All language subtitles for Rasen 01

21 June 1999

Izu, Oshima

"I have been stricken down
by an illness."

"By the time you read this letter,

I will be no longer be a
part of this world."

"I was unable to stop the inpending
evil that will soon appear."

"Mai, you should understand
what I'm about to say."

"Someone has broken the seal."

"The dead are trying to come back
into this world."

"Sadako is going to use our bodies."

Sadako.

Tokyo

Stay away...

Stay away...

Stay away!

Takanori.

Takanori.

Takanori!

KISHITANI Goro

YOSHIMOTO Takami

TANABE Seiichi

YADA Akiko

NOMURA Yuka

JUNNA Risa

NAITO Takashi

English Subtitle By
NIPPON GOLDEN NETWORK

Transcribed by Yggdrasil

RASEN

Episode 1

28 June

Good morning!

Morning, Mr Ando.

Morning.

Isn't that "GOOD" morning?

Good morning.

You should come to the
science club once in a while.

We're working on an interesting
experiment for the cultral festival.

Experiment?

You'll be surprised.

Don't forget.

Hey!

Are you listening?

Ready?

Yes!

It's coming!

This one.

Wrong again.

I bought you something.

- Thank you very much!
- Thank you very much!

It's warm.

These are just leftovers from
the teachers' lounge!

You don't have to drink it
if you're going to grumble.

What are you girls up to?

An experiment on
thought waves.

Thought waves?

In other words, the electromagnectic waves
that are emitted from our brains.

It's something a secret organisation
in Russia was studying in the past.

We're going to present it
at the cultral festival

Telepathy exists!

This is the science club,
isn't it?

We know, but...

Studying ESP is science.

Are these science too?

The science clubs in the
past used to win awards

in the newspaper
competition with the

cultural festival presentations.

That was during Aihara's time,
wasn't it?

We're not that smart.

Right!

Aihara's with the Tokyo
Metropolitan Police crime lab now.

Crime lab?

The criminal
Investigation Laboratory.

Just make sure you don't
put me to shame.

Don't worry.

If we ever learn ESP,

we'll use that power to
get you a promotion.

I won't hold my breath.

"Forensics Research
Institute"

What are you doing Aihara?

Something's been bothering me.

That man, Kido, who
was found dead a week

ago at the Green Tower Building.

Did he really die of a
heart attack?

The security guard said
he heard him scream.

Are you playing detective?

Did you forget
where you are?

This is the criminal
investigation laboratory.

We match fingerprints and run
tests on the articles left behind.

That's how we support the
investigators at the scene of the crime.

Are you going
to solve the case?

This isn't a playground
for students.

Excuse me Sir.

There are things in the world
that can't be explained by science.

Have you heard of the
haunted video?

Haunted video?

According to Hiromi,
if you watch this tape,

you'll die in thirteen days.

There was someone at
the Fuji Girls' Academy

who watched that
tape and died.

If there was such a video,

there would be big
commotion over it by now.

It looks like they just died
of a heart attack.

That's why none of it
made the news.

It's true!

Show it to me when you
get a hold of it then.

You're sure?

You'll really watch it?

If it exists.

Sir.

There's a rumour that a
ghost appears in this building.

First it's a curse,
now it's a ghost?

It's true!

There was a murder in a house

that was there before
this building was built.

The murderer was
sentenced to death.

But even now,
the murderer's evil spirit

comes out to haunt the
building at night.

Just recently, one of
the employees died

there in the
middle of the night.

You sound like you
were there.

My sister told me.

She works in that building.

Misaki? I haven't seen her for a while.

How is she?

Fine.

She still talks about you.

What did she say?

When she's with you,
she feels safe.

You're so carefree.

You don't seem to have
any problems.

Idiot!

Adults have their
own problems.

Then tell me what they are.
I'll be glad to help.

No thank you.

See you later Sir!

Dear.

American cherries.

Thank you.

You look much better today.

The doctor says
I'm much better.

