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Come on.

OKAYAMA POLICE

Yes.

This is an urgent situation.

This is an urgent situation. Over.

The victim's body is already a skeleton, it didn't have any clothes.

It's not in its complete form. The location of the bone parts...

There are neither personal belongings nor articles left behind...

This verifies his statement.

It's almost certain that Mutsuo Goto murdered Kano.

Mutsuo turned himself in, because he failed to kill me,

and to exonerate the rest of the Gotos from any blame.

He wasn't the one who gave me this wound.

It was someone they called "That Man."

About that...

Maybe you have the wrong idea.

Is there anyone who can corroborate your story?

Excuse me?

We canvassed the neighborhood.

No one in Kuge Village remembers

seeing a giant like you describe.

The Gotos must've told everyone to say the same thing.

Enough.

Like I said,

you shouldn't get involved with the Goto family.

Their solidarity is unshakable.

Hey, stand back!

They're here.

We don't have to listen to you.

Seriously...

I don't understand you guys.

I don't expect you to understand us.

But bear in mind,

not all of us think like Mutsuo.

Let's go.

See you.

I can't believe it.

I heard it's nasty.

WOMAN 1: I wish they'd do something about it.

-Let's go inside. -Yeah.

Hi there.

Hello?

It's Agawa.

Can you talk now?

Yes.

Your father...

Mr. Kano's body has been found.

I thought he might still be alive.

But...

I was wrong.

I'm very sorry.

I understand.

Agawa.

There's something I need to discuss with you about your future.

Sure.

The police officer in Yata Village is about to retire.

I'd like you to take over his post if it's okay with you.

What do you think?

You must've realized by now

that Kuge isn't an ordinary village.

I won't be able to cover for you

if you cause more trouble there.

You can start over in a new place.

Can I think about it?

Sure.

It's all finished, right?

Yeah.

What's the matter?

It's nothing.

Hm?

So...

I was offered a new post in Yata Village.

With everything that's happened,

it might be a good idea to start over in a new place.

What do you want to do?

I...

Why not ask Mashiro?

She won't respond.

Mashiro!

Mashiro, do you want to go back to Kuge Village?

LET'S USE THIS NOTEBOOK TO TALK A LOT!

There you go.

Let's go home.

All right. Give me that.

Mashiro!

All right!

Hey. Mashiro, did you just smile?

-Mashiro, look at me. -Mashiro!

She smiled!

-You smiled, didn't you? -Did you?

She's smiling!

Let's go.

Okay!

Let's do this!

-Yay! -Ahh!

Toki!

All done!

Okay.

Great.

Thank you.

Thank you for your help as always.

Take these with you.

-Here.

-Really? There are so many. -Of course.

My wife and daughter will be so pleased. Thank you.

Call me if you need my help again.

Thanks.

-Take care. -Okay.

Thank you!

-Thanks again. -Oops.

-See you!

Hello.

Officer!

Help me change my screen door next time.

-Of course. -Thanks.

I'm home.

Hi.

Dinner's almost ready.

Toki gave us some peaches again.

Wow! They look delicious!

Mashiro, look.

-Peaches. -Peaches.

Don't they look good?

Hm? You want the box?

If so, could you put the peaches in the fridge, please?

OKAYAMA PEACHES

She smiles a lot these days.

Yeah.

-Peaches. -Peaches.

It's a satellite phone.

The last incoming call to my dad's phone.

I tried calling it but no one answered.

AUTOMATED VOICE : Your call cannot be completed,

because the number you have dialed is outside the service area

or the telephone may be switched off.

What's this?

Tastes good, right?

-Hey! -What are you doing?

Hold on.

Here you go!

-Here. -Thank you.

Thank you! That will do.

-Thank you! -No problem.

Cheers!

-Cheers! -Cheers!

This is delicious.

I can't thank you enough

for saving Daigo the other day.

You don't need to keep thanking me.

I was just doing my job as a fireman.

I really appreciate it.

Actually, I thought he was dead when I first found him by the river.

His head was cracked open and he was covered in blood.

-Yeah. It left a scar. -I know.

Mashiro! Let's play!

Go on.

Does it hurt?

Mr. Sabu!

-My drink... -Are you okay?

-Okay. -I'm up.

That's mine.

-I know! -It's mine.

This...

He's more responsible

than he looks.

Keep being nice with him, okay?

You've had too much to drink, Mr. Sabu.

As you can see,

the aging population in this village is skyrocketing.

Young ones like him are so valuable

to the village.

I'm still considered

-a youngster in this village.

Hold on.

-That's not true at all. -Hey!

Kunitoshi! You...

I've got it.

But most of the Goto family are fairly young.

Officer!

Don't mention that name when we're drinking.

-Yeah! -No.

Actually, this might be a good time.

Everybody!

Quiet down.

I have something important to say.

You have to understand

that the Goto family...

is not a part of Kuge Village.

I know.

You guys are so kind to us,

and we're grateful.

Thanks.

Let me ask you something while I have the chance.

Hm?

Did you guys know that Mr. Kano was in some kind of dispute...

with the Goto family?

Yes.

We feel responsible.

To make a living here,

we need timber

from the land owned by the Goto family.

Forestry is what keeps

the village's economy alive.

We couldn't afford

to antagonize...

the Goto family

who employ us.

So...

we looked the other way.

We know it was unforgivable.

We're all deeply sorry.

We're as guilty...

as Mr. Kano's murderer.

You can blame us all you like.

We regret it immensely.

I'm so sorry.

Thanks.

You guys didn't do anything wrong.

Nobody in the village is to blame.

Come on, folks. Let's have another drink.

You too, Mr. Sabu.

Oh.

-This is the only thing I can drink. -All right already!

Hey! Why do you guys look so glum?

Now drink!

Mr. Sabu!

Mr. Sabu!

Mr. Sabu!

This tastes awful!

What did you say?

-Drink it! -Ew.

Listen up!

As of today,

the officer and his family

are formally members of the village!

-Hurray for Mashiro!

Don't start! Jin!

Yay!

Be careful!

Thanks, Yuki.

For not abandoning me.

Where did that come from?

I couldn't have coped without you.

You saved me.

Stop it.

I'm the same.

I couldn't have coped alone, either.

After what happened

to Mashiro...

I'd never abandon you.

The three of us...

have to stick together.

You're my savior whether you like it or not.

The three of us, we'll be fine if we have each other.

Yeah.

Yeah.

-Mm! Mmm! -Mm.

Mm...

-Eh? What's the matter? -I saw someone.

What?

What's going on?

Don't worry, go back inside.

MURDERER

You're kidding me.

What the hell?

Mr. Sabu.

This is horrible.

Why?

We're all aware of your situation.

But I can't believe someone in our village

would do something like this.

I saw the culprit running away.

Who was it?

It was one of the Gotos

who's always with Keisuke.

One of the Gotos...

Hey!

I don't care who did it. Just clean it off!

Okay. I'll help.

Thank you.

It's been a while.

We were just about to visit the substation.

The idiot was bragging about what he did.

He's been punished. Can we forget it?

Forget about it?

Yeah.

You wrote that on my wall, didn't you?

What's he on about?

Oh.

I saw it, too. The writing on the wall.

It said "murderer."

You son of a gun!

It wasn't me.

-Then who? -Beats me.

Only you lot would do that kind of thing.

Whoa.

Everything is our fault, huh?

You're like Kano. Making accusations against us.

Are you still going to pester us?

-You guys started it. -Huh?

Officer, I think you trust them too much.

-They're a bunch of sneaky scumbags.

Oh, excuse me.

Good morning.

I didn't realize you were here.

We'll start unloading right away.

-Come on. -Sorry to keep you waiting.

I don't think you should trust them too much.

-Mr. Sabu. -Yeah?

Thank you so much.

Forget it. No problem.

Remember what I said?

Your family are members of Kuge Village now.

We'll protect you no matter what happens.

Don't worry.

Okay. Thank you.

-Thank you.

Right, then.

See you, Mashiro!

-Whoo!

It's okay.

Mom?

Mom.

Who are you?

MRS. KANO: Darling? Where are you?

Someone from the village is here again,

but I don't know what to do.

Darling?

-Darling! -Mom.

Come on. It's okay.

Oh, yeah, he went missing, didn't he?

That's why I told him to escape while he can.

Run away!

-Run away!

Run away!

Run away!

MURDERER

MRS. KANO: Run away.

Run away.

Run away.

Run away.

Run away.

Run away!

Mrs. Kano.

-Take it easy. -Run away!

Run away!

Run away!

-Run away! -It's okay.

-Run away! -Calm down.

Let's get you back in the wheelchair, okay?

MRS. KANO: Run away!

-Mrs. Kano! Wait! -MRS. KANO: Run away!

Mashiro! Will you water the flowers?

MRS. KANO: Run away.

Run away!

Run away!

Run away!

Run away!

-Run away! -Mrs. Kano.

-Run away. -It's okay.

-Run away. -Calm down.

-MRS. KANO: Run away. -You're okay.

Please calm down.

MRS. KANO: Run away!

Run away.

Mashiro.

Thanks for helping me.

For lunch today,

I was thinking of making your favorite omelet rice or burger steak.

What would you like?

You want omelet with rice?

-Or do you want burger steak? -I do.

-Okay, let's have burger steak. -Nice.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

All right. Time to work.

-Go back to your posts. -Okay.

What's this?

People can come and go easily, because there's no partition here.

Okay.

That's true.

Hm?

I see something new.

I just thought I'd put up a fence for more security.

Good for you.

Just for peace of mind really.

Though I wouldn't do that,

if I were you.

Huh?

