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[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.

I have to do right by Toraji.

[narrator] Accompanied by Asirpa, an Ainu girl,

and one of the escaped prisoners, Shiraishi,

he begins collecting the tattoos.

We'll find the gold, I promise you.

Right.

It's about Abashiri Prison. I know what happened.

Noppera-Bo is

Asirpa's father.

[Asirpa] I need to see Noppera-Bo first.

If Noppera-Bo is Aca, then I need to see for myself.

[narrator] Toshizo Hijikata,

leader of the Hijikata group and former member of the Shinsengumi,

and Tsurumi, leader of the Seventh Division,

are also chasing after the tattoos

in hopes of uncovering the hidden Ainu treasure.

The number of tattoos collected by Sugimoto is now five.

The Hijikata group…

[Ushiyama] Miss Ienaga!

…obtained tattoos from Ienaga and Takai,

as well as a copy of Henmi's, bringing their total to six.

The Seventh Division, led by Tsurumi, has one.

Fourteen tattoos remain.

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 intensifies]

GOLDEN KAMUY -THE HUNT OF PRISONERS IN HOKKAIDO-

[music fades out]

[dealer] Roll of all ones, cho!

-[man 1] Yes! -[man 2] Oh crap! [laughs]

[subdued guitar music playing]

Inkarmat! Together, we can get lots of cash! [chuckles]

-[dealer] Next game! Begin! Roll! -Gambling is something I don't understand.

How does one bet?

[dealer] The dice are set. Make your bets.

You guess the outcome of the two dice that were rolled.

-Like that. -[dealer] One cho, one han.

If the sum of the dice is even, it can be divided, "chodo,"

or evenly, so it's "cho."

If the sum's odd, or "hanpa," it's "han."

If you're right, you get to have the tags of those who got it wrong. [chuckles]

[dealer] Game on!

Five-two, han.

[Inkarmat] And what happens if the number of tags do not match?

[Shiraishi] That's what the dealers are here for.

-They're in charge of that. -[dealer] Another game?

If someone thinks the house has been cheating at their own game…

[dealer] Go!

…the gambling boss over there would lose all of his crew.

Anyway, all we need is for you, Inkarmat, to call even or odds,

and we'll be rolling in dough as they say.

Sounds fun. I'll do it.

-[dealer] Anyone for han? -[man 3] Han.

[dealer] Anymore for han? One more for han. Done! All bets are in.

I saw Shiraishi leave. And he was with that fortune-teller from yesterday.

[Sugimoto] I'm not surprised.

[quietly] But he wouldn't…

[apprehensive music playing]

Shiraishi, which side are you planning to bet on?

-[dealer] Cho! -[Shiraishi] Uh…

-Han? -Han.

[dealer] Here we go. Dice are in the cup. Place your bets.

[Inkarmat] A bad omen. This indicates misfortune.

-So… cho is the winner, huh? -[man 1] One more han.

[dealer] What's your bet? Hurry up.

Yeeess!

Cho or han? Which one do you want? Cho or han?

Anyone else betting cho?

Cho!

[dealer] Done! All bets are in!

Last chance to change your mind.

No change?

Game on!

[music intensifies]

[dealer] Five-three, cho.

[Shiraishi] I won?

I won! [guffawing]

Yeeess!

We won, Inkarmat!

Do it again on the next round?

In that case, Shiraishi, I have something for you.

[upbeat music playing]

This is the ekaeka amulet.

It possesses the protection of the fire god spirit.

You just wrap it around your wrist, and you'll ward off evil.

Thank you so much, Inkarmat!

Get it now for only 20 sen.

-Huh? -[music stops]

That Ainu woman is up to something.

-[dealer] I have one for han, any cho? -Do you want me to kick her out?

-Not yet. -[dealer] Cho?

If every gambler who prayed to God actually won…

[man 2] One more for han!

…they'd all be monks.

[players shouting indistinctly]

Are there two more bets for han?

Han!

The bets are all in.

[dramatic music playing]

[dealer] Last chance to change your mind.

No change?

Game on!

[music fades out]

[dealer] Four-one, han.

-[spaghetti western music playing] -Yes! [laughing hysterically]

Ekaeka! Ekaeka! Ekaeka! Ekaeka!

Inkarmat, we did it!

Wanna do it again?

