Original subtitles

In 1922, Scientific American magazine, offered a cash prize of $2,500 to any Medium who could produce a Supernatural Manifestation to the satisfaction of the Magazine.

A "Psychic Committee" that consists of many prominent professors had been established.

A Spaniard showed up to take on the challenge.

I have X-ray eyes

that enable me to see through the Metal Box.

Scientists wrote some letters on a memo and put it inside the Metal Box.

He pressed his forehead against the Metal Box and tries to see through the memo.

He successfully read the memo inside the box.

There must be some kind of tricks.

Scientists repeated the experiments over and over to expose his tricks.

However, at last,...

Very difficult to believe, but we must admit that he is real.

He has X-ray eyes.

One man stopped the committee to pay him a cash prize.

His name was Harry Houdini.

He was the most famous America's Magician at that time.

Will it be possible to try once more?

I can't believe in Paranormal Phenomena.

Under the sharp eye of Houdini, another experiment took place.

After the experiment, Hoodini said to the scientists.

This is a simple trick.

No matter how many times you go through the experiments, 100 or even 200 times, there is no way that you can find a trick.

It's not because you are inferior.

But because this trick is much more simpler than you ever imagine.

All the scientists dropped their jaws at the incredible explanation by Hoodini.

TRICK Episode 01 Haha No Izumi

You may stay here as long as you wish.

You shall find the true meaning of life.

Big Mother!

I ...

You killed your son, didn't you?

You can read my mind?

Come join us.

There is nothing you are afraid of.

This man's name is Imamura.

Help!

They'll kill me.

Help!

I don't wanna die.

Detective Yabe who speaks Kansai Ben Dialect & his assistant Ishizuka who speaks Hiroshima Ben Dialect Ishizuka calls him "Anii"=Big Brother

Enough!

Tell us your story.

Why you say you shall be killed.

Headquarters sent these detectives for you.

You must tell them precisely what you mean.

Hey,you. Is this a new suit?

Yes, Anii. There was a "going out of business sales" at the shopping street in front of the station.

It looks weird, doesn't it?

I don't think so.

Length of your pants is uneven. One side too short, isn't it?

Do you know HAHA NO IZUMI? (Mother's Fountain?)

Mother's Fountain?

That's a suspicious Cult Group our section has been investigating.

They live in a rural place away from people, where they use water pumping windmill.

I started questioning myself:

Is it alright to pump up water all the time?

Where did you come from? You spoke with a strange accent.

So you escaped from Mother's Fountain.

Right?

I can join or leave any time. That's what they said. That's why I joined.

Do you betray us?

Anyone who leaves here will get the curse of the Big Mother and die from it.

Then, you felt scared after you escaped.

What are you saying? This is a serious matter.

I had witnessed her power.

Big Mother!

Why did you betray me?

Unless you go back, you shall die.

Big Mother possesses the powers of defying gravity and move around in the air.

In addition, she can pass through the walls.

Don't you think your pants is too short?

Are you mocking me?

What do you mean? Why are you ignoring me?

Yamada Naoko's 'stalker' fan. Name: Terukina Tamotsu

Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much for waiting.

Oklahoma Mixer, Asakusa Mime's Superstar is coming to this stage.

"Where did these crowds come by themselves all of a sudden?"

Yamada-kun!

Ueda Jiro, Young Physicist, challenges Paranormalists & Extra Sensory Perceptionist nationwide.

Look! Do you know him?

No.

He is a young prominent Physicist.

He graduated from Nippon Kagaku Gijyutsu University. He is an Elite.

He has nice looks, too.

He has challenged Psychics and Paranormalists nationwide.

I have denied the existence of Paranormal Phenomena or Extra Sensory Perception.

If you are able to produce a true physical manifestation to my satisfaction,

I shall pay a handsome cash reward.

What about it?

You are slow...

You can get a Cash Reward.

You mean that I pretend to be a Paranormalist and accept his challenge?

In a way, yes.

But I don't believe in paranormal Phenomena or something like that.

