""This story is entirely fictitious." "Any similarity between the characters or their names has no relation to reality."" "Welcome, sir." "Hey, sweetie, you don't need to feel shy." "This is...thanks...for letting me enjoy..." "your beautiful...dance." "Thanks." "Richard Saxon, First secretary of the Embassy." "Did you also kill Emi with these methods?" "Don't try and tell me you don't know her." "What do you think you'll accomplish if I admit I killed her?" "Will you turn me in to the police?" "You idiot!" "How could you let that happen?" "Your sense of duty is too strong!" "The world isn't a pretty place..." "You should know that after all these years of being a cop!" "You idiot!" "Zero Woman:" "Red Handcuffs" "Oh my?" "I thought I suddenly smelled a dog." "Dog?" "Yeah." "This woman." "So she's a cop?" "This woman?" "Yeah. lt looks like she did something wrong and they locked her up with us." "But even so, it means she was a DOG until now." "Besides, she almost screwed me over once before." "I've got a bone to pick with ya, Dog!" "She always picks on the weak!" "Let's get her!" "If the night is cold, then I will hold you." "Planning by: kashio Yoshimine Original story (manga) by:" "Toru Shinohara, from "Lead Comics" series Script by:" "Fumio Shiba and Sumio Matsuda If the night is cold, then I will hold you." "Cinematographer:" "Yoshio Nakajima Sound:" "Tadayuki komatsu Art director:" "Tadayuki kuwana Lighting:" "Tadasaburo Ohno If the night is cold, then I will hold you." "Cinematographer:" "Yoshio Nakajima Sound:" "Tadayuki komatsu Art director:" "Tadayuki kuwana Lighting:" "Tadasaburo Ohno" "Cinematographer:" "Yoshio Nakajima Sound:" "Tadayuki komatsu Art director:" "Tadayuki kuwana Lighting:" "Tadasaburo Ohno If you want dreams, I will give them to you." "Editing:" "Fumio Soda Asst. Director:" "Shinichiro Sawai Production Asst: kinuko Miyamoto Production Manager: kenji Hori Still Photography:" "Mitsuo kato Gaffer:" "Akira kuji If you want dreams, I will give them to you." "Editing:" "Fumio Soda Asst. Director:" "Shinichiro Sawai Production Asst: kinuko Miyamoto Production Manager: kenji Hori Still Photography:" "Mitsuo kato Gaffer:" "Akira kuji" "Editing:" "Fumio Soda Asst. Director:" "Shinichiro Sawai Production Asst: kinuko Miyamoto Production Manager: kenji Hori Still Photography:" "Mitsuo kato Gaffer:" "Akira kuji The confusion which Pains your wings will leave." "The confusion which Pains your wings will leave." "Set design: kiyoshi Yoshida Decoration: kyouji Sakai Special effects: kurazo Sumiyoshi Cosmetics/make-up:" "Yasue Ishikawa Costume: keiichi kawai Acting secretary:" "Mitsup Yamada Film processing:" "Toei kagaku The confusion which Pains your wings will leave." "Set design: kiyoshi Yoshida Decoration: kyouji Sakai Special effects: kurazo Sumiyoshi Cosmetics/make-up:" "Yasue Ishikawa Costume: keiichi kawai Acting secretary:" "Mitsup Yamada Film processing:" "Toei kagaku" "Set design: kiyoshi Yoshida Decoration: kyouji Sakai Special effects: kurazo Sumiyoshi Cosmetics/make-up:" "Yasue Ishikawa Costume: keiichi kawai Acting secretary:" "Mitsup Yamada Film processing:" "Toei kagaku Better days will begin from now on." "Music by:" "Shunsuke kikuchi Theme song: "Claw Marks of a Woman" (Onna no Tsume-ato) Lyrics:" "Masao lshizaka Music/arranger:" "Shunsuke kikuchi Sung by:" "Miki Sugimoto Better days will begin from now on." "Music by:" "Shunsuke kikuchi Theme song: "Claw Marks of a Woman" (Onna no Tsume-ato) Lyrics:" "Masao lshizaka Music/arranger:" "Shunsuke kikuchi Sung by:" "Miki Sugimoto" "The Cast" "The Cast The city's lights must strain you." "Miki Sugimoto The city's lights must strain you." "The city's lights must strain you." "Eiji Go, Hideo Murota, Ichiro Araki The city's lights must strain you." "Eiji Go, Hideo Murota, Ichiro Araki" "Eiji Go, Hideo Murota, Ichiro Araki You must long for your mother's breast." "You must long for your mother's breast." "Yoko Mihara, Hiromi kishi, Hideaki Ohara, Rokko Toura, Seiji Endoh You must long for your mother's breast." "Yoko Mihara, Hiromi kishi, Hideaki Ohara, Rokko Toura, Seiji Endoh" "Genji kawai, Todoki Tsuchiyama, Naogo kuno, Seiji Toyama, Shuji Sekiyama" "Genji kawai, Todoki Tsuchiyama, Naogo kuno, Seiji Toyama, Shuji Sekiyama Oh, you Poor lost puppy," "Shigenari Sato, Akira kuji, Ralph Jaser, Iwao Dan, Yusuke Mori, Gouzo Souma Oh, you Poor lost puppy," "Shigenari Sato, Akira kuji, Ralph Jaser, Iwao Dan, Yusuke Mori, Gouzo Souma" "Shigenari Sato, Akira kuji, Ralph Jaser, Iwao Dan, Yusuke Mori, Gouzo Souma If you lose faith, it's all over." "If you lose faith, it's all over." "Sayoko Tanimoto, Toshie kogue, kiyome Takemura, ltoko kubo, Asuka Miyazaki, Hatsuyo Matsumoto Akiko Suzuki If you lose faith, it's all over." "Sayoko Tanimoto, Toshie kogue, kiyome Takemura, ltoko kubo, Asuka Miyazaki, Hatsuyo Matsumoto Akiko Suzuki" "Sayoko Tanimoto, Toshie kogue, kiyome Takemura, ltoko kubo, Asuka Miyazaki, Hatsuyo Matsumoto Akiko Suzuki If you lose faith, it's all over." "Shigeru Yokoyama, Yuko Tazawa, Shitoshi Takashima, kouchi Yamada, Jiro Sagawa, Osamu kimura, Takeshige Hatanaka If you lose faith, it's all over." "Shigeru Yokoyama, Yuko Tazawa, Shitoshi Takashima, kouchi Yamada, Jiro Sagawa, Osamu kimura, Takeshige Hatanaka" "Tetsuro Tanba" "Directed by:" "Yukio Noda" "The kanagawa Prison" "Nakahara, be serious, okay?" "I don't ever wanna see you back here again, ya hear?" "Gimme another." "Ah!" "There he is!" "Yahoo!" "Ahh, you haven't changed a bit!" "We've missed ya, you know?" "We were worried that something might've happened to ya!" "Stupid ass." "But listen, this means we're all back together again." "Who're you?" "Aren't you Aki?" "What's up?" "His dad died, so the Boss had us take him in." "Right?" "I see..." "So he kicked the bucket, eh?" "Why do we have to break up..." "When we're so in love?" "I'll meet him. I'll meet with your father and tell him everything." "You think it will be pointless?" "Even if I ask him personally?" "Yes... I know my father best." "My father would do anything to get on the President's good side." "Hello." "Hello!" "Aw, don't hold back on our account!" "Grab her like this..." "See?" "See?" "Look, look, look, look!" "Help me!" "Let go!" "You're too naive." "Don't you move." "Hey!" "Aki, its your turn." "Do it." "What're you standing there for?" "Come on and do her!" "Don't tell me it's your first time?" "You never stop surprising me." "Just how old ARE you?" "Pull yourself together, man." "Come on." "Go!" "Go get her!" "Over here!" "Bastard!" "Y...you idiot!" "You didn't...have to fucking kill him!" "You got a problem with it?" "He saw our faces." "We couldn't let him survive." "He's so weak!" "Yo, Sis." "Oh, hi." "You get back already?" "When?" "This morning." "I'm still a bit tired." "But you already got to work?" "You guys annoy me sometimes." "She's a good specimen." "That's for sure." "So you'll let us have more days off, right?" "Right?" "Mayyyybe." "These days..." "Business hasn't really been that good, you know." "What's wrong?" "I think I recognize this girl... I knew it!" "Look!" "Civil Government Next Term's Presidential Election Scheme?" "Civil Government Next Term's Presidential Election Scheme?" "Nangumo Zengo's daughter (kyoko, age 22) and President Omura's son (Naonobu, age 24) to be married next spring!" "Nangumo Zengo's daughter (kyoko, age 22) and President Omura's son (Naonobu, age 24) to be married next spring!" "Hey..." "So even if I shell out the 30,000,000 yen..." "My daughter will not be returned?" "Yes." "We think your daughter probably saw the faces of her kidnappers." "This means she's a hostage that knows too much." "If they get the money, they may not honor the deal and kill her." "Fine." "I'll leave it to you." "I only ask that you do everything in your power to bring her back alive." "Yes, Sir!" "I ask one more thing... lf my daughter's kidnapping leaks into the media..." "Her engagement will fail." "Which means... you're asking we do this all in secret." "So we can't leak a word to the public..." "Which then means..." "We can't just capture and arrest the kidnappers, we must kill them and destroy all evidence." "That's what it means." "Well..." "This request comes from someone who may sit in the President's chair sometime in the near future." "There's no way we can refuse." "Besides, if we do him a big favor now..." "Our futures will be taken care of for good." "You should know who I am." "Good." "Then let's see if we can help each other." "I came here to ask you to do me a favor." "If you help me with this, in exchange, I'll see that the murder you committed is forgiven, and I will make you a free woman." "If you want, I can even arrange it so you can be a cop again." "What do you say?" "Do you want the job?" "Before I give you an answer, I'd at least like you hear what you have in mind." "You're in no position to be choosey!" "You know full well what your future holds otherwise." "What's so funny?" "Your desperate use of fear tactics." "You really think that will work on me?" "What do you mean "fear tactics"?" "If a cop kills a diplomatic official, the problem created will be international." "To save their own necks, the cops will lash out desperately." "In other words, the ones who need to cover up their crimes and save their reputations are you cops, not me." "I'm not sure if I want to become a guinea pig for such a group." "You're a group of simpletons who can't even find and arrest a certain criminal after a month of investigation." "In that case, I will explain. lt's a kidnapping." "The job is to bring the hostage back alive." "The kidnappers are to be killed in any way you wish." "What is the hostage's name?" "Nangumo kyoko." "She's the daughter of Nangumo Zengo." "I see." "I already understand what's going on here." "Sounds like a dirty job for you." "Don't try anything funny!" "So you brought it..." "W-wait a minute!" "Do you promise you will return her safely?" "Looks like you've got some strange friends with you." "She's back at our headquarters." "Don't you dare look back." "Son of a bitch..." "Move it!" "Go!" "Do it now!" "Hurry!" "Why're you just standing there?" "Hurry up." "This way!" "Oh!" "Guess he got the cash!" "Uh... I got in it pretty deep..." "And she rescued me." "Hi!" "Where're you from?" "I've got something to do. I'll be back later." "To think you let the 30,000,000 get away." "You should know better." "Maybe you don't really care what happens to us, eh?" "Of course I care." "Then why'd ya let this happen!" "By the way, what's up with the pussy you brought back?" "That pussy..." "She's one of us." "Maybe not yet." "You're probably thinking too much into it." "Naw, she's really fishy." "What'll we do if she's a spy for the cops?" "!" "Dumbass." "She's not the type." "That pussy put a knife to those cops without even flinching." "It might've been an act!" "No one's that good an actor." "What the hell do you guys think?" "I ain't too sure." "Okay, wanna test her?" "If you keep doubting her, see if she'll rescue you when you need it." "Are you...with the...cops?" "Tell us!" "Tell us!" "TELL US!" "TELL US!" "TELL US!" "TELL US!" "TELL US!" "How's this?" "Stop it." "That's enough." "Shit!" "Come on." "Fucking idiot." "It doesn't seem like the cops are on to us." "Guess that pussy wasn't a spy after all." "Jackass!" "What would a dipshit like YOU know?" "!" "Shut up!" "You don't believe me?" "Ya bastard!" "Shit..." "That fucking bitch won't tell us nothing!" "Easy there, boy. I'll take it from here." "You can't always get results by beating someone to a pulp." "I'm the one who understands the female psyche the most." "I look forward to your results." "Girl-to-girl, ya know?" "You poor thing." "That must have hurt." "Looks like..." "You weren't able to get rid of your dog smell." "Why did you stay quiet?" "What do you want?" "I want to do business, of course." "If I tell them who you really are, you'll die in an instant." "And also..." "And also, in your present situation," "You'll never be able to rescue our hostage." "And so?" "Once they get the ransom, they intend to tell the media about her." "How much do you want?" "Good question." "They're the ones who sent the notice. 30,000,000 is enough." "And also, of course, I'll let you slip by." "You surely know where the ransom money was hidden, don't you?" "I get it." "So where is your hostage right now?" "In no place special." "She's in the storage room below." "You little bitch!" "I don't need a fair-weather ally." "So I can't just happily do business with you." "Since you've been so civil with me, I'll tell you." "My assignment is to kill everyone involved with this." "Naturally, this also means you." "Are you REALLY a cop?" "For peace...and justice...?" "Those words are meaningless to me." "If you must label me, call me "Zero"." ""Zero"..." "Zero?" "A...a cop... committed...murder...?" "Say..." "do ya think we'll really get our ransom?" "Stupid ass!" "You think we'll get down over this?" "Until they come begging us for mercy, we'll keep pushing them!" "But don't'cha think we're in deep" "We still don't know if we can trust her!" "You bitch..." "That bitch..." "She got our Sis!" "People who touch me with their filthy hands..." "All meet the same fate." "is this the woman?" "The one you're holding for 30,000,000?" "How did you know that?" "Before I killed her, your "Sis" told me everything." "From now on, I want you to answer to me." "What's so funny?" "You didn't get the ransom, did you?" "How'd you know that?" "It's a given." "It's your own fault for asking for such a minuscule amount." "You sent the message you're a small league outfit." "If it was me, I would have easily asked for 100,000,000." "If they didn't even give us 30,000,000, how the hell do you expect we'd get 100 million?" "Daddy!" "Hey..." "You've given us plenty of shit." "Daddy, please save me!" "Did ya hear that?" "What should we do to her this time?" "Unless we get the money, we'll kill her." "Get it?" "Good." "So here's your proof." "Here's proof that we're serious!" "Get the money to us as soon as possible." "Hey!" "Where's the money?" "You brought the money, right?" "We are Mr. Nangumo's associates!" "Leggo!" "Jackass!" "Leggo of me, jackass!" "How impossible!" "I don't even smoke... why're there matches in my pocket?" "There are six in the group." "One of which, apparently, was already killed." "That's the work of a true pro." "And with one more gone, that leaves 4..." "God dammit!" "So you WERE a dog after all?" "Cops can't murder..." "Have mercy!" "Have mercy!" "Mercy!" "Have mercy!" "Mr. Osaka..." "why aren't you ambushing them?" "It's too dangerous now... lf we ambush them now, we'll put the hostage in danger." "Something's up..." "Ya don't think Noro would take the ransom money himself and split, do ya?" "He's not that stupid... lf he did run off with the money, we'd expose him." "Before you jump to conclusions, why don't you just call Noro?" "What?" "Do you really think he'd run off with the money?" "Do you think you'd be able to remain calm if you suddenly had 100 million?" "Nago, is that you?" "Hey!" "Do you still have his daughter?" "You need to hand her over right away!" "Hey come on!" "Are you listening to me?" "Mama!" "Mama!" "Mama!" "Mama, you have a visitor!" "That's strange." "I know she's in there." "Mama!" "I just needed