatives,

the JNR and the NPA were unable to present any countermeasure plans

regarding the imminent Shinkansen destruction in four days as warned.

The seriousness of the Shinkansen's pollution problem is highlighted again.

The culprit, Hiroshi Akiyama, was born in Aichi Prefecture...

News about Akiyama again? Akiyama this, Akiyama that, it's too noisy!

Young people nowadays lack hardship and patience.

When they dislike something, they resort to bombings and protests.

What a nerve!

Doing as they please and not caring about causing trouble to society.

- Hey, turn off the TV. - Fumiko!

Akiyama went to Nagoya University Medical School, and then...

Another drink?

I'll have it.

Can I get one for me, too?

Sure.

You look lonely.

Do I look like that?

Tell me your name.

I'm Fumiko.

My name is... Miki.

Nice to meet you, Miki.

You have nice skin. Eyes as well.

I wonder about that.

You don't have confidence in yourself?

I lost any trace of confidence when I broke up with my man yesterday.

He was the third one... Oh, it's 11 p.m. already, time to close.

Wanna go someplace else to drink?

Want to come to my apartment?

Is this your book?

That's right, I used to be a nurse.

Internal medicine?

The same as you, am I right?

Miki is a fake name, right?

Hiroshi Akiyama.

You're being chased by the police, and have nowhere to stay, right?

You'll be safe here.

I'll cause you trouble.

It's fine.

What you're doing is fantastic.

I don't want to be alone tonight. Stay with me?

Please, stay!

Stay with me!

You know, I used to think that all doctors were hypocrites.

So, you were tricked and cast aside?

That's why I quit nursing.

I've been a hostess only for six months.

All men seem to be jerks in my eyes. But you're so admirable.

Normal doctors ignore the pollution caused by the Shinkansen.

They only care about themselves.

I'm glad I met you.

I want to get dead drunk tonight.

Join me.

3 Days Until Enactment

Director, that destruction warning case caused a great deal of unrest within the JNR.

This morning, we received a consternation notice from the NRU-NRMU unions.

"We don't know what will happen on that day."

"Therefore, unless the culprit is arrested beforehand,"

"the Shinkansen work on the notice day will cease,"

"and not a single one will be allowed to run."

That's not good.

The Shinkansen is Japan's main artery and a pillar of the Japanese economy.

It doesn't belong only to the JNR anymore. It belongs to Japan, to the people.

It should never be stopped.

What's your idea, President?

I'll discuss with the unions and convince them to retract their cease work decision.

But there's nothing we can do if the Shinkansen is stopped that day.

Director, Mr. Takigawa who commands the NPA and the Prefectural Police, can he be trusted?

Don't worry.

Takigawa is the most capable in the National Police Agency,

and the only man who can solve this case.

There's no one else.

I'm Hiroshi Akiyama.

Akiyama?

I know it's late at night,

but I'm a wanted man and I can only move at night.

I need to speak to you, President.

You're bold.

You'll be arrested like this.

Do you want to notify the police?

I'm not a police detective.

I shall talk to you as the one in charge of the JNR, whom you are challenging.

Come in.

I'd offer you some tea, but my wife's in bed because of her rheumatism,

and the maid is taking a bath right now.

President, you know how the residents

along the Shinkansen line are suffering from the pollution, right?

Mr. Akiyama, Japan was in a period of rapid economic growth at the time.

So, we had to build the Shinkansen in time for the Olympics.

It was a rush job, so there was no time to think about the pollution problem.

But residents along the line started suing just six months after the opening.

And you have ignored them for more than 10 years.

Managing the JNR is quite a handful, you know.

There's currently an accumulated deficit of 1.3 trillion yen.

And it will probably increase by about 100 billion yen every year.

It's very unfortunate,

but, in reality, we can't address pollution as effectively as we'd prefer.

The Shinkansen had a profit of 650 billion yen by 1973.

Can't you use the profit to solve the pollution?

If we reduce the Shinkansen's speed to 70 km/h as per your demand,

that would certainly lower the noise to 60 phons and the vibration to 0.6 mm/s.

But, then, we won't be able to transport 350.000 passengers a day.

How about making a 50 meter wide buffer zone on both sides of the track?

Just buying all that land would cost as much as building another Shinkansen.

However, buying the land little by little is possible.

Tormenting the residents along the line,

then buying their land cheaply as they try to escape...

What a prime example of immorality.

Ideals aren't something you can achieve in an instant.

I'm going to take my time and gradually find a solution without rushing.

That's just smoke and mirrors!

That's why I'm going to destroy the Shinkansen.

Nothing will be achieved by doing that.

If nothing changes,

another Akiyama will emerge and do the same until the JNR is remorseful.