[music fades out]

You're in luck, Shiraishi.

I have something for you.

[upbeat music playing]

How about ikema root.

Although it doesn't smell all that great, it's used to ward off evil.

If you spray it on an arrow,

they say that it will shoot straight towards any prey.

There's no way it can be cheap though.

It's usually 70 sen.

-But today only, it's 50 sen! -[fake audience] Oooh!

I'll take it!

This time, I bet cho!

That jerk actually won.

[man 3] Come on, I'm going for cho.

Should I kick them out now?

-Leave it. -[man 2] I'm going for cho.

It was… a lucky hand.

-That's all. -[dealer] All bets are in.

[dealer] Last chance to change your mind.

[music intensifies]

[dealer] Game on!

Three-one, cho.

[high-energy funky music playing]

[moans shakily]

Hey. You. Girl.

Sell me that ekaeka. I'll pay you.

Of course.

I have a soft spot for a man with scars.

-[man 1] I want one too! -[man 2] Me too. I'll take one.

[Inkarmat] The ekaeka is one for 20 sen.

-[man 3] Me too! -[man 4] I'll take two!

I was told this is the closest gambling house in this area.

Let's go inside.

Special offer for today! Ekaeka, and ikema for concentration!

And just for one day, get them for only 70 sen while supplies last.

[fake audience] Ohhh!

That's a discount of 20 sen total!

Order it now!

Also, as a special for the first ten nispa who buy,

I'll throw in one ekaeka on the house!

-[fake audience] Oooh! -[man 5] I'll buy it!

[man 6] Gimme all you got! Ekaeka! Gimme all the ekaeka! Gimme an ekaeka!

-[man 7] That's good! -[man 8] Gimme all you got.

-[man 7] Hey, gimme! -[man 8] Gimme all you got.

If everyone bets on the same side, then…

this game is done for.

[apprehensive music playing]

They're here. The bald idiot and the red fox.

[music becomes dissonant]

Uh…

[Sugimoto] Hey, Shiraishi.

Ahh!

Smelled some suckers trying to ruin my fun.

Shoulda known it was you.

-Hey, Shiraishi. -Yeah?

You've got some nerve gambling with Asirpa's--

Hold on.

I think he's winning. By a lot.

Inkarmat has made it so that… no one can touch me.

My lady, is cho the next bet?

Open your eyes, Shiraishi!

Using a fortune-teller to cheat at gambling won't end well for you.

Why would you let this fox-woman trick you like that?

Don't call her a fox-woman, you brat!

It's Inkarmat the Wise to you!

Disgusting!

[music fades out]

[Boss] We're done for today!

Everyone, leave.

Your fortune-teller messed everything up.

[chuckles smugly] Hey, do you think

your reputation can handle it?

I wonder if your customers are still gonna come here once they hear

the boss closes shop when he's losing!

You afraid to lose, huh?

-Don't be so cheap! -Are you serious? Who d'you think you are?

[overlapping voices]

One last bet.

[drum roll flourish]

The house against the rest of us.

-[Sugimoto] Hey, wait, you bastard! -[Kiroranke] Leave a little at least.

[Boss] Fine!

I'll take away everything. Right down to the hair on your ass.

[high-energy rock music playing]

Inkarmat the Wise!

Let's show these cynics the truth of our power!

Cho is the bet I will make!

[Sugimoto] Don't be stupid, Shiraishi!

[ethereal music playing]

[Inkarmat] It indicates bad fortune.

[Shiraishi] Fine! [grunts]

I choose han!

-Han! -Han!

-Han! -Han!

You're in good hands. Just watch.

[music intensifies]

-Game on! -[softly] Come on…

Han!

[music intensifies]

[music fades out]

-[dealer] Two-six, cho! -[Boss] Two-six, cho!

Hey, what are you doing? This is fraud! Wait! No! No!

What the hell!

-He said it would be han! -[man 1] Hey, quit fucking around!

-[man 2] Damn it! -[man 1] He tricked us! It was all a sham!

[man 2] Got anything to say for yourself, baldie? Huh?

Get back here!

So what, your tricks are exposed,

and you just tuck your tail and run away?

There was no trickery.

Shiraishi's fate changed because the jawbone hit his face

before falling to the ground.

But… isn't this the outcome you'd hoped for?

I wonder if they'd still be willing to help you,

if they didn't need you for your money.

