Original subtitles

[dramatic music playing]

[narrator] In the Meiji period, there was a legend

that the Ainu people hid a large sum of gold

somewhere in Hokkaido.

203 METER HILL

I'm the Immortal Sugimoto!

[narrator] After surviving the deadly Russo-Japanese War,

Saichi Sugimoto heads to Hokkaido.

[Sugimoto] I need money anyway.

[narrator] Sugimoto learns that the only way to find the hidden gold

is to gather the tattoos of those who escaped Abashiri Prison.

Accompanied by Asirpa, an Ainu girl,

and one of the escaped prisoners, Shiraishi,

he begins collecting the tattoos.

I have to do right by Toraji.

I'll find out why Aca had to be killed that day.

What really happened.

[music abates]

We'll find the gold. I promise you.

-[music reprises] -Right.

[narrator] But Sugimoto and his companions aren't the only ones after the tattoos.

Toshizo Hijikata, leader of the Hijikata group

and former member of the Shinsengumi,

and Tsurumi, leader of the Seventh Division,

who wishes to establish a new military regime,

are also chasing after the tattoos

in hopes of uncovering the hidden Ainu treasure.

[Shiraishi] I heard… [scoffs] …there are 24 of us with these tattoos.

[narrator] After acquiring the tattoo of the Bear Hunter, Nihei,

Sugimoto and his companions have four tattoos.

The Hijikata group has two.

The Seventh Division has one.

There are 17 remaining.

This is the tale of a grueling quest

to be the first to find and collect the 24 tattoos

and uncover the secrets of the hidden Ainu gold.

[music intensifying]

GOLDEN KAMUY -THE HUNT OF PRISONERS IN HOKKAIDO-

[music fades out]

[Shiraishi gently] Come on. Ryu! Here!

Take a big whiff.

Here. Come on, right here!

You can smell our friend, can't you?

Can't you, good boy? Huh?

Yeah, good, good, good, good.

That's it. Let's go.

[dark country music playing]

Yeah? [chuckles]

Uh? Whoa, whoa, whoa! This way?

Not her. Off! [laughing]

Who'd have guessed this sock would turn out to be worth 20,000 kan of gold?

[chuckling] Bet no one would've believed it.

Hey, here we go. [chuckles]

Well… [chuckles lustfully]

[Ryu grumbling]

Whoa! Wait! The pretty girls! Ugh!

[sighs]

I guess bear-hunting dogs can't really track humans, huh?

-[Ryu whimpers] -Whoa! Wait up! Whoa! [grunting]

[music intensifies]

What? What you got? Whoa! Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa!

[loud thumping, groaning]

[man groans]

[groans]

That's a good dog, Ryu.

[music fades out]

-Sugimoto, look. -Hm?

-[Asirpa] That's makayo. -Ooh!

-[Asirpa] And over there a terkep. -That's a frog, right?

[Asirpa] Yep. Spring is on the way.

[apprehensive music fading in]

Definitely not a spring tradition.

[music fades out]

It appears another body's been found. On the coast of Shakotan.

Another migrant worker.

But this one was from a herring fishery.

I'm almost positive it's the man we're looking for.

You mean, Kazuo?

Kazuo Henmi, the serial killer?

The one whose kill count is in the hundreds?

Dealing with Tetsuzo Nihei is a pain in the ass.

Kazuo Henmi, on the other hand, is unpredictable.

[Ryu whining]

[gasps] Sh-sh-sh-sh-shhh.

-Shh! Shh! -[rapid footsteps approaching]

-[Shiraishi whooping] -[dramatic music playing]

Hey, wait! No! No! Argh!

[whimpering] Oh shit!

[bone crunches]

-[cork-pop sound] -Ooh! [whinnies]

-[dull clank] -Ah-ha-ha! [gasps] What?!

[music intensifies]

No weapons in a fistfight, Shiraishi.

[both groaning]

[Hijikata] Don't kill him, Ushiyama.

[music fades out]

[somber music playing]

[eyelids squeaking]

[Hijikata] I'm impressed you found us.

Shiraishi,

am I correct to assume you've found allies?

[chuckles nervously] Yeah.

He's known as the Immortal Sugimoto.

Immortal Sugimoto.

[scoffs] That's an interesting epithet.

If anything happens to me, he'll be here in no time--

So, then,

how many tattoos have you collected?

