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BLIND BEAST VS. KILLER DWARF

Stop it! Get your dirty hands off!

I'll call security.

Do you have the right to say that?.

Yes. I was the model for this statue.

Are you Ranko Mizuki, the great star of Moulin Rouge?.

I feel as if you're touching my own body.

Calm down, Miss Ranko.

As if you're licking it....

No matter how close I come to it, I can't see it.

What a lucky day for a pathetic man like me. Will you shake hands?.

I am a pathetic man....

See?. I should have come with you.

I wanted to go alone.

You always talk too much.

And look what happens when you're mean to me.

That crazy freak! Still gives me chills.

Flowers for Miss Ranko!

Look, Miss Ranko!

Deluxe-looking!

- Aren't they?. - Who sent them?.

The florist says the sender didn't reveal his name.

It must be "that" man.

Maybe. He is a prodigal son.

Wow!

Did you come to see the flowers?.

In 3 minutes, Miss Ranko.

Ranko!

Ranko!

Miss Ranko!

Ranko Mizuki!

Ranko Mizuki!

I'm feeling it!

What a strange man.

He doesn't even glance at the star attraction, Ranko Mizuki.

As a silence falls over the night of Asakusa,

so begins the second act,

Unpredictable Life of Darkness.

Do you have an extra cigarette?.

Thanks.

It's cold, isn't it?.

Do you want to get warm together?.

I have no interest.

Oh, excuse me!

How about this?.

I am no cheap girl.

Ouch!

Oops! Let me heal your burn....

Feels good....

Better?.

Freaks! Real women like me are left on the shelf....

I've got some interesting pictures here.

Will you buy them, please?.

But we get to look at the real thing for free.

Cheap ass!

You have the softest skin.

He kisses me so passionately.

Really?.

Starts on the lips first....

Then all the way down.... Everywhere.

I'm jealous!

You're hurting me!

Your chauffeur is here, Miss Ranko.

Oops!

Is that a child?.

No. On a child's body sits an adult's head.

It's a dwarf.

As a writer of cheap detective stories, I couldn 't help but follow him.

Here is Miss Ranko Mizuki.

Come in, please.

Did it scare you?. This is a mirror.

It's creepy.

Go ahead, please.

Mr. Komura?. Where are you?.

I don't like this. Come out.

Or I'll leave.

It's okay. Look to your right.

What a bumpy wall. It feels squishy.

What a mess! Wake up, Mr. Kobayashi!

Your eye balls will melt.

Read this over there.

Your rent is overdue....

A human leg wrapped in a cloth was found in the ditch yesterday.

According to the M.E.'s report, it had been 3 days

since this leg was severed from a woman in her early 20's.

The victim has not yet been identified.

Does this article have anything to do with the woman's arm the Dwarf was carrying?.

What is the relation between the Dwarf and the woman's arm?.

The Dwarf went into this temple....

Excuse me?. Is anyone here?.

A short, dwarf-looking man lives in that temple, right?.

No. The Priest is the only one living there.

He looks just like a dwarf from the circus.

We've been living here for years.

But we've never seen such a man.

What's wrong?.

I saw him going into the temple late last night.

And you need to speak to the Dwarf?.

Yes. It's very important.

Let me ask him....

Never mind. I might have seen it wrong....

Mrs. Yurie Yamano?.

Monzo?.

Long time no see.

I'm glad to see you. Will you walk with me for a while?.

Okay.

Is something wrong?.

I don't know what to do.

Feel free to ask me anything. We're from the same town.

Thank you. I hear you know the famous detective, Mr. Kogoro Akechi.

We've been friends since our younger days.

Will you introduce me to Mr. Akechi?.

Sure. But what's the matter?.

I don't know what to do.

Mrs. Yurie Yamano is 25 years old,

20 years younger than Mr. Yamano.

His daughter, or Yurie's step-daughter, Michiko is 21.

Michiko couldn't get along with her young step-mother, and ran away from home.

No. Yurie says they got along well. What's even more mysterious is....

Monzo, you're a good friend. But I'm not interes--

good at searching for a runaway girl. You know that.

I suppose that I do.

Did you read the evening paper?.

No. What about it?.

Take a look.

"Missing: Ranko Mizuki, Premiere Star of Moulin Rouge"

Ranko Mizuki?.

A star like her wouldn't run off with a secret lover.

I am intrigued.

I happened to see her stage-- No, never mind.

I had a lot to tell him, that I saw Ranko's last show,

the suspicious blind man in the audience,

and the dwarf carrYing the human arm....

But I didn 't want him to get into Ranko's case.

Akechi, please work on Mrs. Yurie's case.

Stop it, Monzo.

I'm begging you.

I said "no", Monzo!

Please!

Let me go over this.

The missing person - Michiko Yamano, 21 years old.

She is Daigoro Yamano's only daughter.

Daigoro is the president of the steel company. 46 years old.

After Michiko's mother died, Daigoro got remarried to Yurie, 25 years old.

That is correct. Michiko's room is across from our room on the 2nd floor.

And there is only one door to the room.

But Michiko disappeared.

"Locked-Room Missing Case" as in detective stories....

A human doesn't just disappear like smoke.

There must be something we overlooked.

That's right. Will you get all of your servants here?.

Yes, I will.

Do you remember anything unusual?. Anything at all?.

Have you seen anyone carrying something big?.

Mail isn't be that big....

How about cleaning personnel?.

Right. Things like those....

Didn't a garbage man come early that morning?.

Do they usually come early?.

No. They usually come in the afternoon.

The weird thing was, it had been only a few days since the last pickup.

That's it. Will you take me to the garbage dump?.

It's this way.

They hid the dead body in the dumpster,

and someone who disguised himself as a garbage man came to pick it up.

That sounds ridiculous!

The more ridiculous it sounds, the closer to the truth it may be.

Akechi is right. A criminal often comes up with some ridiculous ideas.

The question is, "Who is it??'

I'm afraid to open my eyes.

This room is sheer madness. But I can't just keep my eyes closed.

I have to do something!

Miss Ranko. I'll have your meal ready.

I don't want it. What are you going to do with me?.

Be my lover, please.

And marry me.

Marry you?.

Who's going to marry you?.

Nobody will marry a beast like you! Blind Beast!

Don't forget what you just said.

Beast!

Don't be scared.

It's not scary!

Mom, that doll looks strange.

What's strange about it?.

Its hands are the wrong way round.

It's not scary at all.

It makes us laugh.

It looks like a real hand with a ring.

Why don't you go and check?.

I'll go.

It feels flabby.

You're scared.

I'm not scared!

This fingerprint was taken from a doll displayed at a haunted house.

The doll was wearing Michiko's ruby ring.

Are you all right?.

I'm so sorry that Michiko is no longer alive.

Why did my daughter have to die like this?.

I have a gut feeling that the man exposing the dead body in public didn't kill Michiko.

By exhibiting the body, he is blackmailing the real murderer.

Mrs. Yamano, this was sent to us!

What is it?.

Take her into the room!

Mrs. Yurie! Are you all right?.!

With Mr. Yamano's permission,

Mrs. Yamano is going to visit her uncle in Hongo this afternoon.

Have a safe trip.

I didn't lie to you, did l?. Will you go along with what I say?.

It's too late. Everything will be revealed soon.

Are you scared of Akechi?.

Mr. Akechi is a terrific man. He sees through everything.

He can never find Michiko's body. As long as you keep me happy, you will be okay.

There is a car behind this shrine.

I'll let you go in two hours, don't worry.

Let me go!

Calm down. I'm from Mr. Akechi's office.

Really?.

Mr. Akechi was right about you....

What did he say?.

"Yukiko is very brave, but she is sometimes way too brave."

That's mean!

Go upstairs and wait in the room. I'm coming soon.

If you run away from me,

your life will be ruined.

Open it!

Is he standing?.!

Who are you?.

Where is Yurie?. Where is the man?.

I'm deaf.

Where is the man?. Where is he hiding?.

The master is not home tonight.

Who are you?.

I saw them going into this house.

Was I hallucinating?. Am I going crazY?.

I don't understand mYself. I used to loathe this Blind Beast.

But I'm enjoYing him now.

This is a whole new world, that people with sight will never know.

How sad for the seeing! What pitY!

They'll never know this mysterious, sweet, sensuous world of the blind.

God chose the blind!

Tell me what you've found out so far.

I think I know who the murderer is.

Who is it?.

I shouldn't say anything at this point.

You don't think it's Mrs. Yurie, do you?.

Do you also think she's a suspect?.

No. Why is she a suspect?.

Michiko isn't Yurie's real daughter.

Yurie married a man twice her age.

Her step daughter, Michiko,

was dating the family's chauffeur, Fukiya.

She stole him from a maid, Komatsu.

Komatsu is more suspicious, then.

Everyone is a possible suspect.

You seem to defend Yurie a lot, but can you say she's not a suspect at all?.

No, I can't...

See?. It's fair to say she is a suspect, isn't it?.

Mrs. Yurie is meeting a mysterious man.

Do you still think she is not involved?.

You know about her secret meeting, don't you?.

How should I know?.

And you're pretty good at disguising.

Take it easy, will you?.

You're thinking about Shoichi Komura, aren't you?.

Say it! Tell me!

That's right!

Mr. Komura! Shoichi!

Do you feel it?.

It's a leg! It's a leg!

It's a leg!

What is it?.

What is it?.

The robber cut off her own arm to flee.

This doesn't have anything to do with Mrs. Yurie's case, does it?.

Probably not.

So, this must be the other incident that you've been going after.

It must be.

Tell me more about it.

Remember the newspaper article....

"Ranko Mizuki's Missing Case"?.

You're very sharp today.

Just today?.

Well, I happened to see her show the night before she disappeared.

You saw her last show, then. Why didn't you tell me about this?.

I wanted you to work on Mrs. Yurie's case.

I had a gut feeling from the beginning that Ranko Mizuki was kidnapped.

And you think she's no longer alive....

Unfortunately.

My wife is frightened....

Leave it to me. I'll stay here for a couple nights to protect you.

It's getting late. Go to sleep.

Excuse us, then. Good night.

Thanks to you, we feel safe now.

What's wrong?.

What's happening?.

Damn you!

Do you know about this building?.

It's lchiyo Higuchi's house, isn't it?. I'm a writer, you know?.

That's not what I meant to ask.

I became friends with lchiyo Higuchi's neighbor.

Let's talk about the relation between the arm in the pawnshop to Ranko Mizuki.

Oh, there's no relation between them. Some Sanka girl played a trick

on the pawnshop's owner because he'd deceived her.

Sanka are Japanese gypsies, right?.

Right, they live in the mountains.

I have something to tell you.

What is it?.

Do you know the dwarves in a circus?.

On the way back home from Ranko's last show,

I saw a dwarf drop a woman's arm.

You often wait to tell me very important things.

Monzo, will you tell me everything now?.

I have nothing else to tell you.

Tell me, Monzo.

This place has become popular since he came.

He gives a good massage.

His massage is sensual, too.

You like it, don't you?.

Mrs. Shinju is getting into it.

She comes here every day.

- Who is Mrs. Shinju?. - Shh!

She's a proprietress of a famous bar.

She's quite a go-getter. She sure needs a deep rub.

I need a deep rub, too!

"I...want... to...go...

somewhere... else... "

This man wants me.

You have the softest skin.

I heard that you gave massages to Miss Ranko Mizuki, the queen of cabaret dancers.

Miss Ranko really liked our treatment room.

What did she like about it?.

She liked our special equipment.

What kind of equipment is that?.

It's indescribable. It's too special.

This is crazy! This is not a person's room! I'm leaving!

I want you to look at something.

Look at this. Doesn't it look familiar?.

That's right, it's Queen Ranko Mizuki!

Let's go. We can't waste any more time.

You know what you get when you mess with me, don't you?.

I'll give you as much money as you want.

You can't buy love with money.

Jiro, we need to talk.

Not now.

I need to talk to him. Will you please leave us alone?.

Don't be stupid!

You know what you are doing?. We owe Mr. Yamano a debt of gratitude.

You should know it very well.

You want me to give up everything?.

That's Mr. Yamano's wife!

How dare you!

Why do I have to give up everything all the time?.!

I couldn't stand it any more, so I joined a circus.

I thought I would be happy there....

What are you going to do?.

Why don't you drink this?.

I don't drink sake.

What are you doing?.

Drink it.

Let's play catch!

Here we go!

Fire! Fire!

Be burned to death!

Brother, I decided to have everything my own way.

I know how difficult it has been for you.

I did my best for you, too.

You did your best?. Do you mean this?.!

You can't just keep cheating!

What is that?.

You're blocking traffic. Move along.

Who put this?.!

Hello again.

Did you read about the mutilation murder case in the paper?.

The body was identified as Miss Ranko.

Miss Ranko?.

We have to find the murderer immediately, so she can rest in peace.

We need your help.

What can I do?.

Can you tell me everything about her and the night she disappeared?.

Miss Ranko wanted to keep her boyfriend secret.

She wanted to marry him.

I didn't know she had a boyfriend.

Miss Ranko was serious about him.

That night, Mr. Komura sent his driver here to pick her up.

It's usually a man named Noda, but it was a younger man that night.

It wasn't the usual driver?.

What do you want?.

Were you a chauffeur for Baron Komura's son, Shoichi Komura?.

Yes.

If you feel sorry for her, will you tell me about the man who bribed you?.

"TElTO TAXl"

This is Mr. Ogawa.

Hello.

What is this about?.

I am a private detective, Akechi.

Where did you take Miss Ranko Mizuki?.

Who ordered you to do so?.

If you answer these questions, I won't report you to the police.

Mr. Ogawa?.

Are you a housekeeper?.

Yes. The master is not home.

Is there anyone else?.

Everyone left. Except for me.

Why did you stay?.

There's nowhere for me to go.

Did Ranko Mizuki come here?.

Yes, she did.

She's back with him!

I'm back.

Hello.

This way, please.

Why don't you sit here?.

Let's start it, shall we?.

Can you get ready now?.

I would be glad to.

I'll start massaging you now.

He sure is a good masseur!

I'm getting into it!

I've got a funny idea.

What is it?.

I discussed this plan with Mrs. Matsuzaki.

Make a mannequin that looks exactly like me.

Certainly.

Thank you very much.

I still appreciate Mr. Amao doing business with us.

This man made all the mannequins at my late husband's department store.

We'll get that masseur drunk, and let him massage the mannequin.

We will peep and make fun of him!

But.... Isn't he the "Blind Beast" the papers are talking about?.

Don't be silly!

I'll drink him under the table either way!

Yogenji Temple is in the North Town.

This back street will take you to the South Town in a minute.

This is the Dwarf's secret trick.

That's why he could go to different places in a flash.

Also, the Dwarf walks right through Yasukawa's residence.

Yasukawa is a mannequin maker, and the Dwarf's brother.

This is the mannequin maker's back entrance.

The Dwarf lives next door.

Here's the back entrance.

He takes Yurie here to make her his own.

Right at this moment, too.

Right now?.!

This door will take you right into the closet.

He uses this door all the time.

Don't make me wait any longer!

Wait! Please! Stop it!

Wait!

Don't do it!

Report it to the Chief.

Mrs. Yurie.

I killed Michiko.

But I have to go to my house before I am arrested.

Monzo, please take me to my house.

Let's run away.

Take me to my house.

Run away with me.

Who are you?.

Mr. Akechi told me to guard you.

He told you to watch over us!

There's somewhere I need to take you.

Who are you?. Do you have a pass?.

I'll get a blood transfusion ready.

Are you his family?. Come in.

Let's wait here.

I'm sorry, but his life is only a matter of time.

I know this is the worst timing,

but I need to ask you something.

Jiro. You had a tough life.

Now you can rest in peace.

I'm sorry I couldn't do anything for you.

I will disclose the truth of Michiko Yamano's murder case.

Michiko suddenly disappeared from the locked room.

This is how the mystery began.

