"Osaka Prison, August 15" "Hey, Bro!" "So you got a car?" "I bought it yesterday." "A used one." "Cost me 250,000 yen." "What a bargain." "It's a nice car." "What's wrong?" "You're sweating." "It's a nervous sweat." "Got no driver's license." "If the cops get us now, it's goodbye to my plan." "It's a Iot of pressure, you know." "tell us the plan." "I've been waiting for you guys to come out of the prison." "What?" "Kidnapping?" "Did you say "kidnapping"?" "Yeah." "Count me out." "Why?" "Masayoshi AKIBA Thief, got 3 months" "Masayoshi AKIBA Thief, got 3 months I would go through fire and water for you, but..." "I would go through fire and water for you, but..." "I won't kidnap a kid for money." "Heita MIYAKE Snatcher, 2 months" "Heita MIYAKE Snatcher, 2 months Count me out, too." "Heita MIYAKE Snatcher, 2 months" "Heita MIYAKE Snatcher, 2 months Mom's sick, so I want money." "Mom's sick, so I want money." "Kidnapping is inhumane." "It's not a kid." "It's an 82-year old lady." "old lady?" "The richest lady in Kishu." "She's a matriarch with 40,000 hectare of land." "You still say no?" "I don't know how big that is." "It's bigger than all of Osaka Prefecture." "Now you see." "Bigger than Osaka?" "Now, listen." "Kenji TONAMI Pickpocket, 1 4 months" "Kenji TONAMI Pickpocket, 1 4 months Japan is a capitalistic country and we need money to return to society." "Japan is a capitalistic country and we need money to return to society." "This is the only way to get the money." "How much do you plan to get?" "Fifty million yen." "You'II get ten million each." "August 16" "It's pouring." "Thanks to it, we can move during the day." "Oh, no!" "We got stuck." "What do we do?" "Then we must walk." "We're almost there." "Toshiko "Toji" Yanagawa" "You said it's near, but we've been walking for an hour." "We're lost, aren't we?" "Of course not." "It's near." "The right weight." "Are we lost?" "It's here." "Right here!" "So that's her house?" "She's worth fifty million." "What a mansion!" "It's a palace inside." "The front gate over there." "Cars use the back gate." "We'II watch for her car every day." "Hide our car near here." "Hey, isn't that our car?" "You were right." "Just like you said." "It's less than 3 minutes from the house." "Right." "Oh, no!" "Don't leave it there." "They'II find it." "Aiichiro." "Shizue." "Sadayoshi." "It'II stop raining soon." "So return to where you belong." "Kimi, Chambermaid" "Kushida, butler Ah!" "Rainbow!" "What?" "Wow." "It's beautiful!" "What is it?" "Darn!" "She saw me." "How can she see us without binoculars?" "I saw something shining at the foot of the rainbow." "It must be a tree that yields gold nuts or golden egg." "Go get it later." "August 29" "Testing." "Testing." "This isThunder." "Rain, come in." "Thunder?" "Rain here." "Is she out?" "Not et." "Not yet?" "It's been two weeks." "I know." "We're running short of food." "We've got lots of garbage." "And our new apartment..." "The neighbors will suspect us." "So you want me to go there?" "I will...tonight." "Good." "Take care." "It's been so hot." "The old lady might be dead." "She won't go out while it's hot." "Be patient." "tell me something." "Can you recognize her on sight?" "Of course." "Fifteen years can't change her." "Her face?" "A round face with dot, dot, dot." "That sums it up." "Dot, dot, dot?" "15 years ago, my family was in a big debt and we ran." "I was in the fourth grade but never went back to school." "well, I was in the seventh grade." "An orphanage at Shingu." "Orphanage?" "Yeah." "My parents deserted me when I was three." "The old lady was our biggest benefactor." "She came to the orphanage on our anniversary every year." "She was popular among kids." "Whatever we asked for was given as a Christmas present." "What did you ask for?" "An army knife that year." "Knife?" "Stupid!" "Asking for a knife?" "!" "apologize to her!" "Why don't you ask for something else?" "No!" "I don't want anything from you!" "I ran out crying, and never returned." "September 5" "Masayoshi, it's been three weeks." "Time sure flies." "There's nothing but rain in September." "please, old lady." "Come out." "September 12" "Oh, no!" "What should I do?" "What's wrong?" "I've gained 500 grams." "500 grams?" "Not a big deal." "Yes?" "Kimi, why don't we go for a hike?" "In the mountains?" "I'm sure you'II lose 500 gram fast." "Today?" "Now?" "Yes." "The mountains are beautiful." "The season is beautiful, too." "suddenly I feel like hiking in the mountains." "I Iike walking, too." "I'II be happy to come with you." "The gate's opening!" "Yeah?" "Some people are coming out." "Yeah?" "They're lining up." "I wonder why." "It's a car." "A white skyline." "Hers must be a Mercedes or Caddy." "They're bowing, smiling, waving at her..." "Her face is round..." "Round face with dot, dot, dot!" "It's her!" "What?" "Let me see her." "No time!" "Chase her!" "Heita!" "Heita!" "What's he doing?" "Heita!" "Not Heita." "Rain, maybe?" "I know." "Hey, Rain!" "finally!" "Gotta get going!" "Then, meet me at East valley at four o'cIock." "I'II be waiting there." "please be careful." "Yes, yes, yes." "Be careful." "Be careful." "It's been a Iong time." "You've grown big." "Forty-five years!" "It's about time you work." "What?" "Kimi." "I planted them on the day the war ended... to remember my three children who died in the war." "Oh, no!" "Dead end!" "We need more cars." "Guess so." "We need a motorcycle." "MotorcyIe!" "That's a good idea!" "September 13" "Same as yesterday." "We're getting lucky." "Ugh!" "Opposite direction!" "This is Thunder." "Rain and Wind." "She's going out again." "But she's heading for the highway unlike yesterday." "You've gotta burn the road!" "Sure." "We use the highway every night." "Leave it to us!" "A good start." "We'II get to the highway in two and half minutes." "Her car will be 1 .5 km ahead of us." "She won't t be going fast." "If we go much faster than her," "We can catch up with her in five minutes." "Stupid car!" "The engine quit!" "250,000 yen..." "You get what you pay for." "There... they are!" "What's wrong?" "Do you need help?" "September 1 4" "September 1 4" "Kimi." "Yes?" "Kimi." "Yes?" "What do you think we have for lunch?" "I don't know." "shall I take a look?" "No." "The pleasure of lunch box lies where we guess what it'II be." "Yes, ma'am." "Take care." "hello." "I think we're lost." "Where are we?" "Nishitani." "Where to?" "I want to hit the highway." "You should've followed that car." "That car?" "The richest lady in the Kishu region?" "Yes." "You should've seen her." "What a shame." "Maybe she'd share her luck, and we'd win a lottery." "Tomorrow she's going to a village called Seo." "Seo?" "It's deep in the mountains." "You'd get lost again." "I bet." "I'II give up a lottery and return to Tokyo." "Thanks." "Tomorrow." "We'II do it tomorrow!" "September 15" "Road to Seo" "Ready?" "Ready." "Let's go." "It's something like a war cry." "What?" "A commercial for cola, played by the AU blacks." ""Go-go, Iet's go!" "cola, cola!"" "Two kilos to Seo." "One more push." ""Go-go, Iet's go!"" "What are you here for?" "You're old Lady Yanagawa?" "Yes." "I'II get to the point." "We're here to kidnap you." "For money, of course." "To kidnap me?" "For money?" "Then you want just me." "Not this girl." "But she's with you." "We must take her, too." "No!" "But she's a witness." "She can describe us." "That's too bad, for sure." "But, masked man, there's an advantage for you, too." "Kidnapping two people costs more than kidnapping one." "You'II need two men to watch them." "To bear an unnecessary burden is a big demerit." "Think hard which is better." "AII right." "That sounds reasonable." "She may go... on one condition." "Yes?" "You will listen to us from now on." "You'II do anything we tell you to." "Agreed?" "Then you'II let her go unharmed?" "Is that so?" "Yes." "Are you sure?" "I mean what I say." "Good." "It's a deal." "clap your hands." "village of Seo" "hello, everyone." "tell me something." "Your hideout isn't in Wakayama, is it?" "Watch out, Rain." "Wind almost hit us." "Sorry." "Sorry, not in Wakayama." "Something wrong with Wakayama?" "You know the head of the prefectural police?" "His name is Daigoro Ikari." "Sure, I know." "I even know you took good care of him too." "You know what?" "What is it?" "I wonder what he'II do to find the kidnappers' hideout." "Go on." "He'II think like this." "They're pros." "So their hideout is in town." "Not very far from here." "So first, he'II do this." "He'II draw a circle with a compass... on a map around Ryujin village." "Within the circle, which is the most populated town, where people come and go... and makes an ideal place for hiding?" "It's Wakayama." "Right." "How could he find us out of the 300, 000 residents?" "It's not easy." "Right." "impossible." "impossible for ordinary people like me." "What do you mean?" "But Mr. Ikari is a pro." "And he has two clues." "Like what?" "It wasn't long ago when the kidnappers got their hideout." "A month or two, at most." "New tenants in the Iast two months should be less than 1 ,000." "The second clue is this car." "This car?" "What about it?" "To tell you the truth," "My chauffeur said... he saw a strange car twice in the Iast two days." "I know little about cars, but..." "Isn't this car a Mark II?" "What are you doing?" "Engine trouble again?" "Shut up!" "well, I think I know a place..." "A hideout?" "really?" "Kimi, what happened?" "old Lady." "What?" "What shall we call your ex-maid?" "Ku-chan." "Her name's Kura Nakamura." "But Ku-chan is just fine." "A problem is..." "What is it?" "You don't look nice wearing those things." "Can't help it." "Are you going to leave them on in her house?" "Yes." "So she can't see our faces." "You mean she wouldn't let us in?" "Not like this?" "well, it'II work out...somehow." "It's the village policeman." "He seems to be in a hurry." "Tanabe police Station" "Tanabe police Station To the Yanagawa residence!" "Tanabe police Station" "Tanabe police Station call PrefecturaI police Headquarters!" "call PrefecturaI police Headquarters!" "Yes, sir." "Done!" "Wakayama police Headquarters" "An 82-year old kidnapped?" "Some nut case." "Kunijiro, Second Son" "Kinomiya village, Nara Prefecture Ku-chan, it's me." "Gone to bed already?" "Grand old Lady!" "Am I dreaming?" "Is this real?" "It's you for real?" "please come in." "It's messy, though." "please." "But, Ku-chan..." "I have companions." "I heard a car." "Is it Mr. Anzai?" "No." "As a matter of fact..." "It's a little complicated, but... you don't know them." "That doesn't matter." "please come in." "Come in, attendants." "close the door behind you." "Are we attendants?" "Sure." "We have no choice." "It's been a Iong time." "Kanako, Second Daughter" "You haven't changed, Grand old Lady." "You even look younger." "What a smooth complexion." "You, too, look fine as ever." "No." "I'm not strong anymore." "I used to carry rice bags easily." "But lately...not so easily as before." "Come to think of it, I heard a big noise." "Was that it?" "I'm embarrassed." "You know I'm a little hasty and clumsy." "I was making supper when I heard your voice." "I was so glad and rushed toward the door." "A drawer was left open." "I kicked it shut." "But it was the spur of the moment, ma'am." "You kicked the whole cupboard down?" "Like I said, it was the spur of the moment." "Speaking of supper, you haven't eaten yet, right?" "I'II get it ready." "Ku-chan." "Eiko, Third Daughter" "You must have a compelling reason." "So stay here as long as you wish." "I'II risk my Iife to take care of you, no matter what happens." "But, Ku-chan..." "I'm not alone." "Those three boys, too." "Your attendants?" "I almost forgot them." "Are they all blind and suffering from cold?" "Daisaku, Fourth Son" "By the way, as we'II stay here for some time, you need to know their names." "I must introduce you to her." "Thunder Taro." "Wind Taro." "Rain Taro." "Thunder, Wind and Rain?" "They sound like ninjas." "You're going to stay here." "Come in, anyway." "Wait!" "will you show me some ninja performance first?" "It was a brawl among punks." "A punk got a bump on his head; two others bled." "Good job." "It's really boring here, unlike Tokyo, isn't it?" "No real crime." "Very peaceful." ""Toshiko Yanagawa."" "This is a big case!" "You reported it to the big boss?" "Chief?" "." "No." "Why?" ""Why?"" "Didn't you read the paper?" ""I can't say how much I owe Grand old Lady Yanagawa."" ""She paid my tuition, but I failed an exam three times and...."" "What? "Toji" Yanagawa?" "!" "Did they say "Toji" for sure?" "Not Toji." "It's Toshiko..." "You idiot! "Toji" means Grand old Lady." "Did you graduate from college?" "Did they say "Toji" Toshiko?" "Yes, "Toshi" Tojiko..." "I mean, Toji Toshiko..." "So it's her." "When did it happen?" "Three-thirty in the afternoon." "3:30PM?" "And when did the report come in?" "It was...about seven-fifteen." "I can't hear you." "I mean...it was seven..." "I don't understand." "Seven as in five, six, seven?" "Yes, sir!" "It's ten-twenty!" "In short, you put it off for three hours?" "Hang yourself!" "So, you're on the lookout first, Rain?" "Masa. .." "I mean, Wind will replace me at midnight." "The snoring woke you up too?" "No." "It was such a dramatic day." "It was so exciting... that I don't feel sleepy." "The others are sleeping in the shed." "They're exhausted, I'm sure." "They must have watched the house from the opposite hills." "And a car, too." "So..." "Understood." "We'II find where they hid their car." "Chief, they must be within fifty kilos in radius." "Make it eighty." "The HQs will be at the main office, not at the local satellite station." "I'II arrange it." "The Homicide Chief will be in charge here." "He already is." "hello." "And then?" "hello, Mr. Kushida." "Who knew her schedule?" "You mean one of us betrayed her?" "No." "No one would in this house." "But the kidnappers knew it somehow." "It's the first step to find out who told who." "I understand." "If that's the case..." "Everybody knew her schedule." "AII of you then?" "In short, yes." "Then ask them one by one if they told it to strangers." "And tell me who." "In short, her chauffeur who's been working for 20 years..." "The Homicide Chief!" "talk to the chauffeur." "I'II go meet with her family." "They're gathered in her room." "Ransom?" "We must get the money ready?" "Yes." "Thanks to her wit, we know this is kidnapping." "We know how they look and from where they took her away." "It's rare that we know so much from the start." "We'II find out by the morning what car they were using and..." "Excuse me." "Sorry to barge in." "We found out the type of their car." "A brown Mark II." "The chauffer told somebody in NIshitani yesterday... about her schedule." "Good." "Question this "somebody" then." "Our investigation is going well." "But she is still in their custody." "I want to be ready for anything for her sake." "If we start preparing money after they demand her ransom..." "I understand" "I totally understand." "We can't lose time, right?" "How much will it be?" "Not less than a hundred million yen." "I'm pretty positive." "Of course." "A hundred million at Ieast." "At most?" "There are three of them." "Three hundred million, then?" "I wouldn't be surprised." "Let's get the money ready." "will that be enough?" "Very good." "You're very prepared." "We're encouraged very much." "I have a question." "Yes, Daisaku?" "Is your investigation open?" "That's what I must tell you." "It's an open investigation." "They know from the start that the police will be involved." "We'II need cooperation from the people and mass media." "But..." "But it might provoke the kidnappers... to hurt Mother." "Don't worry, Eiko." "They must take care of her, if the world watches her." "Trust me." "It's you, lady." "Don't sleep in too late, Wind Taro." "sleep late?" "Five o'cIock?" "!" "Work starts at five in this house." "Get up!" "You're hurting me." "Be quiet!" "Don't wake her up." "A report came from Nishitani village." "So he must be the boss." "We found their watch post and car." "Good job." "Was something left?" "Just footprints and tire marks." "It's a Mark II." "Good." "It must be their car." "Hey, "Tokyo!"" "Newcomer from Tokyo!" "What are you doing?" "I'm writing the night-duty report." "Forget it." "Come here." "Don't leave me until it's settled." "I'II work you hard!" "Yes, sir." "hello?" "What?" "Their hideout is found?" "It's me." "This is Sakuma." "Got the apartment on August 15?" "Paid for two months in advance?" "22 to 23 years old?" "small build and a white mask?" "What?" "Four sets of rented bedding?" "One bed is made." "The small guy with a white mask went to the rental place." "Wind has revealed his face!" "What?" "He's gone mad!" "What's the matter with you?" "I was surprised myself." "So I'm asking why." "They began to eat breakfast." "So I went to the well to wash my face." "So what?" "Can you wash your face with a mask and sunglasses on?" "Of course not!" "So I took them off and washed my face." "I sensed somebody." "I Iooked up." "I was so surprised." "A girl was standing with a bicycle." "And?" "She said, "Good morning." And I said, "Good morning."" "She went in the house glancing at me." "I tried to stop her, but it was too late." "And what?" "I dried my face and entered the house." "I lost my chance to wear my mask and sunglasses again." "What about the old lady?" "I couldn't see her." "Must've hidden herself, when she heard the girl." "Good." "But the girl..." "She sat down and asked the lady about me." "And?" "She could be a good actress." "This is a relative of mine." "He came to help me." "She comes from a neighboring village... to cheer up a lonely woman from time to time." "Thanks." "It was good." "carolyn and Richard...?" "When they parted?" "Yeah, it was tear-jerking!" "It was all right until then." "Then trouble came..." "She introduced herself." ""My name is Kuniko."" "I didn't know what to do." "I was in a fix." "You didn't..." "Masayoshi!" "Come on!" "What's keeping you?" "Can't you find the sickle?" "I got it!" "I'm coming!" "A kidnapper helps with farming?" "Time's changed." "The leader: 1 .7 meters tall, weighing about 60 kilos." "27 or 28 of age, good-Iooking." "Not that much." "By the way, to make things easier... why don't you rename yourselves?" "Re-name?" "Yes." "I always wanted to ask you..." "Where did you think of the code names you're using?" "Thunder for the boss..." "Wind for Masayoshi..." "Rain for Heita." "Wait!" "When did you tell her?" "well, last night, I told her about myself..." "Never mind." "Names don't matter." "But how did you come up with these names?" "It's not a big deal." "When I went to an Osaka department store, there was an exhibition of paintings." "One of them was... a picture of three kids on a black cloud," ""Thunder, Wind and Rain" raiding from the sky." "They're three." "We're three." "I decided to name us after them." "Three kids..." "Interesting." "Some name relating to them..." "How about "Rainbow Kids?"" "Rainbow Kids?" "The three kids indicate a storm." "In the clear, blue sky after a storm, a beautiful rainbow appears." "That's you." "Rainbow Kids." "Nice name." "You like it?" "Great!" "I feel as if I were great." "So you both like it?" "So will Masayoshi." "Let's call it a deal." "clap your hands." "Now you must write a letter." "I haven't asked you yet, but what will my ransom be?" "This much." "Five?" "How much is that?" "What's a finger for?" "Ten million yen." "Fifty million in all." "It's been decided." "How much did you say?" "Fifty million yen." "You've been nice to us, but... that's one thing, and your ransom is another." "It's fifty million." "No discount." "Young man." "Who do you think I am?" "although I'm old, I'm the head of the great Yanagawa family." "Don't underestimate me." "What?" "Make it simple and clear." "Ten billion yen." "If I was evaluated less than that, I'd die in shame." "Understand?" "Ten billion." "No discount." "Ten billion?" "!" "Did she say ten billion?" "It's crazy!" "I thought so." "And?" "Did you agree?" "How could I?" "How big do you think ten billion is?" "Let's see...a truckfuII?" "We need a one-ton truck." "For fifty million, a bag." "That's right." "How and where could we get it and carry in?" "Without being chased by the police, of course." "She's impossible." "tell her so." "I did." "I told her to think of a better price." "Then?" "Change your view." "Ten billion isn't a surprising amount." "What view should we have?" "What can you get with it?" "Let me see..." "A pack of noodles costs 72 yen at a supermarket." "With ten billion yen, I can buy..." "That's the point." "Don't base your estimate on noodles." "Use something much bigger." "Take an F16 for example." "F16?" "A jet fighter." "It costs five billion yen." "Ten billion is for only two fighters." "Wait a minute." "I wouldn't buy planes or warships." "No room for them." "It's just an example." "What can fifty million afford?" "A training missile, at best." "Launch...wheee...flop!" "It's gone in a flash." "You stake three lives on trifles like that?" "She said so." "Just one missile, huh?" "September 18 Maybe they're reasonable." "Not terrifying at least." "The fourth day." "No contact from the kidnappers yet." "Investigation has struck a dead end." "Headquarters." "What?" "It's an emergency." "The kidnappers in contact!" "This is Ikari." "What?" "A letter?" "She wrote it?" "Wait." "Are you sure she wrote it?" "Yes." "AII her family members said... it's her handwriting...for sure." "AII right." "Record it." "Read it." ""First, this letter was written by the grand old lady herself."" ""lt proves we're the kidnappers. "" ""The purpose of this kidnapping is one:"" ""We want money and this is the only means we have. "" ""Therefore, we have no intention of harming her. "" ""She is safe and comfortable with us. "" ""But without her ransom paid," ""naturally, she'II never be free again."" ""We want, for her freedom, ten billion yen."" ""To avoid any confusion, We put it in numerical figures."" ""To make it even surer, the number of zeros is ten."" ""Now you understand why we kidnapped her."" ""Who else in the world would pay such an enormous ransom..." ""for one of their family members?"" ""Even the rich Yanagawa family..." ""will not be able to make ten billion yen easily."" ""So we will wait until October 1 ."" ""I will tell you later how we will receive the money."" ""But, first, we demand that you contact us as follows."" ""Tomorrow afternoon at 12:15."" ""Via TV Wakayama and Radio Wakaama live broadcast."" ""By Mr. Daigoro Ikari, head of Wakayama police Headquarters."" ""The reason we want Mr. lkari to represent the Yanagawas is that..." ""we want to make it business-like."" ""We believe that a police chief would never lie in public."" ""This shows how much we trust the police."" ""Signed, Rainbow Kids." To Yanagawa Famil." ""Rainbow" is as in the ones in the sky and "kids" as in children." "Over." "There he is!" "Mr. Ikari!" "This is ridiculous!" "Mother should've known better too!" "We need to talk." "I'm supposed to respond to them tomorrow." "What shall I say?" "We can't make it!" "That's all there's to it!" "Don't be upset, Brother." "It'II be on TV." "So all of Japan will be watching us." ""The Yanagawa can't make it." Can we say that?" "What shall we do then?" "I've been trying to tell you!" ""We're ready to pay as much as we can."" "What if they say exactly how much?" "It's up to you." "300 million, then?" "Nonsense." "I'II be a different story if you offer a little less than what they demand." "They want ten billion." "How can you say 300 million?" "We'd be laughed at." "That's why I asked how much." "How would I know?" "I married out of the family." "That's not fair." "Why?" "You're a coward." "What?" "Stop!" "Stop, both of you!" "We don't have to mention the amount tomorrow." "I'II just say "as much as we can," as Kanako said." "You must be worried." "About what?" "If she's really comfortable..." "Maybe we can use it as a weapon." "Weapon?" "Yes." "To lure them out." "September 19" "It's time she comes." "Hmm?" "Kuniko, you mean?" "She said she'd bring us tea later." "We have no TV here." "So Why ask for broadcasting?" "How would they know that we have no TV set here?" "We're going to broadcast the message of Inspector lkari," "head of police Headquarters, to the kidnappers." "Just in time!" "Sorry I'm late." "It's all right." "Good timing." "Mr. Ikari will speak." "To kidnappers called Rainbow Kids." "I'm Daigoro Ikari of the Wakayama PrefecturaI police Department." "We have received your letter." "After due consultation," "I'II answer you on behalf of the Yanagawa family." "Your demand is outrageous." "The Yanagawas were ready to pay a considerable amount, making it one of the largest amount of ransoms in history." "Theu were ready to make sacrifices for the old lady." "But your demand was too stupendous to comply with." "The're at a loss." "It's only natural." "No one in the world can pay such an enormous ransom." "It's out of the question." "Therefore I am making a request on behalf of her family." "Maybe you have our own reason to demand it." "But..." "Let's be on the same page." "Then we'II talk." "This is the first condition." "First?" "will there be a second?" "Second, you wrote she's safe and comfortable." "is it true?" "We're not convinced..." "What's he saying?" "because of the ransom amount." "If you had common sense, you would've asked her first." "But you didn't." "She would've never approved." "Is she really safe and comfortable?" "We're deeply concerned." "It's a false accusation." "You don't know anything!" "So what?" "So we demand you show us that she's safe and sound." "If you can't let us see her, then, let us hear her." "Not a recorded voice." "Live!" "It has to be live." "It's a trap!" "You'd better not consider it a trap." "We have no ulterior motives." "Since she was kidnapped, her family have been worried sick." "They want to see her safe and sound." "That's all they want." "If you're human, you ought to respond to their sincere wish." "Bro." "Last, I must add this:" "You didn't use... a kidnapper's usual threat... that you'll kill your hostage unless we accept your demand." "I appreciate it very much." "We do hope you'II keep this spirit up through our negotiation." "That's all for now." "What shall we do now?" "Don't worry." "September 20 September 20th." "Rain." "Inspector Ikari's address to the kidnappers yesterday... was highly acclaimed as a display of dignity and reason." "It was accepted positively in general." "It's a big hit!" "Huh?" "What is it?" "The rating." "88% locally and 56% in average nationally." "Foreign countries were watching too." "Press Center, Marunouchi, Tokyo" "The world's biggest ransom ever!" "66,666,666 dollars!" "The kidnappers served the ball." "The Japanese police received it and smashed it back." "How will the kidnappers return it?" "The kidnappers have a fantastic name:" "Rainbow Kids." "September 21 September 21 ." "Rain again." "September 22 September 22." "Rain again." "September 23 September 23." "After three rainy days, the sun is finally out again in Wakayama." "September 24 September 24." "Three minutes after the mail bag arrrived at three," "The second letter was discovered." "The postmaster delivered it to the family himself." "After confirming that the old lady had written it, it was copied and... faxed to the headquarters where the fax was set up only yesterday." ""Therefore, we decided to take a risk of appearing before you,"" ""and settle the two issues all at once." ""The old lady will see her family via TV and radio," ""and give them instructions on how to raise ten billion yen."" ""This interview must be done entirely under our control."" ""Here are some details for you to adhere to."" ""Time: on September 27... for an hour from 9 PM till 10 PM."" ""place:" "Her family will go to... any studio designated by TV and Radio Wakayama."" ""Mr. Ikari must be there with her family."" ""Broadcasting:" "TV Wakayama and Radio Wakayama shall..." ""broadcast this live."" ""Transportation:" "The studios shall send their mobile vehicles... to the site as follows."" "There are seven conditions, A through G." "September 27" "September 27 "A:" "Leave the studios two hours prior to going on air,"" ""A:" "Leave the studios two hours prior to going on air,"" ""that is, promptly at 7 PM."" ""B:" "Drive along Route 42 around Kii Beach." ""C:" "Drive at average speed of 50 kilos per hour."" ""D:" "We'II contact the vehicle at any time we want,"" ""and give further instructions via waIkie-taIkies."" "1 ,100 officers and 1 10 cars are ready." ""E:" "AII signs on the vehicles that identify them..."" ""must be covered with tapes or something."" ""That's all for now."" ""should anything happen that prevents us from carrying out the plan,"" ""we will call you immediately."" ""Therefore, the president and the news manager must..."" ""wait in the president's office as a back-up contact,"" "after the vehicles leave."" "Good evening, everyone." "We're broadcasting... the departure of the mobile station... to be used b the kidnappers." "This is the mobile station for live broadcasting." "Oh?" "Doesn't look like it." "I can't say where we are." "It's somewhere in Wakayama." "This is our crew for tonight." "Look inside the vehicle." "As you see, there are no policemen hiding inside." "It's time to go." "We're leaving." "Why the secret departure?" "This will explain it." "We'II be back on air at nine." "Stay tuned!" "7:15." "Passing through Kainan City." "The back-up unit?" "They'II leave in three minutes." "Leave now!" "The back-up unit is 3 minutes behind the mobile station." "It's about 2.5 kilos when driving at 50 kilos per hour." "This will allow us to catch up in two minutes or so." "Radio is their weakness." "It's fatal, I should say." "Wherever they are, we can catch their radio." "7:27 PM." "The back-up unit is entering Shimotsu Town." "In a TV station, anyone can walk anywhere in any outfit." "No one pays attention." "No matter who you see, just keep walking." "Authorized personnel only" "Time is what counts." "Don't waste a moment." "AII right, Thunder?" "PRESIDENT'S OFFICE" "This is the president's office." "Off limits." "Read the sign." "What's this?" "Mr. Higashi and Mr. Nakazawa..." "From the old lady?" ""This is a messenger of the Rainbow Kids."" ""He has a poison capsule in his mouth."" ""If you refuse to follow the instructions,"" ""he is ready to take the poison and die any moment."" ""If you want to save me,"" ""and make sure my interview will be broadcast tonight,"" ""please do exactly as I say."" ""The people riding the mobile station should be..." ""this messenger, the two of you, a cameraman, a technician and a driver." "There are six in all."" ""No one else shall know about this vehicle."" ""We have no time." "Not a second to waste."" "No time?" "Two hours isn't enough?" "What do you mean?" "More than two hours?" "We must hurry." "Speed up." "Route 42?" "Route 24?" "I'm sorry I can't accompany you." "8:42 PM." "Entering Tanabe City." "On schedule." "Yes." "You're requested to come to the studio." "Her family?" "The bereaved..." ""Bereaved?" I'II cut off your long chin!" "They've been waiting over an hour." "We'II have time before the interview." "We'II show some 16mm films of Toji and talk with the family members." "Thanks." "Thank you for coming." "You're done." "Get lost!" "Yes, sir." "Five seconds." "Four..." "It's nine o'cIock!" "TV Wakayama and Radio Wakayama present... a special report..." "No good car with no good radio!" "Can't we do something about this?" "It'II work out soon." "It's nearly nine-forty." "No interview yet." "We are getting anxious." "I'm ready." "Yeah." "Me, too." "Let's wait for Thunder." "That's right." "I'm worried." "will he come for sure?" "Of course." "He'II do it for sure." "Those lights... it's them." "Sure!" "No one else runs in the mountains at night." "He did it!" "He's great!" "Time's up at last!" "No contact from the kidnappers." "No news of cancellation, either." "Where are they listening and watching us?" "What?" "There they are!" "Start rolling!" "Hurry!" "roll!" "We have pictures now!" "We have the video feeds!" "No audio yet." "Can you hear me?" "What's this?" "please come in, mobile Station." "This is the mobile station." "We're approaching the interview site led by the kidnappers." "The light on the screen indicates the location where Toji is." "I'm Nakazawa, news manager of TV Wakayama." "I'm with President Higashi in the second mobile station." "Second mobile station?" "Why didn't you tell us?" "It's completely understandable that you are upset." "The president and I are responsible for all this." "But we couldn't help it." "It was an emergency situation." "One of the kidnappers brought this letter from Toji." "What?" "Damn it!" "Where are you?" "tell me!" "I'm sorry, but we can't tell you." "As soon as the kidnapper gets out..." "We're almost there!" "The car has stopped and he opened the door." "He has the microphone." "He just got out of the car." "He's running!" "Lights on!" "Lights!" "Lights!" "No!" "There are five of us." "And it's just him." "We were tempted to hold him down." "But we had to be patient just in case." "please wait for their signal." "Now we'II tell you where we are." "We were told to take back roads." "So I can't tell exactly, but... considering the general direction and the distance," "I'm positive we're in Ryujin village." "Ryujin village?" "probably to the east from the center of the village." "There's a stream in front of us." "I see mountains all around us." "Heita, go ahead!" "Here's the signal." "Lights on." "Mother!" "That's Eiko's voice." "Mother." "Kanako." "Eiko." "Don't cry." "Look." "I'm quite all right." "You must be having a tough time, Mother." "How are they treating you?" "Contrary to what you may think, it's been very pleasant." "The room comes with a nice bathroom." "It gets plenty of sunlight." "Nice and clean." "It's spacious too." "Mother, what about food?" "Not as good as what they serve at a first-rate hotel, but... there's a wonderful cook." "She knows what I Iike." "I'm quite satisfied." "Now, Mr. Higashi and Mr. Nakazawa in the car, thank you for being patient." "Thanks to your patience, here I am, safe and sound." "Thank you very much." "Mr. Ikari made it clear on TV... how much my family cared about me." "You want to save me at all cost." "I cried with joy." "We're your children." "But, Mother, we don't have that much money." "You know it all too well." "You need to be creative." "Yes?" "But we have some land." "If you want to keep it and save me, you can't do both." "What do you mean?" "We don't have much time." "So let's talk business." "Under the circumstances, I decided it wouId be best if I gave all the land... and the forests in my name to my children." "Whether it's an inheritance or a gift, you must pay the same taxes." "In short," "I own 40,000 hectares of land and forests." "I'II give all of it to you as your joint property." "Take legal actions immediately." "But, Mother..." "Some of you may not know this." "So let me explain in details." "Here are the current values of m land and forests." "As for the land, 180,000 yen per hectare on average." "And for the forests, it's about 1 .7 to 1 .8 million yen per tree." "I think that's about right." "The taxable amount of the property settlement is 150% of its value" "It's 85% for the trees." "So, it's 10.8 billion for the land and 59.5 billion for the trees." "The total is 70.3 billion en." "You must pay gift taxes, of course." "It's 70% for an estate worth more than 70 million yen." "So after ou pa it, you'll get 30% of 70.3 billion." "That is 21.1 billion yen." "This should be plenty to cover my ransom." "only if you can cash them in, of course." "You'll have to ask banks for cooperation." "What counts is our passion and sincerit." "You have to go all out to make it happen." "It'II be the work of your life." "Yes." "Yes." "Mr. lkari, sorry for all the trouble." "As you heard just now, my family will take care of the rest." "Leave it to them." "These Rainbow Kids are no good, but... they'II keep their promise." "believe them and try to leave them alone for a while." "please do it for my sake." "Goodbye, Mr. Ikari." "Take care of yourself." "Mother!" "Even after midnight, the Yanagawa people are busy analyzing their assets and estate." "I'm amazed." "Mother's calculation was right on." "Then the tax will be about fifty billion yen." "Why don't we pay it all together and get it over with?" "Agreed." "It's final then." "The government gets 30,000, and we get 10,000 hectares." "Choose what we'II keep first." "The land close to the house with good trees." "And fertile, too." "Right." "Give useless pieces of land to the government." "Mr. Kushida, Iet's get started." "Yes, sir." "But why is the government taking so much?" "old Lady, do you remember me?" "I'm..." "Are you... the boy who wanted a knife for a Christmas gift?" "Yes." "I'm glad you remember me." "So you're that boy." "I remember you." "Is this your revenge for not getting a knife?" "No way." "I was acting like a spoiled brat then." "I didn't know how to be nice." "I've never been treated so nicely." "So this is your way of showing appreciation?" "Don't be sarcastic." "If I hadn't met you, I'd never have thought of kidnapping you." "really?" "I see." "Some climb a mountain because it's there." "You kidnapped me because I was there." "Is that it?" "Kenji Tonami." "That's your name, isn't it?" "Yes." "It's nice of you to have remembered it." "Kenji, what made you decide to reveal yourself to me now?" "Why?" "I can't explain well." "As you see," "I've been trying so hard not to give in to you." "You won Masayoshi and Heita over in only a few days, just like cats." "I wanted to show who the boss is." "But as days passed," "I felt so stupid pretending to be tough and all." "It was more like a one-man play." "I don't wanna pretend any more." "No more masks and sunglasses." "No more being "Thunder."" "I want to be myself and relax." "Do you think you should trust me so easily?" "I'm a hostage." "As soon as I go free," "I must tell the police all I know about the kidnappers." "If you feel you must do so, go ahead." "It's our own fault." "I'II give up." "Good morning." "It's still early in the morning of September 28." "The Yanagawa people are still at work, sorting out their assets." "We did it!" "We get to keep12,000 hectares." "It's worth exactly 21 billion yen." "If we can't come up with ten billion, we'II be laughed at." "So, we don't have to sell it, do we?" "A 10-year Ioan with 3-year grace period." "Say, 5.6% APR or so..." "Use the entire estate as collateral to get the Ioan." "We can sell and get 10 billion." "But if there's a way to keep the whole 12,000 hectares, we should definitely keep it in the family." "Yeah, that's a great idea." "Let's negotiate with a bank." "You should quit being an artist and work for him as an accountant." "I'm planning on it." "No wages until we pay it back." "What?" "Because you've made Mother worry so much." "Reporting live from the police headquarters." "As you know, the Rainbow Kids completely outsmarted the police." "Here comes Reporter Nashida." "How's it going in there?" "They've been in the room all night." "probably..." "Stayed up all night?" "Right." "It was complete defeat." "What's next?" "They're in a strategy meeting." "There's an easy access to Ryujin village from Nara." "It's on the prefectural borders." "The criminals must have fled into Nara through the village." "They chose the location carefully... so they wouldn't be followed by the villagers." "It proves that... at Ieast one of them knows the village very well." "He's either a resident or... he lived in the area for sure." "Their hideout is most likely..." "One: in southern Nara." "We'II call it "Area R" from now on." ""R" as in Rome." "Two: in a scarcely populated area." "Three:" "It's an isolated house or..." "Four: a secluded cave in the mountains." "Those staying in the hideout are..." "Six: four people or so including Toji." "Seven:" "At least one of them is a Ryujin village resident." "That's it." "Ikari's Office" "Excuse me." "What?" "Matches the profile precisely?" "Yes." "It's in Kinomiya village in Area R." "It's a house completely isolated." "No one goes there at night." "The occupant is a woman born in Ryujin village." "Ryujin village?" "Yes, but the only thing is..." "she has no TV." "To watch TV in that part of the area, you can't use an indoor antenna." "You'd need a really tall antenna." "We searched carefully and found no antennas or anything like that." "Too bad." "Don't come to me with every single useless news." "Go back." "Now!" ""Dear Yanagawa family, this is how you deliver the money."" "helicopter?" "It's a wide area!" "It doesn't fly over here." "naturally." "Not across Ryujin village?" "naturally." "Mountains all around too." "naturally." "What'II we do after they drop it?" "Carry the load on our backs for 300 kilometers?" "naturally." ""naturally" can't be the answers." "It IS the answer." "What do you mean?" "What you said ARE the answers." "You don't get it?" "If YOU get lost, they'II get lost even more." "Right?" "But..." "Mr. Ikari will get it at a glance." "That's where our game really starts." "Chief, we've stationed a thousand men at 161 locations along the course... as well as 100 police cars and 500 men along the coastline." "It's been bugging me." "You mean Area R?" "They say they'II give us further instructions verbally." "But they don't mention money at all." "You don't think they'II have the money dropped along the course?" "But it can't be Area R." "You think so?" "We think they'II go to the coastline" "You, too?" "How many men in Area R?" "It's down to half, that is, 200." "only 200?" "Chief, will you let me take command?" "Sure." "Go ahead." "Ladies and gentlemen in Japan and all over the world." "It is 3PM here in Japan." "almost noon in East Asia and 7AM in Europe." "1AM in the Eastern Standard Time." "10 PM in the Pacific Standard Time." "We'II be reporting live the delivery of the ransom... demanded by the Rainbow Kids." "First, we'II see how it's transferred and packed." "The family members are taking out and counting the money, while the employees pack the money." "No policemen or bank employees are in the room." "400 million!" "400 million!" "I feel sorry for those wads of cash." "40 minutes have passed very quickly." "The ten billion yen have been counted and packed." "They're now being transported to the roof of the building." "Now!" "Let me first... introduce the man of the hour, the helicopter pilot, Mr. Takano." "A big job, isn't it?" "Maybe it's a silly question, but... some are worried if you can fly with a one-ton load." "Isn't it heavy?" "It is." "It also comes with the fuel a little shy of a ton, too." "It's very heavy." "But..." "But?" "My mission is weightier." "They're almost done loading." "Good luck." "Thank you." "25 bags of money are already in the helicopter." "It's jam-packed." "They can barely shut the doors." "You can see the money through the windows." "He's ready." "Thanks." "We're counting on you." "It's four o'cIock sharp!" "It's ready to take off." "Kodo News Service reports that... the helicopter carrying the ransom of 66 million dollars... left the Wakaama Base at 4PM Japan Time as scheduled." "USS Enterprise CV lt's accompanied by a relay unit." "The destination is unspecified." "It's accompanied by a relay unit." "The destination is unspecified." "It's a little past five." "It's been an hour since the helicopter took off." "The fifth report has just come in from the helicopter." "It's precisely on course." "Nightfall is approaching." "The sun will be setting at 5:26PM 52 seconds today." "They'II probably move after sunset." "usually, yes." "The helicopter is fling through strong tubulence over the mountains... as if it is following a ruled line on schedule." "What an incredible pilot Mr. Takano is." "I wish he could hear us applaud." "Near-miss?" "!" "What?" "What happened?" "Emergency call!" ""Contact from the kidnappers at 5:04." "We're landing."" "Speaker on." "Strong signal.The must be close by." "I'm supposed to land on red and the relay unit on yellow." "Not yet." "I don't see it yet." "I see it. I see a yellow spot." "Ah. I see red too!" "Verify the location." "20 kilos west of Owase City, near Zambara Pass." "That's the headstream of the Kumano River." "Any road from Owase?" "No access." "Too mountainous for cars or even hikers." "What?" "There's a narrow trail, but you can't get through." "It's crossed out everywhere." "But there they are." "How did they...?" "5:09 PM." "We're landing." "What the heck...?" "It looks like a truck." "A truck on an impassable trail?" "We've landed." "We'll be waiting for further instructions." "What's going on?" "That's strange." "It doesn't move." "It's them!" "They're over there!" "5:1 1 PM." "The've shown up." "This is what the want!" ""The backup unit is not allowed to go an further."" ""Return to the base." "We repeat."" ""No more following." "Return to the base."" "That's right." "Thank you." ""Have a safe flight back."" ""This is our last message." That's all for now." "Goodbye, everybody!" "What the...?" "They had fallout?" "I don't think so." "My gut tells me that the truck was their Mark II." "Ah...10 billion's flying away..." "That's where our fight begins." "You'd better have a good footage of this whole thing." "Yes, sir." "The helicopter's been missing ever since then." "Is it still flying somewhere in the mountains or parked?" "No one knows." "We've been waiting for the Iast forty minutes." "That's all we can do." "It's almost six o'cIock." "Communication update. 6 PM sharp." "The helicopter is found." "Here's a report from Area R. I'II put him on the speaker." "It was found at 5:59 PM." "It's about 30 kilos west of Zambara Pass." "Its engine is heard northbound at an altitude of 200 meters." "Dense fog in the sky." "Over." "I was wrong." "It was Area R. I'm surprised." "Be ready." "More reports come in." "We'II wait and see how they move." "Their flight course should give us some clues." "They're all over the place." "They must've got lost in the fog." "Serves them right!" "Even so, they've gone so far over the edge." "unbelievable." "They flew erratically over Area R for over an hour." "It was past seven when they finally broke away from this and... headed for Ryujin village..." "straight to Ryujin." "RECEIPT" "Toji will return by noon on October 4." "Receipt?" "Return in three days?" "Why not right away?" "R-7. 7:18PM." "Engine heard over section 6872, heading for the Yoshino Mountains." "They were completely out of sight for a while in the Yoshino Mountains." "The helicopter showed up past 8PM, flying southbound about 10 kilos west of Kumano." "Heading for the sea in the end?" "It kept flying southbound." "At 8:30, when it's supposed to fun out of fuel," "It went offshore over Cape Shiono." "No reports came from patrol units or the boats at sea in the area." "No word from Coast Guard." "The helicopter simply vanished." "Mr. Sakuma." "Suppose you land the helicopter and... pull out 25 big bags with two to three people, how long would it take?" "October 2 You were the chief maid at the Yanagawas?" "Right." "Since I served the old lady for many years," "I've been worried sick since I heard about it." "Last night, as we listened to the radio with him..." "Ah, this is my nephew." "We were having tea after dinner." "Good fish food, wasn't it?" "Wheat puff..." "Right." "Wheat puff?" "." "Ah, helicopter!" "Yes, that's it!" "And?" "Morning." "Morning." "What's going on?" "The helicopter incident last night." "Right." "It came to our house too." "I was having tea and watching TV after dinner." "Wasn't that fish food good?" "Wheat puff!" "October 3" "October 3 Boss." "We have the result." "Three minutes with two people, but two minutes with three." "Do you think they might have unloaded the bags... somewhere in Area R during the zigzag flight?" "It's possible." "October 4" "Cape Yuki" "Here!" "Between these two capes!" "Very secluded." "Then, go there." "What?" "Me?" "Right." "Go get solid testimony." "Yes, sir!" "You landed there at 9:28PM." "Two masked men were waiting." "Then what?" "They immediately hand-cuffed and blindfolded me." "I heard several footsteps around the helicopter." "Three or four people?" "Or..." "It think there were at Ieast seven or eight." "They were mostly silent, but..." "I heard them call out to each other from time to time." "Were they calling out in Japanese?" "Yes, but... sounded foreign, too." "I also heard something like "Yo-ho..." It was strange." "Then I heard the sound of engine." "It went away quickly." "It disappeared?" "Was it a single engine?" "No." "I heard double." "There must've been two or more." "Then my cuffs and blindfold were removed." "What happened to the helicopter?" "believe it or not, It was gone." "only the white-masked man stayed." "He told me it was in a big cave nearby." "Tree branches were used to cover it up." "And what did you do until today?" "I was locked up in the cave." "Last night he gave me a can of beer as a farewell gift." "It must've had sleeping pills in it." "I slept until this morning." "What time is it now?" "Has the old lady returned safely?" "Thank you for listening in." "I knew it." "Some big organization..." "It's more than a few kids can handle." "They used a submarine." "Where did they go?" "Macao, Hong Kong, or..." "somewhere out of our reach." "hello." "It's the phone company." "Kimi?" "Sure." "She's here." "What do you need?" "telegram asking for a date?" "A date at a time like this?" "AII right." "Read it for me." "Go...za..." "Po...int...waiting..." "Waiting at Goza Point?" "R.C." ""Waiting at Goza Point." "RC."" "It's my house!" "Oh, no!" "She's dead!" "You idiot!" "She's just sleeping." "Her color is too good to be dead." "November 3" "November 3 Next, we'II stop at the entrance to the Ryujin valley." "Next, we'II stop at the entrance to the Ryujin valley." "We will also stop at the infamous Yanagawa mansion." "If you'd Iike to get off, we will issue vouchers for the next bus." "I'm getting off." "It's him!" "It's Mr. Ikari!" "Ah, Mr. Ikari!" "Long time no see." "Decided to come at the Iast minute." "Sightseeing buses and those girls..." "It's just amazing." "So, this is a new tourist Mecca." "Yes." "It's been a month." "Things have changed quite a bit." "How's the old lady?" "well, she started something new at a whim." "As usual, you know." "Oh?" "What is it this time?" "In short, she's gotten religious." "religious?" "She never used to be." "She says she went through something like that because of lack of religion." "But she's just repairing a small shrine in the garden." "She's yelling at the young guy, telling him to do this and that." "She's bossing him around." "To sum it up..." "Now you may take a rest." "Kimi will give you some treats." "AII right, then." "Oh, Mr. Ikari." "welcome." "hello." "The shrine is beautifully repaired." "Yes." "They say education starts at age 60." "religion started at 80 for me." "hello." "Hi, there." "Thanks." "You look well." "You look totally different." "Indeed." "I feel bad for what she had to go through." "please, help yourself." "I thought you'd come to see me someday." "May I smoke?" "Sure." "Go ahead." "Who would believe it?" "But I would." "I have no other choice." "You don't ask me, "believe what?"" "believe what?" "An old lady kidnapped by some kids... becomes their boss, run them ragged," "and she takes a high ransom from her children." "An outrageous story like that." "Do you mean to tell me that the old lady happens to be me?" "Who else?" "Let me ask you why?" "First of all, the whole thing was fishy." "It wasn't done by pros or punks." "There's something grand about it." "Say, dignified like a lion, and shrewd like a fox, and friendly like a giant panda." "I wonder what the person in question will say." "Reviewing the case again, someone in particular comes to my mind." "She knows the area very well." "There were five places where the kidnappers went." "evidently they knew all those areas very well." "If you were the leader, many things start to make sense." "For exampIe...the helicopter's zigzag flight." "Mr. Takano." "It's me." "Grand old Lady!" "If that's the case, the owner of the hideout must've been... somebody loyal to you, just like the pilot." "I have someone in mind." "Oh, my old lady..." "But I'm not going to punish her." "I'm one of those "loyal" people myself." "Besides, no one got hurt." "only the money disappeared." "But I still don't understand." "Why did you take such a risk for those nameless punks?" "Why?" "Why?" "The weighing machine made me do it." "No one would believe it though... 35 kilos on August 16 No one would believe it though..." "My right weight." "26 kilos on September 8" "Losing 10 kilos was a sign..." "I thought he was getting too skinny." "So, he had cancer?" "A sudden weight loss means cancer." "Mother, take care." "Stay well." "A summer cold is going around." "Take care of yourself." "Be careful." "Now it makes sense." "Mountains!" "My mountains!" "I didn't realize how beautiful they are!" "The government will get them soon." "That'II happen as soon as I die." "The government..." "What has the government done for me?" "It took my first son, first daughter, second son..." "And it takes more?" "It'II take my mountains, too." "What's my Iife for?" "Have I lived to be robbed by the government?" "After the incident, every single day has been precious to me." "But you went too far." "Every old man and woman want to live like that." "They're romantic in a way, aren't they?" "But ten billion yen?" "You forced your children to give up most of their inheritance." "No mother could do such a thing... in the whole wide world." "Maybe..." "people think the Yanagawas had lost a Iot of money because of that." "What do you mean?" "We did suffer damage, of course, but... not as much as they think." "What we really lost was a little more than a third..." "One third?" "mathematically, what we lost was 3.6 billion yen." "My children lost only 900 million yen each." "I remember now." "Mathematics is your weakness, isn't it?" "There're too many zeros to begin with." "Let's just cut out a complicated calculation." "But if your loss was only 3.6 billion out of ten, where did the rest come from?" "well.. ." "No other alternatives." "So, I guess it's from the government." "Government?" "To be precise, 2.7 billion for deduction, and... 3.7 billion for special exemption." "It's nothing." "The government took 70 billion as tax." "So it's just a drop in the bucket." "I see!" "That's the point." "That's the real motive!" "You must pay the tax, but you can't just give it away." "So you let the government pay 6.4 billion for your ransom." "So it had to be ten billion." "Is that it?" "absolutely not." "It's a matter of calculation..." "Sure, it might've been a coincidence." "But, old lady, it's not just me." "You can't convince anyone." "Besides, where did the kidnappers disappear with ten billion yen?" "Don't tell me you don't know." "We did it!" "Ten billion!" "What?" "Masayoshi wants out?" "Right." "He wants out." "I stayed behind to harvest rice today." "Yeah." "So what?" "This is what Ku-chan said." ""Kuniko says she'd marry you."" ""Why don't you marry her?" "And I'II adopt both of you."" "What?" "It's true." "I don't think I'II get another chance like this ever." "Don't you agree?" "well, yes." "Then I shouldn't take this money, not even a yen." "So I'II give the two of you my share." "please take it." "I see." "What did Heita say?" "Heita?" "He's another problem." "I'm not Iike Masayoshi." "I need money for my sick mother." "I'II take my share." "Of course." "But...but..." "I'II take what you promised me in the beginning." "What?" "You said my share was ten million." "I'II take that much." "What are you saying?" "I had fun, old Lady." "Thanks to you, now I have confidence that I can make it." "I don't think I'II ever see you again." "So stay well." "See ya." "See ya." "See ya." "Hey, old lady." "I've got a great idea." "Oh?" "Like what?" "After we send you back," "I'II go to your house." "You can hire me as a handyman." "What?" "I Iearned carpentry in prison." "I'm sure I can do this and that." "Besides...not to make it too dramatic or anything..." "I want to see how you live and learn." "You're daring, my boy." "Kimi lives in my house." "As soon as you speak, she'd recognize you." "She'II never forget your voice." "That's why." "What?" "She'd never think the kidnapper would show up." "I'd be just a sound-aIike." "Bye." "Bye." "Now Kenji." "Why don't you start with the repair of the shrine?" "If it leaks, gods may bring me bad luck again." "What the heck are these numbers?" "The volume of a million pieces of 10,000-yen bills." "believe it or not," "They will fit perfectly in the tilted base." "really?" "It's rather small." "Excuse me." "Grand old Lady!" "The window of my room is broken." "Mr. Sound-AIike says he can fix it." "May I ask him to?" "It means a delay, but the shrine can wait." "Ask him to fix your window." "Yes." "Thank you." "You've gained some weight." "You lost weight in summer?" "Yes." "I don't do well when it's hot these days." "In short," "It was just a fun-fiIIed fairy tale for you, wasn't it?" "Ah, my mountains are beautiful again today." "Starring TORU KAZAMA as Kenji" "HIROSHI NISHIKAWA" "KATSUYASU UCHIDA" "SHIGERU KOHYAMA KUMI MIZUNO" "ITTOKU KISHIBE HIDEYO AMAMOTO" "TANIE KITABAYASHI as the old Lady" "KIRIN KIKI as Ku-chan" "KEN OGATA as Inspector Ikari" "Produced by MINEKO OKAMOTO and YOSHIMI TANAKA" "Producers:" "TAKAHIOE MORITOMO and YOSUKE MIZUNO" "Story by MAKOTO TENDO" "Photographed by MASAHIRO KISHIMOTO" "Art Directors YOSHINOBU NISHIOKA" "Sound Recordist KOSHIRO JINBO" "Lighting by KOJIRO SATO" "Music by MASARU SATO" "Written and Directed by KIHACHI OKAMOTO"