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A Wakamatsu Production

The Dark History of Japanese Violence: A Lunatic’s Blood

Planning & Production: Koji Wakamatsu

Screenplay: Masao Adachi

Director of Photography: Hideo Ito Lighting: Hajime Isogai

Music: Satoru Koba Editor: Shogo Sakurai Assistant Director: Isao Okishima Production Manager: Giichi Kotani

Director's Assistant: Koji Kurihara Assistant Cinematographer: Tetsuro Takamatsu Assistant Lighting: Motoo Maeda & Masaki Matsubara Record Keeping: Hiromi Masumizu Still Photographer: Kazuo Komizu Production Assistant: Motohiko Fukuda

Hairdresser: Futoshi Ezoe Outfits: Tokyo Outfits Props: Japan Public Entertainment Art Sound Effects: Fukushima Effects Group Film Development: Meguro Studio

Cast:

Masayoshi Nogami

Keiko Yamao

Shohei Yamamoto / Shinji Kubo Hatsuo Yamaya / Sachiko Ijichi

Minoru Sawada / Kemi Ichiboshi Kenji Osaki / Akiyoshi Ogiwara /

Directed by Koji Wakamatsu

You are Mr. Sakuma, right?

You are Mr. Sakuma. Excuse me…

Long time no see.

How are you?

I heard you went to Tokyo and became a detective.

Long time no see…

I am Tadao Sakuma, 43.

I am the Chief Detective of Investigation Division 1 of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.

It’s been a really long time since I used this countryside train to go back to my hometown.

I could say my workload prevented me from going back, but I know that's just an excuse.

The real reason was to forget about the mountain village’s dark history.

Anyway, tell your family I said hello.

- Be well. - I am leaving now.

This guy is also from the village.

He became a peddler and now he doesn’t even want to drop by the village.

The reason I am going back to my hometown now...

is an incident that happened in Tokyo.

Shit!

This young man is Yoshio Kanbara, 23.

He is a student at the Toto University Medical School.

He is one of those people called ‘Harajuku Hipsters’ or ‘Aoyama Hipsters’.

My encounter with this young man began to significantly derail my life.

I don’t want to…

Come on. What are you waiting for?

But it tickles.

Do it!

I have no choice.

Let’s do it!

No!

How long do I have to wait?

How did it go?

She ran away.

Shit! It was close though.

They were just having fun with their girlfriends at first...

but that was not enough for them.

They started visiting random cafes to pick up girls to fuck.

Stop! No!

That night, I was at a nearby police station because of another case...

and received a sudden report from a taxi driver passing by on the way home.

I immediately rushed to the apartment the girl talked about.

- Stop it! - Don’t move!

Stop, everyone!

We are the police.

I am arresting you for rape!

The Japanese police are the best force in the world in terms of arrest rate and dispatch speed.

I am currently a detective.

This kind of crime doesn’t even upset me because there are so many serious cases out there.

So, I…

You are Kanbara, aren’t you?

What?

Are you going to let me go if I am?

Isn’t your mother’s name Yuki?

Am I right?

That's right!

I was shocked.

Of all people, Yoshio Kanbara turned out to be a heinous sexual criminal.

That young man and I share the same hometown.

I guess my hometown still suffers the cursed fate started by that evil man.

The encounter with Yoshio Kanbara reminded me of the fact...

that the blood of that evil man was still coursing in my veins.

The village elders still fear the old incident.

No villager wants to talk about it.

They wanted to erase the memories of the curse but this proved unsuccessful.

Merely talking about the cursed incident makes me feel unpleasant again.

Choshu Domain, Meiji Era

The very first crime was committed by this man, Genshichi.

He had lost his rank and was forced to live tied up in a barn.

Today is the day…

Finally…

Finally…

He wasn’t allowed to have any rank or a child...

and he only received a discretionary allowance once a year.

The only things he did in the barn were sleeping and waking up.

Mr. Genshichi…

What are you doing?

Go back!

Mr. Genshichi!

Today is your allowance day!

So…

No need!

Go back!

No!

Saki…

Mr. Genshichi…

You…

Mr. Genshichi…

Hurry!

Mr. Genshichi…

Mr. Genshichi…

Saki…

I can’t! I can’t!

Even if I have pent-up sexual frustration, I can't have sex with you now.

Saki… Please forgive me.

Mr. Genshichi…

The 2nd Cavalry of Choshu Domain was famous for its central role in the Army.

However, Genshichi, had to live in this barn like a horse...

while all of the Cavalry members were fighting battles.

The rage in him intensified gradually and made him hate all of the other members.

Everybody laughs at you, but I don’t care at all.

You are my husband.

- I will be waiting for you… - No!

Mr. Genshichi!

I already divorced you!

Mr. Genshichi!

Please… Please calm down.

I have a plan. Alright?

Saki! Get dressed now!

The barn keeper is screwing in the barn?

How interesting.

You are a stallion.

The 2nd Cavalry does need more horses.

Well, it must have been a long time.

There will be a party at the Captain’s house.

You are invited.

Spread your seeds slowly, alright?

I'm so sorry.

It’s all my fault.

It’s Genshichi! I'm coming in!

- Is it you, Genshichi? - Yes.

Barn keepers are supposed to enter through the back.

Are you trying to tarnish our reputation?

Honey, it’s a happy day today.

Just let him enter.

Genshichi! How does the horse shit taste?

It must be very tasty!

Fucking Genshichi! Fuck off!

You came again.

Even if you used to be Genshichi’s wife, you are now a member of the Kanbara family.

Genshichi used to be a countryman too.

You hid that fact to join us.

I didn’t mean to hide it.

No!

I don’t want to listen anymore!

You are a shameless woman!

I heard many things about you!

People with no class like you are not allowed to enter from now on.

Don’t ever forget.

You two as a couple have no class at all.

Shit!

Who are you?

Wait, you are Genshichi!

What is it?

I have been waiting for this moment!

What?

Shit!

Wait!

Wait!

What are you doing? What are you doing?

Please forgive me!

Bitches like you can't understand how horrible my life has been!

Please forgive me!

Please forgive me!

Serves you right!

Die!

Serves you right!

I will rape your woman until you understand my suffering.

Watch!

What are you doing?

Mr. Genshichi!

Saki!

I did it!

I couldn’t help it!

Saki…

I will be killed soon.

Before that, I want to spend a night with you.

Saki…

Saki…

Let’s die!

Genshichi and Saki killed themselves to feel liberation.

They cursed their fate and the world.

However, Yoichiro Kanbara, the husband, was still angry even after that.

He took the body of Genshichi, who had raped his wife before him, before burial.

However, the blood of Genshichi, the main figure of the very first crime, didn’t disappear.

Unfortunately, even if Genshichi died, Yoichiro’s wife, who had been raped by him, had Genshichi’s baby.

To safe face, Yoichiro decided to let it slide with a glass of sake one night.

She died after giving birth to Genshichi’s baby.

The baby was named Yoichi.

I have no choice but to eradicate the problem.

Yoichi, the successor to the family, actually had Genshichi’s blood in him.

Yamaguchi Prefecture, Taisho Era

Help me!

Somebody! Somebody help me!

Somebody! Somebody help me!

That face…

It was easy to tell he was Genshichi’s son by his face.

However, the villagers didn’t know that secret.

They treated him as the successor of the family.

He might have been possessed by the cursed spirit of Genshichi.

Yoichi started to rape and murder the village women.

Hey!

Keep up the good work!

Otherwise, you can’t show your produce to the landlord!

Yes. Thank you very much!

As the Meiji Era gave way to the Taisho Era...

the Kanbara family’s power kept increasing.

To others, Yoichi looked like a capable successor.

- Moto! - Yes!

Emergency! Emergency!

Master!

Another!

What happened?

Another werewolf!

- A werewolf? - Yes!

Again?

How scary!

This is the 4th time!

- We should find a solution! - I know!

This is no business for a woman!

I need a solution right now!

I am not going!

I heard you. I will go immediately.

