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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