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PLANNING BY MITSURU KUROSAWA PRODUCED BY TSUTOMU YAMAMOTO

SCREENPLAY BY RYUZO NAKANISHI & TAKASHI FUJII

MUSIC BY MASAHIKO SATO

DANGER POINT: THE ROAD TO HELL

SHOW AIKAWA

NANA OKADA

MIYUKI ONO

HIDEO MUROTA

JOE SHISHIDO

DIRECTED BY YASUHARU HASEBE

Mr. Nakamura?

- No, you're Yuzo Sakai, aren't you? - You a cop?

Wait!

If you're not a cop, then listen to me.

How much are they paying you?

I know a way you can make more money than you will by killing me.

Don't you want a bigger payday?

Let's move.

You should get rid of that.

I wish I could've spoken to him a little longer,

and found out why he was holding this photo as he died.

You'd be dead before you even had time to ask him.

There was plenty of time.

This isn't the first job where money's been involved.

Unlike you, there won't necessarily be a next time for me.

Give it a rest.

Maybe it's time we went our separate ways.

- You mean that? - It's up to you.

I've never even considered it before.

Hey.

Hey.

You're one mean bastard.

She loves it.

Right?

I see you wasted no time spending that cash.

Get your ass out of bed!

I want to ask you something.

About that last job we did.

This isn't like you. Not professional at all.

It was perfect in its execution.

Don't ask, don't tell.

I'm sure you know that's the code we live by in this business.

I don't need you to tell me about the virtues of our trade.

A professional doesn't pry into background details.

I won't be dealing with you again.

Quiet, children! And go carefully!

What now?

What's going to become of us without him?

There's no going back.

All we can do is follow this lead.

That doesn't sound like it's going to pay very well.

- It's a hell of a gamble. - I don't like it.

It's like you've fallen in love with her.

Well, I am in love.

But not with her.

With money.

But, from that photo, you can't even tell what hospital she works in.

We might just find it.

What?

The object of my affection.

Draw the curtains.

Look at this.

ST. ANNA'S GENERAL HOSPITAL

You're starting to get into this.

Let me handle the ladies.

NURSES STATION

I'm here to see Yumi Asano.

Nurse Asano? There's someone here for you.

I want to talk to you about a Mr. Sakai.

I have nothing to do with him anymore.

Sakai didn't seem to think that way.

He was holding onto this photo to the very end.

He was killed.

I thought that if I could find you...

...you might be able to tell us who killed him and why.

You're not a police officer, are you?

I'm a friend.

Or rather...

...he helped me with my work.

He never talked about his past, though.

Please tell me what you can.

We've no time for this.

Never rush a lady.

You'll talk to me, won't you, about what you know of Sakai?

He was a police detective. I only met him two months ago.

A detective?

And?

He came when I was working a night shift,

to visit one of my patients.

- Hey! - Stop it!

It's too late to act innocent now.

I already know you've been handling guns.

I've kept it from my superiors for now.

If you keep this act up, I'll have you arrested.

What are you getting at?

I'd hate to have to do it, you know.

You dirty fucker.

You need to learn when someone's doing you a favor.

- Dear... - Wait a minute.

I can wait.

Think it over while your hip heals from that nasty golf injury.

It's time to take his temperature.

Get in.

I'm exactly the kind of detective you've heard about.

I haven't heard anything...

No need to hide it.

You can't help what you know.

I wouldn't want it getting out to anyone else, though.

Meeting someone?

No, it's not that.

I thought I might find Mr. Sakai here.

That girl's here looking for you.

Give her this and tell her to get off my back.

He's not here.

He left this for you, though.

There's no point waiting for him.

I never saw him again.

As far as he was concerned, I was nothing but a one-night stand.

This photograph seemed to be very dear to him.

I doubt that.

Looks like you read too much into this.

We're going to this bar.

Sorry about that.

He likes to look out for his friends. I hope you'll forgive him.

This way.

- What's this about? - Just drive where I tell you.

Get out.

Hands against the fence.

Now you're going to answer a few questions.

In broad daylight? Seriously?

What do you want with that woman? Tell me.

What did you want to talk to her about Sakai for?

How do you know we were talking about Sakai?

We've been watching that woman very closely.

- What for? - I'm asking the questions.

What links you with Sakai?

I tend to go all quiet when someone's pointing one of those things at me.

You think I won't shoot you?

I'm...

...a friend of Sakai's.

- What did he ask you to do? - I came here...

...because he mentioned some money.

I knew it. Where's the cash?

Out with it!

Look behind you.

What took you so long?

I wanted to let him tell us more about himself.

You asshole.

It was quite entertaining.