Your eyes…

have the same beautiful color as your father's.

How do you know Aca?

Let us cross paths again.

[ethereal music playing]

[indistinct shouting]

[music fades out]

[Kiroranke] Where'd she go?

She left.

[Sugimoto] She can't be trusted.

I agree.

I think she knows about my father.

Does that mean she's also after the gold?

I don't know.

I assume we'll see her again before we're done.

Let's head to Hidaka.

Where's Shiraishi?

I think he needs a minute to recover after what the fox did.

[hysterical laughter]

I did it!

All the money's mine!

[Asirpa] Let's leave him. He'll catch up on his own.

[laughter continues]

[sighs]

If I'd won that last hand, we'd be having a feast inside somewhere.

Why do we have to eat seal meat?

[Asirpa] If you got a problem with it, you don't have to eat.

[Shiraishi grumbles]

[Kiroranke] Seals are considered an essential part of life.

In certain places like Karafuto, they're treated like gods

and revered almost as much as the brown bear.

[Asirpa] In the Ainu language, seals are called tukar.

"One who moves around the edges of the sea."

You don't really see a lot of seals here.

So they don't get the respect they deserve.

[Sugimoto] So I guess they're not called kamuy?

I suppose gods must vary by region.

[Shiraishi] Hey,

be straight with me, is that black meat really that good?

[Asirpa] Seals have a strong smell of blood,

but if you boil it, it becomes tender and--

[shrieks]

[Sugimoto] What is it?

The pukusakina.

I picked and dried the wildflowers last year…

We ran out!

The flowers and the meat work in harmony.

Each enhancing the flavor of the other in the dish.

How can we be out so soon!

Why does she look more depressed than when she found out Noppera-Bo was her dad?

[quirky percussive music playing]

[flatly] The food's ready.

It's seal meat boiled in just a little saltwater.

Thanks for the food.

-[Shiraishi] Thank you! -[Kiroranke] Looks good.

-[Shiraishi] Mmm! -[Sugimoto] Mmm! Wow!

-[Shiraishi] Mmm! -It's so good it doesn't need seasoning.

It's soft and really hinna, Asirpa.

It tastes like something halfway between fish and beef.

It doesn't smell bad either. It's really hinna, Asirpa! [chuckles]

Everyone is so thankful for such a tasty meal.

Don't look so sad.

Huh!

It needs wildflowers.

[Kiroranke] Whatever you say.

Shiraishi, tell us more about the prisoner that woman from Sapporo spoke of.

-Did she tell you what he looks like? -Nah.

She just said that he's middle-aged.

She did say

he was meeting an American… named Dunn.

So we look for Dunn, then. Shouldn't be too hard.

[Shiraishi] Right.

Americans are rare in these parts.

It'll be easy.

[groans]

Hinna, hinna, hinna.

-Mmm. -[Sugimoto] Mmm.

[dark country music playing]

[man 1] Let me see if I understand.

You're looking for a middle-aged man with a strange tattoo.

-And you think that he is here? -[Shiraishi] Yeah.

Has anyone like that come to see you?

Hmm… [tuts] See… he could have.

Or he might not have.

[music fades out]

Come to think of it, two soldiers from the Seventh Division were here yesterday.

And as luck would have it,

they were also looking for a man with a strange tattoo.

They were strong-looking men with scars on their faces.

My, he must hold quite a lot of value to everyone

if you've all come out here and are so desperately looking for this man.

[liquid dribbling]

Get to the point. Is the tattooed man here?

-What did you tell the soldiers? -[man 1 tuts]

Did you know,

that in order to get something of value,

you should readily offer something of equal value.

Perhaps I'll tell you where the man is if you can defeat… the monster.

Uh… monster?

[man 1] A truly demonic creature.

It has murdered many of my horses.

Usually, my employees could handle it, but they're all scaredy-cats.

If you bring me back the creature's corpse,

then I'll give you the information that you seek.

Just tell us where he is, old man.

"Old man"?

-[man 2] Mr. Dunn! -Yeah?

That thing, it came back again.

Not again!

This way, sir!

It attacked the horses. The bloodstains lead to the forest.

Looks like this footprint is…

[Shiraishi shrieks]

There's something over there!

Over there! That's the monster!

