Original subtitles

(bells chiming)

(eerie music)

(bells chiming)

(bells chiming)

(birds chirping)

Thank you so much for welcoming Mashiro.

-Hello. -Hello.

(chuckles) You don't have to be so formal.

We've all been looking forward to having Mashiro join us.

NATSUKI: Hi, Mashiro.

This is from all of us.

MASHIRO'S CONVERSATION NOTEBOOK

PRINCIPAL: When I told them that Mashiro can't talk,

they came up with the idea of using a notebook.

If you have something to say to us, use this notebook, okay?

Thank you so much.

Go on. Take it.

Hey. What are you looking at?

(bells chiming in distance)

PRINCIPAL: It's the funeral procession for Gin Goto.

I see.

It must look bizarre to outsiders.

In this village,

the mourners have to cover their heads with a hood

and keep their faces hidden.

(school bell ringing)

PRINCIPAL: It's time for class.

Okay, kids! To your classrooms!

NATSUKI: Let's go, Mashiro.

YUKI: See you later.

Did you see that? It's a conversation notebook.

Yeah.

I'm glad they're good kids.

Yeah.

KEISUKE: Stop.

(exclaims)

RYUJI: What's wrong, Keisuke?

KEISUKE: Only 15 people including me should be here right now.

We have one extra person.

Everybody, show me your faces.

Who are you?

This isn't funny.

Show me your face now.

-KEISUKE: Hey! Wait! -MAN: Hey!

(men grunting)

What's going on? Are they fighting?

-Go home. -Yeah. Okay.

Come here!

(men grunting)

Stop struggling!

WOMAN: Have you forgotten me?

Keisuke.

Sumire?

Only family members are allowed to participate in the procession.

Even you should know that.

What do you want now?

Now?

KEISUKE: Yeah. You left the village.

Because of you guys.

Huh? What are you talking about?

Get out of here.

Keisuke.

You know where my father is, don't you?

What?

He got stressed out about his debt and disappeared on his own volition.

Everyone in the village knows your dad went crazy.

DAIGO: Hey!

What's going on?

What happened?

My father isn't crazy.

Hey! What are you doing?

It's empty, isn't it?

I knew it.

What do you mean?

Of course, the body isn't there.

It's in their stomachs now.

They're cannibals!

MUTSUO: What?

That's ridiculous!

-Apologize to Grandma Gin! -What the hell?

We're not cannibals!

-I'm gonna kill you! -We're not cannibals!

-You're crazy! -Apologize to Grandma Gin!

Do you know what you just did?

Stop messing around!

I'll smash your face!

(groaning)

(foreboding music)

Go.

KEISUKE: Officer!

Take her with you.

(theme music)

-Yuki. -YUKI: Yes?

I'm gonna take her to the station.

So...

-What happened? -I'll tell you later.

YUKI: Be careful.

(car engine revving)

You said the Gotos are cannibals.

It's called endocannibalism.

It's a type of interment

where the bereaved eats the remains of the deceased

to make them a part of their own body, to take on the deceased's will and spirit.

It must be an expression of their love and devotion for the dead.

Are you saying it's how they mourn?

The Fore people of Papua New Guinea practiced endocannibalism into the 1950s.

Do you think I'm crazy?

DAIGO: No.

I don't think you're crazy.

I did some research on endocannibalism after my dad went missing.

He said the Gotos are cannibals.

Your dad?

You mean Mr. Kano?

Yes.

Are the Gotos involved in some way?

I can't think otherwise.

My dad has never played pachinko in his life.

He didn't resign from his job, either.

They set him up.

(brake squeaks)

(ominous music)

The last time I saw my dad,

he was on his way to the Goto house in a big rush.

(indistinct murmuring)

KANO: Yes.

All right.

Yes.

I understand everything now.

Yes.

I'll go right now.

(breathing heavily)

Oh, Sumire, hi.

SUMIRE: It's been a while, Dad.

Where's Mom?

She's still sleeping.

(sniffles)

I'm going to the Gotos' house.

SUMIRE: Is everything okay?

What do you mean?

Your face...

looks scary.

You should stop getting involved with the Gotos.

A weasel.

What?

It built a nest in the attic.

It doesn't make any trouble.

So be nice to it, okay?

SUMIRE: I'd never seen my dad like that.

Did you report it to the police?

"She's the daughter of a deranged police officer."

"She must be crazy, too."

That's how they looked at me.

No matter how many times I explained it.

I see.

Are you different from them?

(tense music)

The Goto family has always been at the root of every problem.

They're definitely hiding something.

DAIGO: Mr. Kano's been missing for almost two weeks.

If they're holding him captive somewhere, he could still be alive.

Be careful if you're going to investigate them.

Thanks for the ride.

Ah.

(car door shuts)

YATA STATION

(clanks)

(suspenseful music)

ROAD CLOSED NO TRESPASSING

-(thudding) -Whoa!

Hey! That was close!

This is the Gotos' private property.

I'm going to the Gotos' house to ask about Officer Kano.

Did something happen to him there?

(scoffs)

That story again?

I'm sick of it.

I don't know what his daughter told you, but you're being delusional.

Just like him.

What do you mean?

Kano did come to our house that day.

Admit it! (shouting)

KANO: You guys eat people!

You eat people!

You're cannibals!

Just admit it!

Right now!

Hey old hag, come out here!

You guys! I know it all!

Every one of you...

Does he look like a man in his right mind?

KANO: You're all crazy!

-You're all crazy! -(laughs)

This is what happens in the end to crazy, delusional people.

KANO: I'll destroy you all!

I appreciate the valuable information.

It's very useful.

Are you gonna keep investigating?

It's my job.

(chainsaw whirring)

Go ahead, then.