Not from where I was sitting.

Don't shoot!

Now it's our turn to ask the questions.

You're going to tell me how you're connected to Sakai.

I don't think he's ready just yet.

Why were you watching the nurse?

This is pointless. We'd better just kill him now.

- Wait. - Why should I?

I'll tell you anything. Anything you want to know!

Let the man talk.

Fucking talk, then!

Sakai stabbed us in the back.

- When? - Where? How?

I don't want to hurt you any more than I already have.

You understand, right?

Two months back...

Our friend...

...got a tip-off.

Keep going.

Twenty million dollars.

That's worth almost three billion yen.

Takamura heard that some guys were selling it for half that amount.

- What if that's the money he meant? - Finish the story.

I need some water.

After you're done.

Takamura got us all together...

...at his bar.

I'm making a deal with some guys who robbed a bank in Manila and fled to Japan.

We've already arranged how they'll get it to us.

Half-price or not, we'll never get all that cash together.

I have no intention of doing so.

What are you going to do?

We'll take the lot without paying a penny.

The three of us?

There are two of them and four of us.

Who's the fourth guy?

Sakai.

- Have you gone fucking insane? He's... - A detective. Exactly.

I'm against this. Sakai or not, a cop's a cop.

Besides, have you heard?

Heard what?

Him and Saeko are hooking up.

I may have been aware, but I'll turn a blind eye for the sake of this.

Then I'll put an end to it once we're done.

It'd be like working with a bomb under our asses, that's for sure.

And this bomb has its uses.

I've already spoken to him.

You fellas look pleased to see me.

Everybody's in.

All that's left is to plan it.

No booze.

If you need Dutch courage, this line of work isn't for you.

Don't tell us what to do, you fucking dirty cop.

Stop it, both of you.

We can wave goodbye to the 20 million if we fall out now.

That's them.

Over to you, Hirata.

Where the fuck is Sakai?

Let's see it.

The 20 million dollars.

- Thanks. - Goodnight, sir.

It's fine, it's fine! Give me that.

You can't park here.

I'm sorry. We'll be going very soon.

- Mind if I join you? - I said we're leaving!

Wait! Let me talk to him.

It was all going to plan until that point.

You haven't finished yet.

It's me, Kurata.

Mr. Kurata, perfect timing.

I'm sorry. This isn't why I called you over.

You can tell us the rest.

We're talking about the 20 million dollars.

Tell them.

Where did you go with your guest from Manila?

To the factory where I work.

What did I tell you? He was planning this from the start!

Son of a bitch. He'll pay for this!

That was the last time we saw him.

Sakai took the money and ran.

I doubt you gave up there, though.

We looked everywhere he might go, but we never got anywhere.

It wasn't so bad for Takamura.

Sakai was always shaking him down anyway.

What a bunch of assholes we look like, though.

Takamura forgot about it and moved on.

But we couldn't let it go, and kept an eye on that woman.

You won't fob us off with a tall tale like that.

- It's the truth! - Sakai made off with the cash!

Sakai's dead.

- Dead? - You're shitting me...

But he didn't have the money.

He was killed because he just wouldn't give it up.

You guys took the money from him,

and you've been on the lookout for fear of retaliation.

You're wrong.

You're wrong!

You're wrong!

You're lying.

Stop it!

It's the truth. We've told you everything we know!

You can forget all about that money.

Who the fuck are they?

They got wind of the money from Sakai.

Fuck them. We're not giving that money up.

Maybe we should talk to Takamura...

...about them.

What did we just tell you?

Hello? Mr. Hayakawa?

Yumi received a phone call this time.

- From a man. - Thanks.

Hello?

Hello?

Sakai disappeared with the money from right under their noses.

Then we find him, and he doesn't have it.

So, who the hell does?

There's some plot here, and somebody hatched it.

The same guy who phoned the nurse?

Let's see what Takamura has to say.

WE ARE NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE OVER THE YEARS.

I'll find Takamura.

You keep an eye on the nurse.

- Goodnight. - Have a good shift.

I'd like to talk. Come with me, would you?

TAKAMURA

What did you want to talk about?

That phone call you got.

How did you know about that?

I made sure that I'd know.

Who was the man that made the call?

I don't know.

But he wanted me to tell him about you.

And did you?

No.

We arranged to meet tomorrow.

You know, I...

What are you doing?

Please let me go.

I'm not that kind of...

TAKAMURA

I'll be in the lounge.

I told you to keep an eye on the woman. I never told you to lay hands on her.

I wasn't getting anywhere just by keeping an eye on her.

We make one false move here, and we're dead.

Nothing good comes from getting women involved.

