"THE STRANGER WITHIN A WOMAN (THE THIN LINE)" "Producers:" "Kaneko Masakatsu Fujimoto Sanezumi" "Script:" "Ide Toshiro, adapted From a novel by Edouard Atiyah" "Photo:" "Fukuzawa Yasumichi Music:" "Hayashi Hikaru" "Editor:" "Ohi Hideshi" "Cast" "Kobayashi Keiju" " Aratama Michiyo Mihashi Tatsuya" "Kusabue Mitsuko" " Wakabayashi Akiko Kato Daisuke" "Directed by:" "Naruse Mikio" "Welcome" "One beer" "What a good surprise to see you here" "I was passing by" "Really?" "What about you?" "You came to Tokyo today" "Yes." "I had a meeting with A lawyer nearby" "Do you have other plans for today?" "No." "What about you?" "Are you going back to work" "No.. probably not" "Are you going back home?" "yes... let me try to call Sayuri to check if" "she wants to go back with us." "I've tried to call her at her office one hour ago but she was not there really." "She must be already gone home" "Or she is just fooling around as always" "She might be in a bar with one of her numerous boyfriends" "It's starting to rain" "Welcome" "Please welcome Terrible weather, isn't it yes" "Have you seen my wife today?" "No, not yet." "Please" "Wow." "This is Persian, right?" "How is it?" "We just received it this morning" "Can you lend me an umbrella?" "Are you already going back home?" "Tashiro san What is the matter?" "Sorry?" "your face is so pale..." "I'm exhausted I'm very busy right now" "Allo?" "who?" "Sugimoto-san?" "Regarding his wife..." "Hold on please." "A call from your place, It seems that your wife is not at home allo?" "Who?" "Sayuri?" "What?" "In Akasaka?" "At the apartment?" "right... ok, understood" "I'm coming right away Yes..." "OK." "What is the matter?" "I don't know." "Apparently Sayuri had an accident" "An accident?" "Yes" "A car crash?" "What?" "I have no idea A friend of Sayuri called home" "I must go to this friend's place" "It's in Akasaka" " Tangocho" "This is close from the bar where We met earlier" "Yes, probably" "I'm going." "I'll call you as soon as I have some news" "Right" "I am on my way" "Sugimoto-san, take this umbrella" "Thank you." "I'll bring it back" "Take care" "This sounds worrying" "Good evening" "Good evening dad" "Good evening" "Good evening" "Now, we switch it off, OK?" "Dad next Sunday, the weather will be very nice." "That what they said on TV" "Let's take the car and go to Hakone, OK?" "Me, I want to go to"Dream land"" "I want to take the Hakone drive let's go together with uncle and auntie Sugimoto" "Dreamland drive" "Dreamland drive" "Dreamland drive please, stay quiet" "Hiroshi, why don't you show Your math exam to daddy" "Do you want to have dinner?" "yes." "Something has happened..." "there has been an accident." "What?" "Sugimoto's wife" "Sayuri san?" "A car crash with Sugimoto san?" "No." "Sugimoto-san heard of it at the "Namiki"" "he left right away to Tokyo" "Fortunately, they were not together" "Yes" "If she is injured on her face It would be terrible" "She was taking so much care of her look" "Daddy, look hm?" "Wow congratulation!" "She always dresses so lively." "I can not understand but she is very nice lady" "The children love her very much" "As they say" "She is a very nice and very sweet mummy a very sweet mummy?" "Will you take a bath?" "yes" "Ah!" "Sugimoto san" "Good evening." "I am police Inspector Tomoda." "Are you Mr. Sugimoto?" "Yes." "What happened to my wife?" "Well, actually, something terrible has happened" "What?" "It was not an accident." "She has been killed." "She has been killed?" "I know nothing, I..." "Please keep silent" "Your wife has been dead for one hour in this apartment" "When Kato-san found her body" "She has been killed by strangulation." "Before that, your wife was standing in this room with someone else." "That is for sure" "But, why would my wife come here in the absence of Kato-san?" "I know nothing, I swear" "Your wife had a copy of the key" "She asked me if she could use the apartment to change clothes or get some rest" "So, I gave her a copy of my keys" "When did you see your wife the last time?" "This morning, before living home" "What is your occupation?" "architect" "Your place of work?" "Yokohama" "You're living in Kamakura, right?" "Yes" "Your wife works in Tokyo?" "Yes, in a cosmetic company." "This Afternoon, I came to Tokyo" "I called my wife at her work, but she was not there" "You came to Tokyo this afternoon?" "Yes" "What time precisely did you try to call your wife." "Do you remember?" "I've tried twice." "First just after 5, Then shortly before 6 while your wife was here with someone else" "Did she have any relationship with Anyone." "Do you suspect anyone?" "My wife had several male friends." "I don't know the kind of relationship she had with them" "Do you think about anyone in particular?" "No..." "Think over it." "Come, let's identify the body please" "Please" "Is it her?" "yes, it's my wife." "It's terrible" "Sugimoto san, I have nothing