It's not a issue that you believe or not.

In short, all you must do is to fool this professor.

Finally your magic can do you good.

A reward might be good for your daily expenses.

Daily Expenses?

You mean that I got fired?

In short, that's what I mean.

Next week, we shall receive a big lizard from the Philippines.

The one with a split tongue, like a letter "V"

A Lizard fights with a rooster.

Our customers like this kind of exciting performance...

or show, rather I say...

Then, I am lower than that of a lizard.

You are rather skillful...

You are pretty...

But that's not enough for our customers.

You need something extra...

Great personality, Good joke-telling...

Great sexy body...

Without these...

Goodbye!

Since my childhood, I am not good at understanding jokes, let alone making one.

No matter how much I practiced, it did not work.

My father was one of Japan's leading and most prominent magician.

Yamada Gouzo Naoko's Father

He is someone who receives the greatest applause in the spot light.

Look Naoko. From here, only one ... You pick the one you like.

And you remember the card.

I thought my father had special powers that regular people didn't have.

Did you remember your card?

Sure.

This one!

How did you know it?

I told you before, I can read your mind, Naoko.

I got it. You cheated, father.

Then, he hugged me with smile and joy.

I wondered why... I was so angry that he cheated me... Yet, he looked so happy.

Someday, I'll surprise him.

I have been thinking only about it.

Yamada Gouzo, Famous Magician died of a "freak accident" Yamada was synonymous with escapes. He was rehearsing "Escape From The Box Underwater'.

But before I fulfilled my dream, my father passed away.

But I feel it frustrated to see some phony Paranormalists making money by fooling people.

So I challenge Paranormalists and Extra Sensory Perceptionists.

However, be aware that stupid tricks or fraud and scams won't work with me.

What a confidence!

Yamada-san!

Yamada-san!

Yamada-san!

I know you are hiding somewhere.

Ikeda Haru Landlord

Good Evening...

Didn't you tell me that you pay 2 months back rent today?

I'm sorry... I think I can pay tomorrow, definitely.

I must evict you unless you pay me...

So I'm saying that I can pay tomorrow definitely.

Naoko's pets: 2 Hamsters, Turtle & Gold Fish

You are keeping a mouse and a turtle.

Didn't I tell you that you can't keep animals here?

If you keep on telling lies,...

What?

A handsome reward...

Nakama Yukie as Yamada Naoko (23) Less-than-proficient Magician Resides at "Ikeda-Sou" at Higashi-ogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo.

Abe Hiroshi as Ueda Jiro (35) Genius Physicist Nippon Kagaku Gijyutsu University Assistant Professor Favorite Food: Warabi Mochi (Mochi de fougère)

Namase Katsuhisa as Yabe Kenzo (38) Detective of Metropolitan Police Department (Keishi-Cho) He speaks Kansai Ben Dialect.

Nogiwa Youko as Yamada Satomi (58) Naoko's mother, Shodo Calligrapher

Directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko

TRICK Episode 01

Nippon Kagaku Gijyutsu University aka Kagi Dai

Excuse me?

May I ask the way to the Professor Ueda's Research Room?

What's your purpose of your visit?

I came here today knowing I can do it.

I see. You are a Paranormalist.

Then, you go that way...

Thank you.

It's been this way since this morning.

All sorts of weirdoes came in today.

He's too tough.

Too rough.

Let's go home, Ryu-chan.

I'll hit him some day.

I will.

Ueda is eating Warabi Mochi.

Please come in.

Please be seated.

You are the 10th Paranormalist today.

Everyone disappointed me so far.

I don't want to waste my time any more.

Are you really a Paranormalist?

Yes. I am the Genuine Article.

Do you have an envelop?

And also a 100-yen coin.

What are you up to?

Kabe Nuke Kabe Nuke="Pass Through The Walls"

Please mark something on this 100-yen coin.

I will insert a coin into this envelop.

Verify the coin is still inside the envelop.

Then, seal the envelop tightly.

I can take the coin from the envelop without opening it.

Look very carefully.

A 100-yen coin vanished.

Check it with your own eyes.

A 100-yen coin you inserted is right here.

Here is a check in the amount of 300,000 yen.

eh?

Then, it's my...

Just hold on a minute.

That was not a test of any sorts.

You must take a real test.

eh?

Do you know Kirishima Sumiko?

Kirishima... Sumiko?

10 years ago, she started a Religious Group, Mother's Fountain.

Also Known as...

Big Mother...

Holy Water can cure you Mother's Fountain

She had shown various miracles and mysterious phenomena and drew many followers.

Mind Reading, Divination (Fortune Telling), Levitation...

I want you to prove that she is fake.

Huh?

General Affairs Manager of this University has a daughter, who joined Kirishima Sumiko's Cult.

She hasn't come back home at all.

In addition, she demanded a distribution of property to her father before his death.

I bet she donates all to Big Mother.

I want you to bring his daughter back from the Cult.

If you are a real Paranormalist,

It's not a big deal to outperform Kirishima Sumiko, is it?

This is the test you are going to take.

Why don't you do it by yourself?

I know that's the quickest way.

But...

I've no time to work on such Petty Matters.

I decline this test.

Eh?

In short, you are not confident enough to reveal Kirishima Sumiko's tricks.

That's not it.

I'll be excused.

Hold right there!

I might...

I might die in 4 days.

Mother's Fountain Headquarters

I paid a visit to Kirishima Sumiko to get his daughter back.

But I couldn't go anywhere with cult followers.

We gather here on our own will.

Please drink this water.

You shall understand about us.

They wouldn't let me go inside the premises.

Then, the very next day...

Kirishima Sumiko herself came to visit me.

I always come to visit you if ever you need me.

You are just a fake, aren't you?

Frankly speaking. ... Even more regrettably,... I am a real Paranormalist.

Don't you know the time to give up?

Dreadful things really do start to happen around you!

10 days later, you shall die!

Cut the crap!

Before long, dreadful things started to happen around me.

What do you think? How can she make herself appear to levitate in the air?

What really happened after that?

After that?

Did she simply vanish into thin air?

Did she walk toward the door?

I haven't seen that much.

You know that I'm a busy man.

How come?

Isn't that the most important thing?

You passed out, by any chance?

What are you saying? What a nerve to say such a thing.

Anyhow, When I came to senses, she wasn't there.

It means that you passed out.

It's a big mistake that you can control someone with this.

I'm really looking forward to seeing you 4 days later.

eh?

Tozai Bank Kabuki Cho Branch: Yen 300,0000 by Ueda Jiro, Jiyugaoka Manshion 106, 3-125 9 Chome, Okusawa, Setaga-ku, Tokyo

This might be a crime...

I should return this to him tomorrow.

Hello?

Mom...

Nothing in particular, but...

I wanted to hear your voice.

How's your work?

Yeah, just fine, I guess.

Today I was asked to demonstrate "Magic Kits" at the department store.

A large crowd gathered for me.

I see.

Are you safe in your apartment?

No problem. This apartment came with an auto-lock door.

Anyone in your room?

I put a cooking knife rolled up in a towel. And I take a trip...

Hold a moment.

I must turn down TV...

Hey, Hey!

Be quiet!

Something is wrong with this TV.

No worry. I can hear your voice, Naoko.

Let me borrow these.

I put a cooking knife rolled up in a towel. And I take a trip...

Tell me about my father.

What happened, all of a sudden?

Did my father really die in accident?

You know... you don't tell me what had happened to him...

Mother...

So I've been wondering why...

There are things you don't want to remember... Do you understand?

Anyhow, just be careful.

I'm fine.

You worry too much.

Then, I'll hang up now.

Darling! Darling! Darling!

Darling! Darling! Get hold of yourself!

I was wrong...

"Imamura who had come to the police for help."

Hi! Betty!

What are you doing?

Anii, you know... I didn't take higher education...

It's kind of intimidating to come to a university.

Anii...

Sensei, I have a question that I must ask.