But we are remorseful, even more than you think.

Just think about it, all of Japan's various problems filled with contradictions...

Do you really believe they can solely be solved

by something such as your simple idealism?

I am not an idealist.

I'm a doctor who can't even save a human life.

President, have you ever experienced living with a noise of 100 phons?

Then, let me play it for you.

My patient has died because of this sound.

Three days from now, at noon.

At 12:00 sharp, I'll enact my plan.

This is your last notice.

Do you really intend to go through with it?

You're not going to fight us in court?

I don't trust the courts. You'll resort to using your power.

Mr. Akiyama. I think your demands are just.

I would like to do the same if I could.

But let me make this clear.

Destroying the Shinkansen is just a criminal act.

Are you fine involving innocent passengers in this?

If you're worried, please don't let any passengers on board that day.

I can't do that!

Then, I'll have you take responsibility.

Of course I'll take responsibility.

But how about you?

I don't care what happens. See you.

2 Days Until Enactment

I can't believe he went as far as visiting the JNR President's residence.

That Akiyama guy... Is he making fun of the Police?

He sure seems quite energetic.

Takigawa, it's a tape! A recording tape!

Tape?

Akiyama taped his conversation with the President and sent it to TV Tokyo.

And, apparently, they're going to air the tape as it is today during their 3:00 p.m. program.

Akiyama just wants to use the media to spread the word about the Shinkansen pollution.

Let's leave him alone.

But he's a nationwide wanted criminal.

Do you think it's okay to let him move around and do whatever he pleases?

What do you think? Yamazaki, Sagara!

Director.

It's true that he keeps winning, and it feels like luck's on his side.

But it's also true that luck doesn't last forever.

It's time for him to fall out of luck and lose.

You're so carefree.

Either way, I'll meet their station directors to halt the broadcast.

Come with me!

President, have you ever experienced living with a noise of 100 phons?

Then, let me play it for you. My patient has died because of this sound.

Hiroshi Akiyama is the person

who monopolized the conversation topics all across Japan right now.

And since this is his unedited debate with the JNR President...

We can't just not broadcast it.

How did you obtain it?

Akiyama called the director's... my office just after 9:00 a.m.

"If you want the tape, it's in the coffee shop in front of the TV station."

"Pick it up under the name Miki." He said.

This is it?

That's right.

Who left the tape there?

Akiyama himself.

Since I have a reputation to keep,

I showed Akiyama's picture to the waitress to make sure.

But, if this is aired, there will be distrust of the police.

And social unrest will increase.

The JNR President wouldn't want it to be aired either, I think.

Anyway, I'll have him pick up the phone and you'll talk it over.

I didn't know he was recording on a tape.

But there's no need to stop the TV station from airing it.

I take full responsibility.

More importantly, Director, I want you to stop the criminal act

the day after tomorrow, no matter what.

Please.

Toyokawa Police Station

We left Tokyo at 9.20 p.m. You did a great job driving for more than five hours.

Where are we going now?

To the Sakanosaka Tunnel.

Nothing has changed. It's the same as it was in the old days.

Here is Sakanosaka. So, Nukata Town is next, right?

That is where I was born. There's a sawmill on the outskirts of town.

Akiyama Forestry

What are you going to do now?

Do you want to go to the Royal Plaza motel in Nagoya as we decided earlier?

You should go ahead and stay under an assumed name.

I'll be there later.

Really? I won't go to bed and wait for you.

I'll be waiting for you.

- Who is it? - It's me.

You're late.

I had to return the truck to the sawmill.

I couldn't get a cab.

What are you going to use the bulldozer for?

You're better off not knowing.

Drop a stone into the Sakanosaka tunnel?

I'm exhausted...

I'm gonna take a bath, and then sleep.

1 Day Until Enactment

Hello? I'm calling from the NPA...

Is this the JNR headquarters?

Takigawa. It's finally tomorrow, isn't it?

What's the security plan?

Akiyama says he'll shut down the Shinkansen for at least two days,

paralyzing it for at least two weeks.

The question is through what ways and means?

It'll be through a derailment and overturn, obviously.

If he does it, at least 1.000 people will die.

I don't think Akiyama would kill someone.

But he's cornered, and there's no telling what he'll do.

But what kind of method would he use to derail and overturn the train?

What about placing a vehicle on the tracks to collide with the Shinkansen?

If dropped too early, the guards will spot it, and stop the train immediately.

If the obstacle is a good electric conductor,

the moment it is dropped, the power in the circuit will short-circuit.

The Shinkansen will stop, and won't collide.

At 200 km/h, the train will still run for 2.500 m even if the brakes are engaged.

He could drop it when the train is within those 2.500 m.

