(eerie music)
COP 1: Come on.
OKAYAMA POLICE
(sniffing)
(indistinct chatter)
Yes.
(dog barking)
(camera shutter clicks)
(camera shutter clicks)
COP 2: This is an
urgent situation.
This is an urgent
situation. Over.
- (indistinct radio chatter)
- (camera shutter clicks)
COP 2: 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...
(camera shutter clicking)
This verifies his statement.
It's almost certain that
Mutsuo Goto m*rder*d Kano.
Mutsuo turned himself in,
because he failed to k*ll 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."
CHIEF: 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.
(car approaching)
(car doors open, closes)
COP 3: Hey, stand back!
MAN 1: They're here.
MAN 2: We don't have
to listen to you.
(suspenseful music)
(light music)
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.
KEISUKE: Let's go.
(theme music)
See you.
WOMAN 1: I can't believe it.
WOMAN 2: I heard it's nasty.
WOMAN 1: I wish they'd
do something about it.
(women laugh)
- WOMAN 2: Let's go inside.
- WOMAN 1: Yeah.
Hi there.
(cell phone buzzing)
Hello?
DAIGO: It's Agawa.
Can you talk now?
Yes.
Your father...
Mr. Kano's body has been found.
DAIGO: I thought he
might still be alive.
But...
I was wrong.
I'm very sorry.
SUMIRE: I understand.
(somber music)
(sobbing)
CHIEF: 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.
(somber music)
Can I think about it?
Sure.
YUKI: 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!
(Yuki exhales sharply)
There you go.
Let's go home.
YUKI: All right. Give me that.
(zippers rasp)
DAIGO: Mashiro!
All right!
Hey. Mashiro, did
you just smile?
- YUKI: Mashiro, look at me.
- DAIGO: Mashiro!
YUKI AND DAIGO: She smiled!
- YUKI: You smiled, didn't you?
- DAIGO: Did you?
- (Daigo whooping)
- (Yuki laughs)
YUKI AND DAIGO: She's smiling!
DAIGO: Let's go.
Okay!
Let's do this!
- DAIGO: Yay!
- YUKI: Ahh!
(Yuki chuckles)
(door shuts)
(insects screeching)
(calm music)
(bell chiming)
Toki!
All done!
Okay.
Great.
(sighs)
TOKI: Thank you.
Thank you for your
help as always.
(chuckles)
Take these with you.
- (Daigo laughs)
- Here.
- Really? There are so many.
- Of course.
My wife and daughter will
be so pleased. Thank you.
DAIGO: Call me if you
need my help again.
TOKI: Thanks.
- Take care.
- DAIGO: Okay.
Thank you!
- TOKI: Thanks again.
- DAIGO: Oops.
- (Toki laughs)
- DAIGO: See you!
(insects screeching)
DAIGO: Hello.
WOMAN 3: Officer!
Help me change my
screen door next time.
- Of course.
- WOMAN 3: Thanks.
(engine revving)
(door opens)
DAIGO: I'm home.
Hi.
Dinner's almost ready.
DAIGO: Toki gave us
some peaches again.
YUKI: 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.
(both chuckle)
- Peaches.
- Peaches.
(Yuki chattering indistinctly)
(sighs)
SUMIRE: It's a satellite phone.
The last incoming call
to my dad's phone.
I tried calling it
but no one answered.
- (Yuki chattering indistinctly)
- (water churning)
(Yuki humming)
(line beeping)
AUTOMATED VOICE (in English):
Your call cannot be completed,
because the number you have
dialed is outside the service area
or the telephone
may be switched off.
(tense music)
What's this?
(line ringing)
MAN: Tastes good, right?
(indistinct chatter)
- 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.
YUKI: 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.
- KUNIHISA: I know.
GILR: Mashiro! Let's play!
Go on.
KUNIHISA: Does it
hurt? (chuckles)
- (Sabu yelps)
- (women gasp)
Mr. Sabu!
- My drink...
- Are you okay?
- Okay.
- I'm up.
That's mine.
- I know!
- It's mine.
(laughs)
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.
- (Yuki chuckles)
Hold on.
- That's not true at all.
- Hey!
Kunitoshi! You...
YUKI: I've got it.
But most of the Goto
family are fairly young.
(background chatter)
Officer!
Don't mention that name
when we're drinking.
- Yeah!
- No.
SABU: Actually, this
might be a good time.
Everybody!
Quiet down.
I have something
important to say.
(Sabu grunts)
(sighs)
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.
DAIGO: 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?
(breathes deeply)
Yes.
We feel responsible.
SABU: 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 m*rder*r.
SABU: You can blame
us all you like.
(sobs) We regret it immensely.
I'm so sorry.
(sobbing)
Thanks.
(sobs)
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.
SABU: Oh.
- This is the only thing I can drink.
- All right already!
Hey! Why do you
guys look so glum?
Now drink!
(overlapping chatter)
CROWD: Mr. Sabu!
Mr. Sabu!
Mr. Sabu!
KUNIHISA: This tastes awful!
SABU: What did you say?
- Drink it!
- KUNIHISA: Ew.
(loud chattering)
Listen up!
As of today,
the officer and his family
are formally members
of the village!
(all cheering)
(light music)
- Hurray for Mashiro!
- (shrieks)
YUKI: Don't start! Jin!
Yay!
Be careful!
- (overlapping chatter)
- (laughter)
DAIGO: Thanks, Yuki.
For not abandoning me.
YUKI: 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.
(soft music)
You're my savior whether
you like it or not.
(chuckles)
(sniffles)
The three of us, we'll be
fine if we have each other.
DAIGO: Yeah.
YUKI: Yeah.
- Mm! Mmm!
- DAIGO: Mm.
(soft music)
(panting)
DAIGO: Mm...
(Yuki breathes heavily)
(Yuki moaning)
(thumps on window)
- Eh? What's the matter?
- I saw someone.
What?
YUKI: What's going on?
Don't worry, go back inside.
m*rder*r
(foreboding music)
You're kidding me.
SABU: What the hell?
Mr. Sabu.
(car door slams)
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.
(sighs)
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.
YUKI: Thank you.
(suspenseful music)
KEISUKE: 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?
KEISUKE: 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 "m*rder*r."
You son of a g*n!
It wasn't me.
- Then who?
- Beats me.
Only you lot would do
that kind of thing.
KEISUKE: 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?
RYUJI: Officer, I think
you trust them too much.
- They're a bunch of sneaky scumbags.
- (bell rings)
MAN 4: 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.
(tense music)
I don't think you should
trust them too much.
(metal clanking)
(ominous music)
(toilet flushes)
- Mr. Sabu.
- Yeah?
Thank you so much.
Forget it. No problem.
Remember what I said?
Your family are members
of Kuge Village now.
SABU: We'll protect you
no matter what happens.
Don't worry.
Okay. Thank you.
- Thank you.
- (Sabu chuckles)
SABU: Right, then.
See you, Mashiro!
(Sabu chuckling)
- Whoo!
- (Yuki chuckles)
(background chatter)
(shouts)
It's okay.
Mom?
Mom.
(chuckles)
(chuckles)
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!
- SUMIRE: Mom.
Come on. It's okay.
(gloomy music)
Oh, yeah, he went
missing, didn't he?
(panting)
That's why I told him
to escape while he can.
Run away!
- Run away!
- (clatters)
Run away!
Run away!
m*rder*r
(gloomy music)
(sighs)
(tense music)
MRS. KANO: Run away.
Run away.
Run away.
Run away.
Run away.
Run away!
NURSE 1: Mrs. Kano.
- Take it easy.
- Run away!
Run away!
Run away!
- Run away!
- It's okay.
- Run away!
- NURSE 1: Calm down.
Let's get you back in
the wheelchair, okay?
MRS. KANO: Run away!
- NURSE 1: Mrs. Kano! Wait!
- MRS. KANO: Run away!
YUKI: 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.
- NURSE 2: You're okay.
(Mrs. Kano cries)
Please calm down.
MRS. KANO: Run away!
Run away.
YUKI: Mashiro.
Thanks for helping me.
For lunch today,
I was thinking of making your
favorite omelet rice or burger steak.
What would you like?
(foreboding music)
YUKI: You want omelet with rice?
- Or do you want burger steak?
- I do.
- YUKI: Okay, let's have burger steak.
- Nice.
(crunching)
- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
(ominous music)
MAN 5: All right. Time to work.
- Go back to your posts.
- Okay.
(crickets chirping)
What's this?
People can come and go easily,
because there's no partition here.
Okay.
That's true.
SABU: Hm?
I see something new.
DAIGO: I just thought I'd put
up a fence for more security.
SABU: Good for you.
(drill whirring)
DAIGO: Just for
peace of mind really.
SABU: Though I wouldn't do that,
if I were you.
Huh?
SABU: 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.
(laughs)
Most of us don't
even lock our doors.
You newcomers should show us
that you trust us.
SABU: 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.
YUKI: 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.
- (Sabu chuckles)
Every time we do something new,
Mr. Sabu appears.
Okay, Mashiro. Let's go wash our
hands, gargle, and start your homework.
YUKI: I'll give you a hand.
DAIGO: Thanks.
These took me four hours...
DAIGO: Hello.
You shouldn't be fighting.
That's right.
DAIGO: Hello!
(women murmuring)
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-a*s old geezer.
(chuckles)
I didn't grab him and I
didn't call him an old geezer.
- Is that right?
- Yeah.
Mr. Sabu does tend
to exaggerate.
(both chuckle)
But you did call him a
pain in the a*s, 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.
DAIGO: I'm back!
What's up?
YUKI: We're going to
apologize to Mr. Sabu.
Huh?
That's not necessary.
There you go again, only
thinking about yourself.
(thunder rumbling)
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?
(raindrops pattering)
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?
(thunder rumbling)
(tense music)
Are you sure that's what
you want to say to me...
right now?
YUKI: 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 cl*max
with the burning...
of a human-shaped doll.
(sighs)
(Sabu chuckles)
SABU: Okay?
(indistinct chatter)
- 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.
YUKI: Hello.
- Hey!
- Hello.
Officer, I heard you
apologized to Sabu.
- Good for you.
- YUKI: Thank you.
(Yuki chuckles)
They just love to gossip. It'll
get easier when we get used to it.
You're right.
- BOY 1: Go!
- BOY 2: Let's go!
- Hello.
- WOMAN 4: 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.
(cell phone buzzing)
Is it okay here?
OTHERS
(tense music)
DAIGO: 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
(cell phone buzzing)
Hello?
MALE VOICE: Where did
you get this number?
Huh?
Who are you?
I'm Officer Agawa of
the Kuge substation.
DAIGO: Are you the one
with the satellite phone who
was in contact with Mr. Kano?
MALE VOICE: Are you alone?
(distant laughter)
DAIGO (whispers): Hold on.
Go ahead.
MALE VOICE: 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 k*lled 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?
(clanking over phone)
I have to go.
(cell phone buzzes)
PLEASE COME HERE
TOMORROW AT 11 A.M.
34°27'49.5"N 133°55'51.4"E
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
MALE VOICE (over speaker):
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 m*rder*d.
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?
(foreboding music)
This face of mine...
proves it all.
You must be kidding.
I was eaten.
By someone in Kuge Village.
(closing theme music)
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