I'll be able to go home soon.

Where's Takanori?

Is he behaving himself?

Sure.

Don't get upset if he
throws a tantrum.

He's probably just
lonely since I'm gone.

Tell him I'm doing my
best to come home soon.

I will.

My wife thinks that our
son is alive.

How long do I have
to keep this up?

It's still too dangerous
to tell her the truth.

There's still a
possibility that she'll

have another nervous
breakdown.

TAKANORI!!

Miwako!

It's your fault!

Give him back.
Give him back to me!

Will we...

...be be able to start
our lives over again?

Don't be impatient.

You do understand,
don't you?

Hey Takamura!

Yes?

What about that special
programme for July 1st?

A lot of stations have
done stories on

Nostradamus already.

I'm going to take an
entirely differant angle.

What angle?

This Kawai Toru has
made millions in royalties

just from his research
on Nostradamus.

Isn't it about time
we found out who this

King of Terror really is?

And there's no way that
he can explain it, is there?

And I'll have some
sharp tongued guests.

So, you're planning to
harass Kawai, are you?

I'll see him get dirt
rubbed into his face.

Cheers!

Is the King of
Terror really coming?

Of course.

Will July be the end
of the human race?

Where was
Nostradamus from?

He's French.

Would you like to
go there with me?

Did you hear about
what happened abroad?

The founder of a new
religion who predicted the

end of the world,
was beaten senseless by his

followers when the
world didn't come to an end.

What are you saying?

Mr Kawai isn't a phony, right?

Of course not.

Is anybody here?

June 29

Late last night on the
13th floor of this building,

six employees of the Matsudate
Corporation were found dead.

The cause of death is stil unknown.

Only one female
employee was found

still alive at the scene.

This is the building.

The police are looking into
it as either an accident or murder.

Nishijima!

Sir!

Where's Misaki?

She's in the room over there,

but the police
won't let me see her.

Is Nishijima Misaki all right?

Why won't you let
us see her?

I was her teacher
in high school.

We still have some
questions for her.

Don't tell me you
suspect Misaki!

What are you hiding?

What happened in
that building anyway?

Please, tell me.

We can't discuss
this with outsiders.

This building is haunted
after all.

That story about the murderer's
evil spirit was true.

It wasn't my sister's
fault, was it?

Save her, please!

Please save my sister.

Don't worry.

Misaki will be home soon.

Hello.

May I speak to Ms. Aihara
in Criminal Investigations?

Sorry to keep you waiting.
This is Aihara.

Mr Ando!

I have a favour
to ask you.

It's about Nishijima Misaki.

Sir!

Mr Ando!

I'm Aihara.

The scrawny kid with
short cropped hair?

Sorry, I didn't recognise you.
You look so grown up.

What did you expect!
It's been 8 years since I graduated.

Let's talk over here.

Okay.

Please.

Sorry to put you
to so much trouble.

Not at all.

Misaki was my classmate.

Is Misaki a suspect?

Yes.

She's the only survivor.

And it seems she
doesn't remember

anything about what
happened that night.

All the circumstances make it
hard not to suspect her.

But, it would be strange
if she did it.

The results of the
autopsy came back.

None of them had
any visible injuries.

The cause of death for all
of them was a heart attack.

A heart attack?

Yes.

All six of them,
at one time?

That's right.

They all died at
the same time.

That's not the only thing.

A week ago, an employee
was found dead in that office.

The cause of death
was also a heart attack.

They put it down as a death
caused by overwork,

so it wasn't investigated.

Heart attack...?

There's a rumour that there's
a ghost in that building...

Have you heard of
the haunted video?

It looks like they just
died of a heart attck...

The video...

What?

One of my students told me
if you watch this certain video,

you'll die of a heart attack
thirteen days after you watch it.

A student at the Fuji
Girls Academy died after watching it.

Sir...

That's just a
groudless rumour.

You're right.

June 30

Is this Kawai Toru?

It is.

