Original subtitles

Translation and timing by Izuppi Timing and editing by gryzze

Keizoku / Special Director's cut version

I'm enjoying myself...

...Mr Murderer.

Sorry? Me?

This is Asakura speaking.

I wish you good luck on your perfect crime.

Even if you fail...

I've already prepared a new life for you.

KEIZOKU SPECIAL

The moment you hear this sound again...

...your new life will begin.

Well, good luck.

The cursed tree that fulfils a contract of death

I don't believe in the truth.

Those were the words from the man whom I loved most from the bottom of my heart.

A collection of uncertain memories, which disguised as the truth, uses its influence here and there.

That's why when the owner of the memories die...

...the truth will die as well.

I agree with his words.

How many of those precious truths have disappeared as time went by?

I truly think that...

...the woman whom I really admired from the bottom of my heart...

...and the man whom I loved most...

...must not be forgotten in the passing of time.

No matter how tragic it was.

Shibata!

That's the reason why I am writing it down here…

A woman called Jun Shibata and a man called Toru Mayama, this is their story.

(Central Police Hospital)

You moron!

Why are you still alive? You pervert!

How could I be killed by the 23 plastic bullets shot in my body?

You were unconscious for three days!

Only one shot knocked you down.

Because I'm frail.

You must be joking.

Shibata, the new year is coming soon. Wake up soon.

Jun

Daddy, I've identified the murderer.

Keizoku / Special

The cursed tree that fulfils a contract of death

Melo Melo Bun Bun, Melon bun, oh yeah!

Melo Melo Bun Bun, Melon bun, alright!

Section chief?

Miss Shibata has come out of coma.

What? Mayama kun? Where is Mayama kun?

Excuse me... is there anything on my back?

Thank you very much.

(Melon Bun)

(Thank you for waiting. I'll restart the game. Asakura.)

That's fine with me, Asakura!

Come show your face!

What do you want, you bastard!

I'm Asakura.

I meant a different Asakura.

Hey wait.

What?

Come with us.

Where are we going?

Oh, I've got to return to my office.

Will you let me go?

Please stop it, help me! Help me!

Asakura, help me!

I'm a detective.

Shibata.

What happened to the group date with hunks from Tokyo University?

Excuse me...

...but have we ever met before?

Eight months have passed since that case.

Her heart stopped once.

Constant devoted treatment by the doctors saved her from death.

However, the heart stoppage caused a disorder in her brain.

Her memories till the first day of the work are almost preserved.

I would rather say that her brain can store a thousand times as much information as that of an average person.

But she has lost all the memories after the first day of the work.

That means she doesn't remember that case.

Not at all.

How could you do that? You haven't visited her yet.

What's this? A flier of an escort agency?

You must be frustrated. Do they still charge around 2.5?

Did you know that the girls are the same in the basic course and the special course?

At the back.

At the back... street boys?

The back... black... Black Sabbath has Ozzy Osborne?

Look at the back, its back.

Thank you for waiting. I'll restart the game. Asakura.

Hey, isn't this bad?

Don't worry. Asakura won't approach Shibata for a while.

How come?

Asakura is a hedonistic murderer. He is fussy about his target. Perhaps...

Hey Kenji, lend me 1000yen, will ya?

I don't have any.

Maybe this is good for us.

And I convince myself that this would be good for Shibata as well, that she will never get back the memory of that case.

And the time goes by...

(Takeshi)

(Takeshi Kaneko)

Hello?

Me? This is Kaneko.

What? How many times must I tell you that we are over?

We are having another trainee here again, aren't we?

Yeah, apparently he graduated from the law department of Kyoto University and is very smart.

But he's having training here, it means...

There must be some reasons.

Some reasons? Some reasons... some reasons to go to a love hotel.

He's already late for his first day at work.

That was funny, wasn't it?

This straw rice bag shaped key chain will bring you any type of luck...

...money, job, women and even gambling: every dream will come true for you.

Gosh, isn't it great?

Who the heck can trust such crap?

What's this? Do you know the answer for this question?

No way, I don't understand it at all.

The questions for the world history have many variations.

Too hard to answer, that's what our seniors said, right?

It's a piece of cake.

Don't underestimate a government official, huh!!??

See what I mean?

In 794...

In AD 794, the fall of the West Roman Empire. (Book: AD 794, Transfer of the capital to Kyoto)

In 1192...

AD 1192, French revolution. (Book: AD 1192, Establishment of the Kamakura regime)

In 645...

AD 645, Discovery of the American continent. (Book: AD 645, Taika reform)

Oh no! I'll be sent back to my hometown if I fail the exam!

Mr Government official, you are a big liar!

Good morning.

It's my first day today.

My surname is Tohyama...

...and the first name is Kintaro.

People call me...

...simply Kintaro Tohyama.

Good morning.

Morning, Good morning.

I'm sorry.

ouch.

I have a bad feeling.