[chuckles] Only the one I got on this body right here.

Go to the fishing port. In Otaru.

[mystical music playing]

Otaru?

[Hijikata] We believe Kazuo Henmi is hiding there among herring fishermen.

So you're asking me to go out there and fetch the skin for you?

He's offering you a chance to continue living.

[metal squeaks]

We'll be copying your tattoo as well.

You understand? You don't have a choice.

[Hijikata] You will continue hunting the tattoos with your allies.

Become a spy for us.

[music becomes unsettling]

[music fades out]

Fine.

[bird squawking]

[fisherman] ♪ Yaren, soran, soran ♪

[narrator] In early spring,

a massive migration of herring swarmed the fishing village of Otaru

for their spawning season.

[fisherman] ♪ The herring have come The gulls cry out ♪

♪ The ocean gleams with silver scales ♪

[all] ♪ Choi yasae enya-sa-no ♪

♪ Heave-ho ♪

♪ Hey, heave-ho, heave-ho ♪

[sound becomes muted]

You see the guy who just walked by?

He got here two days ago and hasn't said a word to anyone.

I saw it.

It's on his chest.

There's no mistaking it.

It was a tattoo.

Show me one person working here for these wages

that doesn't have a past that they're running from, right?

Men in glass houses and all that. [chuckling]

Yeah, you're right.

[frogs croaking]

[Shiraishi] They're called yanshu.

During spawning season,

they travel all the way from the Tohoku Region

to fish for herring along the coast.

Think about it.

The fisheries are the perfect place for an escaped convict to hide out.

But from what I've heard,

recently, a lot of yanshu have been killed at the fisheries.

[suspenseful music playing]

[man 1] Hey. Hey!

Yo!

Hey, come join us for a drink before you go!

[man 2] There's lots of space!

[Shiraishi] The killer… is a man named Kazuo Henmi.

[man 2] No wonder you don't have any friends.

[man 1] I told you, that guy's such a weirdo.

-[Sugimoto] How can you be so sure? -[sighs, inhales through teeth]

With every killing, he mutilates the victim by carving kanji into them.

Sugimoto.

Is the word "eye"…

carved on their backs?

We found a body like that today in the mountains.

Then, he must be near. Henmi was the one who did that.

He would make our fifth tattoo.

And right now… he's in Otaru.

[music continues]

[sighs]

[man whinnies] Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold. [coughing]

[chuckles nervously]

I'll never get used to the chilly nights.

I know you like to be alone,

but if you want, you could come back in and have drinks with us.

Leave me alone.

[music intensifies]

[knife unsheathes, flesh squelches]

[flesh squelches]

[moaning]

[music fades out]

Damn, you were just another yakuza on the run.

It's a shame that you weren't the one I was waiting for.

[somber tone plays]

[unsettling music playing]

-[flesh crunches] -[man groaning]

-[flesh squelches] -Argh--

[tense dramatic music fading in]

[music intensifies]

-[somber tone plays] -[flesh squelching]

[music intensifies]

[music fades out]

EPISODE 2: FISHING FOR A KILLER

[all] The sea!

-[Sugimoto] Tell me about Kazuo Henmi. -Oh… he was an ordinary guy.

[Henmi] You came here so you could meet Sister Miyazawa?

That's what I call determination.

[Shiraishi] He seemed pretty cool. Polite. Even friendly.

[Henmi laughing]

-[Shiraishi] We hit it off right away. -The things you do for love, right?

Then, one day,

a guard let slip why this guy was in prison to begin with.

I was terrified.

[disturbing music playing]

I never would have guessed he was a serial killer with over 100 victims.

[liquid trickling profusely]

[music fades out]

I asked him once why he had this desire to kill everyone.

That's when he told me what it is that triggers all of his killing sprees.

-Triggers it? -Yeah.

Growing up, there was this bamboo grove behind his home.

Apparently, a huge boar had been living out there for a while.

[Henmi] The boar had made a home back there.

And one day, it…

ate my brother.

-[dark dramatic music playing] -[Shiraishi] What?

My little brother screamed, but all I could do was hide.

Watching as he fought for his life.

I stood there helplessly as he was brutally killed in front of me.

All the fear and pain he must have felt.

I vividly remember

the exact second the light faded from his eyes.