But the trick to this disappearance was soon revealed.

The murderer hid Michiko's body in the garbage dump,

and the man carried it away next morning.

This fake garbage man was Mr. Yamano's chauffeur, Fukiya.

He carried the body into Yogenji Temple.

The Priest of Yogenji Temple helped to hide the body.

His family owed a debt to Mr. Yamano.

The case took a new turn here.

The Priest of Yogenji Temple fell in love with Mrs. Yamano,

and began blackmailing her.

He threatened to expose Michiko's murder case.

To prove his point, the Priest displayed parts of Michiko's body in public.

Yurie was led to believe that Michiko's father,

her husband, killed Michiko.

Who killed Michiko?.

It was Komatsu, one of the maids.

Michiko stole Fukiya from her.

Why didn't Mr. Yamano turn Komatsu over to the police?.

Because she was his own daughter.

Komatsu was his mistress's daughter.

The Priest of Yogenji Temple during the daytime...

The frightening Dwarf at night.

He was Jekyll and Hyde. Where is Komatsu?.

Don't worry.

Is this Komatsu?.

Well, she is, and she isn't.

Will you get to the point, please?.

When Komatsu and Michiko were arguing,

Komatsu tumbled down, hit her head hard on the desk, and died.

Mr. Yamano cares what people would say about his family.

He couldn't have a homicide on his hands.

He also couldn't stand that his daughter was dating his chauffeur.

It would be okay for Komatsu,

the maid, to marry Fukiya.

Mr. Yamano made Michiko pretend to be Komatsu.

You are under arrest, Michiko Yamano.

Wait a minute!

This is the Dwarf's brother, Mr. Yasukawa.

My brother just passed away.

I am very sorry for what he's done.

My brother told me at his last moment...

When Komatsu's body was delivered to him, she wasn't dead yet.

Komatsu wasn't dead?.!

She was only unconscious.

In order to blackmail Mrs. Yamano,

he needed her to be dead.

And he....

My brother strangled her to death.

Let's see if the plan worked....

It must have worked well!

The mannequin maker did an amazing job....

He's a good masseur, but he's stupid.

Doesn't he realize it's just paint?.

I can't take it any more....

Let's get out of here.

I feel sick....

We're going now.

What happened?.

This is not Mrs. Amao....

Then, who is that in the bathroom....

I read in the paper, all the women were into his massages.

Are you serious?.

We should watch out for masseurs!

I didn't mean to be rude....

I'm not a masseur. I had a butcher shop with my brothers.

We haven't had any meat for ages!

We closed our business recently.

I have a few pieces of female pork. At half the market price.

I want it!

I want three pieces!

Me, too!

It was so cheap! Maybe it's dog meat.

Don't be silly.

It tastes good, though!

That's a human ear!

It's a tooth!

Are those abalones or pearl oysters?.

Abalones.

We don't get pearl oysters too often.

You make good money, don't you?.

Not too bad.

I'll give you a months' pay in a week.

Would you be interested?.

That sounds too good to be true.

I can put down a deposit today....

What do you want us to do?.

Don't tell us you're aroused!

No! This is for the art!!

Let me see you take the form...

Show me how you catch abalones.

We dive like this....

Then with this hook....

Stop right there!

Stay still.

How about you?.

I dive like this....

Don't move!

Tickles!

Stay still!

Mr. Akechi, I want to make a deal with You.

I want Mr. Tetsuzo Tange, the greatest art critic, to look at mY last work.

MY tactile art - the world of the blind - must be recognized.

Have Mr. Tange look at mY work,

and I will give mYself up to the police with the three female divers.

The so-called "Blind Beast".

"T actile art"?.

There is only a fine line between genius and insanity.

Blind Beast killed a number of women to advocate his "tactile art".

Blind Beast and the Dwarf may have read about each other in the papers,

and built up a sense of rivalry.

"Blind Beast vs. Killer Dwarf",

Is this idea too fantastic?.

This way, please.

Thank you very much for coming.

Is that it?.

Yes.

This is not art!

He buried himself in the clay and took poison.

What a wicked man!

Satan....

Peerless Satan!