Umm, I've identified the murderer of this serial murder case in Nishiazabu.

You might be...

The victim, Satsuki, left a dying message in her pocket that says Kiyo is the one who killed her.

But this must be a trap.

Meaning?

What if she wrote that for a prize competition or something?

Possible.

Enough for revealing the trick. Who killed them?

I already know who killed them!

See what I mean?

Hey you people in the Section 2, get out of our way!

Well well, we are popping out to arrest the murderer of the case in Nishiazabu who you gentlemen couldn't find.

What? That legendary case?

You are saying you've identified the murderer?

Yes.

Excuse me, I solved it.

You are blocking the way.

Let the gentlemen of Section 2 go through.

Yes, sir! Let them go through!

Director Shiokawa.

Please forgive their rudeness.

That case has remained unsolved due to our incompetence...

...but now you gentlemen found a way to solve it.

I do appreciate your hard work.

Who's he?

We are going now, sir.

Who's that?

An estate agent?

The owner of Maharaja? (Note: Maharaja is a disco in Tokyo)

Who's he?

We, the Police, were convinced...

...that the relationship between Satsuki and Kiyo must have been bad since they were in-laws.

However, that was the trap set by the murderer!

And this evil murderer had them go to the Nishiazabu hot spring.

He killed Satsuki as if her mother-in-law had killed her to make us confused.

Kiyo's the murderer...

...with the help of this fake dying message.

Deceiving naive detectives isn't that hard...

...but the Sun and me Kintaro Tohyama...

...the decendant of Tohyama Kinshiro... (Note: Tohyama Kinshiro was the well-known director of the police in Edo era)

...can not be fooled!

See what I mean?

Enough of your self-promotion, who's the murderer?

The murderer is...

...YOU!

I'm sorry, I killed them.

You are wrong.

Watch me carefully.

For example, to moan not only prevents your partner from withdrawing into his shell psychologically...

...but also it helps you to break your psychological shell...

...therefore the central nervous system will be grately affected by it.

I see.

Let's moan. (Book: Lesson 38; Let's moan!)

Say what? Do you know the cursed tree of Fushifune shire in Hachioji?

I've heard about it.

If you carve the name of a person whom you want to kill, he will die in a week, apparently.

Right, right, right, right.

They say that 777 people who plotted a rebellion in Edo era have been buried under that tree.

Their grudges formed the shape of a human and it appeared on the tree.

Apparently if you write someone's name on a body part of the human on the tree, ...

...that person will be killed by the cutting of that body part.

Scary!

Why don't we write Sunahara's name?

Let's do that!

The cursed tree that fulfils a contract of death?

Brilliant!

What's her problem?

Scary!

Holding breath between "Uhh hun" and "Hmm hmm" brings good results...

I see.

Oh?

Violation of Article 176, an act of gross indecency.

Confirmed.

The time, 09:58:36, December 21.

Go to the police and confess please!

I'm innocent.

Please go to the police!

Uh oh, you have a bleeding nose.

You touched my bum, didn't you?

Your nose is bleeding, you must have hit it somewhere.

My bum! Please go to the police!

I did nothing.

(Hachioji West Police Station)

(Welcome - Hachioji West Police Station - New Marshal)

Our new marshal hasn't arrived here yet, Vice marshal.

Damn right, a bit too late.

Being late for the first day at work here?

It can't be.

(Hachioji West Police station - Marshal Jun Shibata)

(Jun Shibata, 24-year-old, occupation; police officer, Work place; Hachioji West Police Station)

I know you're a victim but you can't joke on the record.

I'm not joking.

So you're a police officer, you say?

This area is under the control of Hachioji West Police station.

Can you tell me which department you belong to, huh?

Which department?

I wonder where it is.

Oh, the marshal department!

What are you talking about?

Excuse me.

I...

...killed someone.

What? When? Where? And how?

The cursed tree...

I put a curse on the tree.

What the hell?

Are you talking nonsense?

You put a curse?

Yes.

There is a shrine called Fushifune shrine in this area.

(Fushifune Shrine)

But nobody calls it Fushifune.

What do you mean?

They read this name as Fuku syuu (Revenge)...

...and it is called the shrine of revenge.

There is a holy tree with the shape of a human in this precinct.

There's a rumour that if you write the name of a person who you want to kill...

...that person will die within a week.

I didn't believe that rumour at first...

...but I had an argument with my boyfriend the other day.

I was not sane at the time...

and I carved his name on the tree.

(Takeshi Kaneko)

And then he died two days ago.

(Pedestrian's head cut off!!!)

The tree taking revenge fulfils a contract of death...

Tres bien!

(Takeshi Kaneko)

I see.

I wonder if all of them are dead?

Excuse me? Shall I take your picture?

You don't mind?

I belong to a photography club.

Here. I almost won a prize.

Wow, this is nice...

They rated the composition highly.

But it ended up in nothing just before the awarding ceremony.

Why?

I hadn't noticed that it was flipped.

(Noodle Bar - An An) (Upper left: I'm popping out. By Shibata)

So where's the murderer now?

She ran away when we were off-guard.

Our marshal has disappeared with the murderer??

You bastard...

I'm gonna transfer you to the Driver's license centre!

What about me?

Who's this?

He is a molester of Marshal Shibata.

You molested our marshal?

Don't you dare expect to get out of the prison, ever!

Put him in jail!

Stand straight!

Get ready!

What are you doing there?

I'm sorry.

You shall get injured if you touch the holy tree for fun.

A curse will occur for sure.

So this is it.

Is it alright? Common people like us are not allowed to enter this building.

I'm going to start working here today.

I see, in the canteen or somewhere?

No. I am the marshal here.

Pardon?

December 19th, around 10pm...

...a sign board fell from Kanzaki building located in 955 Omono-cho, Hachioji city.

The sign board struck a passer-by...

...Takeshi Kaneko, a 22-year-old who was working for a bar.

He was killed instantly from having his head severed.

His body had not been found until 6am as it was a quiet street.

Since the bolt that had been attached to the sign board was corroded...

...the owner of the building was questioned...

...whether it was caused by mismanagement or not.

It means, Mr Kaneko's case was dealt with as an accident...

...not as a murder.

So it was a real curse.

That would be brilliant though.

A curse has never worked from my experience.

Shall we go?

Where to?

I heard there is a department called "Section 2" that deals with unsolved cases in the CID.

We are going there now.

Director Shiokawa will be my main guest...

...or should I ask him to propose a toast?

(Speech of the main guest. Toast. Wedding cake cut...)

I got it.

I got it this time.

This murder case... The lumber room murder case in Isano village.

I've identified the offender at last.

Shall we go arrest the murderer?

Ok Ok, well then...

Mayama kun?

Excuse me, can I take a paid holiday from now?

Why are you biased against me?

Are you jealous of my great promise?

Zip up, you smell like garlic.

Damn you. Don't joke about garlic dumplings!

Shut your mouth up!

Excuse me, the marshal of Hachioji west police station Miss Shibata...

..and her friend Misaki Takanari are here about the tree that fulfils a contract of death.

Well here they are!

Shibata?

The one from Tokyo University?

Shibata? Do you remember me?

Yes.

I saw you at the central police hospital.

Well, please take a seat.

Yes, thank you.

Excuse me Marshal Shibata.

That desk is...

I'm sorry.

Well, what am I doing?

What brought you here today?

Well, there is a shrine called Fushifune shrine.

Hold on, Ms Tokyo Uni...

Mr Kondo, can you take this guy to the place of that murder?

What? Isano village is miles away from here.

Yes, ma'am.

Go on.

Yes, if someone writes a name on the holy tree...

( Shibata is explaining about the cursed tree)

...that's why I would like to investigate the cases of other people whose names were on the tree.

Oki doki, shall we go then?

Are you sure?

You don't mind helping me with this case?

No problem, it's better than solving nothing.

Oh it's the police spirit, isn't it?

What did you say?

January 8th in 1999, around 10:30 am, a high school student Shoichi Kimura, 17-year-old...

...toppled down while riding a motorcycle at 3-4-6 Mikawa-cho, Hachioji city, near Nanamagari junction.

He lost his leg after being caught between a guard rail and his own bike.

He died from the visceral cleft.

You'll be run over!

Please go ahead...

Why should I be here?

The same year, March 2nd, 11:03pm, an office worker Kenji Shuke, 56-year-old...

...was drunk and fell from the platform.

He was run over by the express train to Shinjuku...

...and his body was cut in half.

Excuse me, what are you doing? It's dangerous.

Please stand back.

What the heck are you doing? Stay behind the white line!

(Sign: Hachioji Nishikata Station)

The same year, March 2nd 11pm sharp. A home maker Mrs Izumi Hankai, 43-year-old...

...lost her arms after getting caught in the elevator in Koyasu Warehouse.

She died from excessive bleeding.

You know, we should be getting back...

It's a long way back to Tokyo from Hachioji, isn't it? Right?

The case at the station and this one happened almost simultaneously.

It's 8.5km from the station to this warehouse.

How did he do it?

Oh?

What's the matter?

Have you figured out the trick?

This must be a curse.

ouch.

My my, that happened a long time ago.

Thank you very much for coming all the way.

Not at all. We, the police, should be responsible for our duty.

How impressive!

Kyoto University graduates are really clever!

Yeah. That's right.

Then who is the murderer?

Ok, would you like to see the site?

It's been preserved since it happened.

Really? You've been keeping everything for 12 years?

Well, uh, there is nothing much to see in this village so it's sort of a commemoration.

(Name on the floor: "Inae")

There it is!

W..what is this graffiti?

B..bring a mop right now.

Don't erase it! This is a dying message.

Dining message?

Oh yeah, the TV show.

Video letter to you or something?

Listen, a dying message is like a key word that is left by a victim just before he dies.

I see, so the murderer is Inae.

But there is nobody called Inae in this village.

Of course not! Who would write the murderer's name in front of him?

The murderer can erase it later.

There is a little trick in this.

I see.

Inae...

I, N, A, E.

In German Ich...

You know the victim Daijirou wasn't smart enough to think about such a thing before he was killed.

Yeah, that's right.

Oh! Isn't it the Chinese character of SA for Sato?

Say.

First of all, Daijirou wrote the first part of the character...

...then he was dragged by the murderer.

Then he continued to write the middle part.

Again he was dragged by the murderer.

And finally, he wrote the last part...

...and he died.

Can't be that simple!

So the murderer is ... You, Sato?

I'm sorry. I killed him.

What Mr Morita said was right.

I dragged him but he was so heavy.

I'm sorry.

I did it.

W..well, you solved this.

You're the one who found the dying message.

I bet you are the bright hope for MPD!

He is a moron. No doubt he is a real moron.

Isn't it sad?

To see Shibata being so dull.

Apparently the victim Kaneko used to scout girls for porn movies or escort clubs.

He hunted for girls, had sex and then he sold them to those industries.

The scum...

What's wrong with it?

That girl fell for the scum.

When you are in love, anything is possible.

My, oh my. There you are, everyone!

What are you doing? How come you are here?

I think I can lend you a hand with the cursed tree that fulfils a contract.

Mind your own business!

This young gentleman is something, Mr Tohyama.

He's solved two unsolved cases in two days since he started working with us.

Ms Tokyo Uni, this is nothing personal but on behalf of the law department of Kyoto University...

...I'd like you to accept my challenge.

What are you looking at, huh?

Oh, have you moved in here?

(Solved)

I got it. I got it again.

The darkness and a battery will show how the trick was done.

Sounds like a nouvelle vague.

Is it edible?

The murderer called Takeshi Kaneko out to this site that day.

Hello? Me? This is Kaneko.

Then the murderer connected the battery and this TV.

Kaneko was enticed to stand right below the sign.

The murderer pulled the bolt.

But there is a report that the corrosion of the metal part caused the fall, right?

What do you think this is?

This is probably the scratch from a wire used to pull the bolt?

Oh yeah, right.

Uh oh.

We've got to report this to our chief.

You guys, cut it out!

From my point of view, this is not a mere accident...

...this is a murder case!

What are you doing there?

Sorry, My name is Nakata from Sports Kanto.

I'm doing an article on the cases of Fushifune shrine.

I just overheard that you were saying that this case is a murder case.

If you need any information, my name is Kintaro Tohyama from the CID.

Can you give me more details?

Well this case has nothing to do with a curse...

Excuse me.

Are you really sure?

You mean, you have doubts about my brilliant reasoning?

Yes.

There you go. You finally accepted my challenge, didn't you?

Ok, let me hear Ms Tokyo Uni's idea.

Sure.

This case was caused by...

...a curse.

A curse? Are you serious?

Yes.

I don't wanna see her like this.

Let's go Shibata.

Hold on a sec!

What?

The murderer is one of us here!

The murderer who killed Kaneko is...

...you.

Why me?

You are the only one who has a motive for killing Kaneko.

Deceiving a naive detective from Hachioji isn't that hard but...

Excuse me.

Miss Takanari has an alibi for that day.

Right, Aya san?

Yeah.

How do you know it?

They say "Suspect the client first"...

...so we had you checked out.

She isn't the murderer, is she?

So, do you think there were any other murderers in this case?

Excuse me...

Oh dear, I totally wasted my time today.

You're right. Let's go home.

Do you feel like pork cutlet?

Shall we go now?

It's getting cold.

Oh?

What's the matter?

The curse did work, didn't it?

Why is that?

Look.

Connecting that bolt and this scratch...

...the murderer must have pulled the wire around this height, right?

That's right. But how?

Mr Kaneko was killed in a mere accident.

That scratch was created as fake evidence to prove that someone murdered him.

But by who? And what for?

The murderer actually killed one of these three people.

In order to hide it, he made up the rumour of the cursed tree.

Miss Takanari...

...who did you actually murder?

Me?

What made you do these tricks?

Could you tell me why?

Do you have any evidence?

Don't try a shot in the dark!

Damn, I peed on myself.

Miss Takanari, Tell me the truth! Don't tell me a lie. You were dating that scum too.

That's not true, teacher. Let me explain, please.

Don't make a fool of me! That scum treated me like crap.

Stop it, huh?

What's wrong? What happened?

I'm ok. Thank you.

(The curse of Fushifune shrine - MPD institute search)

Hello.

I overslept.

By the way, we must appreciate the latest technology.

Blue rice crackers strike me...

...the flame burns my whole body.

Get you.

This could be...

(Behavioral characteristics and symptoms of a drug user)

(Looks vacant)

(Has bloodshot)

(Acts odd)

(Gets moody)

What the heck?

I got it. I got it this time!

Blue rice crackers...

Get you! Get you!

No...no..no..No!

Marshal?

Marshal Hibata?

Yes?

It's Shibata.

Show it to her.

The priest from Fushifune shrine complained about this. (Paper: The curse of Fushifune shrine - MPD institute search)

He would like you Marshal Hibata, to come see him.

It's Shibata.

That's great. I never came up with the idea of putting one of our names on the tree.

When the murderers attacks, we'll round them up.

Then who's gonna be a guinea pig?

(Kumiko Takeuchi)

This is fairly new.

Why don't we guard this girl... Miss Kumiko Takeuchi?

Great idea.

They are so irresponsible to write such a nonsense.

This shrine is known as bringing the benefit of love.

The criminals in Edo era? 777 buried bodies? All of them are lies.

Someone who heard this rumour came here to add another name.

Excuse me.

What?

Excuse me but may I ask who you are?

Who am I? I'm the priest of this shrine, Yanagida.

There is another priest here, right?

No, there isn't. What are you talking about?

A curse will occur for sure.

Hey, why are you here?

Oh Mr Momotaro!

I'm Kintaro.

The one from Manga? (Note: There is a manga called "Salary man Kintaro")

No, the detective one.

What are you doing there?

I set a trap for the murderers.

Trap?

Yeah, here it is. We found another name Kumiko Takeuchi.

We will guard this Kumiko chan and the murderers will come kill her within a week, then we will arrest them.

This is my idea.

I see.

Listen Ms Tokyo Uni... it's time to let everyone know that Kyoto university is superior to Tokyo university!

Where's the body?

The victim is Kumiko Takeuchi, 28-year-old.

She was a teacher in Rangakujuku High school in Hachioji.

Too late to guard her.

So Kumiko Takeuchi was a teacher at Misaki Takanari's high school?

Don't make a fool of me.

This tea tastes different, doesn't it?

Yes. It's Shibata special 2.

It works around the temple.

Priest!

S..someone... inside...

Miss Shibuta.

It's Shibata.

It won't open.

Not this one either.

Why are you here, Mr Kintaro?

I'm here because I heard there was another murder of the cursed tree.

What happened?

Miss Takanari is inside...

...but the doors won't open. They are all locked from the inside.

Stay behind.

Dear Miss Shibata. I'm sorry for deceiving you.

I'm the murderer of this cursed tree cases. The reason was the love triangle among me, Kaneko and Miss Takeuchi.

We killed Mrs Hankai, Mr Kimura and Mr Shunke in order to confuse everyone.

We had been deceived by Kaneko. At first Kaneko killed Mr Kimura who tried to help me.

I killed Mr Shunke who had a money trouble with Kaneko.

Miss Takeuchi killed Mrs Hankai who was going to sue Kaneko.

Even though they were orders from Kaneko, what we did was not justified.

I and Miss Takeuchi should not be allowed to stay alive.

I'm sorry for all the troubles.

Good bye. Misaki Takanari.

I wanted to arrest the murderers though.

Well the case is closed, isn't it?

Did she really commit a suicide?

That's what she said in the letter.

I see.

Ouch!

Mayama san, I was wondering where you were.

Stop it. Stop it. We're in public!

You seem really serious, don't you?

I feel that something important comes back to my memories every time you and Mayama san slap me.

Really? Do you remember that you owe me 50,000 yen, 50,000!

You owe me 200,000 yen. Give it back now.

Are you sure? What shall I do?

What the heck are you talking about?

Anyways, she didn't commit a suicide.

Someone murdered her pretending that she had hanged herself.

What makes you say that?

Look at the stool.

That's not high enough to reach that ring.

But all the doors were locked, weren't they?

How could the murderer kill her in this confined space?

This is far from a locked room.

What do you mean?

Look at this piece of the door.

Here.

The murderer throttled Miss Takanari with a wire.

And after that he fixed the wire on the ceiling...

...to make us believe it was a suicide.

That's not what I was asking.

The question is how he managed to get out of here.

You can tell it from this piece.

He put the photos in her hand...

...inserted the suicide note in her pocket... ...attached the struts inside of the doors...

...and glued the door to complete this locked-room murder.

Oh?

This photo. This ripped part...

...there might have been a dying message?

You know, behind the body, this must be a cruiser.

The cruiser called AOYAMA.

It means, identifying the cruiser can lead us to the dying message.

We've got to hurry, or the murderer might erase the message!

What are you doing?

Something fishy.

Do you want me to burn ya at Daimonji Yaki?

What can we do?

It's hard to identify the location from this photo, isn't it?

I'm searching in the data base of the Ministry of Transport now, but there are so many cruisers in it.

If we are lucky enough, we will find a way. (The list of the registered ships)

If we are not, that's it.

May I suggest something? Don't you think we should turn to the citizens for assistance?

I will send this photo to the press for tomorrow's news papers.

We need information from anyone.

But, we need to follow certain procedures to do that.

I will take all the responsibility.

I guess I will get caught up in it too.

You are doing nothing but wasting your time.

What do you mean?

I found the location in this photo.

How did you find it?

You shouldn't underestimate the CID.

What about the dying message?

I'm sorry but there was nothing left.

You must be joking.

Why don't you go there yourself to see if I'm joking or not?

I'll go home. Bye bye!

See you.

Well I'm going to the Para Para class. (Note: Para Para is a new form of dancing, basically for young people)

Well I'm leaving too.

Tohyama kun...

Yes, sir.

Do you have anyone you fancy?

Well, you know, pushing too much doesn't work on love.

On the other hand, when you step back, she approaches you.

What I want to say is... achieving something is similar to love...

...that's what I once thought.

Well, bye.

(He's drinking an energy drink called "Red Cobra")

Has he found out that I'm still a virgin?

This finger print you brought matches Asakura's which has been filed in MPD.

That's what I thought.

Hey, do you feel like pork cutlet?

Who is this man?

Do you want to be killed too?

I'm a vegetarian.

See you then.

Maisen or Tonki? (Note: Both are names of pork cutlet restaurants)

I'm going for Tonki.

What's that?

What?

Ouch.

Huh?

What's this?

Mr Mayama?

Answer the phone before it rings four times.

Didn't you learn that at the training?

It's you Asakura.

You have nothing else to do, don't you?

Give me a break.

It's you who started this game.

I've been having sleepless nights for you.

Alright then...

...why don't you come show your face?

I'll put you to sleep forever.

I...

...just want to get along with all of you.

In the world without hatred.

Impossible.

Why not?

Here...

I have a special present for you.

What's that?

Listen...

It's Mr Mayama.

Saori?

Good morning.

The burning yellow sun...

...makes a winter seashore...

...turn into the love paradise.

That's a different dance.

Is it?

It was Hibari Misora.

Where's Kintaro?

I haven't seen him.

Good morning.

I shouldn't have slept on the floor. What can I do for you?

You sent the photo to the press, didn't you?

Yes.

Oh!

Have you already had it out with Director Shiokawa?

It's gonna be a problem.

Excuse me...

Marshal Shibata from Hachioji West police station is here...

...about the newspaper article from this morning.

Well here you go!

Good morning.

Whose idea was that trap article?

That was an incredible idea. The murderer will definitely show up at the site.

Really?

It must go well if Miss Shibata says so.

See? It was a good idea, wasn't it?

Dying message...

...it has disappeared completely now.

Uh oh, then it won't work.

Alright, so...

Do you have any better idea?

Yes. Hunt the site high and low. Stake-out.

With my legs, I will chase the murderer till the end of the world.

Hello?

Oh yes.

Section chief? Director Shiokawa is on the phone about the newspaper article from this morning.

Miss Shibata.

You are the marshal of Hachioji west police station now.

CID Section 1 will be in charge of this case.

You go back to your office and do what you have to do.

Did you hear that?

Yes, sir. I'm leaving.

This is Nonomura speaking. I'm terribly sorry for keeping you waiting.

Yes. I do apologise.

I wonder if he can retire next month without any trouble.

I'll come and explain immediately.

Hey Bro.

Yes?

Let's go.

Hunt the site high and low...

I've always wanted to do that.

There is nothing left here.

Hey, what are you doing there?

Are you looking for money or something?

Seems like the murderer's erased all.

We've already searched everywhere.

Did you really investigate everywhere? Not even a trace of the erase is left. Strange, isn't it?

That's why we are here... right?

Get out of our way, get out of our way.

Humm...

...let's go.

Are you tired?

No, no.

I'm fine.

It's ok. Eat this.

Thank you.

This sun rise tastes nice.

It's a melon bun!

Mayama san, we call this "Sun Rise" in Kansai area.

I used to eat it when I was a student.

I wanted to go to Tokyo University at first so I spent 4 years preparing for the exam...

...and spent another 4 years preparing for the National Bar Examination in Kyoto University.

I was always broke.

I lived on Sun Rise.

This sun rise has a pit.

Oh?

What's wrong?

Didn't you see...

...my melon bun on the desk?

Mayama san took it with him.

What's the matter?

My blue rice crackers...

Blue...

Rice crackers?

Melon...

Taking Viagra and doing it everyday can take your life away.

Doctor. I, Nonomura, swore that I would love her forever.

But, Section chief Nonomura...

Kocchi!

Miyabi chan!

You didn't have to go that far.

Because... I love you sooooooooooooooooooo much.

If you Go Death from it, everything's Zero Meanin'.

No, no, I don't get what you mean Miyabi.

You told me that you would be with me forever.

I'm sorry Miyabi.

Kocchi!

Miyabi!

Mayama san. Don't you feel something warm around here?

Good evening.

Oh Ms Tokyo Uni.

Why are you here?

It's a stake-out. Stake-out. I've got something for you.

Canned food and... herb tea; Shibata Special 2!

No thanks.

Please try this. C'mon.

How did this happen with Shibata?

What's wrong?

Oh?

Yeah. That's why.

Over there!

Ouch... ouch... ouch.

Damn. It's a trap.

Get back!

What the...? Where are they from?

Shit.

SHIT!

Turn the lights on.

Kintaro san, isn't the murderer one of us here?

The murderer is near us.

Who the hell are you talking to?

Anyways, capture all!

Thank you guys from the Section 2.

Hey Shibata, let's go.

Oh yes...

Ok, call out your numbers!

We haven't numbered them yet, sir.

So many suspects.

You are in my way.

Good evening, sir.

So close, Mr Tohyama, you were about to solve the third case.

Oh you are still here?

Yes. Seems like you need some help.

Thank you so much Marshal.

Hey Ms Tokyo Uni, You're trying to get ahead of me, huh?

Well, I've identified the murderer.

What?

Without investigating the suspects?

That's right, but I'm going home. Good bye.

What the hell?

I'm tired.

Impossible. This is impossible.

Shall we ask Shibata for help?

Thank you for waiting.

I've identified the murderer. Don't you want to know?

Stop joking!

I can't help that I've identified the murderer!

Marshal Shibata is ready to leave.

I've already made arrangements for it.

What? Please let me go.

Oh yes, oh yes!

What's happening?

Oh Mr Nakata. You are in the right place.

Wait a minute. Don't you dare flatter the journalist!

He is one of the suspects. How can you identify the murderer without investigating the suspects?

You can tell that from their names.

From their names?

Yes.

What are you talking about?

Would you like to know?

Of course.

Well...

...hold on a second.

Oh? Where's that? Oh my my.

Is there anything wrong with this photo?

Well...

...how about this?

Is there anything wrong with this photo?

Flipped. Flipped.

Flip-flop.

They are both flipped.

Yeah they are. You can tell it from the letters.

Yes.

So what?

When I saw this photo of Ms Takeuchi's murder site...

...I had a strange impression.

This photo smelled differently from the others.

It means that this photo was printed out manually.

Then I realised this photo was flipped when I went to the site.

There was a small ribbon on the left side of the ship...

...but I can't find the ribbon in this photo.

I also checked the other side of the ship but there was no ribbon.

It means that Ms Takeuchi was murdered to the right of the ship, not to the left.

However, the murderer came to erase the dying message to the left of the ship.

The murderer didn't even notice that this photo was flipped.

He couldn't help it. Nobody could tell it was flipped from that photo.

Not nobody.

That's why all of us had been looking at the left side of the ship.

That's right. But the murderer could have seen the full photo before it was ripped.

There is only one suspect who saw the full picture but didn't notice that it was flipped.

Who's that?

The murderer of those cases is...

(Eiji Nakata: Written in Chinese characters, his name looks exactly the same when it's flipped)

You are the murderer...

Mr Eiji Nakata.

You don't recognise that this photo is flipped, Mr Nakata?

(Eiji Nakata)

(Jun Shibata's name flipped)

You killed Ms Takeuchi at the dark harbour surrounded by similar cruisers.

Ms Takeuchi came to herself just before dying and left your name there as a dying message...

...and you cut off her legs, then told Miss Takanari to take the photos.

Miss Takanari noticed the message but you didn't.

Even if it was dark at night, you forgot where the exact site was, and you also didn't notice the dying message.

Those two mistakes led to the end of you.

You laid the blame on Miss Takanari while trying to make us believe...

...the macabre cases had been done by one person.

Miss Takanari had a reason to obey you even though she knew you might kill her.

Then Miss Takanari created the dying message showing who the murderer was by printing the flipped photo.

After killing Ms Takeuchi, you tried to lay the blame on Miss Takanari...

How dare you.

...and you fell into Miss Takanari's snare.

The snare at the cost of her own life.

Am I the serial murderer?

Yes.

Where is my accomplice then? Do you think I did all by myself?

It's a one-man crime.

Don't talk nonsense.

The murder of Kaneko, Kimura, Hankai...

I have watertight alibis.

I know that. I've already checked your alibis.

Right, Aya san?

It means there is another murderer.

I'm afraid, there isn't.

Because, those three cases were mere accidents.

Ms Kumiko Takeuchi was your only target.

The cursed tree that fulfils a contract of death.

You planned to make people believe the curse of the tree killed Ms Takeuchi...

...so you intercepted radio messages about bizarre accidents in order to take photos before the arrival of the police.

And soon after that, you carved the names of the victims on the tree.

And you set the rumour of the cursed tree afloat.

Then how do you explain about the scratch of the wire?

You also made up that fake evidence yourself after the accident had happened.

Mr Shuke who was killed by a train was the key person...

...who drew you and Miss Takanari together.

Mr Shuke was a habitual offender of groping.

He used to touch girls at the platform when he got drunk.

I found his record of obscenity.

Isn't it disgusting? A grope!

You happened to visit a house near the site for your report that day, didn't you?

You left your name card there, right?

You know everything.

Yes.

Right, Mayama san?

Zip up.

I assume Mr Shuke touched Miss Takanari that night...

Mr Nakata, you watched that.

I saw it.

You murderer.

You threatened Miss Takanari to use her as your accomplice.

Mr Nakata?

You had been threatened by Miss Takeuchi, hadn't you?

(A literary magazine)

You published a story three years ago in this magazine.

A story of a high school girl who becomes a prostitute, gets pregnant...

...and kills her own baby. A story of a high school girl who becomes a prostitute, gets pregnant...

...and kills her own baby.

I've read that story. It was really interesting.

They published it as non-fiction, the girl who was said to be the model had a hard time.

Actually it was a fiction, you distorted the true story.

And it made her life go wrong. Your story ruined the life of her and her family.

Ms Takeuchi was a sister of the girl.

(Based on a true story. Suicide girl)

You killed my sister!

Nonsense. That was a story.

A fiction.

I'll send you to Hell no matter how long it takes.

...and her sister committed suicide.

That's the reason why Ms Takeuchi had been accusing you.

So what?

I wanted to publish a real non-fiction...

...but they didn't let me.

You can't attract readers with only a high school girl's pregnancy.

Say, how about changing the character into a prostitute who gets pregnant...

...and then kills her baby?

I can't. There is a model for this story...

Don't worry, isn't it nice?

"Based on a true story"... sounds great.

Selling million copies again?

I said I can't.

That's fine. We're not gonna publish this.

If it doesn't sell, it's the same as trash. Remember that!

The girl's suicide prevented me from writing novels any longer.

I ended up as a writer for a tabloid paper that covers only gossips and sex articles.

I'm also a victim, right?

It's only a story. There's nothing wrong with dramatizing a true story.

Everyone does it.

Your curiosities create those fake non-fictions or TV dramas.

The media take advantage of unfortunate people to satisfy your thirst.

And a man's life is sacrificed for the transient pleasures of the general public.

Hey you...

You enjoyed reading my story, didn't you?

You are also my accomplice.

You are also murderers just like me.

I didn't read it.

What?

I don't even want to read it. Your crap story.

It's only worth wiping my ass with.

Mayama san?

That's enough.

You went too far.

Get out of my way.

Why me?

Don't talk big, you are nothing but trash.

You fricking bastard.

Does this hurt?

It hurts?

It'll hurt much more than this when you are killed.

Sorry. Let me go.

I'll show you the real pain.

Feel sorry when you get hurt.

Mayama san. Please stop it.

Marshal Shibata.

Arrest him.

You solved this case. Where are the handcuffs?

Y...yes, sir.

Excuse me.

I think I've left them at home.

Thank you very much.

The moment you hear this sound again...

...your new life will begin.

Death is symbolic of eternity to me.

Sounds familiar...

I'd better make the most of this man's body before he is executed.

Asakura.

Freeze! I'll kill her if you move.

Miss Shibata.

We are alone at last.

It always makes me nervous when I'm alone with a man.

Will you call my name?

Miss Shibata.

Please call my name.

Mr Nakata.

That's wrong.

You are annoying.

Ok, I'll make you remember my name.

Asakura.

A...Sa...Ku...Ra...

Ouch...ouch...ouch...

Ouch, Be careful.

I'm sorry I'm late.

I'm the Section chief Nonomura.

I'm Kondo.

Taniguchi here.

I'm Mayama. Nice to meet you.

Like this?

Wonderful.

Shibata.

Shut up.

Are you ok?

Leave me alone.

Shoot him.

I can't kill anyone.

No choice, or you will be killed.

I don't want you to die.

Shibataaaa!

My back hurts.

Don't you have Seirogan? Seirogan. (Note: Seirogan is a medicine for diarrhoea)

Mayama san.

You...

You've finally woken up?

Yes.

Your...

...your hair still stinks.

Also, don't forget to wash your face.

Listen.

You... don't need to...

...worry about this.

Forget about it.

Mayama san?

Please.

Please.

Mayama san?

Mayama san!!

Mayama san!!

Mayama san!!

Kotaro Nonomura's Love Diary

Chapter - BTW, Who's Asakura?

Who's Asakura?

C'mon!

No idea.

Is there any hint in the movie?

It'll confuse us even more.

Why don't you ask Mr Goro Noguchi? (Note: Goro Noguchi is the actor who did Jin Saotome in the Keizoku series)

Does Director Tsutumi know who Asakura is since he started shooting this drama?