We don't know what she might be up to while we're not looking.

I know.

Think of a way to get rid of her that won't come back to bite us.

What's the latest on the money? How'd it go with Takamura?

The guy on the phone wants to know all about us, apparently.

Come on out. He wants to talk to you.

Where are you meeting him tomorrow?

Miss Asano? Please.

Welcome.

I'll get straight to it.

I've had dealings with those two men who came to see you.

Might I ask what they talked to you about?

They asked me about my past.

About Mr. Sakai, yes?

- Yes. - What else?

That was all.

- Is there some kind of problem? - No.

To tell you the truth, they're dangerous men.

We wouldn't want you to get into any trouble, would we?

Dangerous how?

Let's just say that if they ever approach you again,

you'd best stay well away.

Oh, I apologize for making you come all this way.

- Now, if... - What if I want to ask you something?

I will contact you.

Who'd have thought it would be him?

What did you talk about?

He wanted to know what you asked me about.

Takamura's place.

Get in.

Get in the car.

Looks like we're still stuck with you.

What are you going to do?

We heard you wanted to know about us. Why not ask us yourself?

Allow me, then. Takamura was the client, wasn't he?

I'm a professional. I won't tell you that.

Thought as much.

But I'm sure we don't have to tell you what we'll do in that case.

Surely you wouldn't...

We'd do it. Do you think we wouldn't?

You were involved in Takamura's job two months ago.

What part did you play?

All I did was tell him about the foreigners looking to sell some dollars.

And?

Sounds like we'll have to take a little trip up into the mountains.

Get it off your chest.

The night it happened, I was waiting at Takamura's bar.

How did it go?

What was that for?

Where did Sakai go?

I don't know! Why would I know that?

Do you want me to get rougher?

What did I do?

I know you're screwing Sakai!

Don't be stupid! He's nothing to me.

He's with that nurse, isn't he?

Go check everywhere he's likely to run to!

I'm sorry.

- That man's here. - That man?

What do you want?

A word is what I want.

Regarding my finder's fee.

You've taken 20 million dollars, free of charge.

I'll have my ten percent, as promised.

The 20 million's gone, along with Sakai.

- I beg your pardon? - He's made a fucking fool of me.

Now fuck off!

If you want your damn money, go find Sakai!

It's me.

Where's the money?

In here.

- I'm so glad it went well. - You're late.

I'm sorry. I couldn't leave when he was still around.

- Where's Takamura? - Looking for you like a man possessed.

- He isn't on to you? - No one knows I hired this boat.

Not yet. We need get out of here.

AUTO

Something's hurting me.

- This, eh? - It's getting in the way.

I can say goodbye to this, too.

And this.

Are you having regrets?

I always thought this would happen one day.

I was sick of all the petty bullshit.

I knew you'd be game for this.

- What is it? - I thought I heard someone.

It's just your imagination.

How could anyone else be here?

Stay right there.

- Saeko! - Don't act so surprised.

It was me who told Saeko to meet you here.

I was never planning on running away with you.

This was the reason I let you get away with fucking her!

And you've danced so well to my tune...

...that everything's gone exactly as I planned.

As we speak, Hayakawa and Kurata are searching high and low for you.

Is that right?

I bet you've had a good laugh at my expense.

The show's over!

I've no longer any use for a puppet like you.

Saeko! Give me his gun.

- That's the end of him. - We need to make sure.

We'll never rest easy again if we leave him alive.

He'll never make it. Don't you worry.

Are you closed tonight?

We're shutting up shop.

I don't suppose Mr. Takamura is in, is he?

That man's here.

Alright.

Didn't I tell you I had no business with you anymore?

But I have business with you.

What did you say?

I saw. Everything.

It was quite the surprise...

...seeing your plot to take the 20 million dollars for yourself

unfold before my eyes...

...as you snuck aboard the same boat as Mr. Sakai and Miss Saeko.

It was a simple matter to piece together what had happened out at sea.

Don't!

It's a hobby of mine to record my day-to-day events in a diary.

I wrote all about last night, too, naturally.

And I'd very much like to include tonight's goings-on in my journal.

How much do you want?

If I choose to talk to Mr. Hayakawa or Mr. Kurata,

there will be consequences for you.

I'd like you to bear that in mind as you deliver me a monthly payment.

The credulous are betrayed.

Sakai was naive.

Then you found out he was still alive.

Takamura was sent a threat.

Sakai must have made it back to shore somehow.

Unable to go back to the police,

he changed his name and found a job at that quarry.

Then Takamura asked me to hire a professional...

We know the rest.

You can leave it there.

- Where's Takamura? - I don't know.