-[Asirpa] That's no monster. -[Sugimoto] It's a brown bear. It's huge.

-[horse squeals] -Sugimoto, shoot it.

My arrows won't reach.

-Out of the way! -[groans]

[Asirpa] Shiraishi!

[gunshot]

[bow creaks]

[horse whinnies]

Shiraishi, get off!

[fart squeaks]

[Kiroranke] You only scratched it,

but you scared it off for now.

[Sugimoto] Damn it.

So that was your "demonic creature"?

W-- what was it doing anyway?

[Dunn] It attacks the horses but leaves them half alive.

Then takes them deep into the woods to eat them.

I'll take the deal from earlier.

-[Sugimoto] Asirpa, you sure? -I can take down a bear.

This is the monster's claw.

Last fall, I… shot it right off the thing's foot.

[dark rock music playing]

-But on the footprint… -[Dunn] Correct.

That footprint had all the claws attached.

Last summer, I shot out its eye.

But that thing just now had both its eyes.

Why do you think I call that brown bear a monster?

No matter what I do to it,

no matter where I shoot it, it comes back like nothing happened.

That thing is immortal.

Immortal.

Good luck, everyone. I'll be waiting!

-Yes! -[Asirpa] Shiraishi, you're staying here.

You're clumsy, and you'll only get in the way.

[Shiraishi] Huh?! Then, hey, wait! Hang on! No… Where do I go, then?!

Out in the forest, there's a farmhouse that's used for guests. We can go there.

Wait. Hey, somebody… Wait, Kiro. Kiro!

-Would you stay with me? -[Kiroranke exhales]

Are you two okay on your own?

Yeah. We'll be fine.

[music ends]

[man] A strange guest at Mr. Dunn's ranch?

[Sugimoto] Yeah. Did a middle-aged man show up recently?

[man] Uh… I'm not sure.

Truthfully, I only just started working here myself.

Sugimoto, over there!

[Sugimoto] Based on this burial mound, it must be the bear.

One of Mr. Dunn's horses that was attacked last week.

[unsettling music playing]

[Sugimoto] What are you doing?

With me standing on top of its food supply,

surely this will anger it enough to come out.

[Kiroranke] That must be the guesthouse up ahead.

[Shiraishi] Oh!

[laughing]

Yes, Asirpa will be so grateful for this! [chuckles]

-Shiraishi, I'm going to the house! -Sure!

-[stems snapping] -[moans happily]

[grass rustles]

-Huh? -[bear growls]

Argh! It's… it's… it's the bear! [screams]

Shiraishi!

Don't run.

Stand your ground. Stay still.

-[whimpering] -Bald idiot!

[dramatic music playing]

-Argh! -Take your belt off and throw it!

The bear's afraid of snakes!

[shrieking]

-[comical squeaking] -Hurry, Shiraishi!

[Shiraishi] Wait! Wait! [yelps]

What's going on?

-[Shiraishi] Run! -[man 1] What the hell is this?

[Shiraishi] Get inside!

[man 1] What the hell's going on here?

[Kiroranke] There's a brown bear out there.

-Do you have a rifle? -[man 1] Huh?

-There's no rifle in this house. -[Shiraishi groans loudly]

[growls, snorts]

[Kiroranke] It's too wary to come inside. We need to barricade the door.

[Shiraishi whimpering]

-[Kiroranke] Shiraishi. -What?!

-[Kiroranke] Get up and help. -[shakily] Okay!

-[Kiroranke] Grab this! -Hold on!

[Kiroranke] Sooner or later, Sugimoto and the others will come with the rifle.

We just have to hang in there until they get here.

[both groaning]

-[music fades out] -Excuse me, what's everyone doing here?

[Shiraishi hysterically] Huh?! Uh, how did you get yourself inside?!

-How did you get in here? -I just used the backdoor.

-Oh shit! We have to barricade that one! -[music reprises]

-[Kiroranke] Hey, help me! -[Shiraishi shrieks]

-[man 2] What's happening? -[Kiroranke] There's a brown bear outside.

[man 2] What? A brown bear?

[shrieks]

Shit-shit-shit! K-- Kiro!

[Kiroranke] What's wrong?

[music winds down]

[disturbing music plays]

What the hell's going on here?

[music fades out]

Sugimoto, don't get between me and the bear.

These poisonous arrows can and will kill you instantly with even a scratch.