And whenever I think of his eyes… [breathing shakily]

-[music intensifies] -[whimpering euphorically]

-[music stops] -[Shiraishi gasps]

[silence]

[unsettling music building]

…I get the urge to take someone's life.

[music becomes ethereal]

[music fades out]

[Asirpa] That's why he carves the word "eye"?

[Shiraishi] Who knows?!

I don't want to understand what goes on in that man's head.

[shivering] Ooh, gotta go to the bathroom!

Later!

Well, if he's a serial killer, I won't feel too badly about skinning him.

Sugimoto,

remember, no senseless killing.

I know that, Asirpa.

I'd prefer if Henmi were to cooperate with us

and… possibly let us copy his tattoo.

-What's taking Shiraishi so long? -I'm guessing he went osoma.

-[man 1] Someone fell in the sea! -[man 2] Is he okay?

[man 3] Hurry, get some help!

[Sugimoto] What's going on?

-I think his boat was hit by a whale. -[Sugimoto] A whale?

[man 4] We have to save him!

[man 5] The ships won't reach him in time.

I'll go.

You can't go. The sea is freezing, you'll end up dying out there.

There's a boat I can use. If I hurry, he'll probably survive.

[dark dramatic music playing]

No! No, no!

[Asirpa] The whale must've been chased by a repun kamuy.

When the whales come closer to feed on the herring,

the repun kamuy come to feed on them.

Ugh! I don't wanna die like this!

-I… can't! -Take my hand!

Save me! [wailing]

Help me! Help--

Stop thrashing!

-[whimpering] -You're gonna be all right!

Hold on.

[music fades out]

I don't wanna die like this.

It's so pathetic! [sobbing]

[softly] Ahhh! So warm.

You saved my life.

You should take off your wet jacket, you know?

Let the fire warm your back.

You should listen to her.

We call it setur sesekka.

It literally means "warming one's back heats the body."

Take off all the wet clothes.

Um… it's a bit…

embarrassing to have you watch

while I strip down.

[Sugimoto] Huh?

[dubiously] I guess so.

You can use this.

[Henmi whimpers, sighs] You are too kind, sir.

[inhales deeply]

Smells… [gasps]

…just like I do.

[gentle piano music playing]

It hasn't been washed in a while. Sorry.

[sniffing intensely]

[quietly] The smell of a killer.

Hm? What'd you say?

I think… this is fate!

My whole life, I've been longing for this moment to arrive.

[Sugimoto] That's a bit much. I just happened to be passing by.

And why is a soldier like you out this far anyway?

Looking for someone.

Have you seen a man with a strange tattoo?

Not like the yakuza have.

It's kanji and lines mixed together.

[quietly] I was right!

You're my faaate!

Are you okay?

Yeah. Uh, thanks to you. I'm all warmed up now.

I'm gonna get changed at the lodge.

[music fades out]

I must know more

about this soldier.

-[optimistic classical music playing] -[giggling maniacally]

What an incredible man!

I wonder if he'd kill me

in the most brutal waaaaaay?

[gasps softly] No, that's not it.

No, no, no!

I must resist with everything I've got.

Just like my brother did.

That's the only way…

[gasps]

He! Ha! Hoo!

…to achieve a glorious deeeath!

-[man coughs] -[music stops]

[coughing continues]

[breathes wheezily]

Your tattoo…

I've never seen another one like it.

[Henmi] Shouldn't you be out working with the others?

This cold has gotten worse.

[coughing wheezily]

[dark quirky music fading in]

I've decided to kill that man after all.

Hmm.

If he really is who I want him to be,

then I won't be able to kill him.

I don't know… [chuckles] …what you're talking about.

You're not making sense. [chuckles]

-[Sugimoto] Scuse me. -[man choking]

[Henmi] Ah! [nervously] What is it?

Would they let us stay here if we paid for lodging?

Uh… I can ask them for you.

-[Sugimoto] He says he'll ask. -[Asirpa] Okay.

[unsettling crunch]

[Henmi breathing anxiously]

-[traditional music playing] -The boss said you can stay.

On one condition, you have to work for your lodging.

[Sugimoto] Hm.

How about carrying a mokko?

-Sure. -Here.

PROFESSOR HENMI'S HERRING LECTURE LESSON 1: CARRYING A MOKKO

The herring fishery pays us under a full commission system.

So your daily wage is determined by the number of round trips you complete.