- Is the woman with him? - She'll be with the horse.

Horse?

She seems obsessed with a horse she's just bought.

Out.

He'll talk to Takamura.

I didn't want you to see that.

But it had to be done, if we're going to find the guy who killed Sakai.

You're the only one of us who knows her.

We're counting on you.

You trust her?

I wouldn't trust her as far as I could throw her!

There's a lesson to be learned from Sakai.

That's her.

- Carrots are her favorite. - You think so?

Eat up and get well soon, then.

Who are you?

What are you going to do?

Follow that car, would you?

Sit.

What are you going to do to me?

I'd like you to answer my questions.

- What is it you're after? - The 20 million dollars.

Where's the money you took off Sakai's hands?

I don't know.

That won't do.

You don't know how to treat a lady.

I really don't know. Only Takamura knows.

- Takamura wasn't home. - He's gone fishing in the boat.

Alright for some, eh?

And here you are, stuck with us.

When does he get back?

Tomorrow morning.

You can stay with us until then.

Wait.

Please. I'll pay you whatever you want. Just let me go.

Save your breath.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

We don't have anything planned for you.

If you shut up and do as you're told,

you won't have to stay here forever.

You'd better watch your attitude.

His temper's shorter than you might think.

Call Takamura.

Mr. Takamura?

We've got your woman.

- We want to make a deal. - Deal?

The 20 million dollars for the woman.

I'll let you hear her voice.

Help me! They're keeping me in a hotel on...

You heard her.

Give us the cash if you want her back.

I'd like your answer.

I don't know what money you're talking about.

So, you don't care what happens to her?

- Are you listening to me? - I'll get the money ready.

- Give me until tomorrow. - Alright.

When?

He doesn't want to make a deal.

Looks like he doesn't give a shit about you.

Put her in there.

What are you thinking?

I refuse to believe she doesn't know where the money's hidden.

We'll have to make her lead us to it.

They've gone out.

I'm letting you go.

The coast is clear for now.

But why?

I lost the race to you two months ago,

but I can forgive you now.

Your car keys.

Get going!

Saeko!

So, it was here!

How did you...?

I escaped. I was so sure you'd come for me.

- But you would've left me behind. - I've finally arranged a deal for today.

Half of this belongs to me.

No. You don't get a penny.

I knew that money was more important to you than me.

Well, you should've realized sooner.

Bitch!

It's them. They followed you.

Saeko!

Get after him.

- I can't just leave you here. - What about the money?

We'll get it together.

That motherfucker, I'll get him back and then some.

Come on.

NO ADMITTANCE

Fuck, you really made me work for this one.

Don't celebrate yet. There's one more job to do.

The woman?

She knows too much about us.

Yeah.

I'll do it.

- That's a nasty wound. - It's nothing.

Wait. We should sterilize it with some alcohol.

That'd be great.

Come on. Alright.

I found some.

That's it.

Drinking a little will ease the pain. Here.

- It doesn't taste right. - What?

It's been spiked!

You? You put something in the...

Too late to do anything. You're both going to die.

- Revenge for Sakai? - No.

Whoever killed him...

...it's no concern of mine anymore.

It's the money I want.

You little...

You can die. Just like all those people you've killed.

Die like the worms you are!

It really fucking hurts.

It's like my guts are on fire.

We'll find a doctor. It won't be long now.

Maybe I'm going to die.

Don't be ridiculous. Some lousy drug won't kill you.

And the 20 million is ours.

You wouldn't leave me for dead, would you?

You think I'd do that to you?

I knew you would.

I always knew.

That one day, you'd abandon me.

I would never do that.

I'm begging you... don't leave me.

I don't want to die alone.

I was always by your side.

I don't want to be apart.

Stop that!

Damned... moron.

SHOW AIKAWA

NANA OKADA

MIYUKI ONO

RYO KINOMOTO, YU FUJIKI, RYUSAKU SHINSUI, JINYA SATO

DAISUKE IIJIMA, ASAKO KURAYOSHI, TOSHIO CHIKAMATSU, KEIKO SHIZU

MAI JANISSEN, CHRISTOPHER EIDIT, NICKY RAY

HIDEO MUROTA

JOE SHISHIDO

PLANNING BY MITSURU KUROSAWA PRODUCED BY TSUTOMU YAMAMOTO

SCREENPLAY BY RYUZO NAKANISHI & TAKASHI FUJII

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY TATSUMI TAKAHASHI

ART DIRECTION BY MASAYOSHI KOBAYASHI

MUSIC BY MASAHIKO SATO

DIRECTED BY YASUHARU HASEBE

TOEI VIDEO COMPANY, LTD.

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