Original subtitles

On batarei ya sowaka.

On batarei ya sowaka.

On batarei ya sowaka.

Katsuhiko!

He wishes...

he wishes you'd stop crying.

He misses your smile.

Mr. Nagumo!

A job?

It's at the MCC Corporate office.

The “Tokyo Palace.”

It's on the waterfront.

Watch out! You're going to bump into something!

Excuse me! Please excuse me!

I told you so!

Hello.

Good timing. I just finished my morning examinations.

Seishiro!

Good morning.

We bought lunch.

I got you a fish burger and a teriyaki sandwich.

And you probably bought yourself the usual four burgers.

Life is blissful, until it's time to diet!

Subaru, come on, or I'll eat yours too!

Yes sir, I know the way. I have a map right here, Mr. Mimura.

You're the president? Three o'clock? No, that will be fine.

The MCC Corporation?

I saw them on TV. They're over in the bay area.

It looks like they're working on something big.

Yeah, it's called “Project 5.”

They have five “smart” buildings wired together with fiber optics.

And now they have some work for you?

My name is Sumeragi. No, Su-me-ra-gi.

Subaru, why are you so damn polite?

You're bowing on the phone! You look like a salaryman!

No, it's nothing. Right. Thank you very much.

Don't you understand how important you are?

You're the head of the Sumeragi family!

For over 2000 years...

our family has been protecting japan spiritually!

I know the family isn't very big anymore...

but we've always been the greatest mediums in japan...

sewing the Emperor since the tenth century!

You're the head of our family! Don't be such a pathetic wimp!

But I'm just an ordinary medium.

There's no such thing as an “ordinary” medium!

So, do you have another job?

MCC's construction crew has had some strange accidents.

Work is falling seriously behind.

Is something supernatural causing it?

I don't know.

But the workers are scared. They're afraid to work there.

Is that all?

No, there's something else too.

The president's going to fill me in this afternoon.

Zone 15 is way behind, but we moved on to units 7 and 13.

So the total delay is reduced to 96 hours of production.

Even if we allow for the effects of bad weather...

Nagumo...

last week's report said efficiency was down by 5%.

I've solved it.

Some of the men thought the project was cursed.

I've replaced all of them.

Your decisions have always been a bit abrupt.

We can't afford any further delays on this project.

This will require even harder work from all of us at the top.

Why are you hiring a medium?

Mr. President...

It's time for your medication.

Even the government sometimes uses the Sumeragi family.

Often one has to do surprising things to placate employees.

Nagumo.

I'll join you.

You usually aren't so outgoing.

I don't mean to intrude, but you seem worried about the delays.

How's your health?

Don't worry.

Every executive has to live with a few chronic illnesses.

You can't let minor obstacles stop you if you want promotions.

I'll keep that in mind.

What's wrong? Is it a breakdown?

The elevator fell?

This building really IS cursed!

What? That's terrible!

I promised to meet President Mimura today.

Too bad. Your appointment's been canceled.

President Mimura's over there.

This is quite a surprise.

I hardly expected a witch doctor to be so young.

I'm a medium.

Mr. Nagumo, about the accidents you've been having-

We don't need you.

You'll be paid. You can go.

But the accident today-

Unlike our late president, I'm not superstitious.

You're Subaru Sumeragi, aren't you?

Today's accident was unfortunate...

but it removed an old man who trusted primitive superstitions.

The accident won't really affect this project.

On the contrary, it may inspire some of us to work even harder.

In the past few years, we've had several fatal accidents.

Each one has killed an executive involved in the same project.

Coney!

Wait!

This is-

On sowa hamba shuda saraba taraman wa hamba shudokan.

On sowa hamba shuda saraba taraman wa hamba shudokan.

On basara gini wa rachi wa taya sowaka.

On sowa hamba shuda saraba taraman wa hamba shudokan.

On batarei ya sowaka!

Darn it!

This thing makes it so hard to sneak up on people.

A curse?

Yes.

At least, that's what someone was trying for.

But it's full of mistakes-.

How's that?

It was probably copied from a book.

I'll bet it was full of mistakes- That's pretty common-.

Then it won't have any affect.

It's still a curse. It'll cause trouble.

