All language subtitles for Kurosagi.2006.EP05.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-MagicStar.Eng

In this world,
there are three types of scammers.

"White swindlers",
who deceive people and extort money.

"Red swindlers", who use the opposite sex
as bait and toy with people's hearts.

Then there's one who preys
only on white and red swindlers.

The best swindler in history.

A swindler who deceives other swindlers.

The Black Swindler.

Pleasure working with you.

Dad!

After losing my family
to a white swindler,

I abandoned my old life and was reborn.

I don't know why
my hardworking mother has to suffer…

While someone like my dad
gets to live arrogantly.

That's why I decided
to become a prosecutor.

We're going to manipulate
stock information.

That's insider trading.

Are you trying to make them fight
and see which one survives?

It's going down!

That's a fictional company I made up.

That guy… he used me.

He can't scam someone like you.

He can't take down someone
who's not trying to scam him.

-Sorry for barging in.
-No, it's fine. How about some coffee?

Um…

It seems like
my landlord visits here often.

-Your landlord?
-Yes, a man named Kurosaki.

I saw him leaving here the other day.

Do you like pickles?

Huh?

Have you left this to ferment for a while?

What?

It smells a bit…
You should try adding some tea leaves.

Oh, I see. Tea leaves.

Tea, huh…

This place is lovely.

Thank you. That makes me happy.

I was surprised to see my landlord
dining at such a place.

Are you close with your landlord?

No, it's just a typical
landlord-tenant relationship.

Do you know him well, Mister?

Will roasted tea leaves work?

I've known him for a very long time.

Oh, so he does have old acquaintances.

He's always alone, so…

-You're curious about him.
-What?

-Thank you very much.
-Thank you.

What's going on? What are you plotting?

Shall I add a bit more?

I have nothing to do with her.

If so, don't get so angry.

Tea leaves, huh…

Ouch…

Meow.

What's with the attitude?
I'm the landlord.

Did you gain weight again?

Fatty.

Do you like me?

"Woof."

It's not "woof," is it?
You need to say "meow."

So, what do you think of him?

What?

You can't say you don't know.

Okay, I'll give you a test.

I'll ask you three questions,
and if the answer is "yes,"

mark them with a circle.

First question. Does your heart race
when you see him?

If yes, give yourself one point.

Second question. Do you somehow feel
the need to rebel against what he says?

Third and final question.
Do you want him to understand you?

If you marked all three,
that's a full-blown crush.

That's right. So, good luck!

Got it? Alright.

Seriously, it's like
we're in elementary school.

Come on, if you're thinking about it,
it's obviously love, right?

-Is it?
-Why are you panicking?

I'm not.

By the way, Tsurara,
have you ever been in love?

-Huh?
-I've been thinking for a while…

You don't seem very experienced.

I bet you haven't had your first love yet.

-That's not true.
-So, have you ever dated anyone?

Yes, I have.

Just holding hands doesn't count.

-I knew it!
-Why does that matter?

Everyone, guess what?
Tsurara has never even kissed anyone.

Come on! Shut up!

CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

-This is Kurosaki.
-Mr. Katsuragi is calling for you.

Yes, sir.

Tsurara.

Hey.

Hey, hey… Come on…

-Wait a minute.
-Why are you here?

Why? Does a dad need a reason
to see his own daughter?

Where did you get the money
to come to Tokyo?

-I have enough money for that.
-You got it from Mom again, didn't you?

-Go away.
-I wanted to see you.

Come on, it's been a while.
Let's have some tea.

Ah, thanks for the meal.

So…

I've decided to start
a business here in Tokyo.

A business? Not a job?

I'm going to start an online store.

-An online store?
-You don't even know what that is?

It's like an import sales business online.

I'll be selling luxury brands
that haven't come to Japan yet.

I'll get ahead of the market
and sell them first.

They're popular with young women.

-Can you really do that, Dad?
-Huh? Yeah.

I'm still just a hired manager,
but someone's teaching me, so it's fine.

But, well, there's just one thing…

I'm short about 100,000 yen.

Tsurara, I know I've been a lousy father.

I've always asked for money
and caused you trouble.

But no one was more frustrated
by that than I was.

I've tried to act like
a proper father many times.

Please, Tsurara.

There are so many people in this world
making money by doing bad things.

If I hit it big just once, I can turn
things around. This is my chance.

How can you even say that?

If you really felt regret,

why didn't you treat Mom better?

You didn't even come once
when it mattered.

Dad, where are you?
Please, come right away.

I was so scared and needed your help.

But you didn't even pick up the phone.

I had a lot going on at that time…

I'm glad you're starting a new job, but…

Stop coming to see me
only when you need money!

What's up with her?

This time, your lesson is…

…brand scams.

Selling overseas brand items
that aren't sold in Japan on…

-Online stores.
-They say they sell brand items.