This is a tiny village

where the community is built on trust.

So it's not a good idea.

But everybody has one.

They've had them for years.

Putting up a new fence is different, people would take of-fence to it.

Hey, that was a good pun.

Most of us don't even lock our doors.

You newcomers should show us

that you trust us.

That's just how it is in Kuge Village.

Watch yourself, Officer.

What a pain.

Mm?

What did you say?

Yeah. You're right, Mr. Sabu.

Let's stop, Daigo.

Okay.

Mr. Sabu, would you like some tea?

I can't stay.

I have to go help some of the old ladies.

-I'll drop by again soon. -I understand.

-You're welcome here anytime.

Every time we do something new,

Mr. Sabu appears.

Okay, Mashiro. Let's go wash our hands, gargle, and start your homework.

I'll give you a hand.

Thanks.

These took me four hours...

Hello.

You shouldn't be fighting.

That's right.

Hello!

SUGIYAMA TOY SHOP STATIONERY, FISHING GEAR

-Officer. -Yes?

Fighting's not good.

Fighting?

I heard you grabbed Mr. Sabu when he gave you a piece of advice.

And called him a pain-in-the-ass old geezer.

I didn't grab him and I didn't call him an old geezer.

-Is that right? -Yeah.

Mr. Sabu does tend to exaggerate.

But you did call him a pain in the ass, right?

That's no good.

You should respect the elderly's advice.

You're new here.

One wrong word could turn everybody...

against you.

In any case,

you should apologize when you see him.

Seriously, what a pain.

I'm back!

What's up?

We're going to apologize to Mr. Sabu.

Huh?

That's not necessary.

There you go again, only thinking about yourself.

Did someone say something?

Lots of "no fighting"

and "if you want to live in this village..." stuff.

It was like a sermon.

So many people scolded me in the short time I was out.

Just ignore them.

We decided to live in this village for Mashiro, didn't we?

Yeah.

Then stay out of trouble.

Got it?

I'm trying!

Don't argue with your wife, Officer.

Mr. Sabu.

You always show up at the perfect timing.

Are you spying on us or something?

Are you sure that's what you want to say to me...

right now?

Daigo.

I owe you an apology.

I lost my temper.

I was rude to you when you were kind enough to give me advice.

Please forgive me.

I'm glad you understand.

Everybody becomes a true member

of Kuge Village one step at a time.

Mm.

Listen.

We're going to start preparing

for the dedication festival tomorrow.

-Dedication festival? -That's right!

It's celebrated yearly

and it's the biggest event of the village.

It's been an important festival

for Kuge Village for a long time.

It's a tradition that's been conducted for hundreds of years.

It reaches an exciting climax

with the burning...

of a human-shaped doll.

Okay?

-Hello. -Hello.

Hi.

Officer, we heard that you and your wife got into a huge fistfight.

It wasn't that bad.

-Really? -That's a relief.

She's such a devoted wife.

Take good care of her.

Hello.

Hello.

-Hey! -Hello.

Officer, I heard you apologized to Sabu.

-Good for you. -Thank you.

They just love to gossip. It'll get easier when we get used to it.

You're right.

-Go! -Let's go!

-Hello. -Hello!

Nice timing. Could you carry this inside?

-Okay. -Mashiro, let's do the flowers over here.

Thank you.

Go on. They'll teach you how.

Is it okay here?

OTHERS

Yuki.

I have to take this call.

Okay.

You're good to go.

Hey! You're here.

Take this to the back.

Okay.

KUGE VILLAGE FIREFIGHTERS

Hello?

Where did you get this number?

Huh?

Who are you?

I'm Officer Agawa of the Kuge substation.

Are you the one

with the satellite phone who was in contact with Mr. Kano?

Are you alone?

Hold on.

Go ahead.

Yes, Mr. Kano and I

were talking to each other on a satellite phone I lent him.

What for?

I'd rather...

tell you in person.

Can you meet me tomorrow?

But you have to come alone.

Wait a second.

Mr. Kano was killed when he went to the Goto property

after he made a call to this satellite phone.

I can't take that risk so easily.

But I wasn't the one...

who took his last call.

Then who was it?

I have to go.

PLEASE COME HERE TOMORROW AT 11 A.M.

34°27'49.5"N 133°55'51.4"E

MALE VOICE : Take a left up there.

Turn right at the end

and walk down.

Shall we continue our conversation,

Mr. Agawa?

What's going on?

To run away from you if I have to.

I don't trust you yet, either.

The feeling is mutual.

Mr. Kano...

trusted me.

That's why he was murdered.

No.

He was cannibalized.

Who the hell are you?

Tell me.

Someone who's not supposed to exist in Kuge Village.

I, myself, am proof of the secret

they're desperately trying to hide.

Will you get straight to the point?

What do you mean?

This face of mine...

proves it all.

You must be kidding.

I was eaten.

By someone in Kuge Village.