It won't find its target, but it may disturb the local spirits.

I don't really believe in that stuff.

But this site has had a huge number of fatal accidents.

And the same man has survived every single one.

Is it possible for someone to have infallible luck?

I suppose so if the spirits protected him at birth.

- Can that happen? - Yes.

He'd be protected from any accident or misfortune.

Nothing bad could touch him; it would hit someone else nearby.

Why do you ask?

I've met someone like that.

Shinji Nagumo. I did a full background on him for the case.

Ever since childhood, he's been at the center of disasters-.

His parents and friends all died in terrible accidents.

But...

he was hardly ever scratched.

Mr. Nagumo?

If you'd tampered with an elevator...

and you knew it would fall, you wouldn't get on, would you?

What kind of man sabotages an elevator, then climbs on board?

You can't mean-

I'm afraid murder is a bit outside my line of expertise.

Hi!

Good evening.

It's the middle of the night! Where were you?

You should have eaten without me.

We got groceries. I thought you would be back sooner.

I didn't know what to cook!

Seishiro, bring that in here.

Anyway, you always forget to eat when you're working late.

Sol knew you'd be hungry.

Your sister was very concerned for you.

You're sooo right!

Why do you always cook over here in Subaru's apartment?

If I cooked at my place, a “woman's enemy” might show up!

“Woman's enemy?”

La cucaracha!

Oh, I see.

He was the central pillar of this organization!

He was our guide through the treacherous seas of business!

And now that he's been taken from us, we've lost our way.

We're left behind, in silent misery.

Our plans are still incomplete, but our leader shall inspire us!

We must devote ourselves to completing his final project...

in memory of our president.

The chairman is the only one left who still outranks Nagumo.

What's his name?

Coney.

Coney?

He's a cute dog.

Is your leg better?

How did you-

There.

What is that?

It's a ward. An invocation.

An invocation?

For when the curse returns. Haven't you had nightmares?

Curses always return to their caster.

Your nightmares are a warning.

How did you know?

We've met before. Back when I ran into you and that night.

That was you?

I didn't see you clearly, but I heard Coney barking.

I love dogs. I can identify them from their bark.

Besides, one of my friends is a vet at an animal hospital.

So that's why you were at the vet!

I've been worried about you ever since.

You looked so sad. I knew you were really upset.

Do you mind if I take a look?

No, go ahead.

I knew it. This is filled with mistakes.

They even misspelled the most important word.

Aren't you going to ask?

Aren't you curious?

Don't you want to know why l did it?

Coney was a present from my brother.

He worried about me when he worked late, so he got a dog.

He loved Coney even more than I did.

And Coney adored him. That was the kind of man he was.

What kind of work did he do?

He was an architect.

He did all the design for that building, you know.

- The MCC Corporation- - Yes.

It was his dream.

He planned it and started the project.

He wanted to build something magnificent:

An intelligent skyscraper laced with fiber optics.

I never understood the details.

But when he talked about it, he was like a child on Christmas.

But-

Did he pass away?

No, he was murdered!

It was a year ago. He fell off the 17th floor.

The police said it was an accident.

Everyone said, “it was such a shame...

when he was so close to fulfilling his dream.”

“We were so sorry to hear about the tragic accident.”

Six months earlier, his boss had died in another fatal accident.

The police had arrested Nagumo.

They had to release him for lack of evidence.

But the management still suspected Nagumo.

They were about to fire him when my brother intervened.

He argued that Nagumo was crucial to the project.

He convinced the president to keep Nagumo on.

Then my brother went to see Nagumo.

He said he wouldn't be home until late that night.

But he never came home.

Have you told the police about this?

They both fell.

What?

My brother and Nagumo both fell.

Nagumo miraculously survived. He was caught in a safety net.

My brother died.

It was no miracle! I won't let Nagumo get away with it!

Kazami!

Maybe they WERE just accidents!

Do you think the elevator crash was an accident too?

I've seen too many accidents, and the police can't stop them!

If Nagumo can kill and get away with it...

then so can I.

No!

One of the detectives is trying very hard to catch Nagumo.

Don't give up on the police.

How can you be so naive?

I know one thing for sure;

Everyone in Nagumo's way has died in an accident.