[branches rustling]

[tense music playing]

[Sugimoto] It really came back.

[bear growls]

[man yelps]

[fart squeaks]

[bow creaks]

He broke it.

[bear growls]

[dramatic music playing]

Fall back for now.

[man] That bear was missing a claw.

-It must be the one that Dunn shot before. -[Sugimoto] That's what I thought.

The bear isn't immortal. There's two of them.

[man] Yeah. Let's hurry!

[music becomes unsettling]

[Shiraishi] Okay, you two,

what is this?

[man 1] I don't know.

[Kiroranke] Don't play dumb with me.

There's no way that you got here first and didn't even notice.

[man 1] I didn't notice because I was by the fireplace this whole time.

I just got here… a few minutes ago.

[Shiraishi] And you?

I just got here. You saw me come in.

[Kiroranke] They have scars on their faces.

They must be the soldiers from the Seventh Division

that the American mentioned.

[Shiraishi] So these two were also looking for the man with the tattoo.

[Kiroranke] Yeah.

And then someone killed them because of it.

[Shiraishi] So that must mean…

one of you is the tattooed prisoner.

Shiraishi, can't you tell which one it is? Aren't you one too?

That doesn't mean we all know each other.

Hey, uh… hang on a minute. I have no idea what's going on here.

Maybe whoever you're looking for was here.

He could have easily snuck in, killed those other men and left.

I'd say that would seem more likely, right?

[Asirpa] Shiraishi!

Are you there?

Open the door! Hurry!

Sugimoto's here.

-[Sugimoto] Please, open up! -[Shiraishi] Hey, Sugimoto!

[banging at door]

Sugimoto! This way! Around the side!

-[bear growls] -[tense music playing]

[bear snarling]

[bear snorting]

[softly] There's three now.

[bear grumbles]

[Asirpa] Sugimoto, be steady. No sudden moves.

Hey! Don't be a hero!

Get inside! I'll hold them off.

Your belt! Throw it, Sugimoto! They'll think it's a snake!

Run, Sugimoto!

Hurry, jump inside!

[Shiraishi whooping]

That was way too close!

It's just as dangerous in here.

[Sugimoto] The men from the Seventh Division.

I'm guessing one or both of these guys did it.

[bear growls]

[shrieks]

Don't let go!

[flesh crunches]

Asirpa, get down!

[flesh squelches]

[flesh squelches]

[bear growling]

[Sugimoto] Hey, come on! Are you okay?

[Kiroranke] Got him! Hang in there!

[Sugimoto] Hey, are you okay? Hey! Hey.

-[bear growls in distance] -[Shiraishi sighs]

Any ideas on how to get rid of them?

Oh! Shoot them with your arrows!

The bow's broken. And I dropped all the poisonous arrows.

Since when were you a klutz?

It's your fault!

[whimpers]

[apprehensive music playing]

[bears grumbling]

[Shiraishi] Without weapons, we're screwed!

[music fades out]

[Sugimoto] We have things to deal with in here first.

Tell me your names.

Tatsuya Nakazawa, nice to meet you.

Kiichiro Wakayama.

Strip down.

We're only interested in your tattoo.

Once we've made a copy of it, you'll volunteer to get the ammo pouch.

[bear snorting]

[unsettling music plays]

[sound becomes muted]

[metallic clank echoes]

You maniacs led those things right to us.

That makes it your mess to clean.

If you don't, I'll chop you up and serve you as dinner!

He's got a tattoo. Yakuza always do.

[Shiraishi] Look… a little advice.

You won't win against these two.

They survived the war.

How many people you think they'd kill to do that?

[dramatic music playing]

[scoffs] Very well.

I've killed my fair share of men in the past.

That's how someone becomes a boss.

I'm dying to know what two soldiers without their guns are capable of!

Stop it, everyone!

There are three brown bears outside.

We need to work together.

The only thing that matters now is how we get out of this alive.

The young lady is right.

[music fades out]

Let's call a truce for now.

But,

that ammunition is still outside, and someone's going to have to go get it.

We'll play for it.

A game of cho-han to decide who goes.

-[Shiraishi] I'm in. -[Asirpa] Who's surprised?

I'm gonna need to inspect the dice first.

-Hoo! -[dice clatter]

Yeah. [gasps]

[haunting music playing]

They all look pretty standard to me.

Of course they are!

[dramatic rock music playing]

And the roller…

would you do the honor?

-This way you can be sure things are fair. -Huh?

W… why do I have to do it?

Before then, Mr. Nakazawa… you need to strip down.

[Nakazawa] Huh?

I think it's quite strange to see a yakuza boss

walking around out here without his henchmen.

You two might be in on it.

[music intensifies]

[music ends]

O… kay.

Uh, so… a-- are you satisfied?

Asirpa shouldn't have to see those disgusting nipples.

-It's like they're staring at me. -Put those things away.

[Nakazawa moaning softly]

[high voice] Are yooou… Are yooou ready?

Ah, come on. Stop with the theatrics and roll.

-[dice clatter] -Oh. Sorry. I-- it's my first time.

[Wakayama quietly] Such an actor.

[high voice] Are…

Are you ready now?

[tense music playing]

[Wakayama] He's one of the best dice rollers to ever play the game.

[music becomes discordant]

Winner takes all, got it?

Now, make a bet!

Let the Gambling King handle this.

It's cho!

No way! We're not leaving it to you.

It's han!

Han!

Han!

[Wakayama] Then, I bet on cho.

Remember, the loser goes out to get the ammunition.

No whining!

[Sugimoto] Okay.

Let us begin!

[music intensifies]

[Wakayama] One-six, han!

Yes!

What the… Moron!

Huh?

There's a hair attached.

A hair-turner!

The dealer uses the hair to flip the dice.

So, you're a real dealer.

He thought he'd be able to trick us, and it backfired, huh?

[Wakayama] No.

You don't make mistakes.

You wanted me to lose.

Everything you've done has been to get me in trouble.

Leaving those heads in the open like that.

What's going on with you?!

I know Boss was cheating!

Sapporo again?

I bought that guy with money, I told you that!

You're still holding a grudge?

[Nakazawa] It's not just that.

You were staring at his butt like you wanted it for yourself!

I was not!

Impure.

You've always been impure!

[bear growls]

[Sugimoto] They're back.

There's no time for your lovers' quarrel. I need that ammo pouch.

It's time to keep your word, Boss.

That was the deal, right?

-[Wakayama sighs] -[dramatic guitar music playing]

[Wakayama] Shit.

I hope you choke on it, bears!

You deserve to get your penis ripped off by one of those things.

Eeurgh!

Shut up!

I should have left you there in Sapporo!

[bear growls]

[gasps] Hey, watch it!

[bear growls]

[music fades out]

Waaaait! The tattoo!

[unsettling music building]

Ha!

[bear snarling]

Gah!

-Run, Boss! [whimpering] -[Wakayama wailing]

[quavering] Boooooss! [whimpers]

He left me all alone.

[loud bang]

[gun cocks]

[bear growling]

[Shiraishi whooping]

[dramatic music playing]

[Asirpa] Sugimoto!

I am the Immortal Sugimoto!

[music abates]

[Nakazawa whimpering]

[bear snarls]

-[dramatic music playing] -[laughing]

There's-- there's no way I'm getting eaten!

[music fades out]

No, please. Don't do this to me.

Shut up and let me see your ass.

[disappointed] You only have a yakuza tattoo.

[yelps]

Put away your filthy ass already.

[Shiraishi] What kind of an ass is that anyway?

[Kiroranke] Your ass is a joke.

[subdued music playing]

The boss said I had a good ass.

He said my nipples are sexy too.

[quavering] Oh, Boss!

After all that, the tattoo was hiding on his legs this whole time.

[Nakazawa weeping]

It makes sense, since his yakuza tattoo covered his upper half.

If we don't do something, he's gonna be eaten out there.

Hey, no crying.

He'll be fine.

I'm sure your boss has already escaped.

He won't die that easy.

He's so kind.

[somber tone plays]

[unsettling music fades in]

[bear snuffles]

I'm not seeing the rest of my ammunition out there.

I wonder if the bear took it somewhere.

How do we get out of this without using the rifle?

[bear grumbling]

I'm sorry about the gambling.

To make up for it,

I found your favorite soft wildflowers!

[quirky string music playing]

Picked a bunch for you on our way to the guesthouse!

[music stops]

Shiraishi.

That's not soft wildflowers.

Huh? Is it not?

They're surku.

Wolfsbane.

Soft wildflowers look very similar to wolfsbane this early in the season.

Those are poisonous. Great job, Shiraishi.

[Asirpa] No, we can use it.

She's right! We can poison the bears.

Wolfsbane roots are used to make poison-tipped arrows.

But the young leaves contain poison as well.

[apprehensive music playing]

All we do is grind it and add saliva to thicken it.

It's ready.

[music intensifies]

[narrator] The Ishikari Numata Horoshin Incident.

Summer of 1923.

A brown bear attacked many people on their way home from a festival,

killing four.

Several injured survivors found themselves dragged into the woods

and buried alive by the bear.

[music intensifies]

[Asirpa] We'll make spears from the handles of the farm tools.

Like the Ainu poison arrows,

once the poison tip pierces the body, it'll detach inside.

You need pine resin to adhere the poison, but we don't have any.

Couldn't we just melt down Shiraishi's candy stash?

Good idea! Shiraishi, hand over your candy.

[music fades out]

[whimpers]

[Nakazawa sadly] Oh, Boss!

-[dramatic music playing] -[bear growling]

Poison's weak. It could take a while. Better hit it again.

-[glass breaking] -[Shiraishi] Huh?!

[gasps] No freaking way! How did it get in through the ceiling?!

[bear growls]

[music intensifies]

[loud thud]

[music fades out]

[Dunn] What can I help you with, my friend?

Did you find a horse you like?

You can take--

Fuckin' bastard!

You… sold me out to the Seventh Division.

I did no such thing.

I need a gun.

I'm gonna need the biggest one you have on the property.

-[dark country music playing] -Oooooh!

Uh-huh!

-[overlapping shouting] -[bear growling]

[Shiraishi] This is the worst day ever! Help! Kill it! Kill it! Whoa!

Whoa! Get it! [screams] Get it!

[flesh squelches]

[Shiraishi hysterically] It's over! Let's go! Hey, hurry up!

Let's get out of here!

[whimpering] Save me, Boss!

I'll hold it! Sugimoto!

[Sugimoto] On your feet! Gotta go!

[laughing maniacally]

Get ready to fucking die, you big old bear!

Hunting brown bears with a Maxim machine gun?

-What a crazy boss! -Yeah!

I can't hold it!

Princess!

[quavering] Oh, Boss!

[music stops]

[Sugimoto] "Princess"?

[Shiraishi] "Princess"?

[Asirpa] "Princess"?

[Kiroranke] "Princess"?

[bear growling]

[Sugimoto] Get down, Kiroranke!

Die, monster! [laughing hysterically]

[chuckling] Ohhhh! Ahhh!

[spaghetti western music playing]

It's out of shells.

-[Sugimoto] There's another one! -[Wakayama] Hurry up!

[bear growls]

[music intensifies]

[Asirpa] What magic is this? A carriage that doesn't need horses?

My friend Mr. Ford gave me a prototype.

[Shiraishi] Hey, it's catching up!

Go faster!

[Asirpa] Brown bears usually run faster. The poison must be working.

[Wakayama] Gah!

No!

Boss!

[music subsides]

[music becomes poignant]

Princess!

Princess!

[whimpers shakily]

Princess!

Oh, my boss…

Princess!

[bear growls]

Oh no, Boss!

[Wakayama groaning shakily]

[bear snarls]

[grunts]

[flesh squelches]

[bear grumbles]

So now you're running away, huh?

[bear groans]

There goes your… anal virginity.

-[bear groans] -[laughing]

That crazy bastard won.

Serves you right, huh, Boss?

-[whimpers] -[moans]

I guess you aren't going to cheat with other guys now. [chuckles]

Because now

we'll be together till death do us part, right?

[laughs wheezily]

[chuckling]

Big idiot.

[both moan weakly]

[poignant music playing]

-[music stops] -I'll get his skin.

I want to make fake tattooed skins.

It's too dangerous to get involved with the tattoos.

[man] I never met anyone who understands me!

[Ogata] This'd be too advantageous for Tsurumi.

We must find a way to determine if the tattoos are real or counterfeit.

How dare you kill your comrade. I know what you're up to.

[Shiraishi] We can't let them escape.

[weakly] I'm Immortal Sugimoto!

[thoughtful pop music playing]

[music fades out]

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION