All language subtitles for Kurosagi.2006.EP09.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-MagicStar.Eng

In this world,
there are three types of scammers.

"White swindlers,"
who deceive people and extort money.

"Red swindlers," who use the opposite sex
as bait and toy with people's hearts.

Then there's the one who preys
only on white and red swindlers.

The best swindler in history.

A swindler who deceives other swindlers.

Pleasure working with you.

The Black Swindler.

If I had answers to "why" or "how,"

I wouldn't be standing here, would I?

There's no answer that would satisfy
anyone else. Isn't that the same for you?

But for the victims and those involved
in the incident

it keeps going
because they live with it forever.

If you really care about me,
then, stop loving me.

Just remember one thing. You're not alone.

There she is.

What do you want?

We need your help again, Mr. Kurosaki.

-To take down a swindler.
-Not again.

I refuse.

Please wait.

Please wait. Hear me out for a minute.

I'm not your personal servant, you know.

Hey, how long are you going
to stand there arguing? Hurry up already!

-Who's that?
-The victim.

She's the grandmother of Yuko,
a close classmate.

-That's right.
-Please help us.

-Help me out.
-Not again.

Your grandmother got scammed?

Yes, so Ms. Mishima took her
to Mr. Kurosaki for help.

I tried to stop her. I'm really sorry.

Ms. Yoshikawa, you don't
feel good about this either, right?

I'm fine.

Don't worry about me.

Besides…

As long as you stop interfering with me.

I've decided
not to interfere with him anymore.

Really?

Yes.

I was only speeding slightly,
but everyone made a big fuss.

So I ignored it all. Right?

Then, I was asked to go to court.

So I went to court. Right?

Then, I got involved in a scam.

Who would think
you can get scammed at a courthouse?

Right? They're using tax money,
so they should manage things better.

You! Are you even listening?

Um, how exactly did you get scammed?

So, I went to the court.
But with places like that…

it's hard to know what's going on
or how things are organized, right?

Ah! Excuse me.

Oh…

Where am I supposed to go?

Can I help you?

I was told to come here,
but I don't know where to go.

-Do you have any documents with you?
-Yes.

Here it is.

-It's a speeding violation.
-Yes.

You'll need to pay a fine, but…

It seems
you've let it pile up for a while.

With the late fees,
it's almost 100,000 yen now.

-What?! 100,000 yen?
-Yes.

But this is a bit
of a borderline violation.

Exactly!
I was only a little over the limit!

In a case like this, you might be
able to avoid the fine if you take action.

-Really?
-Please wait here for a moment.

-Excuse me.
-Yes?

I'm looking for the accessible restroom.
Where is it?

Go straight down the hall
and it's on your right.

Thank you.

I've confirmed everything.

There is a way to handle this
for less than the fine.

Really?

-The process will cost you 40,000 yen.
-Wait, the fine was 100,000 yen, right?

Wow, that's 60,000 yen less.
Then that means…

-One, two, three, 40,000 yen?
-I can't accept it myself.

Please transfer 40,000 yen
using this payment slip by tomorrow.

You can do it at the bank or post office.

So, I don't have
to pay the fine anymore, right?

That's right. We'll take care
of the paperwork here.

Thank you so much. You've been so helpful!

Thank you very much.

But then it appeared that lady
didn't even work at the public office.

-She was just a swindler.
-An "impostor".

Impostor?

They pretend to be from
the city hall, tax office, or police.

They disguise themselves
as officials and target their victims.

Well, it's not my problem.

What?!

I'm not interested in such a small fry.

Just think of the 40,000 yen
as a lesson fee and move on.

I'm telling you, it's not about the money.

What bothers me is that I was deceived!

I don't care.

-Wait!
-Mr. Kurosaki…

Hold on!

Mr. Kurosaki, please wait. Please help us.

Hey. You can't back out
after handing out these flyers.

It's not like that. I did that on my own.

CONTACT US IF YOU'VE BEEN SCAMMED

I'm sorry.

Is it really okay
to just leave things like this?

"The best swindler…"

It could be dangerous
if people find out about Kurosaki.

Outsiders might learn
what's really going on here.

"First-year literature student."

PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU'VE BEEN SCAMMED

It's ready. You know, that thing.

To the blue sky, to the blue sky…

Huh? I forgot how.

It goes like this, like this…
Was it this way?

Youko Saejima. A white swindler
specializing in impersonation scams.

-What's the price for this info?
-Huh?

What's the price?

Ten million yen.

Ten million to recover 40,000 yen?

She's not just after money,
but personal information as well.

People who fall for impersonation scams
are prime targets for swindlers.

This should do, I think.

They make a list of names and addresses
and sell them to phone scammers.

The money piles up.

Oh, and she used to be an actress.

Well, actresses and swindlers
are pretty similar.

An actress, huh?

Prepare me an organization.

The condition is that the chairman
is either hospitalized long-term

and doesn't come to the office often.

I'll contact you later.

Are you going to impersonate someone too?

We'll see who does the better
impersonation. It'll be a contest.

Look, the parachute
drifts through the sky

Look, the parachute…

Boom! It self-destructed.

Wait.

Mr. Katsuragi decides the targets.

Don't take jobs on your own
as if you're some kind of hero.

Aren't you getting a bit arrogant?

If you cause trouble for Mr. Katsuragi…

I'll know what to do.

Welcome back.

I heard you met Yuko's grandmother.

I'm not meddling, OK?
I'm just making small talk.

What's there for you and me to talk about?

I don't know.
Maybe something like, "It was hot today."

I see.

It all started after I met you, didn't it?

What did?

Are you some kind of jinx?

What's that supposed to mean?

Just small talk.

Kenji Hosaka, shortened to "Hosaken."
A foolish, playful chairman.

Miss, please teach me all kinds of things.

Youko Saejima,
a smart and cold tax office employee.

I'll take care of it.

Yo!

WEST TOKYO TAX OFFICE

How may I help you?

Do you work here?

-Yes.
-Well, it's about my dad…

He suddenly died and now I'm having
trouble with inheritance taxes.

You're here for
an inheritance tax consultation?

Is this for personal assets
or for a company?

Both, I guess.
My dad was the chairman of a foundation.

-A foundation?
-Yes.

But now that he's gone, I'm the chairman.

-You're the chairman?
-Yes.

Understood. I'll help you out.
Please, come this way.

As for your father's assets,
his home and real estate

are all in the foundation's name.

Yes, it seems like
that's the way to save money.

By transferring the assets
to the foundation as a donation,

the tax burden is much lower.

For real?

However, your late father
also had a lot of personal assets

that were not in the foundation's name.

You will have to pay
inheritance taxes on that.

For real? Is it a lot?

Roughly estimating…

About 100 million yen.

Seriously? I have to pay that much?

That's the law.

Isn't there any way to get out of this?
I don't want to pay that much.

Well, there are ways around it.

Like what?

There's a special system available
for a select group of high taxpayers.

But in your case, Mr. Hosaka, you're just
slightly short of the required amount.

Can't you do something about it?

Well, I think we can manage
something with this amount.

Really?

There will be a processing fee, though.

Is that alright?

Fee? How much?

It's 980,000 yen.

It's a bit high, but the inheritance tax
will be reduced by about 30%.

That's cheap!

I'll pay, so make sure you handle it well.

Understood.

I'll get the payment slip now.

There's no such system, of course.

NATIONAL TAX AGENCY
WEST TOKYO TAX OFFICE

Amateurs, I swear.

Who comes up with such nonsense?

Mr. Kurosaki.

Mr. Kurosaki.

Mr. Kurosaki.

Looks like he's not home.

Right…

How disappointing. I came all the way here
to ask him something.

It smells good. Are you cooking something?

-Yes.
-Oh my, what are you cooking?

Look at that, let me see…

-Wow, it's so neat and tidy here.
-Hey!

-It's different from my grandkid's place.
-Grandkid?

Yes, you're in the same university as her,
right?

Let me borrow this.
Oh, it looks delicious!

Hmm, let's see…

Mm, tasty.

-But it needs more sake.
-Are you Yuko's grandmother?

Yes, I'm Yuko's grandmother.

I'm Tsurara Yoshikawa.
It's nice to meet you.

Oh, your name ends in "ra" like mine.

Oh, I'll transfer
the 980,000 yen right away.

-Got it.
-See you.

By the way, when do the assets
of my dad's foundation become mine?

You're already the chairman, right?

Then they're already yours, Mr. Hosaka.

Seriously? So he has no right to complain?
He really pisses me off.

-He?
-The vice chairman.

Some old guy my dad knew.

He's really hard to deal with
and I want to fire him

but I don't know how.

Hey, miss, tell me how to do it.

What?

How to fire the vice chairman.

If you sauté it with chicken skin first,
it adds a delicious richness.

Oh, with the chicken skin?

After all, adding wine…

Grandma…

Right.

Grandma, what are you doing here?

Oh, is it wrong for me
to visit my grandchild?

She's been teaching me
all sorts of things about cooking.

-She's actually a cooking class teacher.
-Is that so?

-Yes, I am.
-I see!

Oh, isn't that Yukari?

-Yukari!
-Grandma…

-Hello.
-Why don't you eat with us?

No, thanks. I don't want to be near her.

BANK TRANSFER KENJI HOSAKA

A little bonus.

He looks like a good target.

That idiot son.

Let's throw her a little more bait.

Right, little duckie.

Let's dig in.

Not enough green onion.

That white swindler
is casually eating soba.

ARREST WARRANT

Shall we move?

Let's wait.

It wouldn't be much fun
to arrest him here.

Hey!

How did it go?

It was surprisingly easy to get
the board members' signatures.

Once we submit this to the board,
the vice chairman will be dismissed.

Thanks. This is for you.

You've been such a great help.
Go and have some sushi.

I can't accept that. Please put it away.

Come on, it's not a big deal.

I can't accept this. I'm a civil servant.

-You're so diligent.
-Welcome.

I'll have the steak and pilaf.

-For the steak… Rare is fine, right?
-Yes.

Understood.

Ms. Saejima,

would you be my vice chairman?

-What?
-You're really reliable,

and if you became the vice chairman,
things would be so much easier.

Wait, that's so sudden…

But you said it yourself, Ms. Saejima.

If I donate my personal assets
and transfer them to the foundation,

it reduces taxes.

That's true, but…

By the way, aren't you bored,
being a civil servant?

"Vice Chairman of the Environmental
Information Research Foundation"?

What do you think?
It sounds pretty good, right?

Excuse me, one more steak!

-Excuse me, I'd like to use the restroom.
-It's on the right, towards the back.

Can you open the door?

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
RESEARCH FOUNDATION

It looks like
I'm finally stepping onto the big stage.

Yay.

As impressive as ever.

I'll buy this scam plan.

I'll make a solid profit
of 50 million yen.

See you, Mr. Katsuragi.

Oh…

Never mind.

Ryoichi Aoki,
you're under arrest for fraud.

-Let me go!
-We have a warrant for your arrest!

Don't struggle.

Let go!

I have a question for you.

What's more important to you?
Order in the swindler's world?

Or Kurosaki?

QUICK SNACK CATALOG

Hayase, bring me the gun from my room.

It's a water gun from Belgium.
It shoots really well.

Oh…

Speaking of which, it's almost
the season for water activities,

Mr. Kashina.

Excuse me… Sorry!

Sorry!

KATSURA

Hey!

Wait a minute!

Hey, shut up. Your voice is echoing.

The police came to Katsura.

They arrested someone there.
Wasn't he one of the owner's friends?

I'm talking to you!

How should I know?

And the detective
who hit you was there, too.

Is this small talk?

Are you going to be okay?

You're friends with the owner, aren't you?

You might get arrested too.

That was totally meddling.

DUCK NANBAN SOBA

That was a warning.

I think Kashina's target is Kurosaki.

For a while…

it might be better
not to sell information to Kurosaki.

Back in the day…

When you were
in elementary school, just once…

We went to the beach together.

You loved to do handstands in the water.

Do you remember?

This isn't working.

Ouch.

The police came to Katsura.
They arrested someone there.

Wasn't he one of the owner's friends?

This is Saejima.

I'm sorry to bother you so late.

Good evening. What do you mean, late?

I've given your offer some thought…

And I've decided to accept it.

Really? Ms. Saejima, you're the best!

I was so worried you might say no.

Hey, how about we go out now?
Let's have a drink or two to celebrate.

Sorry, I don't drink alcohol.

Ah, how unfortunate.
I'm eating sushi in Ginza right now.

-So I thought we could enjoy it together.
-Well then, goodbye.

It's getting soggy!

They're already soggy.

DUCK NANBAN SOBA

Yukari.

Wait!

I told you, I don't want to talk.

I always thought
that if he wouldn't stop scamming,

it would be better
if the police caught him.

But when it seemed
like it might actually happen,

I got really scared.

What are you saying?
Mr. Kurosaki will never get caught.

Please…

Stop him.

Vice Chairman of the Environmental
Information Research Foundation, check!