You might laugh... but...

What is it?

An earthquake...

Is it possible to cause an earthquake artificially?

Earthquake...

Why, may I ask?

We, the police must check small matters one by one.

There is a saying that a detective is just like a snail.

Note: Yabe's statment is incorrect. In Kanji, First character looks like "Pan" but it means "snail" Second letter is indeed Cow. Anyhow, Chinese pronunciation is " Wo Nyu"

In Kanji, Snail is written as "Beef Pan"

Beef Pan?

Last night, there was a huge earthquake.

At that time,

There was a man who died from "flourenct light fixtures" fell from the ceiling.

That's just an accident.

But the man who died was...

a former cult member of Mother's Fountain, who'd recently escaped from the cult...

Mother's Fountain?!

It might be premature, or even absolutely Ridiculous... but...

if all cult members step on the ground, will it be possible to cause an earthquake?

No. that's not a ridiculous idea.

It's lower than that. Not possible.

See what did I tell you!!

I didn't come up with that idea. He did it. I'm sorry to have bothered you.

Hey, let's go home.

Earthquake...

No way...

"Ikeda-Sou" at 4 Chome Higashi-ogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo.

Ikeda Haru

Naoko stalker.

Someone is waiting for you.

Huh?

Ueda-san!

What are you doing here?

I took care of your laundry.

Why are you doing this?

Can't you see the sky about to rain?

No rain at all.

"About to rain" means "no rain" yet.

Besides they are all dry. Feel them.

What're you doing?

What is it that you want?

It shall be a long talk.

Are you OK with tea?

Wait!

Wait!

No worry. I'll do it.

Get out of here. I'll call police.

The check in the drawer... It's mine, isn't it?

That?! I took it by mistake.

I was thinking of returning it today.

I paid your rent to your landlord.

Last month and the month before...she said.

Why did you pay?

Why didn't you pay? Past due already, wasn't it?

You don't have to remind me of that.

Anyhow, you must leave now.

The problem you have is a fact that you can't have a logical conversation.

Currently, no matter how hard you may think, you only have 3 choices.

Firstly, you must pay back to me immediately.

Secondly, you do whatever I may say. No matter what I say.

What's the third choice?

Thirdly, you pay me back and you do whatever I tell you to do.

What do you want me to do, then?

I want you to go to Mother's Fountain and be ready for a showdown with Kirishima Sumiko.

No need to worry much.

I am here with you, too.

I am not worrying. I'm angry.

Ueda Jiro!

What a common name!

Just like crybaby...

Meaninglessly huge...

Engacho Kitsuta. (I cut my ties with you)

Are you trying hard to hurt me?

Ueda-san, you don't have a good head on your shoulders, do you?

If you're smart, you could've known how I took a 100-yen coin from the envelop.

eh?

You said it was Paranormal Power.

That envelop had a slit.

But there was no trick on an envelop.

Besides, that envelop was mine, in my room.

No.

That was my envelop I bought at Kagi Dai's Co-op. (Kagaku Gijyutsu University)

While you are trying to find an envelop in the drawers,

I put an envelop on your desk.

The envelop looked new...

but in fact, I cut a slit at the bottom.

I pretended to say some prayers,

I took a coin out of the envelop.

I used a knife to widen the original slit.

Thus, the proof of the very trick disappeared naturally at this moment.

The Coin you inserted is right here.

It was useless to check an envelop nor a 100-yen coin afterwards.

But there is one thing I can't understand.

What if I'm a neat person working with a clean desk environment?

Then, you can't use your envelop, can you?

In that case, I could use other tricks.

ehe he he he he!!

Cow?

What is it, I wonder?

Cow.

Hello!

Hello.

Looks like fun.

What are they carrying?

Water

Water?

Yes, true...water...

Hi, Ueda sensei. Glad to see you again.

Seems like you love this place.

I want to meet Kirishima Sumiko-san. I came here to reveal her tricks.

I suggest you should spend some time with us.

You can criticize us after that.

Isn't that the fairness of being a professor?