[man speaks Japanese]

[Sugimoto sighs]

-[Asirpa groans] Oh! It's heavy. -[Sugimoto] It's heavy.

[Henmi] Once these fish are processed,

they become what's called dried herring.

It's a preservation method

that helps the herring keep longer, for distribution on the mainland.

These herring meal blocks are made from the leftovers

after extracting the herring oil.

The herring must be finely crushed before it can be fully dried.

In order to cut the herring meal blocks,

we use a very special slicing instrument.

It's quite the knife, isn't it? [laughs]

Here.

Why don't you try it? Please.

[Sugimoto] Sure.

[music stops]

So, I just cut it?

[Henmi] Oh! [laughing]

You look like a natural! [laughing]

-[loud crack] -[gasps]

[mystical music playing]

[Henmi groaning rapturously]

[chuckles softly, sighs]

[groaning continues]

[ethereal music playing]

[music fades out]

-[Henmi moaning softly] -Sugimoto, let's meet up with Shiraishi.

I think we should check the fishery further west.

-I'm starting to doubt he's here. -You might be right.

[Henmi] What? Uh…

Huh, wait! How about we, uh, g-- grab a bite before you go, huh?

Sorry.

Uh, I could offer you some white rice? As a gift… a thank-you!

White rice?!

[dark quirky music playing]

[Henmi] This dish is dried herring

with cabbage, daikon radish, and carrots, all fermented in rice malt.

It's called pickled herring.

[Sugimoto] Thanks for the meal.

[Sugimoto] Mmm.

Yum. Herring is so good!

The mild sourness and sweetness of the pickled vegetables

goes perfectly with the rice.

This is very hinna, right?

[Asirpa] Hinna, hinna!

[music stops]

What's wrong, Asirpa?

[Asirpa] I need to go osoma.

[Sugimoto] Gross.

You don't have to tell me while I'm eating.

Hm.

Did you serve… at Port Arthur during the war?

Yeah.

So how was it?

What do you mean?

Let's just say circumstances kept me from being able to fight.

So I've been curious.

Did you kill anybody?

Of course. It was war.

And do you remember… how many?

[melancholic music playing]

Their faces haunt me.

Especially the ones I killed up close.

[Henmi sighs shakily]

Why do they haunt you?

Do you feel guilty for their deaths?

Remembering their faces is my atonement.

It's the least I can do.

I sealed my fate with every single kill that I committed.

And I'm prepared to face what comes next.

One day,

when my time finally comes,

I have no intention of begging anyone for a merciful end.

[sighs euphorically]

[groans]

-Uh-- -[music stops]

[gasps]

Damn it.

What's wrong?

EYE

What the hell is this?!

[wind howling]

Sugimoto!

Henmi is here! I just found his last victim!

[gasps softly]

-You're acting weird. -[giggles] Let's go somewhere else.

Hey!

I've got something to show you. [breathing shakily]

The meal pounder. It's heavy.

And this… is a rake!

They're both used in crushing the herring meal blocks into small pieces for drying.

Which one would you like to try?

Ah! [laughing] I know!

You want… the extra-large knife.

Look, seriously, we really should be off. Thank you for the pickled herring.

[Henmi shakily] Huh?

[tense music playing]

[Henmi] Is that the Seventh Division?

I'm guessing you don't want them to see you?

Yeah. If they find me, I'm done for.

[music intensifies]

[quietly] So the Seventh Division took the bait too?

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!

[softly] I know a better place to hide.

The boss's mansion. They'll never check there. Come on. Hurry.

[piano music playing]

[narrator] In the late Meiji era,

the herring fishery was known to make over 2.5 billion yen.

All of this during a three-month period in the springtime.

[chuckling] You're quite good, Mr. Tsurumi.

No one in this house can play it.

It must be happy to get some use.

There was a time when my family was somewhat well-off too.

Every flow must have its ebb.

Nothing lasts.

Even businesses reliant on nature are unstable.

In fact, the Tohoku herring has declined over the years.

[boss] The herring business is all I know.

If this fishery goes under,

this mansion would be all there is left

of a once great legacy.

Although we cannot read the minds of herring,

we can manipulate men.

In other words, the business of war is one that is international.

That said, I've come to ask you to invest in our weapons factory.

[tuts] I do love weapons.

Look at this!

I bought this second hand from the army.

A Maxim gun!

-Oh… that is nice. -[boss chuckling]

Are we allowed in here?