Thank you for correcting my spell.

I won't make that mistake again.

No, don't!

You're heading for a catastrophe!

I don't care! Come on, Coney.

Your brother wouldn't have wanted this!

Kazami!

But the police can't do anything.

They're helpless without proof. Suspicion isn't good enough.

Are you really afraid she'll try to take revenge?

It's more than that. She's going up against Nagumo.

He gives me a strange feeling.

- Strange? - Yes.

I can't quite put my finger on it.

I think using magic against him might rebound disastrously.

Rebound?

I think he has some sort of incredible spiritual power.

I don't really understand it.

If you're right, it could be catastrophic.

Nagumo's power would counter the force of the girl's hatred.

The resulting psychic hemorrhage would be impossible to foresee.

Setting that much energy loose would be a disaster.

Seishiro, when did you learn about all this stuff?

You couldn't be-

Hokuto, you're out of tea! Here, I'll get you some.

You're so mean! Why won't you answer my question?

You know, maybe you should think about going on a diet.

Oh, no! No one will want to marry me!

The report gives the cause of death as shock.

The president had a weak heart.

The elevator failure was caused by metal fatigue in the winch.

Since it's been declared an accident, the case is closed.

Subaru, I was reassigned today.

I'm being moved to a graft case.

I was told that this case is now off limits to me.

Once Kazami finds out, she'll be even more depressed.

Kazami?

Thanks, mister!

The MCC Corporation scheduled an emergency board meeting.

They want this project to use the very latest technology.

But the president is dead and the CEO is still hospitalized.

So there's no one left in Nagumo's way now.

This project will be the test for their new president.

President Shinji Nagumo.

- Hey, mister! - Sorry, here you go.

Well done. We've lost too many important men since Aso died.

I was afraid the company would collapse.

We gambled everything on this project, but it's finally done.

You deserve a good portion of the credit for that.

I'm honored.

You and Aso were to be the next leaders of this company.

If only Aso had lived.

So, will the chairman be next?

Have you stooped to insults now that you're off the case?

If I planned a crime, I certainly wouldn't leave any evidence.

I'm sure of that.

Then you'd better hurry up.

This project will be officially finished in two days.

After that, you'll have to dig through someone else's garbage.

Forgive me, Coney!

Forgive me!

Just give me an opening, Nagumo. The game has just begun!

Hey'.!

What's wrong?

Miss Aso! Miss Aso!

There was a lot of blood on her.

What did they say?

The doctors don't know what's wrong with her.

- Coney! - Coney?

Forgive me.

Coney!

A dog-spirit!

What would Goro Aso's sister be doing here?

Hokuto, take care of Kazami.

Nagumo!

We're so close!

Here we go!

My arm!

Nagumo!

Be careful.

Yamakawa, it's me!

Yamakawa, where are you?

Coney-

Subaru!

Why did you do this?

He was unlucky.

Or maybe I should say he was lucky.

Lucky to be present at my awakening.

You're controlling the dog-spirit!

Do you understand?

Do you know how much power is flowing through me?

I've become more than human!

It's coming!

“Demon bane”

Subaru!

Show me your power, Subaru Sumeragi!

The dog-spirit will not return to you.

I had to win.

I had to beat Aso, no matter what.

That's why I jumped off. And I won my bet.

I won. There must be some mistake here!

This city chose me.

Nagumo.

That's right! When Aso died, the city chose ME!

The city...

needs me!

ME!

Yes, I have been chosen!

The City!

Your desires and the needs of this city...

are completely inconsequential to me.

But I will not allow you to harm Subaru.

I think you'll find that...

I'm not as gentle as Subaru.

It's over.

Don't scare me like that, Subaru.

Who are you?

Subaru's sister.

Where's Nagumo?

It's all over now.

Your pain will probably never completely heal...

but it's time for you to move on.

You'll meet someone special and fall in love.

You have to let go of the past.

Let go of your revenge and learn to be happy.

For the sake of your brother.

If you'd let loose, he wouldn't have given you much trouble.

The detective-

Don't worry. Yamakawa is going to be fine.

You're always so tender-hearted.

If you're too soft and let someone kill you...

you'll end up making Hokuto cry.