"THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION BASED ON A TRUE STORY" "A KAZUYA SHIRAISHI FILM" "Hold still." "You're fucking it up." "SEVEN YEARS AGO Hold still." "You're fucking it up." "SEVEN YEARS AGO" "SEVEN YEARS AGO What's with these half-assed tattoos?" "What's with these half-assed tattoos?" "Junji..." "Huh?" "I'm hungry." "We're fucking working." "Now's not the time to eat or sleep." "Can I grab something at a store?" "No." "We'll pig out on meat later." "I'm beat from dealing with those electronic shop people." "I'll go by myself." "You can go back to Doc's office." "Cut the fucking chatter." "Shut up and drive." "Mr. Sudo..." "This is a joke, right?" "You betrayed me." "You think this is a fucking joke?" "I'm sorry." "I'm gonna off your sorry ass." "Keep your mouth shut, OK?" "Here we go..." "Aren't you in a fix, Kenichi?" "Mr. Sudo, don't..." "Take a stroll, asshole!" "Hey!" "Looks like a nice spot for bungee jumping." "I'm begging you, Mr. Sudo." "Well, good riddance to that asshole." "Please, don't..." "Please stop!" "Not until you say it feels good." "This will make you feel really good." "Please, no." "She'll die if you give her that much." "Help me." "Please, do something." "You see, Hino..." "It's 'cause you ran out." "Mr. Sudo, I'm pleading with you." "Ken died because of you!" "Got it?" "What did I do?" "Igarashi, move over." "Huh?" "Hey..." "Hey!" "Don't die on me." "It was just starting to feel good." "Sudo!" "Igarashi, get the kerosene." "We'll torch them." "OK." "Yip!" "Yip!" "Yip!" "What are you?" "A fucking dog?" "No!" "No!" "Sudo, you can't be serious?" "I got in touch with the old gang." "They can arrange a hotel for us to lay low." "What did you talk about with Doc?" "Sorry?" "Planning on running out by yourself?" "No, I haven't talked to him for..." "You were the only one I trusted." "Hold it, Sudo!" "Sudo!" "Get him!" " He's cornered." " Stop right there, Sudo!" "Don't move!" "Hold it!" "Get your paws off me." "You're fucking hurting me." "OW!" "OW!" "OW!" "Junji Suso, we apprehend you, for the murder of Junko Tanaka, suspected burglary and arson... and the attempted murder of Yoshimasa Hino," "THE DEVIL'S PATH" "My daughter was a kind girl." "I know she worked in the sex industry and was killed by the man who paid her bills." "However... why is it that my daughter has to take all the blame?" "Why not the man who killed her?" "The public has lost interest in the story." "Please leave it alone." "Enough time has passed for the truth to come out." "They poke fun of people from the comfort of their desks... exploiting victims to entertain readers." "Not a thought for the victims or their suffering." "Mr. Fuji, what do you think makes you different from other reporters?" "Fujii, got a sec?" "Mrs. Shiota, do you remember that prostitute murder?" "Oh, any updates?" "I'd like to write a story from the victim's POV." "Impossible." "That incident was over three months ago." "I've got a favor to ask." "I received a letter through a contact." "It's from the Kosuge Detention House." "I can get more out of the victim's father." "But that case is yesterday's news." "Here." "Well, meet him and see what he has to say." " You ready, Ikeda?" " Hold on." " Hurry up." " I'm coming." "DEAR MEICHO PUBLISHING, MY NAME IS JUNJI SUDO." "I HAVE KILLED AND RAPED." "I'M WRITING TO YOU FROM DEATH ROW." "Enter." "I'm Sudo." "Thank you very much for coming all this way to see me." "I am Fujii from Meicho Publishing." "Mr. Fujii." "I never wrote a letter before." "Could you read it?" "Yes, I managed." "As you know," "I've been sentenced to death." "Yes, and you're appealing to the Supreme Court." "After all I've done," "I deserve the death penalty." "But..." "There's someone out there I can't forgive." "There are three more crimes I haven't told anybody about." "Is it true what you wrote in the letter?" "The first was an old man I burned in an incinerator." "The second was a guy whose real estate I resold then buried alive." "And the third was an old man." "I got him life insurance and forced him to drink to death." "The brains behind all this was a man called "Doc"." "It makes my blood boiling to know that he's out there living a comfortable life." "I want you to write an article about this." "I want him to burn." "Mother?" "Get your mother." "We're going on an outing, right?" "We're not going anywhere today." "Here, mother." "No, I'm going out with mother." "Where's she?" "Go to your room." "Time for bed." "Mother?" "Aren't we going out?" "Maybe tomorrow." " What?" "Tomorrow?" " Yes." "She's been like that all day." "I've had enough." "I'll do the rest." "You go to bed." "We need to think about putting her in a nursery." "I can't go on this way." "I'm sorry, but I'll need more time to think about it." "You always avoid this subject." "How will we ever have children?" "I'll do what I can to make time." "That tired, old line." "I'm going to lie down." "This reads like a crime novel." "I thought so too." "Death row inmates usually don't confess to further crimes." "This "Doc" guy, what's he doing?" "Takao Kimura." "He ran a company that sold building materials." "He also traded real estate without a license." "A real estate broker." " Ms. Shibakawa, here." " Thanks." "Thanks, Fujii." "Make up something and tell him no article." "Why?" "A real estate broker mixed up with yakuza and killing people?" "Way too typical a story." "I'm terribly sorry." "I can't write about the crimes you've admitted to." "It's a decision from above." "What?" "Why?" "You think I'm lying?" "No, it's not that." "But, if you tell the truth, why didn't Kimura try to silence you?" "That's what I don't understand." "It's because of my appeal." "He thinks a man who clings to life, won't reveal more crimes." "Why do you hate him so much?" "You must have looked up to him at one point." "Because this bastard set me up," "I killed my right hand man." "That was Igarashi, right?" "Igarashi thought of me as an elder brother." "Can you imagine?" "I killed him with these hands." "With these hands I want to kill Kimura." "This is revenge for Igarashi." "When I die, I want to die clean." "Unless I make the hidden crimes public, the victims will not rest in peace." "Mr. Fujii, please, I beg you." "Hey." "Still at it?" "You're investigating that case without permission, right?" "You really swallowing that crook's story?" "It's not that I believe him, but there's something." "Like what?" "In the first case, he only remembers burning the body." "Even a child could fabricate a better story." "And the others?" "The second he buried alive." "But he only remembers his name as being "Shima..." something." "And that he buried him between Iwatsuki Interchange and Omiya station." "His memories are vague." "Even if it's true, it's impossible." "I know, I can only start with the little I have." "Good night." "Miyajima." "Kurashima." "Shimamura." "Shimaoka." "SHIMAGAMI" "Excuse me." "That parking lot belonged to Shimagami, right?" "It's been years." "It was sold a long time ago." "Do you remember anything from back then?" "You know..." "After some yakuza, a middle aged man with glasses came." "He inquired about my land too." "He kindly taught me about the market and when to sell." "Do you happen to remember his name?" "Let's see..." "They called him "Doc", but I don't know his real name." "The owner of the land you sold, wasn't his name Shimagami?" "Shimagami?" "Shimagami?" "There's an electricity pylon near his house." "It's a parking lot now, but the pylon must have been there back then." "Right!" "It was!" "It must be Shimagami." "Can you recall where you buried Shimagami?" "Recall?" "I only went there once." "I'll send you a map of the area." "Try your best to locate it." "Yes, I'll do my best." "I'll look up the transfer of ownership in the land registry." "I'm sorry I kept you waiting." "Is this what you're looking for?" "Yes." "SHIMAGAMI TAKAO KIMURA" "There's a package for you, honey." "Mother, I already put on some soy sauce." "Oh, dear me!" "Are you done?" "Yes, it was good." "Thank you." "What's that?" "KIMURA CORPORATION" "I was tricked into buying it by a fly-by-night operation." "Tricked?" "They said the area would be developed and built-up." "Look at it." "It's covered with thick grass and no sign of construction." "Completely untouched?" "No." "Actually... they did start construction once." "A small digger was working the land." "But after ten days or so it was gone." " Well?" " I found the land Kimura owned." "But there's no way to check if Shimagami is buried there." "If I could go, I could pinpoint where I dumped him." "I doubt that will happen." "He probably dug Shimagami's body up and moved it." "I think he has hidden all the evidence by now." "I'm going to look into the third murder." "Mr Fujii, before that..." "I remember something about the body I burnt." "It's the name of the man who did it with me." "It's Koji Morita, the head of a construction company." "I burnt the body using his company's incinerator." "MORITA CONSTRUCTION" "I'm afraid there's no point in talking to him." "If I could just have a moment with him." "He was crushed under some building material six years ago." "An accident?" "Do you know the name Takao Kimura?" "As you can see, he lies there waiting to die." "Just leave us alone." "Didn't I tell you to drop that story?" "But Sudo's telling the truth." "Kimura resold the land as Sudo testified." "His accomplice is dying from a suspicious accident." "Real estate brokers resell land for a living." "Is this all you have?" "Get on this affair between the politician and the model." "I don't want to be outscooped." "Maybe it is legit." "But we can't go to print without physical evidence." "There's the body of the old fucker I killed for life insurance." "The police say it was suicide." "Anyone can tell it was murder." "Mr. Fujii." "When will you write the article?" "Mr. Sudo." "Your confession is a real scoop." "At the same time I hesitate to step into it further." "To be honest, my company didn't approve the article." "What the fuck?" "You... wanna die?" "The visit is over!" "You!" "Mother fucker!" "You betray me after I confess like that?" "Die!" "I'll beat your head in!" "I'll kill your family!" "Hey!" "You fucking liar!" "You're doing it right." "But you're an employee." "Play your cards better." "There!" "And they're kissing!" "Fujii, gimme the camera!" "What're you doing?" "Fuck, I missed the kiss." "Please, kiss again!" "Hey, where are you going, Fujii?" "Goddammit, I missed it." "Mother, you already ate." "No, I didn't." "Why are you so mean to me?" "I'm not mean to you." "I'm still hungry." "Mother, listen to me." "You can't do this." " I'm so hungry." " That's enough." "No." "Hey!" "What are you doing?" "What are you doing?" " Stop it." " Stop it." " Stop hitting me." " Stop hitting me." "Cut it out, mother." "Cut it out." "What are you?" "Shu!" "Shu!" "Sorry, I've got things to think about." "Did you see what happened?" "I was hit by your mother." "I'll talk to her about it later." "What do you have to think about?" "Work?" "This conversation isn't over yet." "I can't take it any more." "You're doing a story about that old case?" "Is Junji okay?" "Yes." "When is his execution?" "He's still appealing." "I see." "Have a beer." "So, what do you want to know?" "Do you know who Ushiba is?" "He was an old guy who stayed at Doc's." "What was your relationship to Doc?" "He took care of me and my daughter." "He always had money for us." "Can you tell me more about Ushiba?" "What was he like?" "Kirari, how about school?" "What was he like?" "He was always drunk." "You mean he liked alcohol?" "Junji and his partner were forcing him to drink." "Actually, I was no angel either." "Then, one day, I don't remember when, the codger was gone and Junji was lightning incense sticks." "I thought by me, 'Ah, Shunji killed again'." "He's a killer, you know." "Would you mind if I ask something personal?" "Go ahead." "Were you happy with Sudo?" "Despite his appearance, he's nice." "A sweetheart." "You heard he killed his partner?" "Igarashi, right?" "He asked me to visit his grave on his death anniversary." "That was the last time we talked." "He's hopeless, but I can't hate him." "Enter." "I didn't think you would come see me any more." "I talked to Shizue Tohno." "Come on, Mr. Fujii." "Your story would have been more credible had you introduced her first." "Why didn't you tell me about her?" "I thought, maybe she's living straight now." "I don't want her mixed up with people like me any more." "Will you continue the investigation?" "I can't guarantee it will be published." "In that case, I got another one for you." "There's more?" "There was a man who ran a restaurant." "I strangled him and made it look like he hanged himself." "Igarashi and I shared his life insurance." "It's easy to make it look like suicide." "Well, how is Kimura related to this?" "Doc?" "He isn't." "USHIBA ELECTRONICS" " Hello." " Hi." "I'm from Meicho Publishing." "I'd like to talk about the late Satoru Ushiba." " You're Satoru's wife?" " Yes." "He was insured for 80 million yen, right?" "Yes, he was." "Was it all used to pay off your debt?" "Set retail price..." "It was in accordance with his wishes." "Ah, are we done now?" "Did he really kill himself?" "That's what the police determined." "Thank you." "I'm sorry to take your time." "DEAR MR. FUJII," "HERE IS THE SPOT WHERE I BURIED THE BODY." "KIMURA CORPORATION" "If you don't pay what you owe, you die, asshole." "Die already!" "Die!" "Hey?" "Hey?" "Hey!" "Junji, telephone." "Yeah." "Hello?" "Junji?" "Doc." "Wha... what am I gonna do?" "What's up, Doc?" "I did it." "I really did it!" "Did what?" "I killed a guy, Junji!" "Calm down, Doc." "Where are you now?" "At the office." "After I finish up here, I'll be over." "Wait there for me." "One..." "Two..." "Sorry about this, Junji." "The guy denied what I lent him." "I lost my temper." "Don't worry, Doc." "Get in." "I once shot the leader of a rival gang." "I pulled the trigger and he died like nothing." "People die easily." "That's life." "I'm really glad you're here for me." "Let's take out the trash." "Sorry to trouble you this late." "It is trouble, Kimura." "Don't bring stuff like this here." "You got an incinerator, right?" "We'll burn it there." "Hold it!" "Don't act like it's nothing." "You lent him money too, didn't you, Morita?" "I'll shoulder his debt." "So, why don't we dispose of the body together?" "Well?" "Fuck." "It's not as deep as I thought." "Can't you push it in?" " It's starting to get stiff." " Put it down." "How about dumping it somewhere else?" "Somewhere else?" "This is shit." "Morita, you got a hatchet?" "Do you?" "You found the kerosene?" "Junji, hold on there." "Waste not, want not." "That's enough." "Wait." "Let me do it." " It's okay." " I'll do it." "I wanna burn him." "The sweet smell of burning flesh" "I'm getting hungry." "Tasty, no?" "What kind of meat do you think it is?" "I wonder." "Don't care, just eat up!" "Eat, eat." "Junji, I didn't mean to do it myself." "But it'd been a while and I was tingling with excitement." "Doc, you set the fire." "Pizza's on!" "Hino, take that and get the Christmas stuff." "What is this, Kirani?" "What do you think it can be?" "What is it?" "Here, pull the string for the big surprise." "Sim, Sim Sala Bim..." "It's not regular leather." "It's custom-made from cordovan." "Yukie, show her how to wear it." "How's it go on?" "So very cute!" "Thank you for such an expensive gift." "Don't mind." "Mi casa es su casa." "We're one big happy family." "Kiari, what do you say to Doc?" "Thank you very much, Doc." "Good girl." "Listen, Kiari." "You study hard." "Listen to what your mother and Junji say." "OK!" "So cute." "I wonder what kind of goodies are in such a cute girl's school bag?" "There's more?" "What is she studying?" "What is it?" "Here you go." "Doc!" "It's a tip." "Take it." "Take it." "Take it!" "I only did minimal clean up." "Hino." "Hino." "This guy is staying at my office." "Can you take him in as an underling?" "Sure." "Thank you so much." "Say, can we take in Igarashi too?" "He got expelled from his gang and is broke." "I wanna help him." "Your friends are always welcome." "Thanks." "I got the booze." "You went out dressed like that?" " Yes." " What an idiot!" "Look at him!" "He's Mr. Reindeer." "It feels like there's a body under us or something." "Stop frightening me." "This land belongs to an old fuck with no relatives named Shimagami." "He went missing and it's been up in the air ever since." " You know his whereabouts?" " Yeah." "But there was no sign of him actually being alive." "So, his certificate of residence was deleted by the authorities." "I can't follow this kind of stuff." "Basically it means he no longer exists." "We're actually going about erasing him from the world." "If you sell it, how much will you get?" "About a hundred million yen, I think." "Junji, will you do it?" "Of course." "Thanks." " Let's go eat." " Sounds good." "They're here." "Nice to meet you." "I'm Fukumori." "I'm Sudo." "Come in." " It's him?" " Yes." "Hello, Morita?" "It's me." "The land owner we talked about the other day, Shimagami." "I want to use your incinerator to burn him." "What?" "Did you just say "no"'?" "I paid you back his debt, didn't I?" "Chew on that and..." "What the fuck?" "What's wrong?" "Fucking Morita." "He got cold feet." " No incinerator?" " What now?" "There's that unsold land." "Let's bury him there." "Sounds like a plan." "Good enough." "Fukumori, hold his legs." "Ready?" "One, two, three!" "Would you look at that face." "How nice." " Don't play with money." " Okay." " How much is this?" " Huh?" "At least 170 million yen." "Junji, if there's something you want, help yourself." "You're like a little brother to me." "I'll follow you anywhere, Doc." "All right!" "Hell, yeah." "Didn't think I'd be livin' it up this soon after prison." "Me and Ken met in the Slammer." "We hit it off despite being from different gangs." "Your boss didn't pick you up when you got out?" "That's cold." "He promised to take care of me when I got out." "Instead, he wants me to pay for screwing things up." "That's fucked up." "I'll settle the debt." "Should we do it now?" "Now?" "You're kidding." "He's not kidding." "Junji takes care of his fucking people." "Let's not butt heads." "For now, let's have a good time." "You're right." "Ken." "Time for the girls." "Whichever one you like." "You guys take the one you like too." "Well then, I pick this one." "Hino!" "What makes you think you're fucking first?" "I'm sorry." "I want Ken to go first." "Me..." "I pick that one." "Huh?" "That's my girl." "You knew that, right?" "No." "Well..." "If it's Ken, then I'm cool with it!" "Cut it out, Please!" "You really scared me." " Doc, thanks for the sushi." " Don't mention it." "Grandpa dozed off." "It's okay." "Let him sleep." "Poor guy, he's tired." "So..." "Right." "How much is it?" "When he told us, it was already 50 million yen." "That's quite a lot." "Last month, the doctor said he had but a week to live due to cirrhosis and diabetes." "He was hospitalized, got well, and came back." "We can't afford the premiums any more." "It's become a living hell." "This is important." "Please talk it over." "You don't have to decide now." "He'll work here." "His debt will get paid off." "Little by little." "Thank you very much." "I'm much obliged." "Igarashi, give him something to do." "Okay." "It'll be odd jobs and such." " I'll do anything." "Thank you." " This way." "Good luck." "Doc." "This is the premium for the month." "As for the allocation of the insurance, we'll talk about that later." "I'll make him drink to death." "That's what you asked for." "Right?" "It's the only way our family can survive." "Please do it." "That right?" "He's working so hard." "Bet he has a taste for booze too." "Someone here has a taste for booze." "The alcohol must be pleased." "You people really can take on a 50 million yen debt?" "Only those who are able to borrow that much are capable of paying it back." "That's Doc for you." "He knows lots of things." "Hello?" "What's doing, Ken?" "Come on, Mr. Ushiba." "Keep it up." "Hey, gramps." "Your boss?" "Want me to do something about it?" "I'll fix things right for you." "What do you mean I don't have to?" "Gramps, you can drink more than that." "No more." "My head is pounding." "Here." "You said you couldn't drink shochu so I bought sake for you." " Hino!" " Yes." " You hear from Ken?" " No." "Fucking goddammit." "The person you're..." "Why doesn't he pick up?" "My belly hurts." "Shut up!" "Hey..." "You got a clue as to why you're brought here?" "To work and pay off my debt." "There's no way your debt can be paid off by odd jobs." "I'm sorry." "Look." "You're gonna die." "You'll lose your health by drinking and die." "We're in it for the insurance money." "Your family is in on it too." "Now, drink up!" " Junji?" " What?" "Mr. Sudo." " Ken!" " Sorry." "What the hell are you doin'?" " Come in, sit down." " Yes." "Mr. Sudo." "I don't think it's a good idea to take on my boss." "Hey!" "Why do you think Junji's working so hard?" "Know what I think?" "I don't think you take him seriously." "I do." "I really do." "I paid the money he demanded." "So, it's okay." "I'm sorry to have worried you." "Idiot!" "Where in this fucking world, does a yakuza guy pay money to his gang after he gets out of prison?" "I'll get that money back." "Ah... well..." "I'll pay your boss a visit and take him out." "Alright?" "Yes." " Hino!" " Yes?" " Give Ken something good to eat." " Yes." " And keep saucing the old fuck." " Yes." " Igarashi, let's go." " OK." "Who're you guys?" "Niijima, you piece of rotten shit!" "What the hell...?" "You fucked over Ken Sasaki." "You took money from him, right?" "What's this?" "I already gave him his end-of-term celebration." "Stop lying!" "What is this?" "Igarashi." "I'll kill you!" "It's true." "Ask him again." "There's no way Ken would lie to me." "Junji," "Wait!" "I'll pay more." " You really paid?" " I paid!" "Junji, Sasaki's pulled a fast one." "What's up, old fart?" "He's wearing my jacket." "What the hell is this?" "Hino!" "Where the fuck did Ken go?" "He's not here?" "He's not fucking here!" "Ken!" "Stop!" "I'll explain everything..." "I'm ready to hear it all." "We're taking you out." "So, shut your fucking trap." "Well, good riddance to that asshole." "Junji." "There's the electronics store too." "It'd be faster if I could dump that old man in the river." "You should have shut down your company and started over before taking on debt." "I don't want to die." "If Junji says do it, I'll do it." "You're not a man." "You care about your family, right?" "Then give up your life." "I would die for Junji." "Make up your mind." "Mr. Igarashi." "Thanks for the favor today." "The tempura is served." "It's your last meal." "Eat whatever you like." "I want to go home." "The home you got kicked out of?" "Forgive me, please." " I must visit my ancestors' grave." " It's too late for that." "It's burning!" "Calm your nerves, Junji." "How about I call your family and ask them?" "Hello." "This is Kimura." "He's making a fuss and says he wants to go home." "What do we do?" " What do we do?" " Well..." "I can't really pick him up right now." "He's saying he doesn't want to die." "Want us to keep up the drinking?" "Put on his wife." "Should we give him more to drink?" "Give him more." "OK." "Got it." "Die already." "Drink up." "Come on, die." "Drink!" "You fucking loser." "Die!" "Down the hatch!" "Old bastard, this is too good for you." "I'll make an exception." "What is it?" "What?" "Let me go home." "I miss my wife." "I don't wanna die." "There's no home to go back to." "Your family..." "They want you dead!" "Ready?" "They want this!" "Drink!" "Drink it!" " Hino, put ice in the bath." "Ice." " OK." "I don't want to die." "Help me." "Really?" "What's that?" "Well, well, well." "That's fucked up." "Get your ass off the ground!" "Igarashi, get me the taser." "Here you are." "Ready?" "Igarashi, get him up." "Wake up!" "Igarashi, on the neck." "Igarashi, you gotta let me have a go." "Doc." "Doc." "Press here." "Too much!" "Too much, too much." "That's too long, Doc." " Did you say ice in the bath?" " Huh?" "You'll feel better once you're dead." " Junji." " Help." "96 proof." "This is the real thing, the real deal." "Gonna feed it to him, Doc?" "Stop." "Please don't." "Hurry." "Kill yourself, now!" "Doc, don't make any bruises." "You guys hold him." "Please help, help me." "Nobody gives a fuck." "Just die already!" " Hold there." " Yes." "I'm taking a shower." " Let's go." " OK." "Take him in deeper." "Let's try there." "The head this way, no?" "That way is good." "Isn't it usually face down?" "Turn him round." "If he leaves the oar and walks off, wouldn't he be face up?" "You're not so bright." "That way is good." "Put the sandals in a more natural position." "Igarashi, it would be strange for him not to have any money on him." "Get some change in his pocket." "I don't have any." "Out of the way, Hino." "This isn't right." "It's weird." " How about face-up?" " No." " Mr. Sudo." " Yeah?" "What became of Sasaki's gang leader?" "You have shit to do with that." "I was just wondering." "Hino." "You knew Ken received his celebration money, didn't you?" " Sorry?" " Stop pretending." "I killed Ken." "That's what we're talking about now." "Your hands are dirty too." "You let him escape." "Betrayal is what I fucking hate most." "Betrayal?" "I didn't..." "I'll trash your ass after this is done." "Igarashi, for easier identification, put his license on the dash." "The debt won't be completely paid off by the allocation of his life insurance." "We will find a way to pay it back." "I heard your mother likes to drink." "Let's insure her." "Give it a while and... both she and the debt will disappear." " But Mother hasn't done anything bad." " What's that matter?" "Think of it as putting a watch in a pawn shop and leave it to me." "Junji, what's wrong?" "On the 19th this month a fire broke out in an apartment in Utsunomiya City." "The bodies of a man and woman were found in the rubble." "According to the police... dead is Junko Tanaka, a 25 year old temp worker." "And Yoshimasa Hino, a 25 year old businessman... is unconscious and in critical condition." "Bruises and such were found on the bodies." "The police have begun a homicide investigation." "According to police headquarters..." "The suspect is ex-gang member Junji Sudo." "It isn't much, but take it." "I'll be executed for sure." "I can't get away." "Only one person died in the fire." "Handle it right and you won't get death." "I'll send money." "You'll get a good lawyer." "Don't worry about your girl and her daughter." " You promise, Doc?" " Yeah." " A promise between men, right?" " Yeah." "We work very well together." "We're like two wheels." "Isn't that right, Junji?" "Living on land inherited by their parents." "Ending up mired in debt." "Those kind of old folks are all over the place." "By killing them we rake in the cash." "They're like fields of oil." "The world is in a recession." "But we're in a bubble." "You get out as soon as possible, and we'll work together again, right?" "Doc..." "I wasn't sure if I should mention it." "Igarashi asked me for money to escape." "I said no, of course." " Igarashi did?" " Yeah." "Betraying you and running away." "That can't be forgiven." "I got in touch with the old gang." "They can arrange a hotel for us to lay low." "What did you talk about with Doc?" "Sorry?" "Planning on running out by yourself?" "I haven't talked to him for..." "He told me you asked for money to escape." "No, I would never..." "You were the only one I trusted." "Junji, I really didn't..." "I trusted you!" "How could you betray me?" "Igarashi!" "Igarashi." "Fukumori?" "Sudo is finished." "Okay." "We can take care of Morita, no problem." "The problem are the others." "We have to do something." "Otherwise I'll be in trouble." "Yeah." "Okay." "Fujii?" "Fujii?" "Here's the report on Sudo's confession." "Please read it." "You've been out and working on this?" "This has to go public!" "God..." "What are you doing?" "Almost all his confessions are substantiated." "I'll take responsibility." "This is something that can't be ignored!" "I'll drag Kimura into court." "I read the report you sent." "Thank you for researching it thoroughly." "Your fragmented stories became connected through my research." "What about his crimes outside the ones I told you?" "I have testimonies that he frequented nursing homes with Fukumori." "But I don't know if he carried any out." "Actually, Mr. Fujii..." "Under