It's an emergency. Let's go upstairs!

This way.

No one will find us hiding in here.

-[soldier 1] Hey, that's a military cap. -[soldier 2] Isn't that Immortal Sugimoto?

[shakily] Ahhh!

You must be the boss's esteemed guests.

I've been looking for you.

How about I bring you some hot tea? Yeah? Just give me a minute.

Was that Sugimoto we saw on the stairs?

Uh… no, that man works here.

He's actually been working here for several years now.

Move!

[somber tone playing]

[flesh squelching]

[flesh crunching]

[breathing wheezily]

-[ethereal music playing] -[gasps pleasurably]

Stunning! [giggling]

-[dramatic music playing] -[loud thudding]

[groans]

-[Sugimoto] What happened? -It hurts.

[moaning] What a great sight to see.

-[Sugimoto] You've been shot? -[soldier groaning]

-Argh! Uh! I was so scared! [grunts] -Let's patch you up.

[Henmi groaning]

-Are you okay? -Yeah.

Hang in there.

Immortal Sugimoto.

[music fades out]

[Sugimoto] First Lieutenant Tsurumi.

[silence]

[boss] Thieving gulls have flown into my mansion, huh?!

What a perfect time for a test shot!`

[laughing maniacally]

Argh! I am immortal!

[music stops]

[Henmi] He is truly beautiful!

[gentle piano music playing]

I watched him fight against the inevitable,

completely in awe of it.

I've murdered so many people,

waiting to see that same fight again and again.

[music becomes ethereal]

[Henmi] Whenever I see it, that spark of life that never gives up,

I remember my brother.

My little brother who I so envied.

Ha-ha-ha-- Argh!

That's enough. He's still useful.

Capture Kazuo Henmi. Whatever it takes.

[dramatic music playing]

[Sugimoto] Shiraishi! The Seventh Division found us!

Huh? What? Hang on!

Hey, wait, wait, wait! Stop!

That's Henmi, right there!

What the--

[music subsides]

-[gasps] -[music reprises]

Asirpa.

[Asirpa] Shiraishi, get ready to run!

Right!

[music subsides]

[Henmi] After I have fought with all of my strength,

only then do I want to die in the depths of despair, like my brother.

[music intensifies]

Whoa! Long time no see! Ha!

[Henmi roars]

[flesh squelching]

[music fades out]

"Immortal Sugimoto."

That's what they called you.

I understand now.

You also fight because you wish to have

a shining death!

That's the way… I want to live my life.

That's why you have to kill me!

[gentle piano music playing]

And I'll resist with everything I've got.

There's no way I'm going to die yet.

That's what I mean!

The stronger you desire to live,

the more fiercely and brightly you'll shine!

Then, we'll shine together 'til the very end.

[music becomes ethereal]

[gasps ecstatically]

Ah, you're an astonishing man!

[inhales deeply]

-[flesh crunching] -Argh, let go! Let go!

Sugimoto…

promise me

that you will never… forget me? [coughs]

[Henmi gurgling]

Each time I spread out your tattoo, I'll remember you.

[gurgling]

It's all…

worth it. [coughs]

[music intensifies]

[groaning]

[gunshot]

[music stops]

[Sugimoto] Crap! I gotta go!

[music reprises]

[Henmi ecstatically] Ahhhh… it's so warm!

I want to die

like my brother did.

[music intensifies]

[inaudible dialogue]

[moans ecstatically]

Hey, get off!

It's not the time for that!

[whimpering]

Sugimoto…

Sugimoto… [sobbing]

[music crescendos]

Suuugiiimotooo!

Suuuuugiiimotooo!

[music stops]

Uh!

Hey, Henmi! [gasping]

[dramatic music playing]

Sugimoto!

Argh!

[Henmi wailing]

What the hell is happening?!

Arrrrrgh!

This might be the best…

death eveeeeer!

[music becomes whimsical]

[music stops]

[Sugimoto groans]

[hoofbeats approaching]

[Asirpa] They're coming!

Get on!

[dramatic music playing]

Hurry! We gotta go!

We gotta shake the Seventh Division!

[music fades out]

[Tsurumi] That's enough! Let them go.

I think that was Shiraishi with him.

Yes. And the Ainu girl.

They took Henmi with them, sir.

You don't wanna follow?

It doesn't matter.

Whales gather around herring to feed.