But in reality, they're cheap junk.

They slap on a random tag
to some worthless bags

and claim they're brand-name products,
making a huge profit.

Japanese have a weakness for brands.

Those…

-Online stores.
-There are several, but…

All of them have hired managers,
and there's only one boss.

So, do you have any information on him?

None.

What?

Just one of the hired managers.
That's all I know for now.

So there are things even you don't know.

There's a lot I don't know.

Find that person and get the boss's name.
My share is 10 million yen.

Ten million yen just for that?

He's got a nice face, doesn't he?

A first-class scammer.

Bang.

Are you sure?

-I'll have to get to the origin of things.
-Origin?

The mastermind of many scammers,
is Katsuragi the fixer.

You can't lend him money.

But this time, I think that
his determination is genuine.

Your dad cares about his family too.

I want to believe at least that much.

Anyway,

Mom, don't lend him any money.

I mean it!

I couldn't manage 100,000 yen, but…

Ah, I see. Thanks.

I'll use it wisely.

Please, don't disappoint Mom.

Of course. I promise.

But you never keep your promises.

This time it's different. I promise. Okay?

LEASE AGREEMENT

TSURARA YOSHIKAWA

TATSUKI YOSHIKAWA

Jeez, what a troublesome woman.

I'm arresting you on suspicion of theft.
Why? Because you stole my heart.

NEW EMAIL

Sorry for emailing you out of the blue.
I'm Yazaki.

I found your shopping site
and it's very easy to navigate.

-The design sense is great too.
-Thank you.

As I mentioned in my email,
I'm in the import business. Have a look.

I import popular brands from Europe
and the U.S. and sell them in Japan.

They're brands
that haven't entered Japan yet.

Your online store
does the same thing, right?

-That's correct.
-So, here's what I'd like to discuss.

Sure.

Would you be willing to sell
the products we import at your shop?

At our shop?

I've been searching
for a good online store,

and when I found River River,
I thought it had to be this one for sure.

-Really?
-Yes.

-I see.
-Please consider it.

I'll bring it up
with my superiors right away.

-Thank you very much.
-Thank you.

Welcome back.

You must be so poor.
You're late on this month's rent.

Sorry, the pay from my part-time job
will come in soon.

I'm sorry to tell you,
but you're not getting your money back.

I'm going to devour that white swindler.

White swindler?

Your father.

-What do you mean?
-It's exactly as I said.

Your father is working
for a white swindler, helping with scams.

But he said he's starting an online store.

He buys bags that are worth
about 5,000 yen,

and sells those for almost 500,000 yen.
That's the business he's in.

-That can't be…
-It's true.

I don't know
whether he realizes it or not,

but what he's doing is outright fraud.

Your father's always been
that kind of guy, right?

So, why would you lend him money?

That kind of naive thinking
creates new victims.

And offenders too.

LAW COMPENDIUM

Why are you like this?

Why do you have to be this way?

Dad!

Don't you think you've gone
a bit too far with your pranks?

Will you really come with me tomorrow?

Sure. Bring that one flower with you.

I heard you turned down
an offer from headquarters.

News travels fast.

Inspector Kashina, you're quite
the talk of the town.

Because of my past, right?

Well… How about
we have a drink and talk openly?

She's quite the looker.
They say she's Katsuragi's secretary.

So, will you be handling our products?

Yes, my superiors are very interested.
Let's work together.

-Thank you very much.
-I've looked through your catalog,

and I've made some selections myself.
What do you think?

Wow, the Minch bags. You have great taste!

No, no…

Young women like
to stand out from others, don't they?

The key is to capture that desire.

-I'm impressed! Amazing!
-It's nothing.

-What's the name of the online store?
-I don't know.

If it's a legitimate website,
the provider would have vetted it,

so you could search by address or phone.

But finding a scam site like that
is difficult.

By the way, who's the boss
you mentioned earlier?

He's more like the person
who introduced me to this job than a boss.

-Oh? What kind of person is he?
-His name is Mr. Goudo.

He's president of "Home Door."

Do you know what a virtual mall is?

It's like a shopping district
of online stores.

He runs that.

I see… Mr. Goudo of Home Door.

I'm Asama, a shop advisor.
I apologize for calling out of the blue.

What exactly does a shop advisor do?

I advise owners
on the products to stock in their shops.

I see. Which shops do you advise?

Recently, Rain Edge in Daikanyama
and Beyes on Omotesando.

I know those places.
They're both quite popular.

Actually, I'm thinking of doing
a collaboration with an online shop.

-A collaboration?
-I want to stock items exclusively sold

in your virtual mall in my client's shops.

I think it'll attract lots of young people
who primarily shop online.

-I see.
-I've talked to Beyes.

They're interested in it.
What do you think?

It might be interesting.

HAYASE FAMILY GRAVE

-An online store?
-They sell brands that aren't in Japan.

Haven't you heard of them?

With just that information, I'm not sure.

No idea…

I see. Sorry to bother you.

Sorry.

-An online store?
-Never heard of it.

Miss?

Why are you crying?

When you grow up, lots of things happen.

Don't cry anymore.

-Okay.
-Then, it's a promise.

A promise.

I promise.

I promise.

-Ayu.
-Coming! Bye!

-Hello.
-Oh, Mr. Yazaki.

-I brought the Minch bags.
-Oh, is that so?

Can you check what's inside?

I haven't been able
to contact your father.

I'm worried that
something happened to him.

Don't worry.
People say no news is good news, right?

He's probably busy
because his work is going well.

I hope that's the case…

Are you feeling alright?
Don't push yourself too hard.

I'm fine.

Your father is working hard,
so should work hard too.

They're good bags, right?
It's a popular brand from Paris.

-Is that so?
-Yes.

Oh, I see…

I spoke with Beyes.
For the products to be placed in the shop,

For the products to be placed in the shop,
please go with Minch bags.

Huh? Minch?

Haven't you heard of it?
It's a very popular brand in Paris.

Ah… Of course. Minch, right?

Beyes loves them too.
This will bring a huge profit.

So, Minch bags huh?
We just got them today.

We got a large order, but when I checked,

it seems your shop is the only one
that handles them.

So I'm sorry to ask this of you but
could you send them all to us?

Understood. I'll send them right away.

I'm impressed that you managed
to stock such a popular item

despite starting just recently.

It was nothing. I just had a gut feeling.

-Well then, let's keep in touch.
-Great!

Mr. Goudo, did you get the Minch bags?

Thank you.

I should be the one thanking you.
Yes, bye.

They're all such fools with no taste.

A walk in the park.

Hurry up.

Your dad cares about his family too.

I want to believe at least that much.

-Oh, excuse me.
-I'm sorry.

Who was that? I'd never forget
a pretty face when I was younger.

I found out something interesting.

The secretary, Makiko Hayase.

Her father was the chef at a restaurant
Katsuragi used to frequent.

-But he's passed away.
-He's dead?

Many people hold grudges
against Katsuragi.

He got caught up
in their mess and was killed.

This information could be useful.

Go ahead.
We've gotten off to a great start.

It's all thanks to you, Mr. Yazaki.

That's not true.
It's all thanks to your great instincts.

It was nothing. Let me propose a toast.

Cheers.

You know, it's all about taking big risks.
Those who take them, win.

I'm betting everything on this business.
I have to make it work this time.

That kind of mindset usually
ends up making your family unhappy.

Huh?

-Mr. Yoshikawa, do you have a family?
-A family?

Yes, I had a wife and a daughter.

But both of them…
they died in an accident.

Well, that is to say,

it was a long time ago,
so I'm fine now, right?

Today, let me treat you.
Hey, bring out the good stuff.

Sure!

Let me see my father.

-I want to talk to him.
-I told you not to interfere.

Please.

-I don't want to worry my mother.
-It's pointless to talk to him.

-Your father is hopeless.
-Hopeless?

The moment he gets a taste of success,

he splurges to show off,
even though he has no money.

-He's not capable of being a swindler.
-That's why I want him to stop.

-Stop being so persistent.
-Isn't that a bit harsh?

-Harsh?
-He's my dad!

Should I do nothing at all?

Whatever. Search for him if you want.

I'm going to search for him like you said.
You have information, right?

Fine, fine.

-Check the mailbox.
-Huh?

In the mailbox.

There's nothing in the mailbox! Goodnight.

Wait!

What the heck?!
Can't you be a little more considerate?

I know you can hear me!
You heartless jerk!

I can't hear you!

Everyone, the landlord here is a criminal!
This man, Kurosaki, is a swindler!

-Shut up!
-He's a criminal!

-Then tell me about my father.
-That information costs 10 million yen.

-I'll pay you back.
-You can't even pay your rent.

I said I'll pay it back!

"My family died in an accident."

-What?
-That's what your father said.

How did you--

It's a common tactic to gain sympathy
and make things easier.

It's cruel, but your father is now living
in a completely different world.

Wait a minute.

Just so you know,

I'm the same.

I don't live in the same world
as you either.

So don't interfere with me.

And I won't interfere with you.

That's all.

What a troublesome woman.

By the way, those Minch bags
are supposed to be delivered today.

I just got a call from Mr. Goudo.

Wow, really? That's amazing.
You're doing great, Mr. Yoshikawa.

Thank you very much.
I look forward to working with you again.

Yes, same here. Goodbye.

-Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Goudo.
-Are you sure it's okay if I tag along?

Absolutely, I've been wanting
you to visit the store.

Is this Beyes?
This is Asama, from the other day.

I'm bringing over
the items I promised now.

Yes, they're bags
from that highly popular brand.

DAD'S CELLPHONE

Please leave a message after the beep…

Is he the only guy in your life?

Give up now. There's no chance of romance.

A college girl who hasn't even kissed
anyone is like a rare national treasure.

You should be protected by the government.

INCOMING CALL
DAD'S CELLPHONE

I'm sorry that I worried you.
My work is going well.

Dad? Where are you now?

Mr. President.

This is the owner of Beyes.

Nice to meet you,
I'm Goudo from Home Door.

We've been expecting you. Thank you
for selling us such valuable products.

Thank you.
Please check the items right away.

Thank you for your help.

It's not Asano, it's Asama.

Is that what you're talking about?
Just kidding.

Both Kurosaki and Hayase
lost their fathers because of Katsuragi.

All the children of Katsuragi's victims
seem to gather around him.

Inspector Kashina,
there's a call on line three.

-Hello?
-Is this Mr. Kashina?

There's fraud taking place
at a shop called Beyes in Omotesando.

-Is this Kurosaki?
-Please arrest him.

Make sure you take the credit for it.

You're playing with me, aren't you?
But the truth is,

you want me to arrest you, right?

You want someone to stop you.

Hurry up or he'll get away.

This is too easy…

-Minch? What is this?
-Huh? It's the Minch bags you ordered.

The one that's so popular in Paris.

But we ordered the Montalcino
that's popular in Milan.

-Montalcino, the luxury brand?
-We paid in advance for the Montalcino.

-In advance!?
-We transferred three million yen.

Three million yen!?

On the instructions
of your employee, Mr. Asama.

Wait, isn't Mr. Asama your shop advisor?

What?

By the way, where is Mr. Asama?

He walked out
as he was talking on the phone.

Huh?

Mr. Goudo, what's going on?

Uh… well…

Are you Takayuki Goudo?

You're suspected of brand fraud.
Please come with us to the station.

You were set up by a man named Kurosaki.

Kurosaki?

Don't grab me like that.

I won't run, okay? That tickles.

Pleasure working with you. Bang!

This is strange…

Do you get it now?

That feeling of calling
and not having anyone answer.

A-Are you Mr. Yazaki?

Goudo has been arrested by the police.

What? The police!?

Why?

Because he's a swindler.

Huh?

What you've been selling
isn't luxury brand goods.

They're just cheap items
with no brand value.

-What are you saying?
-Were you sure that Minch was real?

You've been an accomplice to fraud.

If they sue for damages, you're finished.

No…

Look. I didn't intend to deceive anyone.

Try telling that to the police.

Really… I mean it!

-I didn't know.
-You didn't even try to find out, did you?

You jumped at a tempting offer
without thinking it through.

That's how you hurt others
and your family.

If you don't want to be indicted
for fraud, contact everyone you sold to.

-No way…
-I'll cover the three million for Beyes.

But the rest is on you.
Pay everyone back and apologize.

I can't guarantee
they'll forgive you, though.

Tsurara…

I'm sorry.

I'll do everything I can.

I…

I'll make sure I'm not indicted for fraud.
I'll apologize to each victim.

I absolutely will.

I'll do it no matter what. I promise.

Another empty promise?

I'm sorry.

I can never forgive you.

I see.

I'm truly sorry.

But I'll wait.

So, this time, really think about it.

About what you've done.

Think about how Mom feels.

And then, come see us.

Promise?

Promise?

Here's the ten million yen
for the information, Mr. Katsuragi.

If you think you can shake me up
with a job like this, you're wrong.

Bang.

Tea leaves…

Welcome home.

What do you want?

-Why did you let my father go?
-No reason.

You said you were going to devour him.
Why didn't you?

I told you, your father was just a tool
to smoke out the real boss from the start.

-Trying to act cool, huh?
-What do you mean?

You helped my father, right?
That was unnecessary.

What?

That man won't change
unless he gets arrested at least once.

I was planning to talk to him
and have him turn himself in.

How was I supposed to know?

-I'm not going to thank you.
-I don't need your thanks.

Seriously, what are you?

Are you a good or bad person?

-Make it clear!
-What's your point?

You're so annoying.

If you're a criminal,
just do bad things and act like one.

-Don't do nice things halfway.
-What do you mean, halfway?

If you want to take revenge on swindlers,
go ahead.

But don't go around helping the victims.

You wouldn't understand.

You always say that
when things don't go your way.

I told you, you and I
live in completely different worlds.

Stop saying "different worlds"!

-You're annoying and a hassle.
-No, I'm not!

My heart is racing.

Why?

I want to rebel against you. Why?

I want you to understand me! Why?!

What are you trying to say?

I like you!

But why…

Why do you have to be a swindler?