the recommendation of the prison priest," "I have become a Christian." "Every day, I think about the people I let die." "I pray for them." "KIMURA" "Yes'?" "It's me again." "Fujii from Meicho Publishing." "I know Mr. Kimura is at home." "My father is out." "Please leave." "Your father's car is here." "I know he's behind you." "This concerns something that will affect his life." " If he doesn't talk..." " You're a nuisance!" "Don't come here again." "Wait." "Hey, you!" "Do you have permission to enter?" "Well, I'm, ah..." "We heard everything." "It's been reported that you visit here day and night." " Come with us." " Hold it!" "We'll listen to you over there." "I'm a journalist from Meicho Publishing!" "Please call my company for verification." "That's obstruction of justice!" "A journalist should know that!" " Take him." " Yes." "Hold it!" "Talk at the station." "I can talk here!" "Don't make me worry." "How's mother?" "A caretaker is with her." "I see." "Well, Shu..." "This is too much." "While you were gone, can you imagine how much I..." "Sorry." "Will you let me continue my investigation?" "You're always like that." "You always find a way to escape." "I've been fooling myself over and over." "I can't any more." "Shu." "You don't want to feel guilty for putting her in a nursery home, right?" "But are you okay with ruining my life instead?" "You do know that when the article is published, there's the possibility, to have a murderer executed." "I can save the souls of those who died." "I don't care about the dead souls!" "You forced her on me." "Stop speaking in lofty terms." "I am alive." "I just..." "I just want to live a normal life with you." "These confessions seem legit." "But by now... all the evidence must be gone." "What about the second case?" "Shimagami." "Kimura probably dug the body up, but maybe he missed some bones?" "It would be impossible to find a piece on such a large plot." "No bodies in either case." "Thank you for the valuable information." "Wait!" "In order to avoid legal conflicts, hold off on publishing this." "Why did the police conclude that Ushiba's death was a suicide?" "There must have been injuries on his body." "If the police had done their job, Kimura would have been apprehended!" "Sudo wouldn't have committed arson and murder." "Lives could have been saved!" " He didn't have to kill them!" " Fujii!" "We understand." "We'll report this to the higher-ups." "Thank you." "Fujii." "Have it ready by next issue's deadline." "We'll publish it." "3 MURDERS NOBODY KNOWS MASTERMIND STILL AT LARGE" "In 2004, in Shirosato Town, Ibaraki, electronics store owner Satoru Ushiba, was found dead under suspicious circumstances." "Arrested in the case are:" "Yurie Ushiba, 62 years old, and wife to the victim." "His daughter Emiko, 37 years old." "And her husband Toshiaki, 37 years old." "The report accuses 54 year old real estate broker" "Kimura Takao of Mito City, as being involved in the crime." "Evidence is being sought at this time." "The report claims the family asked Kimura to murder Ushiba for his Life insurance." "It is believed the family played a part in the murder plan and that Kimura teamed up with convicted killer Junji Sudo." "Ushiba's death is now under investigation." "As is the connection between Kimura and Sudo." "Fujii, a TV station asks for an interview." "SUDO" "I ASSUME YOU HAVE BEEN BUSY SINCE THE ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED." "TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH." "THE PRIEST TOLD ME TO WRITE SHORT POEMS." "I'M ATTACHING ONE OF THEM." "BACK ON THE DEVIL'S PATH" "DOC WALKS THERE" "SPRING DON'T COME THE COPS MOVE IN" "What's wrong, Fujii?" "Sales are way up." "Aren't you happy?" "Why would I be happy?" "It's not over yet." "Recently, like the priest told me," "I'm learning calligraphy." "I started to write poems." "You know, I feel so alive now." "Kimura is finished." "He will never walk free again." "Mr. Sudo." "It's impossible to prosecute him for anything else than a life insurance murder." "At best he will be sentenced to life imprisonment." "Can you forgive that?" "You and the police took action for me." "That's enough." "Mr. Sudo." "It's not enough." "Kimura should be punished accordingly." "Your revenge only starts now." "Spare me a moment of your time." "I know because I have a broker friend." "If you wanted to trick this Shimagami guy out of his land, why should you kill him?" "Give him a cheap apartment and some money." "He wouldn't even notice if his land was sold." "He'd thank you instead." "Besides, the police are investigating the insurance murder, right?" "I don't know this Ushiba guy." "As for Kimura I met him through a friend and we had dinner together." "That's it." "That's weird." "I have testimonies that