And the orcas wait for their turn to feed on those whales.

There are two ways to remain at the top of the pyramid.

You fight the top predators,

or you bide your time and become a lowly bottom-feeder

chewing on the corpses that failed to succeed.

[apprehensive music playing]

You've got some interesting friends,

Shiraishi.

[music climaxes, fades out]

[Asirpa] Are you okay?

[Shiraishi sighs happily]

[chuckles] I guess we must have lost 'em!

To celebrate, I got us a high-end delicacy right here! [laughs joyously]

This kelp is densely covered in herring eggs.

It's komochi-konbu. Ha!

Asirpa, you wanna try?

No, thanks. I'm already stuffed with rice.

Huh?! When did you eat rice?

That's not fair!

There's a few grains left on my sleeve. Open wide!

[Shiraishi grumbling]

Hey, Sugimotooo! I need real food.

[whimpering] I'm starving over here.

After I collect the fifth tattoo.

[knife clicks]

Your brilliant shine will live on eternally.

That's the scariest man there ever was.

[flesh squelching]

[boss] Ah, that's it. That's the spot.

Ah, right there. [chuckles]

Argh! Ah!

This is what knocked you out.

I saw it come flying at you out of nowhere.

How the hell does something like that happen?

Life is full of surprises, isn't it?

It's why you should invest in us.

Any amount is acceptable.

First I need to rebuild this house.

I can't expect my wife and daughter to live where men died.

[Tsurumi grumbling]

First Lieutenant Tsurumi…

Superior Private Hyakunosuke Ogata disappeared from the hospital.

Also, Private First Class Kohei Nikaido has not been seen for several days.

So the slimy rats are on the move, is that right?

[footsteps approaching]

[dark country music playing]

[boy] Sitat makes good kindling.

We wanna bring a lot back to sell.

[sighs]

Tanigaki nispa, how's your leg? Take it easy, okay?

I'm okay. I can pull my own weight.

Let's go.

That's him, for sure.

Don't let the Ainu kids fool you.

It's Tanigaki.

[music fades out]

[men laughing]

[man] Yeah, right!

[men chatting indistinctly]

I'm surprised we found a place to sleep this easily.

Yeah, we would freeze to death for sure if we had to sleep outside.

And they've got sake here! It's paradise.

[sighs]

[old man] Pardon me, but you two don't look like yanshu workers.

[Sugimoto] Hm?

Yeah, well…

[old man gasps] Oh, uh, what an adorable little girl!

Uh, she's about the same age as my granddaughter.

[Sugimoto] Careful, she gets grumpy when she's tired.

My, you have such beautiful eyes.

If I look closely, I can see green flecks in those eyes.

[apprehensive music playing]

[old man grumbles]

I'd guess she has some Russian blood in her veins.

[yelps]

[Sugimoto] What's wrong?

[Shiraishi] Huh?! Uh… nothing.

I know someone who shares those same eyes.

[mystical music playing]

What does she call herself?

Asirpa.

[Hijikata grunts]

Japanese name?

[Sugimoto] Japanese name?

She must have a name for the family register.

[Sugimoto] Well… I've never heard it.

[Hijikata] Hm.

I see.

Your scar, it's familiar.

Umedo had a scar on his face just like that one.

"Umedo"? Is that some friend of yours?

Although,

that brutality hidden deep within you…

[quirky string music playing]

[inhales] …it's more like Kuwajiro.

[music darkens]

Well, if you'll excuse me.

Take care of yourself… [chuckles softly]

…Asirpa.

[Sugimoto] That was one weird old man.

[chuckling] Yeah! Must be getting senile, right?

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[Sugimoto] Hey, Asirpa.

You're gonna catch a cold if you sleep out here.

-[Asirpa] I will not. -[Shiraishi chuckles]

[music intensifies]

[music intensifies]

He must be crazy.

[unsettling music playing]

[music fades out]

I'm from the Seventh Division.

Who are the other traitors?

[man 1] No doubt in my mind this is his handiwork.

[man 2] Let's hunt Tanigaki down.

They're no longer in the Seventh Division. They're my enemies now.

[man 1] It's about Abashiri Prison. I know what happened.

His treachery is a great loss.

[Hijikata] I'm looking for a girl.

Noppera-Bo, who is he really?

You mean…

[upbeat rock music playing]

[music ends]

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION