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EVIL SPIRITS OF JAPAN

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EVIL SPIRITS OF JAPAN We're about to start something new

We're about to start something new

Produced by Masayuki NAKAJIMA Hosuke FUKUCHI

Produced by Masayuki NAKAJIMA Hosuke FUKUCHI Just so we don't have to pretend we're living

Just so we don't have to pretend we're living

Original Novel by Kazumi TAKAHASHI Script by Yoshikazu FUKUDA

Original Novel by Kazumi TAKAHASHI Script by Yoshikazu FUKUDA Sometimes we pretend that we're dead

Sometimes we pretend that we're dead

Cinematography by Yasuhiro HOTTA Sometimes we pretend that we're dead

Art Direction by Itsuro HIRATA Sometimes we pretend that we're dead

Art Direction by Itsuro HIRATA

Art Direction by Itsuro HIRATA Sometimes we pretend that we are dead

Sometimes we pretend that we are dead

Music by Nobuyasu OKABAYASHI Yoshio HAYAKAWA Sometimes we pretend that we are dead

Sometimes we pretend that we are dead

Recording by Tetsuo YASUDA Sometimes we pretend that we are dead

Sometimes we pretend that we are dead

We can even fly if we want to

And when we manage to feel that way

Editing by Yoshio TAMURA Lighting by Sadao IWASAKI And when we manage to feel that way

Editing by Yoshio TAMURA Lighting by Sadao IWASAKI

Editing by Yoshio TAMURA Lighting by Sadao IWASAKI We become so happy that

We become so happy that

We cry and drink together

We cry and drink together

Even if we don't drink at all

If we want to keep on believing

We must drink away our parents and lovers

And all these larger-than-life things

Hey, don't you think that's him?

Yeah, with a build and posture like that, it must be him.

Filmed on Location in Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture Yeah, with a build and posture like that, it must be him.

Filmed on Location in Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture

Filmed on Location in Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture Hurry...

Hurry...

Wait. We gotta show courtesy, idiot.

- What do we do now? - Dunno.

- What d'you think, bro? - That man?

- So? - I don't know his face!

- Just talk to him. - I know!

He has such presence! OK.

- I'll go first. - What if we mess up?

Let's give it a go.

- Excuse me. - I'm sure that's him.

- Go! - Excuse me...

I heard...

Kito's Boss is finally coming out.

- Really? - Yeah.

What's gonna happen then?

I heard he's been doing time for quite a while.

An amnesty, right?

Why? No elections lately.

- The Expo. - You kidding?

Nah. But once he gets released, they'll start fighting

over their territory again.

Now Tenchi Family's dominating this area.

- Yeah. - Totally.

They'd even beat up ordinary people.

But you never know what's gonna happen from now.

- Brother! - Isn't he...

Pardon my bothering. We are from Kito Family.

- Brother, are you... - ...the one...

- ...coming from... - ...the Sanko Group Headquarters?

- Wow you are! - I knew it!

We're glad you finally came!

So you're the one from Namiki Family in direct line from Sanko Group.

The Head of Namiki Family in Hama is a sworn brother to the Head of Sanko Group.

Our Boss is his sworn brother...

Cut the crap!

I don't care as long as you're Murase, the Boss' right-hand man.

Brother, with you on our side, anything's possible!

Our Boss will be happy to meet you upon his release.

But hey, isn't Kito Family an old, traditional type of yakuza?

So they might end up turning to our side, helping ordinary people.

There's Yamazaki from Tenchi Family.

Well, you know it was funny the other day, at Bar Naomi.

I was having a few drinks, and there were some folks from Kito Family,

who were kind of acting big because of their Boss' release.

And they got real tense with those guys from Tenchi.

CAST And they got real tense with those guys from Tenchi.

CAST

CAST It's going to be tough for us.

It's going to be tough for us.

Ordinary people will suffer the most.

Kei SATO Ordinary people will suffer the most.

Kei SATO

Kei SATO Yeah. Some of Tenchi's are real villains.

Yeah. Some of Tenchi's are real villains.

It's really bad.

Once Kito-san's out...

Hideo KANZE Tatsuo TAKAHASHI Once Kito-san's out...

Hideo KANZE Tatsuo TAKAHASHI

Hideo KANZE Tatsuo TAKAHASHI Well he's short, but he has...

Hideo KANZE Tatsuo TAKAHASHI

...in his own yakuza way,

Michiko TAKAHASHI Eiko HORII Akemi NARA ...in his own yakuza way,

Michiko TAKAHASHI Eiko HORII Akemi NARA

Michiko TAKAHASHI Eiko HORII Akemi NARA he has this peculiar common sense of a Boss.

Michiko TAKAHASHI Eiko HORII Akemi NARA

Michiko TAKAHASHI Eiko HORII Akemi NARA But the local police are such cowards!

But the local police are such cowards!

Oh, absolutely.

With the yakuza, they can't be trusted at the least.

If they see Murase, they'll get so freaked out,

they're gonna pee in their pants!

Adults are more

Beautiful in the first place

It's within the children

That the adults are living

Tatsumi HIJIKATA Nobuyasu OKABAYASHI

Tatsumi HIJIKATA Nobuyasu OKABAYASHI In fact, just because they want to be lonely

In fact, just because they want to be lonely

Fumio WATANABE Taiji TONOYAMA In fact, just because they want to be lonely

Fumio WATANABE Taiji TONOYAMA

They talk with ridiculously amounts of people

I know, deep inside our words there's love

I know, deep inside our words there's love

Directed by Kazuo KUROKI I know, deep inside our words there's love

Directed by Kazuo KUROKI

Directed by Kazuo KUROKI An overflowing love, I know

An overflowing love, I know

Wow! You have many different sides.

You impressed me.

Yesterday, you were kind of blunt.

Well, we met for the first time yesterday.

And I'm not a whore.

I don't sleep with just anybody.

Also, I owe much to Sister.

I'm already becoming attached to you.

Oh! Are you going out?

I've just come back.

How vigorous. No cheating outside, OK?

- Don't behave like a wife. - But last night, you've been...

I've been playing cards. Not my lucky day though.

Who's this guy?

Tell me.

You!

That's what I thought.

- But he isn't. - Of course not.

- I'm here. - You're right.

You slept with him?

I'm sorry!

Forgive me!

Don't tell it to Sister!

Wake up.

Wake up!

What a familiar face.

Good morning.

Hey, you won't fight?

Shut up.

Is this your house?

Something like that.

- Sorry for bothering you. - Your name?

Ochiai.

- Let me get dressed. - Don't move.

Looks like we're enemies.

Too bad.

- And you are...? - Murase.

Um... I can't find my underpants.

- Here. - Wait.

- You got a camera? - A camera?

If you don't, go get one. Quick.

I got something to discuss with you, Mr. Detective.

Oh, you're from HQ?

I'm Ochiai from Prefectural Police HQ.

I'm Police Chief Goto. Thank you for coming.

I've called a number of times, but the Headquarters

didn't recognize the seriousness of the situation in this town,

and wouldn't call us back.

Only yesterday they finally replied that you'd be coming over.

Let's get to it. Report to him...

It's OK. I already have a good idea of the situation.

Oh, you've made preliminary research.

Very good!

Then let me report the latest results of our investigation to both of you.

Kanto Sanko Group, the head family of Kito Family,

who are formally Kito Family's...

...corporate blood brothers...

You're in the know.

- And? - Yes.

They have announced that they are prepared to support them.

And send backing.

Exactly.

- How many? - Just one, for now.

Good.

But, it's a big shot, the Boss' right-hand man.

You already know that?

Well, last night upon arrival I strolled around town.

Oh.

You should've called us up and we'd have shown you around.

- They'd recognize you. - True.

How come you had access to such information?

It reached my ears quite naturally.

You can count on me when it comes to yakuza.

Well, I'm impressed.

So, Lieutenant Ochiai, my personal opinion is that

if Sanko Group has sent them their Boss' right-hand man...

...it means that they are serious about this.

When push comes to shove, they'll send a significant number of soldiers to this area.

No. It's the other way around.

Sanko Group doesn't give a damn about territories in this town.

I've come to conciliate. No, I mean, you have.

That is, when push comes to shove.

Until then, you'd rather incite.

I can't.

No need to force anyone. Just let the temperature rise.

No, I can't play this role.

Why?

I'm not you.

That's all the more reason you can.

This is the file on Shonosuke Kito's homicide case 10 years ago.

But we did send a copy to the Headquarters.

I wasn't interested in old cases. Thank you.

- Oh, Detective. - I'm Kawada.

Kawada-san.

Do you have records of incidents before and after this case?

Of course, in the storage.

Good to hear that.

But what for?

Never mind.

I'm just curious about the past.

It's here.

KITO FAMILY

Don't worry. I can keep a secret.

Good luck.

Thank you for last night.

I know that

I'm asking for the moon

But let's go together to our horizon

Now is the time for us to go

Let it roll let it tumble

And let's jump into the abyss

I only wish the flowers bloomed and became one

Before staring at it

Let's just try to jump into it

We might be able to reach the impossible

So come together everybody

And dance to the blues

I came here on my own will.

Once I was involved in this place.

Compensation has no statute of limitations.

I bet you're not a born yakuza.

Why?

A yakuza doesn't think like that.

I've been a detective for 18 years.

18 years.

Shonosuke Kito bore a grudge against Zennai Isaji...

and decided to retaliate.

Finally, on August 21, around 5:30 pm,

armed with a dagger, physical evidence A,

he broke into the victim's residence at 18 Tokiwa-cho, Tamarikawa City, and

KILLED THE MAN

You weren't happy with Natsuko? She told me on the phone.

That's not it.

You seemed to like her two days ago.

Well, all right.

- Understood? - Yes, Ma'am.

Will you tell me about the circumstances that caused your husband's crime?

Didn't I tell you already two days ago?

Well, I want to double check to make sure.

I see.

Well, what struck me most was...

...well, I decided to join this Family after I heard the story.

Yeah, because it was the Tenchi Family, who'd break into our territory.

Only a few members remained.

The Kito Family was like a candle in the wind.

So an attempt to make a raid on Tenchi Family would have been our best bet. Right?

Like in the movies.

And yet, our Boss said...

..."Organized crime is bad. Don't hurt ordinary people."

That's right. And to his underlings he'd say...

At that time our members wanted to raid the Tenchi Family,

but our Boss would never permit it.

I was deeply impressed by him.

On top of that,

he didn't tell not even me, his wife, where he was going that night.

That night... he just...

left this house as if he was going out for a walk.

We burst out in astonishment,

because Boss stabbed Zennai Isaji,

who was not related to Tenchi Family at all.

Honestly, that's what we believed.

But the truth is...

...that Isaji was a mastermind behind the Tenchi Family.

That guy, Isaji, was a large-scale landowner in the area.

A member of the Prefectural Assembly, who owned a lot of forests.

But in fact, he was the brains behind Tenchi Family.

And our Boss was the only one aware of it.

But wouldn't tell anybody.

Not even to his own wife.

That's right.

- Evidence? - The newspapers.

Back then I was a kid.

At first they wrote that it was the deed of a group. Then...

...the Police disclosed the truth. - I guess they were forced to.

I see.

But then the Tenchi Family, who had been laying low for a while, regained power,

while ours declined...

Sister, you have new members like us, joining you.

The younger generation has grown so well.

With Boss being released very soon, and with his assistance,

we'll certainly defeat the Tenchi Family.

Sister, they're ready. Over there.

Good. Thank you.

On Saturday nights

Take a walk in the streets

The hotels are all full everywhere

Tomorrow I'm having a day off

So I don't care how worn out I might be

That's why everybody's out tonight

If everybody would rise up in revolt

Demanding the time, a room and money

To make love with his girlfriend anytime he wants

It would be impossible to repress them

I bet someone would be in a big trouble

Pick one, please. Don't make me lose face.

Lately, a high official said that he feels so sorry for the youngsters

In their present situation

And that an outlet for their frustrations is needed to appease their revolt

So let's bring back the red-light districts

If everybody would read the intentions behind his words

They'd rather demand freedom than red-light districts...

Sorry for the wait!

All suspects belonged to the Yorii squad of the Japan Vanguard League

located in the Tamarikawa area.

Under the League's militant policy, pursuing a revolution in Japan

they advocated for the abolition of private property ownership of land,

and were prepared to attack landowners.

In August, in response to the League's change of policy,

the League's Tamarikawa Committee

ordered the disbandment of the Yorii squad.

But the suspects refused to obey the order and went on to make an attack.

THE SUSPECTS:

KOMADA SENSUKE

OMI JINICHIRO

TAKAGI TSUYOSHI

Three...

Plus two...

...makes five.

There's one missing.

Or rather two.

Lieutenant Ochiai.

Hello.

What an ardor, working this late.

Not really.

There'll be a crackdown tonight on Kito Family.

- Kito Family. - Yes.

On gambling charges for now.

We've also got an anonymous tip.

It is assumed that Kito Family now has a substantial amount of artillery,

in preparation for the upcoming battle with Tenchi Family.

So on this occasion...

...we'd appreciate your cooperation.

- Sure. - Good.

Game!

First set.

Place your bets.

Latter set.

How long is the statute of limitations on a case of assault?

A case of assault is imprisonment of up to 10 years,

so in serious cases the statute of limitations is 5 years,

and in less serious cases below 5 years, the statute would be 3 years.

Pretty short.

What?

And for homicide?

For first degree murder it's 15 years,

and for Manslaughter it's 10 years.

Both are statutes for the prosecution.

For penal action they'd be double.

Good job.

Ah, it was a test.

Make your choice.

Make your choice. Game!

Sometimes I have mixed feelings.

The Statute of limitations for a debt is a year provided there's no debtee.

But if someone actually tries to repay, it can take a lifetime.

Quiet!

It's in vain.

I've got a hunch.

KITO FAMILY

- Chief. - What?

I found these.

- Is that all we got? - Yes.

But these were hidden above the toilet ceiling.

I see. And you found them?

Well, uh... actually,

I was told to take credit for this, but I'm not this good, so...

That Lieutenant from HQs, he's impressive.

- Get my respects. - It's nothing.

Hey. Are they gone?

We did it!

Brother, that was great!

I admire you!

Brother, wait.

Look. I've talked to her.

It's me.

It's me.

It worked.

Sort of.

You even got a present.

You know what's it called?

Kyoutou -Joint struggle.

For how long?

Still a long way to go.

Aren't you enjoying it?

Wastepaper collection!

I'll give you a unicorn beetle so help me push this.

Thanks.

Greetings to everyone in the neighborhood.

Collecting wastepaper isn't my full-time job,

the movie director over there is making me do this.

In fact, I'm a singer.

Well, I have to sing a song in this scene,

so I need some help from you.

Would you come forward a little bit?

You brats, come sit right in front of me.

Please, everybody gather around and face me.

I'll sing a song of wordplay,

so I want you to laugh and clap when it's funny.

It's wordplay that even brats like you would understand.

I guess it's gonna be okay with all these nosy adults, too.

Let's see if you understand, for instance...

A pigeon dropped something. Fu-n. Got it?

A bit louder please.

Here we go.

I married my love then came winter and spring

Summer's passed and now aki ga kita- autumn is here.

Come on, laugh if it's funny.

The train conductor has no sweetheart

No wonder he's rolling a chin chin- pee pee train

Next one's a bit tough, you've got to know some English.

The hospital nurse doesn't have a boyfriend

No wonder she's Florence 'Nai-chin-geru'

Next one's a bit highbrow.

Why is there so much corruption in Japan?

No wonder, we belong to the 'o-shoku' race

There are these two brothers who both became Prime Ministers.

I would like to dedicate this song of gratitude to them.

Think of their faces while listening.

The elder one has buckteeth, the younger one has google eyes

Both brothers are huge 'hame wo hazusu'- binge drinkers.

That's it. Applause!

One, two, three, four

Five, six, seven, eight

One, two, three, four

Five, six, seven, eight

One, two, three, four

Five, six, seven, eight

Thank you for everything.

Darling...

Ryuko!

My dear.

Congratulations.

That man stabbed Zennai Isaji?

All alone he broke into that mansion.

10 years ago, he was full of energy.

I wonder about that...

All by himself.

That's the Tenchi Family.

Senior Executive Higashi.

Family Head Baba.

Chief...

What's the trouble?

But can't you see?

Folks, let's go now.

KITO FAMILY

Welcome back!

Who're they?

Your underlings.

Their number increased after the news of your comeback.

AMATERASU OMIKAMI

Now, let us celebrate our Boss' return.

Brother Murase, a toast.

For this is 1970, let's make it informal.

Congratulations.

- Congratulations! - Thank you.

Boss. Boss! A speech.

Everyone. You've had great patience.

Thank you.

And again, to those who joined us during my absence, thank you.

Together, we will revive the Family.

Boss! We've so longed for your return.

The Tenchi Family and their big attitude really got me pissed off!

Well, you know,

they eyeballed me in a cafe and beat me up!

And the police wouldn't give a damn.

I got my girlfriend...

I got... nothing special...

That's why I joined this Family. For a world of honor and justice.

That's right, Boss. Boss, my life belongs to you!

I'd die for you, Boss!

How I dreamed of delivering this line...

Boss, you're our reason to live!

- Agreed! - That's right!

This is the long-awaited day. Now we can fight at last!

Easy, easy. Be quiet!

Let our Boss continue with his speech.

Everyone.

Now that I'm back, we won't let the Tenchi Family have their way.

Starting tomorrow, you can beat them up as you like.

- At last! - Yes!

But Boss, we're outnumbered.

Nah, nothing's impossible if you risk your life.

Right! Boss did it all by himself.

Yeah, I'm with you!

But...

How would the police react?

Yes. I heard that an ace detective

was sent in from Prefectural Police Headquarters.

Leave it to me.

But...

I'll keep the police out of this.

It's gonna be all right.

- Sounds weird coming from you. - What?

- Haven't they told you at HQ? - Yes.

Now, have a good time!

Good evening, everyone!

Is Hatano-san doing fine at HQ?

Huh? Oh, yes.

I owe very much to Yoshida-san.

I called Tokyo just a while ago. They asked me about you.

They didn't hear a word from you since you left.

By the way, I heard you have a pretty big appetite for women.

They praised you for being wild, intelligent and reliable.

So, I'm counting on you.

Oh, hey. Gimme that for a moment.

OK.

Dear friend

Just before dawn

In the darkness

Dear friend

Let us keep

The flame of battle burning

Soon the day will break

Soon the day will break

Dear friend

What lies

Beyond this darkness

Dear friend

Is a bright tomorrow

You never come visit me.

If you won't, I...

Zennai Isaji as the Tenchi Family's mastermind?

Is that really true?

Well, of course it is.

A major landowner and Prefectural Assembly member.

It's feasible that he'd be involved with an emerging yakuza family.

But I guess, he was rather not.

Why?

Of all the funding sources of Tenchi, only a small fraction comes from forests.

I visited the tax office in my capacity as law-enforcement officer.

- What a devotion. - But...

We could ask Isaji for more information.

But he died shortly after from the stab wound.

Dead men tell no tales.

But...

there must be someone who knows.

Ochiai, forget about work today.

All right.

All this is unimportant.

- Sit down. - OK.

Hi parrot.

Good morning. Bye-bye.

Please.

Pictures of the crime scene were attached to the record.

But I'd rather say they were left behind.

It was a forced entry, an aperture and the living-room window were broken.

A single perpetrator?

It's more likely that these were three forced entries.

What's your point?

- Kawada-san. - Huh?

The file didn't hold any witness reports.

Oh, I wasn't working here back then.

All it would take is to ask Isaji's maid and his secretary who were witnesses.

But they've all left.

Search and find them.

But none of them tells you what happened that night.

Did you do that?

- That's an abuse of... - My imagination.

I imagined how things would turn out. So I left it be.

Good morning. Bye-bye.

Seven offenders.

Two of them were found dead, reported as suicides.

Three were arrested.

ON CHARGES OF

ASSEMBLING WITH OFFENSIVE WEAPONS

CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS OF THE EXPLOSIVES CONTROL STATUTE

VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW PROTECTING

THE RIGHT TO LIFE AND PHYSICAL INTEGRITY

There are two left.

What are you saying?

Two escaped.

One of them was the leader.

The other was a hoodlum.

A leftist college student.

Anyway, these two got away with it.

What would happen if they came out today?

Nothing at all.

The statute of limitations has long expired.

Nothing can be done.

So... it doesn't matter anymore.

The strongest of us would lead the pack.

We would follow him, but, the thing is, um...

as I said before, despite the heat we were shivering from fright.

And... your feet began to hurt and you'd feel dizzy.

It's like... knocking your knees together.

A comrade had cooked rice balls for all seven of us, and we ate them.

But you don't taste anything.

It's tasteless as sawdust, so to speak.

On our way to the meeting point, I thought of running away, again and again.

To speak of betrayal would be an overstatement,

yet I wished I fell sick with fever,

or something serious would happen to me that prevented me from taking part.

I was desperately looking for an excuse,

for not participating somehow...

A pretext.

But still, your legs would take you to the meeting place.

And then the leader would join us,

and we'd have our next strategy meeting,

in an area covered with thick summer grass.

The leader was... the only one speaking there.

The rest of us... some were trembling ...had lost our thinking skills.

I mean, we had no idea where this was going.

We were stricken with fear.

As a precaution, we brought along climbing knives and daggers.

If, for instance, the landowner would let loose on you, you'd stab him.

"If he fights back, stab him."

That's what the leader said.

For various reasons, we wore raincoats, masks and hats.

But still we were cold as if we had a fever with chills.

You really feel very thirsty.

Your mouth gets dry.

And then, one of us, an ex-office worker said,

we'd better start to cut off the telephone line.

So he cut it.

Then the youngest, who... was the weakest

went to keep guard at the rear gate, just in case.

We broke in from the east gate.

But something really strange happened.

Despite the line was cut, we saw the maid still talking on the phone.

When we saw this, we were really, really upset, and got all shook up.

Well, how shall I put it?

It felt like everything we were doing was in a dream.

I mean, did the guy really cut the phone line?

We started to doubt each other.

That's when panic began to set in.

Dear friend

Just before dawn

In the darkness

Dear friend

Let us keep

The flame of battle burning

Soon the day will break

This is our territory.

Don't you dare step in!

Dear friend

What lies beyond this darkness

Dear friend

Is a bright tomorrow

That never comes

Dear friend

All your tears and your sweat

Don't think we're stupid!

Dear friend

The day will come when you will be rewarded

Stop messing around!

Soon the day will break

Cut it out! Drop it! Stop it!

Why, Brother Murase?

Dear friend

What lies beyond this darkness

Dear friend

Is a bright tomorrow

That never comes

We've got to do something.

Another crackdown?

It's no use.

There's an information leakage.

Are you indicating a cop is giving it away to the yakuza? In this station?

We cannot but think so. Look what happened the last time.

A call for you, Lieut. Ochiai.

For me?

- Yes. - It's me, Yamaguchi.

From Headquarters.

Um.. hello? Hello?

Is it Lieut. Ochiai?

Yes I am.

Hey what's up? You sound like a stranger.

I'm on my way back from an assignment and thought I'd drop by

to say hi and cheer you up.

I'm at the station, so I'll be there in no time.

Oh hi!

University grad? Oh no. He only finished high school.

A longtime friend of mine, but he's a clumsy kind of guy.

An honest man for sure, but he's slow of speech...

Strange. Has he ever been here before?

Not that I've heard of.

Before he left he told me that it'd be his first time here.

I'm surprised... Is he really that smart here?

Well, that's the point.

Can't find him anywhere.

Hi Yamaguchi.

Ochiai.

- How's your wife and son? - Fine as ever.

You have a good reputation here. They told me you're really smart.

Wait, bastard!

You again? Don't get in my way!

He's from Tenchi and been acting big around here!

- Him? - Yeah!

Punch him down, please!

Ha! Look at yourself.

Don't you ever come around here!

Or else I'll give you Hell!

Understood? Bastard!

- Damn it! - Huh!

- Hi again. - You took me by surprise earlier.

I saw you fishing a moment ago. A moment later I see you in a suit.

- I'm fickle. - You don't look like that.

Why do you follow me?

I'm supposed to know you, right?

Where to?

This way, remember?

It's ready.

- Come on, tell me more. - More of what?

Your life story.

I like listening to you.

Recap what I told you so far.

You're actually very old.

What was the word again?

Try to remember.

You ride an airplane, in war.

- An airman? - An airman in the youth brigade.

But you were a makenic.

In charge of fixing planes.

Ah, an air mechanic.

The planes were in shambles.

They'd take off, never to come back.

So you'd only half-fill them with gas, right?

He's pretty old that guy.

But soon the war ended.

But you felt it wasn't right.

You had to fight till the end those enemies who've landed.

You just couldn't stop

since you let your mates fly those one-way planes.

You had to compensate.

But there were no such orders.

There was one but they'd changed it.

So, you have changed.

Which makes sense.

You went home with your rucksack filled with food.

Back then in Japan people didn't have enough food,

so your parents were very happy.

And your little brother was very happy.

And you were happy to see them like that.

You thought that, all in all it was good to be alive.

And then?

Let me see...

You waved a flag in the Union.

And then... I'm trying to remember...

Oh! I know!

Now tell me.

- What? - What happened next?

Who cares.

You always say that. 'Who cares.'

Yeah...

- He does? - What?

Oh, wait.

Restroom.

Who's there?

It's me.

What now?

Who cares.

Same here.

- But you are... - It's all right.

Why?

Nothing matters.

I'd like to try a little longer.

You want to prove it?

You'd feel better then?

That's not the case.

I don't care, though.

OK. I'm sorry.

No need to be sorry.

Well then.

That girl.

She's peculiar.

You slept with her.

I did.

At last. You took a long time.

- Got some tame? - You have a good appetite!

- Never mind. - Right away!

Never mind.

Get naked, will you?

All right.

I love you.

Good.

I really do.

Thank you.

- But... it's a lie. - No it's not.

I really fell in love with you.

- This isn't my true self. - No! You're not a lie, not at all.

- I'm not a yakuza. - 'I am not.'

I see.

Not a lie...

Listen.

You see, I was transferred to another post

but came back here especially for this matter.

Why am I asking you for compensation, eh?