I won't let him scam people anymore.

No way.

I support Mr. Kurosaki's revenge.

Even if it's hurting him?

He's seeking revenge
because he was hurt by swindlers, right?

Wouldn't it be more painful
to do nothing and just accept it?

Even if he abandoned everything
just for the sake of revenge?

I can't accept that.

Life should be full of dreams and hope,

don't you think?

Yukari, please.

Stop him.

Stop it.

There we go.

Welcome home.

-Here, try this.
-Chicken soboro!

I sautéed it in chicken skin fat.
Give it a try, it's delicious.

-Yes, thank you.
-Sure.

-It's good!
-Really?

Let me try.

Of course it's good!

Yes, it's delicious.

You know, Tsurara,

it'll taste even better

if you have someone to share it with.

-I'll bring out the pickles.
-Thank you.

Do you live alone?

Yes.

Well, it's been…

maybe 250,000 years?

Hey…

It seems I've made a mistake.

Huh?

You were against asking
Mr. Kurosaki for help, weren't you?

I'm so clueless sometimes. It's no good.

-I'm sorry.
-It's fine!

Is it impossible to make someone happy

if they don't want to be happy themselves?

Happiness can be found
in the small things.

You know,

basking under the bright sun,

or just enjoying a warm,
cozy blanket, for example.

-May I?
-Yes.

Or like how delicious this pickled
cucumber is. That's what happiness is.

-You're right.
-Yes.

Yeah, it's good.

Hey!

Sorry to keep you waiting.

You didn't need to bring flowers.

I resigned from the tax office today.

Civil servants
aren't allowed to hold other jobs.

What? They're not for me?

You're as diligent as ever.

Here's your foundation account,
Ms. Saejima.

There's three million yen in it.

That's a gift from me. Go have some sushi.

Also, if you put your money
into that account,

you can avoid paying high taxes.

I'll introduce you
at the next board meeting.

-Understood.
-Looking forward to it, Vice Chairman.

I look forward to it as well.

Excuse me!

Excuse me!

Right away!

Excuse me.

Hurry up!

Thank you for waiting.

-Do you have a chocolate parfait?
-We do.

Two, please.

Transfer the entire amount
from Youko Saejima's account

to the Environmental Information
Research Foundation's account?

Yes, a full transfer, please.

Also, please close this account.

I understand.

CANCELED

-Saejima speaking.
-This is Hosaken.

Is everything still on
for today's board meeting?

I'm on my way now.

Good to hear.

Thank you for waiting.

Have you transferred
the money to the account yet?

Yes, just now.

Got it.

Now your assets are safe, Ms. Saejima.

Thanks to you.

Likewise.

Wow… This is delicious.

-Who are you?
-Hello, I'm Saejima.

Which Saejima, may I ask?

Vice Chairman Saejima.

I'm supposed to be introduced
at today's board meeting.

But I'm the vice chairman.

I thought you were dismissed.

Dismissed? Of course not.

Where's the chairman? Call Mr. Hosaka.

Mr. Hosaka has been
hospitalized long-term.

Hospitalized?

Not the previous chairman, but his son.

His son is currently overseas for work.

And besides,
the chairman is still the chairman.

You… What's going on?

-There was 70 million in the account.
-What?

You've got a lot of money, huh?

I transferred
the full amount to my account.

Don't mess with me. Give me back my money!

Ms. Saejima, is this how you really are?

It's fine to get into a role,

but don't get so deep into it
that you lose sight of everything.

Who are you…?

Once you lose yourself, it's over.

In the end, we're just swindlers.

Exactly.

Youko Saejima, you're under arrest
for fraud and inciting fraud.

Please come with us to the station.

Don't touch me.

You!

I'm not going to run.

This is who I am.

Let's go.

You've lost sight of things too,
haven't you?

You think

you're swimming on your own,

but in the end,

you're just a pawn in Katsuragi's hands.

If Katsuragi decides the pawn is useless,

he will cut you off.

Don't forget that.

You're all alone.

Pleasure working with you.

Here's the 40,000 yen that was taken.

-Thank you.
-See you.

Be careful.

I know I asked for your help,

but there are people who would be sad

if something happened to you.

It's delicious.

Here's your payment for the information.

Looks like this is really
the end for this.

Maybe it's time to throw it away.

You're all alone.

Maybe it's time to throw it away.

You're not alone.

I did it!

Let's eat!

Mm, it's perfect!

Dad!