It's almost the 7th month of 1999,

the time you've feared most
is almost here.

You know the identity
of the King of Terror.

What are you talking about?

I know the true meaning
of Nostradamus' predictions.

The King of Terror will
decend upon us soon.

Who is this?

I don't have time for your jokes!

Never mind.

Just listen to
what I have to say.

Fuji Girls' Academy.

The cause of the heart
attacks is unknown?

"Don't interfere."

Are you the one who
cut into my computer?

One of my classmates
is involved in

the case at the
Green Tower Building.

Please let me investigate.

To show the beauty
of friendship?

That's not it.

Look at this.

It's a case from 6
months ago where a man and

a woman both died of heart
attacks at about the same time.

Do you think it has
something to do with this case?

Did you really
want to come here?

What you really wanted
was to stay and do

research at your
university, but you couldn't.

So you settled for
coming to work here.

You don't want to admit defeat.

You have an interest
in criminal cases.

That's why you're needed.

You want to believe that,
so you try to

hang on to the bare
meaning of your existence.

School of Medicine, Forensic School.
Associate Professor Kyodo Yasuda

Excuse me.

Hello.

Dr. Oda?

Yes?

Hi.

I came to get the
autopsy results.

You're just in time.
I just made some coffee.

Please, don't go to any trouble.

Don't worry about it.

Get me a coffee mug.

Sure.

Thank you.

It must be boring
being just an errand girl.

No.

You don't have to lie.

Mr Rikuta is pretty
eccentric, isn't he?

Yes.

He's always scolding me.

He may not look it,
but he's a great scholar.

Erm, Dr Oda?

You were part of the
team that did the

autopsies on the Green Tower
Building case, weren't you?

I have to admit that it's
strange that six people

could all have heart
attacks at the same time.

Really? Do you think they
were just heart attacks?

We just couldn't find
any other cause of death.

But there's one thing
that bothered me.

They all had a skin inflammation
that resembled herpes.

It's not that unusual
and it had nothing to do

with the cause of death, but...

Misaki!

They still haven't
cleared all their

suspicions
reguarding Misaki yet.

Unless they can find out
what happened in that building.

Mr Ando.

Natsumi.

I'm sorry to worry you.

I hate to say this,

but unless they find out
exactly what happened,

the police will
continue to suspect you.

I want you to try to
remember what happened,

no matter how small it is.

This is the layout of the office.

Here's where the
bodies were found.

The strange thing is
that their bodies

were scattered in all
different directions.

As if they were running
away from something.

The only thing I
can come up with

is that something
happened over here.

If they were all trying
to get away from here,

then that would explain
the location of the bodies.

Who was sitting here?

No one uses this desk.

The "S" keys on the
keyboard are broken.

Do you know
where you were last?

Misaki?

Sis?

Don't push yourself.
Let's take a break.

Are you all right?

Do you remember something?

There was someone
else there.

What?

Someone I don't
know was there.

I'm sure he
grabbed my shoulder.

Do you remember
what he looked like?

What do you think
about what Misaki said?

I'm going to check what she
was wearing that day.

If what she said was true, then
there should be fingerprints

of someone who wasn't an
employee, on her shoulders.

Are you saying that
Misaki might be lying?

You're her classmate,
aren't you?

It doesn't really matter
who she is.

All I want to know
is the truth.

I'm sorry.

You're right.

But I...

want to believe her.

Aihara...

Will you help me?

I don't know what I can do,

but I want to help them.

It's just like you.

It's been years
since we graduated,

but you still
think of us as kids.

That's right!

The video tape.

The police have
the video tape

from the surveillance
camera in that building.

We might be able to
verify what Misaki said.

Go on in.

If you'll excuse me.

This is a nice place.

What are you
talking about?

This is all a teacher can afford
on such a meager salary.

Where's your wife?

She went home to
her family with our son.

Did you have a fight?

No, we didn't.

He's so cute.

Where's the tape Aihara?

Oh right.

This is the approximate
time of death.