to do with that" "Do you believe me?" "Of course." "I know it's not your fault" "Really..." "It is terrible" "Sugimoto san hasn't called yet mmm maybe he is still not back home" "If he was home, he would have called" "Yes, you're right." "It is probably nothing" "Can I close the window?" "yes" "It is already 11h00" "Daddy, the neighbours' cat Just got kitten" "There is 4 babies." "Can we have one?" "What?" "Daddy?" "Is it OK?" "What?" "a kitten!" "Can we have one?" "Cats are so cute when they are small" "Oh!" "They mention Sayuri-san what?" "What do they say?" "A crime in an apartment" "What?" "Un crime?" "Aunt Sugimoto has been killed?" "Give me the paper" "Who killed her?" "We don't know yet." "Sugimoto san... what a shock..." "That's why he didn't call yesterday" "She has been killed by strangulation" "You have to go and see Sugimoto-san at his place" "What?" "Yes... right away" "Good day sir" "Is he in?" "Yes." "Please" "Come on inside" "I read in the newspaper" "I don't know what to tell" "It doesn't matter." "I guess you can not really understand" "With a wife like yours, this couldn't happen to you" "At the end, it is just the story of a woman killed by her lover" "That's simple." "But talking bad about Sayuri won't make me more likeable" "A deceived husband, is laughable." "But I shouldn't rack my brains" "I realized I was not such a good husband" "I knew what was going on, but I've done nothing to prevent it" "Considering what has happened I have my share of responsibility but..." "A woman like that must meet an end like that" "Think about it..." "The poor girl" "Yesterday when we met... this place is very close from the apartment and the time was about the same" "The police inspector suspected me when I told him that I came to Tokyo yesterday" "By chance I have an alibi" "I told him that I met you by coincidence" "Fine." "If required, I can confirm that to him" "No problem" "The police inspector is here" "I must be going really?" "I'll be at work." "Call me if needed" "Good day" "See you soon" "Thank you" "Good morning" "Have you met the professor?" "no" "I'm sorry, I'm late" "I was talking to the wife of your neighbour kiyokawa" "She told me about Sugimoto's wife..." "That's terrible" "It is. isn't it" "Kawasaki san" "Good morning" "Good morning." "Sorry for being late" "I was late too" "It's because of Sugimoto san" "Lately, I started taking care of flowers at her place really?" "Yes, but just once or twice" "The poor woman..." "New century publishing" "Good morning" "Good morning" "Good morning" "Yesterday, while you were out, there was three phone calls" "They didn't leave any message" "Right." "Is the boss in?" "He is in his office" "Ah, today we should receive Professor Imaizumi's manuscript" "Really?" "Sorry for being late" "This morning, in the paper they mention Sayuri Sugimoto" "Is she the wife of the Sugimoto you introduced me to?" "Yes, that's her." "Terrible story, isn't it... yes, really" "The fact that Sugimoto and I are friends" "I don't think anyone knows it here" "If they know about it" "Yes" "This would raise many embarrassing questions to answer" "All right, I won't tell them" "You look very pale." "Are you all right?" "I'm fine." "I am running a temperature since yesterday evening" "What... really?" "yes." "She was really scared" "She said twice that she will never go back to this place" "That's true" "What are you talking about?" "In the paper, they speak about a crime Which took place in an apartment in Akasaka" "Kohara knows the victim" "He..." "How come?" "I don't really know her." "Just the woman who rent the apartment where this woman has been killed" "Yumiko Kato, as they say In the newspaper" "The elder sister of this lady is my neighbour in Nakano" "This Yumiko came yesterday to stay with her sister" "This morning, she talked to me" "Yesterday evening when she came home, she found the dead woman" "Just talking about it gives me the creeps" "What you feel is not very interesting" "Shut up" "This place at Kamakura is close to your home, isn't it?" "Yes, in fact, I know them quite well" "Her husband is a long-time friend so you know his wife?" "What kind of person was she?" "good-looking girl?" "Allo?" "Yes, it's Kuroiwa" "What?" "really?" "Stop it, stop it" "Good night" "Good night" "Next Sunday, we can not go to Hakone?" "Next week-end, the funeral for Mrs Sugimoto take place" "That's dull" "Don't speak like that Good night" "Good night" "You've switch off the television?" "It's a murder drama... really?" "Sugimoto-san is a very nice man but I didn't really like his wife we shouldn't talk bad about dead people" "I found her very lively and interesting" "You are really naïve." "This woman had sometimes strange glances to our Isao, didn't you notice?" "That's because she was near-sighted and didn't want to wear glasses" "but she did have that strange look and not because she was near-sighted" "Once, I don't remember when, she came here with Sugimoto-san" "While he was playing with the children we were sitting here" "Sayuri-san took a cigarette." "Isao gave her some light" "At that moment, she looked at him in such a way..." "There was something going on" "Isao didn't seem to notice" "About children, she also said weird things" "I'd like to have children, but Sugimoto doesn't want" "So straightforward." "It's strange she says that to you." "Good evening" "Did you have a drink?" "No" "Good evening" "Good evening" "Did you go and visit Sugimoto-san?" "no" "This evening, is the wake" "The wake?" "After a death like this, it must be difficult?" "The funeral won't be very showy" "Will you take a bath?" "yes" "Really, you had strange relationship with this couple." "Sugimoto-san is a nice guy." "But I thought, sometimes this woman was not behaving properly" "Anyway, there is no use to speak about it anymore" "I noticed anyway, that she was doing the sheep's eyes at you" "Anyway, no need to worry anymore." "Isao." "We were talking about you and what you do when you are away" "Mum, Please, stop that" "She was not doing the sheep's eyes" "There was nothing going on." "She was a friend like any other" "We all got our fault and make mistakes" "Bath is ready?" "Yes, please" "Allo?" "No, it's a wrong number" "He wanted to talk to Mr Ota" "The butcher's shop?" "It is near the station" "Thank you for coming so far under the rain not at all..." "Sugimoto san who is that man standing over there?" "That's Tashiro, an old friend of mine with his wife" "Who is that woman Sugimoto-san is talking to?" "I don't know" "Really?" "She has been staring at you for a while now" "what a bad weather yes" "Who is that woman you were talking to?" "It's Kato-san, Sayuri's friend who is living in the Akasaka apartment the apartment?" "Yes" "She is a beauty" "She is working for a fashion store In Aoyama" "Really?" "I'm Thirsty." "Do you want to drink something cool?" "No, your mother and the children are waiting home" "Just one glass then please" "Ah!" "welcome" "The funeral took place today?" "Yes" "As usual?" "yes" "Really this is such a tragedy!" "We are all shocked" "To you, they were like family." "You were so close" "Right." "I've known Sugimoto for 20 years" "Such a long time" "Thank you very much" "Thank you very much" "Today, the police inspector came he asked many questions to Tokui-san about Sugimoto-san" "How long has been coming here When was he here, when did he leave" "The only thing we can say is that they hurry to catch the murderer if we can help... we should without hesitation" "I have a presumption what" "He loves reading detective stories" "Oh, really..." "There is something surprising and familiar" "Be careful with plates while you're telling stories" "I am not joking" "But maybe you harassed that lady" "It could be." "A good-looking girl with glamour" "But that lady would not sleep easily" "We'll never know" "No" "You've already seen this man at your place" "Good day" "Sorry for disturbing you without notice" "What is the matter?" "I found this in a vase in the apartment" "It belonged to Sayuri, right?" "Thank you for bringing it here" "Well, actually, I wanted to speak about something else" "What?" "Since the funeral, I can not sleep at night" "Why is that?" "At first, I thought that I shouldn't get involved into this" "I thought that I would forget but I couldn't" "I see this face everywhere And even in my dreams" "I spoke about it to my sister who encouraged to speak to you" "what about?" "Actually the weather was still a bit chilly." "It must have been early March" "Sayuri-san and a man came out of my place" "I hide, so that they don't see me" "I didn't know the man" "I saw that man again at the funeral at the funeral?" "Yes" "Then it must be" "It was your friend Tashiro-san" "Tashiro?" "I am sure about it" "I should have suspected Tashiro since the beginning but..." "You don't know Tashiro we've been friends for 20 years" "Among my friends, he is the one I respect the most" "I even thought that since the event we were even closer" "That's really hurt." "Thanks for coming here to tell me that even though it's not a nice thing to hear" "Well, if I can help in anyway, that's fine" "But it is true that it is not a nice thing to hear" "It would also be difficult for his beautiful wife" "What the matter?" "Didn't you see?" "This man looks like Tashiro-san" "From the back, yes.. kind of" "I was so scared" "You thought it was Tashiro?" "Yes" "It was probably someone else" "Yes probably" "I should now go to the police and tell them that story" "I don't think it is necessary." "There is not sufficient evidence" "Unfortunately this would just add confusion" "It is difficult for me to step back and to consider the fact quietly" "At work, I can not concentrate anymore and as I didn't know what to think, I thought it was better to tell you everything" "I feel relieved now." "From this evening On, I'll have no problem to fall asleep" "Yes and thank you again." "You don't have to worry anymore" "You are welcome" "Good bye" "What a terrible weather" "Yes, really" "Yes, terrible" "Good day" "Hello" "Please, come inside" "So much rain!" "Yes, that's true" "Sugimoto san!" "Sugimoto san" "Sugimoto-san just arrived" "I have a present" "Me too" "Please, come in hello" "Hello" "It has been so long." "I wanted to see how Hiroshi and Mariko are doing" "It is difficult to spend the whole Sunday at home." "The get bored of staying inside" "With so much rain, they can not go out" "I want to go to the Hakone Drive" "Me, to dreamland" "Hakone" "Dream land" "Hakone" "Hakone or Dreamland next time, when the weather is fine, we go" "it's nice" "Ouaah Great Daddy, look, a fireman truck" "Yes, it's great" "Give it to me." "Look, here there is a switch and then, it goes like this" "when it bump into something, it changes direction." "Look" "It's a wonderful gift" "Mummy, look" "It's cute" "Good evening" "Good evening" "Good evening" "Good evening" "I saw the police inspector today" "I thought that they were dropping the case but they are still working on it yes, probably" "The police, they are scary when they prick up their ears" "Right." "I don't know what they are looking for but it make the heart beat" "Bath is ready?" "Not yet." "I'll go to heat it up" "there will probably be a power outage" "There is thunder, it's the beginning of the rainy season" "Here it is, blackout" "Masako" "What" "I have something to tell you" "I am not the kind of person you think I am" "I had been in love with another woman" "When was that?" "after our marriage?" "until a few months back" "That recently?" "When it finished, is not what matters" "I should not have cheated you" "I feel miserable" "Who was this woman?" "do I know her?" "Yes, and it's terrible terrible?" "Yes" "Then..." "Sayuri-san" "Yes" "But, tell me" "Truly speaking, it was not real love but as there was no real problem we didn't really want to make it end" ""as there was no real problem" I can't believe it" "I couldn't keep that secret anymore" "Of course, I knew you would be angry" "But anyway, whatever your anger I preferred to tell you truth and ask you to forgive me" "But it is really terrible" "I feel like this is a nightmare" "I am really sorry, but I promise that was not serious during all that time, I never stopped thinking about you and the children it was even the opposite" "I have always wanted to stay by you and the children" "It would have been too painful to be separated from you" "Tell me" "Were you still with her when she was killed?" "no, we..." "split up shortly before really?" "Fortunately, it was over" "Your mother suspected that that woman was interested in you" "and I didn't want to believe it" "Your mother said that she was seducing every men she could and I thought she was not that kind of girl" "And you... you..." "I trusted you but I..." "No... keep silent" "I want to forget." "I don't want to hear about it" "I will try hard to forget that story and that woman Sayuri-san" "never again" "don't do it ever again." "Let make it spin" "Come on... ready?" "go" "we climbed into a car and into a tea cup a tea cup?" "A large one like this?" "Yes" "Wait... take this." "the gift for grand ma this is for me?" "here we are" "Welcome back." "It is hot today, isn't it?" "Yes" "Oh!" "it has been blown away..." "Oh no!" "You didn't held it well stupid" "what a brute" "Hiroshi!" "what does this mean... but, it is Mariko's fault" "This boy is becoming very strong minded what can we do?" "he also completely broke that toy car" "He doesn't know how to control himself" "What can we do" "You were like him when you were small, weren't you..." "What?" "yes probably" "Not at all." "You were not violent like this when you were small" "Thanks to your mother, you can not lie on your childhood..." "Really, He was a quiet and sensitive boy" "He never said clearly no even when he didn't want to do something" "Hiroshi has a strong will" "He must have this from me then probably" "For a boy, it is better to be a bit strong minded" "If they are too soft" "Once they are grown-up, they can't resist temptation" "Are you already awake?" "and the children?" "Already gone" "Masako" "Today, I am not going to work are you sick?" "It is maybe a nervous breakdown" "That's probably too much you seem to be joyful" "Yes, but" "Is it since you told me that story that you feel bad?" "Yes, it's probably since then well in that case, you shouldn't worry this story has been a big shock to me but I think it was a good thing to tell me the truth" "It gave me the opportunity to think about my misfortune" "is it not because of something at work?" "No, really I don't think so" "maybe you should go and see a doctor?" "Yes, but in some quiet place" "OK, let's do it this way:" "I call your office to tell them and you leave and go to the mountain or the sea" "All right." "Let's try to go together then together?" "I'd like to, but the children must go to school" "If it was only for a night, I can ask your mother to take care of them" "Well, I'll better go alone then" "It is probably a neurosis don't say that." "This is what you think, but you may be wrong" "You just need some rest in a nice and quiet spa to feel better" "3 people saw him falling over there" "He failed down because he was drunk" "No." "It is a suicide" "Someone died?" "Yes." "A young guy fell down from the bridge down the road" "Maybe he has been killed" "Someone would have pushed him?" "Yes." "Just one good push from behind" "Stop it." "It's dangerous that's not cool..." "Really, if I had any reason why I want to kill myself just looking at him now, and that reason would be gone let's go back" "allo allo. is it you?" "Really?" "Not such a quiet place?" "If you want to stay more, please" "Yes... no and how do you feel?" "That is why I am calling you." "I am not that fine" "I believe it would be better if you were here with me do you think you could come here just for a day?" "You can tell my mother that I am still a little bit sick" "You could come here easily, right?" "Was it Isao?" "Yes" "Is he still sick?" "he feels better, but he wants me to join him and bring him some clothes" "Really?" "Well, don't hesitate but..." "I'll take care of the children." "I am not familiar with neurosis... but he didn't seem to feel fine when he was here" "If he asks you to come, you should go" "It is good to go from time to time together to a spa yes" "What did you pray for that took you so long?" "many things" "I prayed for the kids to grow strong and for us to remain in good health it's stupid" "Hiroshi looks very much like you from time to time, you and he can be really intense but in fact, you and him are quite soft Your mother think the same" "You never say no when I said "I'll go alone to see papa"" "Mariko didn't make such a sad face as Hiroshi he said "when I play with the car of uncle Sugimoto, I don't feel lonely" "Until where do we go?" "Do you have cigarettes?" "didn't you take them?" "I forgot them" "You... forgetting your cigarettes... what is there over here?" "I have something to tell you what?" "Sugimoto's wife..." "What I told you the other day" "It was not over yet what you told me?" "ee" "Yes." "It's me who done it" "let's go back" "I didn't want to tell you" "But now, after being by myself I fell differently and whatever you may think of me" "I had to tell you" "What pushed you to do this?" "Although I really want to tell you why I've done that terrible thing" "I don't think you can understand" "I shouldn't have ever cheated on you." "Such a madness" "How to tell you?" "At the beginning it was only a game." "Put your hands around my neck" "What?" "Like this?" "both hands" "No..." "Come on." "I want to feel How good it is" "It hurts, that's all." "Come on, please" "like this?" "grab stronger stronger until I close my eyes" "that's enough don't stop it!" "come on stronger, much stronger stronger" "Yes, that's good" "but that was not only a stupid game it was a madness, terribly exciting stop it. stop it" "come on, go on" "She closed her eyes, and I decided to loosen my fingers and as soon as I took my hands off she came back to life" "I was exhausted after that day, I told myself that I shouldn't play that game anymore" "After that, we didn't meet during 2 or 3 weeks and then... again" "during those moment, I had the impression of walking on a very thin line a line between reality and dream" "A fine line which leads me to horror crossing that line was so easy" "In a blink of an eye, you could be on the other side of the line and this time, she was dead" "tell me yes?" "did you want to kill her?" "I don't think I wanted but, I am not sure" "Is there any suspect?" "I don't think there is" "Then it is OK, we shouldn't tell anyone you and I, shouldn't tell anyone but" "we can do it" "If ever we confess and tell everyone what would happen to the children and to me ?" "Hiroshi and Mariko still have a long life to live." "What would happen to them?" "If you were to die, we'll die together" "If you were to live, even a hellish life we'll live together" "We can not mingle the children into this" "It is true that what you've done is terrible let's forget it let's forget that madness" "I will not be able to forget" "but I agree not to speak about it to you anymore" "But this heavy burden won't fly away like a small bird" "But that doesn't matter." "It is not important" "Ha I feel relieved, but I don't think I can fall asleep" "Do you have sleeping pills?" "yes" "In the bag?" "what is this?" "this ..." "This is poison, isn't it." "What do you want to do with it" "I thought of killing myself" "It's over now." "I keep it" "I would like that you forgive me and even if you don't forgive me you now share with me the burden of that terrible thing I've done" "Knowing that I am not the only one to bear that secret really makes me happy let's forget everything, and get some rest" "from now on" "we don't mention it anymore" "Thank you so much" "Thank you very much" "See you soon" "Good bye" "Good bye take care right now, we have many university student as client" "There is also some honey moon" "All the young husband stand there like saying "look how beautiful is my wife"" "Those are the young..." "What do we bring back to the children" "Please" "Tashiro san." "A call for you from Kamakura" "Really ?" "I put it through on this phone" "It must be the children go ahead" "Allo ?" "Ah, Sugimoto... yes, it's me" "Hiroshi ?" "sick ?" "he had a meningitis." "But the doctor says that he is now fine yes, no, no don't worry" "Thank you very much pass it to me..." "Masako wants to speak to you" "Allo, yes... ah really..." "You gave such a great help he is still in coma..." "We are coming right away, yes." "Thank you so much" "he came in a little bit late" "But as he is quite strong, he is now in good condition" "Thank you very much" "It's all right" "Hiroshi" "You can thank Sugimoto-san for saving his life" "Ha." "I was so confused" "Good night" "Good night" "I had to take care of Mariko too" "I don't know how I can do it, if Sugimoto-san didn't take care of everything" "We came a bit late, and he told me he'll take care of everything then I came back here" "Sugimoto-san spent the all night with him the nurses thought he was the father of Hiroshi" "Anyway, he do loves children If he didn't, he couldn't have done this" "Now, he should find a nice woman to have his own kids" "You must be tired now" "Yes, I am." "I'll go to sleep now" "And you too were away to get some rest" "Once Hiroshi feels better, you can go back if you want" "Good night" "Good night" "But why is Sugimoto such a nice guy" "Why?" "Because he is your friend" "He has always loved our children very much" "No." "I think he suspects me" "What?" "How can you believe this from Sugimoto?" "He proved you how good he is" "He is not the kind to show his kindness on purpose." "You are right" "You too, you should go to bed" "And what if I tell him everything" "What are you speaking about" "I can't bear his kindness shut up. don't say that it's better if everything remains between us" "You are not alone anymore." "I share your secret" "Yes... that true" "Let's forget that nightmare forget is what is best." "Let's forget" "You are OK now?" "one can not cure that fast every day, he is a little bit better" "Earlier on, there was a phone call from your office from the office ?" "Yes." "It was the boss" "Something important happened He asked you to come right away" "Something important?" "Ah!" "Thank you for coming" "Sorry for disturbing you during your holidays" "It doesn't matter." "What is this important thing?" "Kuroiwa stole some money and ran away" "What ?" "Some money disappeared" "Kuroiwa ?" "he is crazy" "I couldn't believe it" "I can't remember how many years we've been working together" "All of a sudden, hit us in the back and run away" "But, are you sure he ran off" "This morning, when we discovered the theft we called his house." "His wife asked " is he not on a business trip ? "" "Stories like that, one can read in the newspaper once or twice a day" "Usually, the problem is horse race or women" "It begins with a debt to pay back" "You do it once, and then it's over little by little, it's all the way down" "Really, it is difficult to understand people" "Since a couple of month, he made some false invoices he even made a fake stamp, the bastard he cheated on us, shamelessly" "In all case, I'll go to the police and sue him" "The police ?" "of course but if the police catch him, we may not get the money back..." "The real issue is not the money it is the theft it's a shame" "otherwise, can you pay a visit to his wife?" "to his wife?" "or to the police?" "No, I think I don't really know the fact I'll go to see his wife." "Understand." "It is a big shock to you" "I am also very upset" "Sorry for the mess please, come inside" "Thank you" "hello boys" "That's strange." "You didn't know that my husband was on business trip?" "That's the reason why I came to see you" "Kuroiwa is not on a business trip" "What..." "But, then, where is my husband?" "do you have any idea where he could be?" "Sometimes, he joked saying" this time I am leaving the house"" "In fact, some money disappeared at the company" "My husband stole some money from the company" "Yes, presumably." "If we discuss together we could find out, little by little and understand why" "A woman." "It's a woman who pushed him to that" "The company is going to sue him..." "To sue him?" "What will happen to me and the children?" "Ahhhh the