What for have I spend all my years behind bars?

Listen. The origin of Kito Family dates back to 1850...

- OK, I know all that! - Excuse me for being late.

- Murase? - Yes.

We were waiting for you. Come in.

He is Murase, sent by the head of Sanko Group,

my sworn Brother, who takes care of everything.

He's a member of the Namiki Family in Hama.

Nice to meet you.

Ochiai-kun! Why are you here?

You know him?

He's Lieut. Ochiai from Prefectural Police Headquarters.

He's been dispatched to help us on this case.

That's ridiculous!

No, he really is Lieut. Ochiai.

Hey, you are, right?

I have a question to ask to the local Police Chief.

See? I told you.

But...

Shonosuke Kito, head of Kito Family, was innocent of that crime.

Others were responsible for it. Is that true?

Why do you remind him of that now?

Chief, is that true?

Well... yes it is.

You knew it and...

It was on his request, I told you.

In that case, you violated the National Civil Service Law.

Well done, smart guy. Good point.

You've got to be Ochiai-kun...

If that's so, Shonosuke Kito can file a law suit against the government.

Right! You got it, Chief?

Kito-kun, such an argument won't get us anywhere.

I know, but... I mean...

- He served his time. - Yes.

So keep your promise. Give us all of Tenchi's territory.

But... you've got to understand, things have changed.

And your Family's in no shape for...

Come on, we have three times as many men since my comeback.

They're all punks.

We've got the Sanko Group on our side.

No, they won't make any move.

What?

- Don't give that away now... - Duh, like we didn't already know.

Still, I believe that you need to compensate.

Right! You heard that, Chief?

- Who's the real culprit? - Just let it go, okay?

- We shouldn't! - It's a dead issue.

Excuse me for a moment.

A skeleketon laughed clackety-clack and said -

'Sooner or later you people will all drop dead'

'And be reduced to bones like me'

'So its no use taking it seriously'

'Why put on a serious face and stop being human'

'And turn into a machine and waddle along, debt-ridden?'

All you workers had better stop that and unite.

But today's audience's too young to get it. Pardon my verbosity.

A skeleton put on a serious face and said -

'Sooner or later each and every one of you will drop dead'

'And be reduced to skull and bones like me'

'So the least you can do while you're alive'

'Is to stop wasting time over trifles'

'And think of making the most of the one and only life of yours'

- Strange. - Well, he's a strange kind of guy.

Kito-kun.

Now isn't the time to quarrel.

Eh? What do you mean?

Okay. Let me meet you halfway.

The Tenchi Family will give up Miharu-cho and Hon-machi.

How about that?

Sorry for the wait.

Chief.

There are two dead men.

Only one. Zennai Isaji.

- Which makes it three. - Hey, what the hell...

I bet the Chief knows, right?

Hey, watch your mouth, Murase.

Shut up!

- It's a dead issue. - What?

There's no evidence.

I told you. There are two who've fled.

You must be Ochiai.

No, I'm Murase, Masaru Murase.

Anyway.

It doesn't matter who you are.

It's all over now.

I'd even say it never happened.

Let's assume you're one of the two who've fled.

Even if you are, what can you do?

Without evidence, the papers won't publish your story.

Who'll stand as a witness? This man?

Can't you see that he's anything but reliable?

He just complied with my request and spent 10 years in prison.

What?

Well... I guess you're right.

Who else do you have?

For those who've fled, the statute of limitation has expired.

So it's over.

No, to be precise...

This incident never happened.

So it doesn't exist.

But look now.

I'm a yakuza, Chief.

So what?

In our world, compensation has no statute of limitations.

That's right! Got it, huh?

Chief!

I did my best since you've come all the way for this, but this is all I got.

I found these student activists.

But I couldn't identify him among those arrested.

So we can't tell who he is.

It's hard to determine the college from this photo.

So we can't find it.

Well, back in the days, they were sloppy in record keeping.

But now I'm quite certain.

These three... well no, two, are...

Just as I'd suspected.

I'm not sure about the relationship between Murase and Ochiai,

but they're accomplices.

- But what are you going to do? - Arrest them, of course.

On what charges?

You have any evidence? The prosecutor will laugh you off.

It's true that around the same time a certain Leftist group,

after being squashed in an urban war game,

turned to the countryside.

I don't remember if it was a Party or a League, but anyway,

their Headquarters ordered a change of policy,

and disbanded its front-line squad.

The story is so mundane it won't give added zest to our drinking.

Let's say, that I am one of the two escapees.

Oh, come on now...

- The other one... - Huh?

- ...should know. - Why?

Because he was the leader.

He planned everything.

Under his command...

Still, it's past the statute of limitations.

Hey, you know that in the war, a lot more people died.

Hey.

What's the matter?

Crying won't do any good. What happened?

We got fired.

- Fired? - Um... you know...

- Idiot, he can't understand you. - Then you explain it to him.

Brother Murase, you know that Kito and Tenchi decided to reconcile.

Our turf expands a bit, but not much at all.

It's too small for so many men, so they cut us back.

- They told us to go straight. - They did!

I see.

What?

That's the way it goes.

- It's intolerable. - Tough luck.

Blame yourself for your faith.

- Don't cry, it's uncool! - What, uncool?

- No one's watching. - I am.

Then get lost, will you?

We came all the way here to cry where no one's around, as a man should.

Right, damn it! Even the sun's looking away.

It hid behind the clouds.

All right.

Sorry I interrupted.

Hey wait!

Bastard, you saw our uncool side, so you've got to compensate.

Sorry to call you a bastard, but as we're already fired, it makes no difference.

Come on, do something!

Can you show to us, something funny in this world?

Since you've laughed at our sobbing.

Come on!

Tell me.

Is there any fun? Come on!

You're a yakuza, too. You're a pro.

That's why I hate pros.

I'm not a yakuza.

- Liar! - What?

Bastard, that's bullshit.

Alright.

I am a yakuza.

- Oh! - It's been a while.

- Gimme a beer. - We're already closed.

What's with you? You look pale.

Who the hell are you?

Which one of you?

The yakuza?

Or the cop?

It's me.

But maybe it's not you.

Perhaps you're the other one.

I am me!

I feel like I'm being fooled.

It might be you, but then... it might be not.

That's uncanny.

Mind you, I am no one else but me!

I don't want to sleep with a God-knows-who!

Welcome back!

- I'm not Ochiai, I'm Murase. - The name doesn't matter.

- I'm not a cop, I'm a yakuza. - It doesn't matter.

- I'm not the man... - I love you. - ...you love.

By and by, gradually, everything changes.

By and by laws emerge and disappear again.

I... didn't stab him.

- Yet I did. - That's weird. - Isn't it?

- Two comrades died. - That's sad.

- Reported as suicides. - I see.

- Besides me, there's another one on the loose. - How's he doing?

- He was the leader. He led us. - You can't forgive him.

Even worse, you can't forgive yourself.

You feel awful.

Therefore you'll never forgive him.

In fact, the League had abandoned us.

Nevertheless, we couldn't change the course of our rampage.

We refused to change.

That is why I stabbed Isaji. - Can't be helped.

A country changes its policy ever so often.

But men always must identify themselves with it.

And so, eventually, you decided to change. Right?

- I'm not Murase, I'm Ochiai. - The name doesn't matter.

- I'm not a yakuza, I'm a cop. - It doesn't matter.

No.

- I'm not the man... - I love you. - ...you love.

- What if there were two of me? - I'd love both.

- Three? - I'd love them all.

- No, five? - I'd love them all.

- You'd love them all. - I wish everyone in the world were you.

'A-I-U-E-O'

'Ka-Ki-Ku-Ke-Ko'

Now this looks better.

What a drag!

So this party is an occasion for both Families

to celebrate their reconciliation in public, right?

- Spoiling children. - Thinking they look cool doing this.

I hate that look on the Police Chief's face.

'Ya-I-Yu-E-Yo'

'Ra-Ri-Ru-Re-Ro-Ro-Ro-Ro'

'Wa-I-U-E-O' rut?!'

Your Daddy... used to work for XX Corporation.

I'm proud, he did such an excellent job for the sake of our nation.

That's what keeps your Daddy going.

Keeps me going on...

What we all long for

Shouldn't be a painful life

What we all long for

Should be a joyful life

What we all long for

Is not a joyful life

What we all long for

Is a painful life

What we all long for

Is not to live together

What we all long for

Is to kill each other

We shouldn't settle down

In our misery

We should take off now towards a happiness

We've never known

What we all long for

What we all long for

- You're expecting a baby, right? - Yes, I do.

You do, huh.

- And you don't know who the father is? - I don't.

- It isn't me, right? - Dunno.

Come on, you said it was your safe day.

And the fact that you don't know doesn't really bother you?

Nope.

- Not at all? - No.

- Really? - Yes.

You're a funny-faced, funny kinda girl.

You're done?

- Done. - Cut!

END