Or hit the train itself while it's in progress.

Takigawa, make sure you prevent the train from derailing and capsizing.

This time, then, instead of areas with embankments,

we'll place our watch points on the hills and mountains with many cuttings.

Obstacles are easier there, and Akiyama may not mind arrest afterwards.

Where do you think the scene of the crime will be?

I still think it'll be somewhere between the Shizuoka and Aichi prefectures.

Nihondaira, Kosai City, Sekigahara.

We'll narrow it to the sections between these three points and set strict lookouts along them.

Then, we'll emphasize further on sections with many cuttings, like Mishima, Tagonoura,

the Hoshigoe and Sakanosaka tunnels near the Mikawa Bay,

and Okehazama close to Nagoya.

We'll place two people at each tunnel's entrance and exit.

And along the line, we'll post two policemen every 100 m on each sides.

How many officers will be mobilized?

80.000.

That's a lot of men...

I'm going to Nagoya with Mr. Nakano and Mr. Murata.

Since it's Akiyama's hometown, it will be easier to enact his plan on familiar terrain.

Takigawa, can I really count on you?

The time to return all the favors until now has come. Don't worry.

We'll look suspicious if we stay here for two days.

Let's leave.

Should we move to another motel?

Yeah, since they don't check the customer's faces.

Do you really have to do it tomorrow at 12:00?

Yeah...

You're gonna get arrested and receive a severe sentence.

I'm ready for that.

- Don't do it. - Why?

Because I love you.

I want to live with you.

I can't...

Must you really do it?

I have to.

I see...

So, our relationship was a convenience one?

It's better that way.

Our relationship shouldn't become more than that.

Mr. President, this is the result of the collective bargaining.

The NRU-NRMU retracted their cease work decision.

Is that so? Well, everyone, thank you very much.

But the unions have a condition.

The JNR Authority, the labor unions, the pollution victims,

academic experts and representatives from the four companies as well,

must form a special committee

to find a fundamental solution for the pollution.

Of course! I agree.

Also, tomorrow, the police must be on full alert and prevent the accident,

no matter what.

Director, can that be done?

I guarantee it will be done. Don't worry.

Thank you, I really appreciate your help.

The Shinkansen will run as usual. Please convey this to the PR director.

Enactment Day

The Shizuoka Prefectural Police is done setting up the lookouts.

What about the Aichi Prefectural Police, what's their status?

Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters

Mr. Takigawa, the Aichi Prefectural Police's Command has mobilized their full force

and set up strict lookouts along the line.

Mr. Nakano, I always think about the quality of our officers.

Many of them are competent, but there's also a lot of inept ones.

Which one of them will bump into Akiyama?

It's all luck. There's nothing we can do.

The culprit can be apprehended with the slightest of clues.

A competent policeman will notice the clue but an inept one will miss it.

However tiny it might be, if any strange event occur, could you inform me right away?

The roads are full of policemen.

What course did you take to reach Sakanosaka?

The taxi I took entered the Tomei Expressway via the Komaki Interchange.

The cops at the entry compared everyone with the wanted photos.

Same thing when exiting via the Toyokawa Interchange.

National Route 1 it is, then.

I'll go from Chiryu into Okazaki.

But National Route 1 has the strictest checkpoints.

They search from the trunk all the way under the seats.

That's why it's the best choice.

The police will never expect me to take National Route 1.

So, you're going, then?

Hello?

2411931.

You are going, after all.

Hello? Hello?

Hello? Is this the blood center?

Yes, that's right.

I'm calling from Midoricho Daiichi Hospital. A surgery is set for 9:00 a.m.,

so we need 1.000 CCs of type A blood at exactly 8:30 a.m.

To whom should I deliver it?

To Dr. Onogi at the Surgical Department, please.

9 o'clock at Meitetsu's Miai Station, right?

Yes, 9 o'clock.

Anjo

Hey, stop the car.

Where to?

Oh! It's an emergency blood transport to Okazaki Hospital.

You must wear a helmet when driving an emergency vehicle.

I was in a hurry. I forgot.

Be careful next time.

Yes, sir.

Okay, you can go.

Left, turn the car left!

Tamachi, Okazaki City

Turn left, turn left.

Stop!

Excuse me.

What?

Surgery is at 9:00 a.m. Can I pass?

At what hospital?

It's right there, at Okazaki Hospital's Surgical Department.

- What's with that bag? - Huh? Well...

You mean this?

What's in it?

I was sent in this delivery as soon as I arrived to work,

so it's my change sweater, and the book I read on the train.

No need to open it. You can pass.

Thanks!

Mr. Murata, have any strange events occurred yet?

Well, the only incident so far is the theft of a blood transport vehicle.