poor woman that's it?" "that's what the boss said how could he do such a terrible thing, and at the same keep being nice toward his friends" "I am going to tell everything to Sugimoto" "again with that madness" "What Kuroiwa has done and what you've done have nothing in common" "But Kuroiwa just took money." "What matters the most?" "Money or life?" "What matters most between money or life is not the issue" "Kuroiwa-san meticulously planned everything to steal money he made a fake stamp and betrayed his friends it is not what you've done, right?" "I too, betrayed Sugimoto" "It's not what I mean. what you've done... and what Kuroiwa has done have nothing in common" "It does!" "I killed someone" "Tell me, why to torment yourself like this?" "stop it please" "Listen, if you were convicted as a murderer me and the children... let's forget this, I beg you." "We've mentioned that over and over let's forget everything" "He seems to be in good shape it seems incredible that he recovers so quickly" "For the next holidays, we'll go to the mountains?" "Your mother too, thinks it would be good for Hiroshi's health" "In that hotel in the mountain, when they called us to tell that Hiroshi was at the hospital" "I thought I received the punishment from God" "A punishment from God?" "for some time, I can't enjoy our happiness any more" "What are you saying?" "don't you want to drink?" "Did the police tell something new?" "No, nothing at all." "They don't know nothing about the other man?" "No, nothing... in fact..." "I... have something to tell you" "I am the one who killed Sayuri" "I knew it what do you mean, "I knew it"?" "Why didn't you tell it?" "you couldn't?" "tell me" "By telling you, I hope to stop that suffering but it is probably asking too much" "I only deserve your anger." "I betrayed you" "Think about it." "How much I betrayed you" "I killed your wife" "Did you really killed her?" "You can find my fingerprints on the whisky bottle and on the glasses" "Then, her necklace is in the vase, next to the bed" "Come on, release your anger on me and then go to denounce me to the police" "I told you everything and now What is the best thing to do?" "the best thing to do?" "I have also told Masako and it helped me" "We decided to keep that for us and to forget but I can not do it" "Now that I know who the lover of my wife was" "I didn't want to believe you were" "the man who killed my wife bastard!" "I can not believe you were the one who has done that" "I really thought you were not capable of doing it" "I know that better than anyone" "Good evening" "I met Sugimoto at the "Namiki" and then we went to his place" "I told him the same thing I told you" "What?" "I told him." "Everything." "What..." "Really, you..." "You told me you wouldn't tell anyone" "I couldn't support not to tell him" "After telling Sugimoto everything" "I asked him to forgive me and now, do you feel better?" "you... you asked him to forgive you... but me... the children... your mother?" "That story was our secret to both of us" "and after that?" "What did he say?" "That he couldn't believe it." "I am not the kind of person to do that of course he said "let's try to forget"" "he said that too..." "You've drunk too much... are you all right?" "Thank you" "Tashiro... one moment please yes" "What's the matter?" "They got him, Kuroiwa" "What?" "In an hotel in Nagasaki" "When the police found him, he tried to jump by the window on the third floor to kill himself but they catched him just before" "As we thought, he was with a woman" "don't be so sorry" "Do you feel bad?" "Do you want some medicine?" "No, I take really a lot right now" "He is the kind of guy to do such thing" "Give yourself up, give up, give up" "No, I can not do it" "give up. give yourself up" "I can not do this" "This is the only way out" "Only way out or not, I can not give myself up" "I can not do this" "It's only 5 o'clock in the morning you didn't sleep at all?" "yes, I slept" "You should take some sleeping pills" "No, I am all right" "You shouldn't take sleeping pills when you drunk too much" "I want to go and give myself up to give yourself up..." "I don't want to be a coward" "Who told you that you are a coward?" "You are really not it's only in your head" "You're so exhausted, you can not think right any more..." "I see the woman I killed in my dream I wanted to speak to you about it..." "Listen, I know that you committed a terrible crime but I am against any thing which would make you harm" "Why do you hurt yourself so much?" "It's a nonsense." "You can't do anything for it" "ah. hello" "Excuse me for coming here unexpected" "That's fine... come in" "please" "My husband stayed late yesterday" "It's OK..." "How is he, Tashiro?" "He doesn't sleep at night." "He seems to be exhausted" "Today, he went to work really" "and?" "Tashiro did something dreadful" "but to me, that terrible thing is unbelievable." "I wonder what he has done really?" "I, too, couldn't believe that he has done it you couldn't believe... then, he really..." "Really." "I think he had a bad nightmare" "You and he, should also think the same we should forget" "but he wants to give himself up give up?" "he shouldn't give himself up" "he daddy, I will not go to swim this time?" "No, not this time This year, we are not going to the sea" "I was asking daddy." "It's a men talk isn't it daddy?" "what do you agree?" "to what?" "Be careful." "If it's a man talk, you should listen carefully sorry, sorry to go to the sea?" "we can not?" "That's what the doctor said, we can not." "that's dull" "There's nothing to do are you finished?" "yes" "What is happening to him." "He really doesn't look good last night, he didn't sleep at all" "Why is it, daddy can not sleep?" "because of the work, which is tiring" "If it is tiring, he should sleep well" "Yes, that's true." "But it is the nerves which are tired, that's why he can not sleep then, he should take sleeping pills" "Yes." "Last night he took some, but... if one has too much pills one sleeps for several days?" "It one sleeps several days, then one is dead, right?" "in that case one can not open the eyes anymore come on hurry, finish up your rice" "You want to go and see the fireworks with grand ma right?" "It's so nice yes" "what are you doing?" "I am arranging papers" "I took my decision, I'll go tomorrow morning to the police and give myself up" "But" "Whatever you say, you won't make me change my mind" "I am not scared anymore" "I don't want to argue with you again but can you listen to me one last time?" "What?" "Really, you're not considering the the crime the right way" "Of course there was a murderer but it was not you." "It was a stranger within her contrary to what you now believe" "No." "I can't think that anymore it's too late anyway" "Do you really believe everything was only a dream?" "No." "I don't think everything was a dream but" "You did meet Sayuri-san in that apartment but sayuri-san has not been murdered." "It's an accident that killed her and that you provoked" "It's not what you thought it was" "That's wrong" "Then, remember precisely what happened at that moment" "I remember everything" "We met at the lobby of the Hotel Tokyo" "Then we took a taxi to the apartment" "We then found a bottle of whisky and had some" "That's why there's my fingerprints on the bottle and the glasses" "From that moment on she didn't want to listen to me." "She was carrying an old-fashioned necklace" "I took it off and put it in a vase next to the bed" "Did you know then, that she was going to die?" "was there time like this before?" "No for sure." "I thought this would have no consequences" "Please, sugimoto-san told me he wants to forget too he said that for me, for the children for your mother you shouldn't give yourself up that's what he said" "The months pass by and soon, we will all have forgotten" "And then we will be relieved" "Our lives are not over." "Don't spoil everything it's impossible." "I took the decision to tell everything, and I can't change my mind" "I have one day left to spend with you and the children. one day" "Soon it will be over with this Unbearable suffering" "Don't say anything, please" "do you understand me?" "If you could understand me, I wouldn't have to worry anymore" "later, you, my mother and the children once grown up you'll understand what I've done" "Yes, I am sure you'll understand" "A murderer who won't confess his crime is the worst ever criminal" "I want to leave this house head high, as a father worth as a human being" "My mother and the children will understand" "I've understood" "Really?" "you understand?" "Yes you and I, we are together" "listening to you the emotion overwhelmed me, but" "I understand now" "Me, I am not scared anymore" "Thanks to you, I will leave this house, by the front door, head high and with happiness" "Can you give me a whisky" "He wants to leave this house by the front door, happy and head high" "I'd rather see him leaving the house by the back door" "contrary to what it seemed, he was depressed and felt strongly guilty" "The day before his death, he arranged his paper it's a nervous breakdown, then" "yes probably" "He didn't think about the consequence of his suicide" "That's true. his nice and beautiful woman and his children" "What a fool..." "The poor one" "By the way, I am leaving to Osaka" "What?" "To Osaka?" "Yes, for 2 or 3 years, maybe more it's not a business trip then?" "No" "I'm going for good it's so sad." "Everyone is leaving so fast and I stay alone" "I have done something terrible" "can I keep the secret all my life?" "He couldn't bear the silence about what he had done and I too suffer from the silence and there is no one to turn to" "and now, when I look at my children" "I know I will have to remain all my life with my silence"