a quick visit, I haven't been here in awhile." "Do you think those were cops?" "Yeah, they might've sent out some spies." "Dammit." "Don't'cha think Noro blew our cover?" "You stupid ass!" "Noro's not the type who would betray us." "Fine." "Guess I'll have to go out looking for him." "You guys come, too." "All of us together?" "Shouldn't we split up?" "I'm on to you..." "How do I know YOU won't go off by yourself and tell the cops about us?" "What?" "Ya bastard!" "Listen... lf anyone tells on us," "I'll fucking kill him." "Don't you have any respect for the group?" "!" "Stop wasting your time beating him up!" "If you think you're so hot, then control yourself!" "Hey, calm down!" "That hurts!" "That hurts!" "Please forgive me!" "Forgive me!" "Hold her down!" "Do your job!" "Aki!" "Aki!" "..." "Aki." "Aki." "I'm such an idiot, Aki..." "Aki." "Sabu... we're going." "Go get the car." "This's bad... lf we mess up, there could be an ugly battle." "You call for backup. I'll follow them." "Stay alert." ""Urination Prohibited"" "Meg, Jossie?" "What's the matter?" "There was nothing!" "Hey, stop it..." "Cut that out!" "Stop it!" "The 30 thousand or the 100 thousand..." "We just never get it." "They think they can keep making a fool of me?" "This's more trouble than it's worth." "Stupid rich girls." "I'll kill them all." "Then they'll have no choice but to give me my money!" "Hey..." "Did any of you blow our cover?" "If ya did, I'll fucking kill you!" "What are you so terrified about?" "What did you say?" "Y-you think I'm scared?" "You're trembling." "Though I guess I'm not surprised." "If you mix with the likes of a crazy guy who kills random people, you'll probably be executed with him." "You bitch..." "Just what are you trying to say?" "I'm saying you shouldn't force yourself to do anything. lf you're scared, you should run away" "Well, I suppose now is your last chance to escape." "Ya bitch!" "Don't come near me. I still don't trust you." "I'm running out of patience." "Get him to talk." "What're you doing?" "Stop it..." "Please, stop it." "Isn't that enough?" "Why do you have to be this extreme?" "I tried to run away, but yeah, I'm part of that group, and we dealt with drugs and killed and fucked people all over the place!" "is that all you have to say?" "Wait, there's more!" "They were talking about... killing her after we got the money." "But now that bastard looks like he wants to keep it all to himself..." "He's going crazy with his knife..." "He's getting away with anything he wants!" "What more are you gonna do to me?" "Rich daughter, my ass!" "..." "When we pulled her legs apart, she'd pant and drool like a dog, enjoying every minute of it!" "I understand." "If you say any more... it won't help you." "What do you think?" "I want your honest judgment." "I fear most of it is true." "Yes, also the part about the drugs." "We have little time left..." "If we sent him to an overseas hospital, he might survive." "Perhaps we should use him while we still have him." "For starters, let's use him to communicate with our woman inside." "We have to get his daughter away from them at any cost." "What about the people in the house?" "Luckily, that's the only place where left-overs from the Vietnam war are still at." "And if any of them wind up in our custody, it will be pretty easy to make them talk." "I just met with your boss." "He asked me to help them." "So... I'll steal his knife and hold him down." "So you take Nakahara's weapon in the meantime..." "This is just..." "You've just been with the cops." "Haven't you?" "Then they tortured you and made you their spy. lsn't that true?" "!" "Are the cops nearby?" "Maybe they're somewhere outside near this house right now, waiting for your signal?" "No, I just... lf that's the way you're gonna be, you can be the first to die." "Don't shoot!" "Shut up!" "I didn't have a choice!" "That was the only way they'd let me out alive!" "You were right!" "This place is surrounded by cops!" "So they told me to communicate what they want to this woman." "This woman?" "That's right!" "She was with the cops all along!" "Just like I suspected!" "And that bastard Noro was also killed by the cops!" "Damn you all..." "Setting me up like that and making a fool of me." "Stupid bitch, you think you can get away?" "It couldn't be..." "Did they kill my daughter?" "She is still a precious hostage to them." "I fear the ones who will burn to death are the people who live in that house." "Shithead Cops!" "I know you're out there." "If you don't come out, I'll kill them." "This bitch-spy and this stupid rich girl." "If you value their lives at all, don't try anything funny!" "kyoko... kyoko!" "How do ya like that!" "Don't mess around." "Get in." "Don't interfere bitch." "Get back!" "Move it!" "God dammit!" "Hey!" "Stay together!" "Hey!" "What do you mean you had a star woman-cop helping?" "Now we've lost a man." "It's because you don't trust us!" "Shut up!" "What the hell're you doing!" "Hey!" "Hey..." "Hey, hang in there!" "I will forgive this mishap..." "Or rather, I should say we've got bigger problems." "I cannot bear to think of that kyoko as my daughter." "My deepest apologies." "Everything that was said was..." "Now I suppose I can detach myself from that wedding scheme." "Only one path remains..." "Do everything in your power to protect my political career." "It is my own personal problem." "In other words... I'm the one to be damned." "In order to prevent a scandal..." "Say my daughter died in an "accident"... or perhaps by "illness"... I understand, Sir..." "I'm sure you care... I didn't ask for your opinion." "After this," "We will erase all evidence of what happened." "Your job will be to erase every bit of evidence." "Naturally, this also means the woman spy you hired." "I understand, Sir." "Leave it to me." "Don't waste any time." "Go." "Hurry." "They're catching up." "Can't we lose them?" "It's useless." "They're going too fast." "Sabu, stop the car." "Try backing up..." "Try backing up again." "Stop." "We're getting out." "My mother was a prostitute here." "I was born here." "I'm gonna win on my own territory!" "Dammit." "Come on, guys." "Get out." "Get a move on." "Watch out!" "Dammit..." "This way!" "Get a move on!" "They're all gone now." "Wake up!" "Wake up!" "Help me..." "You intended on killing me and the girl along with the gangsters, didn't you?" "That was her father's wishes. lsn't that so?" "Ambulance... ambulance... lt's already too late." "You sacrificed your life to finish the job." "I will grant you that." "Perhaps you'll be rewarded in the next life." "Die!" "H...how... I want to die... I want to die... lf you want to die, you can do so whenever you want." "But for now, you must leave alive." "That was my job." "Open up." "Your job is to retrieve their hostage alive." "You should then kill her kidnappers however you wish." "There she is!" "Can you tell us the details of the incident?" "What happened?" "is it true your father tried to kill you?" "is it true that the police murdered your kidnappers?" "Get back!" "Get back!" "Leave her alone!" "We'll give you a statement later." "Just go away for now!" "Go!" "Will you still get married?" "Were all your kidnappers really killed?" "Your father's political career has ended for sure with this scandal." "Hey!" "Don't ignore us." "Let us take some pictures!" "The city's lights must strain you." "You must long for your mother's breast." "Oh, you Poor lost puppy," "If you lose faith, it's all over." "This world is filled with such sadness." "It is difficult to keep walking towards the future." ""Someday, happiness will come to me."" "I believe this in my heart and live on." "[Finis]"