you were visiting nursing homes with Kimura." "The plot where Shimagami was buried will be dug up in the presence of Sudo." "Though your real name isn't in the article, it's only a question of time until the police will get you." "Mr. Fukumori?" "You're my only lead." "Tell the police the truth." "Mr. Fukumori!" "Mr. Fukumori?" "Mr. Fukumori!" "Mr. Fukumori?" "Your mother just went to bed." "What now?" "The article was published and a murderer arrested." "What more do you want?" "I know I'm causing you trouble, but I can't stop here." "I've been on this too long." "It's been fun, no?" "Chasing after crazy cases like there's no tomorrow." "You must have felt very much alive." "Stop it." "I must admit that in some morbid way it was fun for me too." "These kind of things exist in the world?" "Evil people like this exist?" " People get killed like this?" " Cut it out!" "I've been beating your mother for a long time now." "I don't feel guilty any more." "A part of me wants her to die." "I never thought I would be capable of such feelings." "DIVORCE APPLICATION" "Rise." "The people vs. Takao Kimura." "We will now start the third trial for the murder of Satoru Ushiba." "We will start with the questioning of the witness by the prosecutor." "Witness Junji Sudo, please approach the bench." "Let's begin." "What made you submit your confession?" "What is your motive?" "I want revenge on Takao Kimura." "After you were sentenced to death, you wrote it in a letter while under appeal." "Yes." "Despite you knew, it would affect your appeal unfavorably?" "Yes, I did." "Living mighty on the outside..." "More than anything, I wanted Kimura dead." "You mean to say you've accepted death?" "No." "I'm afraid to die." "Your fate will soon be determined by the Supreme Court." "Didn't you invent new cases, because you wanted to postpone your execution?" "That's not true!" "They all really happened." "But..." "But what?" "It's partly true." "I did use a journalist to postpone my death." "Let me rephrase the question." "What kind of man is Kimura to you?" "He's a killer." "An alchemist who turns death into money." "If I deserve the death penalty, then there's no doubt that he deserves it too." "I don't remember killing anyone." "Refrain from remarks." "Maybe you're right." "Maybe you really believe that you didn't kill anyone." "I've been living in a dark cell waiting for this moment to come." "If I can't kill you myself," "I'll see to it that we arrive together in the very pit of hell itself." "How about it, Doc?" "Witness." "What is your reason for supporting him as a witness?" "He said to me..." ""When I die, I want to die clean."" "I found no lie in that remark." "When he took to the witness stand to testify against Kimura, he clearly said that he used you to prolong his life." "How do you feel about that?" "That might be so..." "But if he didn't confess, the murder of Ushiba would remain unknown." "No more questions, Your Honor." "Any further questions, Counsel?" "No." "As the witness says, he has a strong feeling of remorse for the victims." "Please take that into consideration." "Thank you." "Thank you, witness." "You may go back to your seat." "I can't bring back the victims to life, but I like to live the rest of my life in atonement." "Defendant, refrain from making remarks." "Mr. Sudo." "Do you have anything to add?" "You killed Tsuyoshi Shimagami," "Kenichi Sasaki, Satoru Ushiba," "Junko Tanaka and Kuniyuki Igarashi." "For them, you must die." "Stop recording." "Witness, please refrain from making excessive remarks." "Sudo!" "Never ever feel joy again in this world!" "Never feel alive again!" "Sudo, you got that?" "If you make any more remarks, you'll be removed from the court." "I'm sorry." "Mr. Fujii." "God spoke to me." "He told me to atone for my sins." "Sudo's sentence has been confirmed." "Twenty years in prison." "He's a death row inmate anyway." "What difference does it make?" "Listen, Fujii." "Even though he manipulated you, your story forced the police to take action." "That's the function of a journalist." "A journalist..." "Are we going out?" "Yes, we're going for a drive." "You finally agreed to meet." "Mr. Sugawara." "Mr. Shimagami." "Mr. Ushiba." "I know you've killed more than that." "If you say so... perhaps it is." "But I'm sentenced to an indefinite prison term, not to death." "The reality of it is... that I'm alive." "I will continue the story." "It isn't over yet." "Got it?" "I can tell you one thing." "You know who wants to see me dead the most?" "It's not the victims." "Nor is it Sudo." "TAKAYUKI YAMADA" "PIERRE TAKI" "CHIZURU IKEWAKI" "AND LILY FRANKY" "After the nonfiction book published by SHINSHOSHA Publishing Co., Ltd." "Written by IZUMI TAKAHASHI and KAZUYA SHIRAISHI" "Directed by KAZUYA SHIRAISHI"