Looks like you have a confidence.

Unless Big Mother lifts her curse on you,

You only live 3 more days. Please be aware of that.

Please come inside.

These are people with problems seeking Big Mother's help.

"Mother's Fountain" 0.5 liter 16. 9 Fl oz Bottle

But before that...

This is to purify your body and mind.

Listen. Make sure you drink in one gulp a bottle.

Here you are.

pH 6.6

near neutral pH

No color, transparent, natural temperature, liquid...

Then, what it means is...

What are you saying?

Maybe water... maybe not...

I'll get rid of it.

Miwako-san!

Miwako-san!!

I'm Ueda of Nippon Kagi Dai.

I came here to rescue you.

Everyone is worried about you.

My father asked you to come here?

Then, will you tell him...

I won't come back home.

Miwako-san...

Here, there is no need to doubt or harm anyone.

You've been deceived by Kirishima Sumiko.

Big Mother is real.

If you meet her, you will know what I mean.

Go inside.

Soon you shall meet Big Mother in person.

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother's Fountain Mind Reading Ritual

On the paper we had distributed among you,

Please write your worries, wishes or things you want to ask Big Mother today...

After you finish, put it into an envelop and seal it.

Make sure nobody sees your paper.

I wonder why we must write these if she can read mind.

Keep your mind focused on the fact.

Before you meet Big Mother, you consider and reconsider what you really want from her.That's why you are writing your wishes, worries and things you must ask her.

You have such nice penmanship.

When I was in Elementary School, I learned Shodo Calligraphy.

I was awarded the Highest Award in the Prefectural Shodo Calligraphy Contest.

UZUMAKI "Vortex" It was a big letter.

Piano and Abacus (Soroban), I competed in National Level.

What kind of family are you from?

Mother!

I feel the Vibes...

your Worries, Pains and Suffering...

There is nothing to worry about as long as you join us.

Oota Hisako-san...

Yes!

You're suffering from a Big Disease

Severe pain coming through your flesh...

Yes

The cause of your pain comes from the people you had harmed before...

You know everything...

I harmed my husband's mother...

You harmed your mother-in-law.

The harm caused by your hatred...

But now you regret what you had done...

You shall be saved.

Wash off your problems. Nagashina Sai.

Yasuoka Ikue-san...

Yes

You run away many times from your husband's violence.

Yes. Correct.

Your writing shows your pain.

Wash off your problems. Nagashina Sai.

Yamada Naoko-san...

You wish to make money...

In this life, there is happiness that money cannot buy.

Was she correct?

There are many who call me a fraud.

You are absolutely right.

Ueda Jiro-san!

Oh, what a beautiful penmanship!

Admit you're a fraud immediately.

Closed for cleaning.

Kirishima Sumiko didn't have time to read papers in envelops...

Big Mother really can read mind.

Must be a military satellite.

It can read even 10cm square item.

Can it pick up even on a cloudy day?

Then, do you now believe in Big Mother's paranormal power?

No.

Without using such high tech materials, it can be done.

Probably, she used a logical guess for the first worries of Oota Hisako-san.

Oota Hisako-san...

Hisako-san was wearing a long sleeve shirt, even though it was hot today.

Thus, it's rather easy to guess she has some skin diseases.

It's called, "Cold Reading." Many fake fortune tellers use this technique.

Then, how about others?

Do you remember this?

Big mother read the paper inside the envelop to confirm writings after she predicted Hisako-san's worries.

I bet she was not reading Oota Hisakao-san's letter with her X-ray eyes.

It was Yasukoka Ikue-san's letter, who came next in line.

Big Mother pretended to check Oota Hisako-san's letter,

She was in fact reading the Yasuoka Ikue-san's letter.

I am suffering from my husband's vilolence. I escaped from home many times. But it did not work. Please help me. Yasuoka Ikue

Thus, she knew exactly what Yasuoka Ikue-san wrote.

So all she must do is to complete this method all the way to the end.

I wish I can make tons of money fast. Yamada Naoko

In short, if you can make a logical guess of one person out of many,

You can pretend to read everyone's worries and problems.

This is an old technique called One Ahead System. Street performers have been using it for a long time.

That's what I thought.

I was guessing the same way.

I don't trust such a story.

Where is the proof?

Miwako-san...

I'm a sinful person.

I wish to make up for it here.

I killed my young son.

Because of my countless sins...

My son got sick and died.

Koh-chan...

Koh-chan...

Koh-chan...

It's not your fault.

Yes.

It is my fault.

Money...

Vanity...

I was concerned about those stupid things.

God punished me for my sins...

So my son's life was taken away...

Think hard, will you?

Where can you find such stupid God?

You can say anything you want.

It was really hell after I lost my son.

Big Mother understood all of my pains.

If that's the case... I will prove that Big Mother is a fraud tomorrow.

What did you say?

I will ask her to do the same thing.

I'm positively sure that she can't read my mind.

Is it really possible that Kirishima Sumiko is walking into your trap?

Probably she might say that she is not feeling well...

She might sense other vibes...

I have a feeling that she comes up with various excuses this time.

Unlike Magician, a Paranormalist can use excuses. That's why it's not fair.

If she can read your mind...

If she can read your mind...

We must admit that guru is a real Paranormalist.

And you'll have to pay for your act.

I, too, 3 days later...

I feel sorry that I got you involved in this.

Why are you coming out all of a sudden?

Besides, even if you apologize to me, we've alredy reached point of no return.

That's why I want to apologize to you.

My father used to tell me this way.

Remember Naoko, there is no miracle in life.

Without a shadow of a doubt, they use magic tricks.

When my father was alive, he was active in revealing tricks of many Paranormalists.

Houdini's real name was Ehrich Weiss. He changed it to Houdini as a tribute to French illusionist Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, adding an "I" to his idol's name.

Just like Hoodini.

Hoodini?

What language is it?

Have you ever heard of a man with x-ray eyes?

I know but I forgot all about it.

You put a written memo into a metal box and read it with X-ray eyes.

Many professors had tested him and came to a conclusion that his power is real.

A magician called Hoodini came to a scene.

He noticed the trick.

So what was the trick?

Ueda-san, you shall get mad if you heard the answer.

That Metal Box has a small gap between the seams just below the lid.

The Man with X-ray eyes was peeking inside from there.

What a crap!

See. That's why everyone got fooled by it.

Ueda-san, will you get out of here ASAP?

This is my room.

Your clothes!

Yesterday, I'm sure that you'd gone through magical experiences.

Today...

Big Mother will listen to your worries and problems much deeper.

Door To Your Heart Ritual Session

First, you drink a bottle of Mother's Fountain, in one gulp.

Will you wait!

I have a favor to ask to Big Mother.

Will you read my worries again?

Stop stalling our programs.

Wait, Tsumura.

You still have a doubt about me.

So you are challenging me, aren't you?

Stop this nonsense effort.

If you continue, dreadful things will come to your most important person.

Yet do you still want it?

Then, there is nothing I can do to change your mind.

I see deep into your troubles. I have read your mind.

Are you sure that I can tell your worries?

No...

Yes, please.

I worry about

Small Breasts.

Script by Makita Kouji

Theme Song "Gekko" Onitsuka Chihiro

CAST

Yamada Naoko Nakama Yukie

Ueda Jiro Abe Hiroshi

Yabe Kenzo Namase Katsuhisa

Tsumura Shinsuke Yamazaki Hajime

Oomori Miwako Ito Yuuko

Ikeda Haru Ooshima Youko Ishiwara Tatsuya Maehara Kazuki

Kirishima Sumiko/Big Mother Sugai Kin

Opening Narration Moriyama Shuichiro

Yamada Gouzo Okada Masumi

Yamada Satomi Nogiwa Youko

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Ep01 Aired on July 07.2000 TV Asahi (11:09P.M~00:04 A.M Slot)

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Ep03 Aired on July 29.2000TV Asahi (11:09~00:04 Slot)