Blood transport vehicle?

It was used to transport blood from the blood bank to Midoricho Daiichi Hospital...

The hospital doesn't remember ordering it, and no surgeries were scheduled.

The car was stolen during their dispute.

That must be it.

Akiyama used the blood transport vehicle to bypass checkpoints.

Update everyone on the lookout at once.

- Go ahead. -Yes, sir.

As expected from a doctor. He came up with a clever move.

Miai Station

A police car...

Turn left and stop. This car is safe.

When I get into Gamagori, I have to buy a bicycle and some work clothes, right?

Yeah.

And also, work boots and a yellow helmet. The dirtier, the better.

The blood transport vehicle was left at Miai Station, Meitetsu Line.

The fingerprints in the car confirm that Akiyama was the driver.

He's now within the 17 km between Gamamori and Toyohashi.

The Police is intensively searching for him right now.

He might change cars.

So, stay on alert from Chiryu all the way to Hamamatsu.

Understood.

By the way, Mr. Murata. Akiyama's parents' home was in Nukata Town, right?

Yes.

I'd like to go there.

To Nukata Town? Why go all the way there?

Akiyama has three hours to stop the Shinkansen before noon.

I made all the moves I could... There's nothing left for me to do from here.

But...

Since I've only been thinking about Akiyama for the past 10 days,

he's now more like a close friend than a criminal.

I simply want to understand what kind of person he is.

Thank you for everything.

It's better... if you leave right now.

Leave?

Don't follow me or you'll become an accomplice.

Even so, I don't care. I was aware of it from the start.

That's why...

I love you!

I really love you!

Go home!

Leave...

Go back to Tokyo!

Back to Tokyo...

Good luck! I won't forget about you...

Goodbye!

We are deeply sorry...

I've confined myself to the house ever since he was put on the wanted list,

and now I've also been prohibited.

I wonder how he ended up like that?

He used to be such a sweet, cheerful boy.

Did he return here occasionally?

No, not recently...

When he was a student, he used to return every summer break

to assist our eldest son in the lumber business.

He would drive trucks and bulldozers...

Trucks? Bulldozers?

Where did he do that?

I'd like to take a look at it.

- Where are you going? - The road ahead is closed.

Oh gosh, I came here to get that bulldozer...

You can't just leave it out there like that.

We've been trying to find the owner since yesterday.

I'm sorry, I'll move it right away.

Go, then!

Thank you.

Thank you for your work.

What's up with you?

Well, like I told the officers down there,

I'm here for that bulldozer.

- It's yours? Just get it out. - Yes, sir.

Heave-ho!

Oh, no! I can't move it like this. It's got a chain wrapped around the levers.

What?

It's even got wires wrapped around it.

Oh gee, it has a padlock.

I have to get the keys from the supervisor.

Who do you work for? I haven't seen you around.

I just came in today from Toyohashi.

The company is called Harada Civil Works.

You kind of look like him.

Who?

The culprit.

Come on, don't joke about it.

Despite my appearance, I have a wife and kids.

It's this way.

The bulldozer's missing. It's usually lined up here.

- How much does the bulldozer weigh? - About 10 tons, I think...

Mr. Mizuno... one moment.

Contact Mr. Murata to search for a bulldozer near the Shinkansen line via helicopter.

Yes, sir.

Give me the radio phone. Quickly!

Hello, Command Center, pass to the First Investigation Division's Chief.

The helicopter found it. The bulldozer's near the Sakanosaka Tunnel.

Tomoko Kitahara is still under the Police's custody, right?

Yes.

Ask Mr. Murata to bring her all the way to Sakanosaka.

There's nothing I can say...

- Nothing at all. - Just get in the car!

The third team completed surrounding the objective.

Contact the Prefectural Police Headquarters.

Akiyama!

The bulldozer is surrounded, so you can't drive it.

Destroying the Shinkansen is impossible.

Why don't you just give up your plan and come out?

Did you hear me?

Akiyama!

Miss Kimihara,

I'm trying to save Mr. Akiyama, you know?

He's planning to drop the bulldozer on the tracks.

Please, tell him not to do it.

I think he will listen if it's you speaking.

Here.

Hiroshi!

It's over!

It's over!

It's over already!

Hiroshi!

Come out!

Please, come out!

The engine started... What's happening?

It's not supposed to run...

It's radio controlled. Hop in the driver's seat.

You have to pull the key out of the ignition.

Get the police car near it. Jump into the bulldozer from the top of the car.

Jump into it!

Let him pass!

Pull the key out of the ignition! Cut the engine off!

Akiyama!

The bulldozer won't move anymore.

Admit defeat and come out like a man.

Akiyama!

THE END