"Forensics Research
Institute"

July 1

I want you
to check this for

fingerprints around
the shoulder area.

I don't know
what you're up to,

but if you don't watch out
you're going to be

in real big trouble
with Mr Rikuta.

Just do it.

I'll buy you dinner.

This really
makes me mad.

Tell me about it.

What is this?

This is a homepage with stories
and pictures of murders.

People are just writing
stuff out of curiosity.

Terrible isn't it?

But every so often,
the real murderer

is mixed in there
with everyone else.

Right, right.

Excuse me.

Hello, this is Mr Ando.

I found something strange.

Can you come over here?

Here. Look at this.

There's a homepage on the
internet about murder cases.

There's someone on
there who says he killed

the six people at
the Green Tower Building.

Here it is.

Arita?

It's just a login name.

The Green Tower
Building was fun.

I stopped the
hearts pumps six people.

It means he caused
the heart attacks.

It's probably just a joke.

That's what I thought
until I saw this.

"I left one female alive."

"I scared her when
I grapped her shoulder."

That verifies what
Misaki said.

And no one, besides
us, knows about this.

It's not a joke.

He knows something.

In 1503, the world's
greatest prophet

was born is France.

His name was
Michel de Nostradame.

Also known as Nostradamus.

These are the famous
four lines that predicted

the destruction
of the human race.

And now that the 7th month
of the year 1999 is here.

Be sure you catch the confused
expression on his face later.

It's almost time
for him to log in.

He always logs on at 22.30
every night.

The time of that
incident in that building.

What's wrong?

There's something odd
about this sentence.

What is it?

It's not just bad writing.

He's online. It's "Arita."

"Arita - I came again.
Excitement time. Six people die

and reappear in my mind.
Feels great thinking about it.

Where is he now?

Can't you find out?

It's impossible.

The circuit is routed through
a number of terminals.

He's right there in
front of our eyes.

That's it.

Aihara, can we get into
that building?

The lab probably
has a ID card key.

Let's go.

Wait a minute!

This isn't just bad writing.

It's written by someone
who's really smart.

What do you mean?

Look at this.

Why did he use "itai" [body]
instead of "shitai" [dead body]?

Why did he say, "mune no pump"
[heart pump]

instead of just "shinzo" [heart]?

In all of his sentances,

he never uses any words...

with "s" in them.

Do you remember
what Misaki said?

The "S" keys on the
keyboard are broken.

He can't use the "s" key, so none
of his words contain "s" in them.

He's typing this
from that office.

He's about to sign off.

Can't you stop him?

I'll try.

In Nostradamus'
predictions, he uses a

technique that we
call "multiple out".

In other words, he uses
expressions that can

be taken in different
ways, and he strings

those together.
And later on, you can force

an interpretation of the
facts to fit the prediction.

It's a trick that a lot
of phoney prophets use.

This is ridiculous!

We know this
is just a trick.

The king of Terror
will be here soon.

He will descend from
the sky tonight at 11.

It's this way.

What about Arita?

He's still logged on.

Mr Ando.

Look at this.

"Someone is coming."

"Hurry. Come to me."

Do you think he's
hiding somewhere?

Mr Ando!

"I'm not here anymore."

I'll check it out.

Wait here.

Hello?

Oh it's you, Asano.

Don't give me that.

That fingerprint you
wanted me to check for you...

That must be some mistake.

Why?

It can't possibly be
that person's fingerprint.

I did find a fingerprint
from the file of past

criminals that matched
the print you gave me.

It was a criminal who murdered
eight people 10 years ago.

His name is...

Arita Gozo.

Arita!

I couldn't find it right
away because it was

put into a separate file.

Arita received the
death penalty,

and he was executed
3 years ago.

What?

He died a long time ago.

Hello?

Hello!

Mr Ando?

Mr Ando, is that you?

"RING file"

To be continued...

Theme song:
"Dare ga Tame ni Kane wa Naru"

Sung by:
Rough Laugh

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