I will be waiting.

Sorry for the interruption.

I will go check.

The "werewolf" who killed the village women was actually Yoichi.

The villagers couldn’t even imagine that it'd be the landlord himself.

I will go check.

Please be careful.

Excuse me…

Moto!

Aren’t you scared of the werewolf?

I am very scared.

What kind of person do you think he is?

Well, Master…

What kind of person?

Well, I am really scared.

Scared?

Do you know who he is?

Well…

How about this? Do you know now?

Please forgive me! Master!

So, who is the werewolf?

Yes...

- The werewolf is… - The werewolf is…

Master!

No! No! Let me go!

No! No!

Could the werewolf be the Master?

No! No!

Yoichi did more than just rape women.

The heinous, wicked nature of his acts and his enjoyment of the villagers’ suffering...

was nothing but the embodiment of Genshichi’s curse.

Why?

Why do I have to turn into a werewolf?

I don’t know.

Moto!

Where did she go?

Moto!

Moto!

Koto!

Did you see everything?

Master! Master!

Koto!

Stop!

Stop!

Koto!

I am the werewolf!

Werewolf!

Werewolf…

Werewolf…

Werewolf…

Moto went crazy after becoming pregnant with the werewolf’s baby.

Thus, Genshichi’s blood started flowing in her baby’s veins via Yoichi.

Moto was only 16 at that time.

The Kanbara family discussed the successor problem after Yoichi’s death.

As a result, while the incident was solved without much controversy...

the two women couldn’t erase the image of the werewolf from their memories.

Koto didn’t say a word about the werewolf.

However, the two women had to give birth...

to adorable babies while the villagers grew suspicious.

I am coming.

In the end, Moto’s child was adopted by the Sakuma family...

working under the Kanbara family.

It’s beautiful, right?

Plop!

Alright.

Moto died after extensive suffering from her horrible memories.

Koto also succumbed to an illness not long after that.

I guess you can easily guess who these children are.

Early Showa Era

Correct.

This boy is Yokichi, Koto’s child and the successor of the Kanbara family.

This is Moto’s child, Yoshiko.

The cursed bloodline seemed purified by the innocence of these two wonderful children.

The village seemed to finally find peace.

Yoshiko! Good morning!

Good morning!

You are really fast today.

- Yokichi! Good morning! - Good morning!

Yoshiko!

Tonight’s lesson will start at 7. Don’t be late.

I won’t miss it.

I will be waiting for you.

The ups and downs of the era even reached the small village in the mountains.

As the Taisho Era gave way to the Showa Era...

the Farmer and Worker Movement even reached the small village.

So, the land and house are called “nature” now?

Yes.

Nature gave them to us. Nobody owns them.

But the Kanbara family owns my field.

I work for them.

You told me that private property was confiscated, right?

If it was confiscated, how can that change?

That’s what I am talking about.

After the revolution, the Kanbara family won’t own them.

Everybody owns them.

I would call it “termination of private property.”

Everybody will own the land you are using right now.

Does it mean I'll replace the Kanbara family as owner of the land?

That doesn’t make sense!

One more question.

About marriage…

If men and women can have extramarital relationships...

there won't be wives or husbands.

Will everyone be on their own?

That’s a little different…

- Excuse me… - Yes, go ahead.

If everybody owns women, do we have to go out with anyone?

Of course!

Would you sleep with me tonight?

Are you excited?

Everyone sleeps with everyone, right?

Everyone! Be quiet!

Be quiet!

While Japan was slowly entering its darkest era...

in a sense, it was still a good era where people had many resources.

Today’s lesson ends now.

- Yoshiko! Wait. - Yes?

I have to go to Shimonoseki.

Can I borrow your bicycle? I will return it next time.

I don’t have one at my house.

Ah, right. Yokichi has one. Would you like to go there together?

Yes, thanks. Let’s go.

I'm tired.

Let’s take a break.

We have to hurry or it'll get dark.

Well, it’s fine.

Please sit.

Did you understand today’s lesson about extramarital relationships?

Yes, but it seems too extreme.

It isn't!

Only extramarital relationships will make the revolution possible.

You always take a long time to understand my lessons.

- Now, you get it, right? - No! Stop!

- Let’s have sex. - No!

Let me go!

No! No! Stop!

- No! - Yoshiko!

You like it, don’t you?

- Let me go! No! No! - I…

I'm giving you a lesson.

No!

No!

Yokichi!

Be quiet!

No!

We are just an ordinary man and woman.

If naked men and women return to nature...

the family system collapses, the villages collapse...

and the entire country gets thrown into chaos.

And then the revolution happens.

Do you understand, Yoshiko?

T me go!

No! No!

Yoshiko!

No! No!

- No! - The revolution is…

Are you alright?

I did it.

Yoshiko.

It was an unexpected incident.

For Yoshiko and Yokichi, the village was no longer a peaceful place.

Yokichi!

Yoshiko!

Yoshiko!

- Yokichi! - Hey! Don’t follow us!

Don’t follow us!

Get lost!

Yoshiko! Don’t worry!

Yokichi!

It was not easy to live in this world.

The world showed the two innocent children no mercy.

6 years later, Yokichi died from an illness in prison.

The child representing Yoshiko’s love was adopted by the Kanbara family.

Yoshiko, my mother, remarried and gave birth to me.

That’s right. -It’s not a secret anymore.

I was also hated by the villagers.

Genshichi’s blood is flowing in my veins.

Showa 19 (1944)

My mother’s love, Yokichi, died and her new husband died as well.

And then I also had to go to the battlefield.

I can’t imagine how sad my mother must’ve been at that time.

Ms. Yoshiko!

Your son will do well on the battlefield!

Don’t cry!

He's right. I know Tadao also cares about his future.

He will become a great soldier!

Tadao!

Give us a speech!

Yes!

I, Tadao Sakuma, am honored to fight for the Emperor and the country!

I will come back safely!

Let’s shout Banzai for Tadao Sakuma’s safe return!

Tadao Sakuma!

- Banzai! - Banzai!

Banzai! Banzai!

- You can do it! - Thank you.

Mother!

What's wrong?

- Tadao… - Mother…

Don’t cry. It won’t change anything.

I don’t want to leave you alone either.

Tadao!

Mother!

What? Yuki Kanbara?

What's up?

I knew you came here often.

- You will go to the battlefield tomorrow? - Yes.

I hate war.

I think Japan will lose.

No! I don’t want you to die! You will go to the battlefield and die!

I won’t! Never!

I’ve liked you for a long time.

Yuki…

Me too…

Sleep with me!

- Yuki… - Do it!

- Tadao Sakuma! Banzai! - Banzai!

Banzai! Banzai!

Tadao Sakuma is leaving!

I didn’t know what to do.

Genshichi’s blood, Sakuma’s legacy...

and the passion of Yokichi and my mother made me forget everything.

I didn’t expect Yuki to get pregnant with my baby.

However, my mother wanted to put an end to the cursed bloodline...

that had continued since the Meiji Era.

Yokichi…

Finally, I can join you.

I went to the dangerous southern front...

managed to win the battle and came back home.

I began to gather information regarding my bloodline.

It’s not my fault.

It’s not my mother’s fault.

Yuki, Yoichi, Yokichi…

It's not even Yoshio’s fault.

It’s nobody’s fault.

It’s this blood’s fault.

I have to eradicate this blood.

It’s been a long time since your last visit to your hometown.

You’re right.

You released me, right?

Why did you bring me to this lame grave?

Are you going to give me a speech or something?

What the hell is this about?

I brought you here because I need you here.

So, what the hell is this about?

Hurry up!

I'm busy! I'm leaving!

Yoshio!

Huh?

What's going on?

If I don’t do this…

I don’t think you can understand this…

Are you kidding me?

Yoshio!

You are actually my son!

Yuki, your mother, got pregnant with you before I went to the battlefield!

Yoshio!

Mother…

I had no choice but to do this.

Everything will be over.

The cursed bloodline will be eradicated.

The End