Original subtitles

So three people were arrested for interfering with the police.

The actions against the Hinamizawa Dam

have escalated since last month's bloody clash with the riot squad.

The police are on close watch for future extremist problems.

Are you Inukai Toshiki-kun?

TIME WASTING

CHAPTER ONE: HINAMIZAWA

{OP}

{Episode}

I am Akasaka Mamoru.

I once met a certain young girl due to a certain kidnapping case.

About 48 hours ago, a Ministry of Construction official's son,

the cabinet minister's grandson, was kidnapped.

It's believed that to settle this matter peacefully,

the minister won't report it and will comply with demands.

After monitoring the minister's phone,

we've confirmed suspicious calls from outside the city,

and a crime has indeed occurred.

That's all. Please proceed with the utmost secrecy.

Akasaka-kun.

Go investigate the anti-dam group that petitioned the minister.

Yes, sir.

Although it's hard to believe this was done by a group of rural citizens,

DAM PROTEST MOVEMENT EXPANDS

we must eliminate all possibilities.

Understood.

Go straight there and canvass the local police.

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry.

In the worst case scenario, I may not come back in time for the delivery.

It's okay. Please don't worry and go.

I'll be waiting for you with this baby.

Onigafuchi Final Defense Alliance, huh...

Normally, a rookie like me doesn't investigate alone.

But because we're short-handed

and this group was judged to be far removed from this case,

the higher-ups gave me this unusual role.

OKINOMIYA POLICE

Well, hello, hello.

Thanks for coming all the way here.

I apologize for suddenly visiting during your busy time.

I'm Akasaka from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Hondaya from Public Safety.

Anti-Gang Chief Sankai browbeat me not to resist your assistance.

Anti-Gang? The prefecture police's Anti-Gang Department?

The Onigafuchi Final Defense Alliance is organized crime to us.

It's unbelievable to call that a good-willed citizens' movement.

Oh? Just when I wondered what you're talking about...

Oh, Kura-chan. Good timing.

This is Akasaka-san, from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.

Let me introduce you to Oishi-kun from Investigations.

He's familiar with the Onigafuchi people you're asking about.

If you like, shall I give you a tour of the town?

Yes, please.

Oishi explained many things about Hinamizawa.

NO DAM!

DOWN WITH THE GOVERNOR!

Like its three great families.

And how among them, the Sonozakis have absolute power.

Their head, Sonozaki Oryo, is basically Hinamizawa's leader

SONOZAKI

and also leads the anti-dam movement.

Their activities are escalating every year.

You came all the way from Tokyo to investigate, right?

Yes, that's right.

Oh, then this involves the direct appeal to Minister Inukai?

That means the Public Safety Department

decided to investigate here to keep an eye on the group?

Thank you for making things easier.

That's a lie, right?

That you're just keeping an eye of them because of the appeal—that's a lie, right?

You're horrible at keeping secrets, huh?

I actually like your innocence and candidness.

I thought I may be more helpful to you if you told me the truth.

How would you be helpful?

I could introduce you to people who know a lot about them.

A spy?

Yes.

Why are you interested in my mission?

Well, it's like a give-and-take situation.

Yes.

I see... No future opportunities...

HINAMIZAWA VILLAGE: SEE SPLENDID NATURE! PARTICIPANTS NEEDED

Are you here for a magazine or something?

No, for personal reasons.

Personal? For sightseeing?

Yes, I read in a magazine that some precious nature is around.

Then you should come!

The village is a bit hectic, but we welcome you.

Please let me do so. Thank you.

Yes. Yes.

EXIT

WE SAY NO DAM!

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LEAVE HINAMIZAWA!

Cute.

Mew.

Mew.

"Mew?"

Mew...

"M...Mew..."?

I'm not anyone strange.

Ni-paa.

N...Ni-paa...

Well, hello!

I'm sorry for being late.

You're the sightseer who called yesterday, right?

Oh, yes.

Don't just stand there. Please hop in.

The weather looks like it'll get bad again, so I'll give a quick tour.

Okay.

Mi.

Hey, it's Rika-chan!

What a blessing.

Ni-paa.

Makino, do you have work now?

Did she just call him "Makino"?

The village headman asked me to show around

a young fellow who's coming to sightsee various places.

Are you the young fellow who's sightseeing the village?

Yes.

I heard the nature here is quite precious,

so I thought I'd love to take some pictures.

You're Tomitake #2.

Tomitake?

Ni-paa.

This is interesting to you?

Well, I felt the kind of nostalgic feel it has is a nice touch.

Is Hinamizawa fun?

Yes, it is fun.

Once my wife's out of the hospital, I want to come back.

With my newborn baby along.

Well then, let me take you to the place with the best view last.

The place with the best view?

Why, of course.

No other place can compare with the view from there.

That means I can invite you to my home.

Your home?

It's the shrine, Furude Shrine.

It's on high ground, so you can get a great view from there.

Furude Shrine?

Furude Rika.

One of the three great families...

Ni-paa!

This is...

This shrine is also the anti-dam movement's main office.

But this is like the fight against the Japan-US Security Treaty.

I'm actually not an activist, so...

Fighting national policy with violence and locking selves in...

I can't agree with that.

I see that you have a fine opinion.

If you want a say, vote for a politician with the same views,

or jump into the world of politics and debate your point.

That's the bedrock of democracy.

I don't understand anything you're saying.

Sorry, it was a difficult subject for you.

Japan is a peaceful country,

so if you have something to say, you have to do it peacefully.

Then, Akasaka,

what can this village do to not be submerged by the dam?

We can only live here.

We can't live in the city.

PROTECT HINAMIZAWA! PROTECT OUR PRECIOUS HOME

Makino-san, is that the sightseer who called yesterday?

Yes. This is Hinamizawa's village headman, Mr. Kimiyoshi.

Kimiyoshi Kiichiro, huh...

Welcome to Hinamizawa.

How was it? Isn't it a quiet and calm place?

Y...Yes, it's been one beautiful locale after another all day long.

Well, well, what a gentleman.

Akasaka, over here. Hurry, hurry!

Well then, excuse me.

This is amazing.

This is my favorite place.

I can't believe such a beautiful village will be under a lake.

It's not going to be drowned. The dam plan will definitely go away.

I hope so.

Akasaka, do you believe this village will sink?

I don't want it to sink, but...

It won't, because the dam plan is going to be gone soon.

Gone?

Yes, it will be gone.

How can you be so sure?

Regardless of what you do, the dam plan will end this year.

It's already been decided.

Why do you think so?

It's already been decided.

There's no other way to put it.

Even if you say it's been decided...

That's dangerous, Rika-chan!

Akasaka.

Go back to Tokyo.

You should return to Tokyo, and soon.

Otherwise, you'll regret it very much.

Regret?

I have warned you.

The rest is up to you.

Who are you?

You're not Rika-chan...

Who are you?

Rika-chan!

Rika-chan... Rika-chan!

Rika-chan...

Mew.

Mew!

MAHJONG PARLOR

Then I'll leave the rest to Sato-san.

Oishi-san, you're leaving?

I'll just be in the way if I stay.

Besides, you're the one who offered Sato-san the job.

Well, let's go.

You've heard about Hinamizawa from him, right?

Yes, pretty much.

Then let's cut to the chase.

Please.

The Sonozakis had a family meeting last night.

Family meeting?

The person in charge was the Sonozaki family head, Sonozaki Oryo,

her granddaughter, Mion, who's said to be the heir,

and the leaders of the other great families.

The Furude and Kimiyoshi families.

In addition, there were several direct relatives.

What was discussed at that meeting?

Mainly stuff concerning the anti-dam movement.

But the issue is what was discussed at the end.

The end?

I see. It was a tough one.

What's the matter, Oryo-san?

If the land is our mother,

then the dam is a disturbance that threatens our mother's life.

I heard the grandson of the dam's minister has been kidnapped

and that it's causing chaos.

We're even.

That can't be.

The kidnapping of Minister Inukai's grandson shouldn't be public.

How do they know?

Oryo-san, is that true?

Our pain is the pain of losing our mother.

I don't think it's completely the same,

but he certainly deserves the pain of losing a grandchild.

But there's a difference between the land and someone's child.

I don't mind the kidnapping, but I don't want him to be injured.

The child is innocent. Take care of him.

So the Onigafuchi Final Defense Alliance

was involved in the kidnapping?

We can't be completely certain.

But the head, Oryo,

gave orders on how to treat the kidnapped grandchild.

We can't tell whether her words

were an order or just her personal thoughts.

That's all Oryo said regarding the kidnapped grandchild.

I hope you found some things you were concerned about.

Buddy, I don't know what kind of work you do,

but if you're facing the Sonozaki family, you'd better be prepared.

Oishi's been attacked two or three times.

He used to wear a knife-proof vest even on his days off, though not lately.

A knife-proof vest?

Mister...

Are you by any chance from the Metropolitan Police's public safety unit?

No way...

Then I'll tell you this out of courtesy.

After the kidnapping issue, another topic came up.

What?

To investigate the grandchild's kidnapping,

it's been said Tokyo's Public Safety sent an investigator.

A Public Safety investigator?

For the minister's grandchild.

They can't blow it out of proportion,

so Public Safety is said to be investigating it on their own.

They're making such a fuss.

What's wrong?

Did the Metropolitan Police come?

Oh, Rika-chan knows what the Metropolitan Police is, eh?

Good girl.

Who came?

Does anyone know what kind of person came from public safety?

A newbie is what I heard.

A newbie? Is he freshly new?

Yes, a newbie.

A young, fresh newbie.

Yes, he's young and fresh.

What should we do, Mother?

Leave it alone.

But if he causes too much harm, then don't hesitate at that point.

I don't like people messing with me.

A young, fresh newbie.

Well, that's all I know.

Just be careful.

SUEHIRO HOTEL

Yes?

Is this Akasaka-san?

Good morning. This is Oishi.

Oh, hello.

Did you just wake up?

I have a story that may completely wake you up.

Yes?

Something interesting was sent to a station's lost and found.

Lost and found?

OKINOMIYA POLICE

A wallet?

Look at this.

And...

PATIENT REGISTRATION CARD: INUKAI TOSHIKI

This was found in Takatsudo, which is a ghost town.

It's such a lonely area.

Oishi-san, could you take me to Takatsudo?

Sure, no problem.

What are you doing?

A precaution.

If you're taking risks, you'd better be properly prepared.

Will you wear one too?

{ED}

{Preview}

NEXT EPISODE

What is being sought is the unwavering image.

What is being searched for is the lit escape route.

What has been provided is the usual sadness.

When They Cry.

"Time Wasting Chapter Two: The Sign."

Can you believe it?