But Kano was the crazy one.

(chainsaw whirring)

You let him go?

It's not my decision.

The rest is up to That Man.

KANO: Admit it!

You guys...

eat people!

You eat people!

-(gunshot) -You're cannibals!

-(gunshot) -KANO: Admit it!

I'll destroy you all!

You are all crazy!

Crazy freaks!

You've lost your minds!

(Kano groans)

Open the door!

I'll burn you all!

I'll burn you to ash!

Shit.

It's all your fault!

Admit it!

You guys eat people!

Mashiro...

How was school today?

Did you have fun?

Yeah?

Good.

MICHIYO: Mrs. Agawa.

YURI: Hello.

Shall we walk home together?

Don't lick that.

YUKI: What? Oh, sure.

MICHIYO: Have you gotten used to the village?

YUKI: We're getting there.

It helps that everybody's so nice.

MICHIYO: Are you close to the Gotos?

YUKI: What? Not particularly.

-BOY: Mom, I caught one! -MICHIYO: Caught what?

A butterfly?

Wait.

You see...

I heard your husband was out drinking with them.

Oh, yeah.

He did go out with them the other night.

You're better off not getting involved with the Gotos.

MICHIYO: They have different values from us ordinary people.

They're a bunch of savages.

YUKI: Is that so?

GIN GOTO'S GRAVE

(eerie music)

(cell phone buzzing)

I'll see you tomorrow.

We should get together some time for tea.

Sure.

What?

You want to give it to her?

Go ahead.

Here.

Nice, huh?

Thanks.

Bye-bye.

Wave goodbye.

Seriously. Be careful.

KEISUKE: I see.

Okay.

That was Iwao.

The police officer is on his way to the main household.

MUTSUO: That bastard.

-Let's go. -Right.

Hey.

Hey. Wait.

What?

We should think carefully about our next move.

-What? -Yeah.

Calm down a bit.

-We have to protect the family. -Hey!

You just wanna wreak havoc.

What?

We can't protect the family from here.

He's a police officer.

I'm just saying there are other ways to deal with him.

-Hey, Keisuke. -What?

What is it that you want to protect?

What's the matter with you?

What are you afraid of?

I'm just telling you guys to calm down.

MUTSUO: It's no use talking to him!

Let's go.

Wait!

I'm going with them.

What good will that do?

He's just one police officer. We can handle him later on.

So what do you propose?

(engine revving)

OKAYAMA POLICE

(dog barking)

(tense music)

(banging on door)

DAIGO: This is Agawa from the Kuge substation.

-(banging on door) -Is anybody home?

(banging on door)

(banging on door)

DAIGO: Is anybody home?

Oh, hello there.

DAIGO: I'm Agawa from the Kuge substation.

I'd like to talk to you. Will you come down here?

Can you hear me?

I know you can hear me.

I know you can.

Why are you filming me?

Hey!

Who do you think you're talking to? You bastard!

I'm just here to ask some questions.

You want to ask us if we killed Kano, don't you?

TAICHI: We're sick of the same question over and over.

MUTSUO: Get out of here.

Right now.

Get off our property.

Or I'll kill you.

(suspenseful music)

I'm sorry, but I'm not leaving.

Do you think I'm just bluffing?

I don't care.

But why are you so desperate to keep me away from your house?

I want to know why.

As a policeman, I'm gonna get to the bottom of this.

Then...

Die!

(gunshot)

(cocks gun)

Freeze!

Stay still.

(high-pitched ringing)

Darn it. You really shot at me.

(laughs)

DAIGO: Don't move!

You guys know where Mr. Kano is, don't you?

We wouldn't tell you even if we did.

MUTSUO: Shoot me!

(laughs)

I know you've got it in you.

What?

I know about your past.

MUTSUO: What you did to get sent here. I know everything.

Do you want me to say it right here?

You killed...

(groans)

(suspenseful music)

What the heck?

You creep.

You weirdo!

(suspenseful music)

(yells)

(grunting)

(screams)

(panting)

You freak!

You're all coming to the police station.

You'll tell me exactly what happened to Mr. Kano.

You finally crossed the line.

What?

You attacked members of the Goto family.

That Man will make you pay.

TAICHI: You're a dead man.

"That man"?

What are you talking about? You're all under arrest.

The laws of the country don't apply to this village.

In the old days, every village had its own rules.

(grunting)

People live with the rules.

One of the rules of Kuge Village is "don't get involved with the Goto family."

You broke it.

(urine trickling)

There are consequences...

for both you...

and your family.

(cackles)

Shut up.

What does a butterfly eat?

Do we have a terrarium?

(ominous music)

Excuse me. Can I help you?

Who are you?

Keisuke Goto.

Goto...

Right.

Here they come.

(car doors close)

You can't just barge in here, Mr. Goto.

Everyone here is a Goto.

(cocks gun)

Do you always wear sandals?

What?

Too bad you're not wearing something you can run faster in.

(ominous music)

-WOMAN: Why? What have they done? -MAN: Help me!

FEMALE VOICE: Your call cannot be answered right now.

Please leave your name and message after the beep.

This is Nakamura.

Officer Agawa?

About that finger,

we know whose it is.

Your predecessor who went missing.

It's Mr. Osamu Kano's finger.

(whimpering)

Taichi!

KIKU: I'll get you out of there. Hold on.

(Togo members clamoring)

This is Kuge Substation calling Morobe...

I'll make sure that they're sorry for whatever they did wrong.

Everything that happens on our property,

we take care of ourselves.

Stop it. Step back.

Goto family matters have to be settled by That Man.

"That man" again? Who is he?

(silence)

(foreboding music)

RUN AWAY

(foreboding music)

(closing theme music)