"Based on a short story by Daijiro MOROHOSHI" "Written and directed by Wataru HAYAKAWA" "Cinematography:" "Tadanori KUNIMATSU" "Lighting:" "Yoshio OZONO Editing:" "Hiroyuki SASAZAKI" "Original music:" "Kazutaka ABE" "Sound:" "Daisuke AKIMOTO Sound effects:" "Tatsuo YOKOYAMA" "Produced by Wataru HAYAKAWA" "Co-produced by Yukari HATANO and Hideki INADA" "Masato SAKAI as Nishina" "Mayumi ONO as Kyoko" "You know everything." "Don't you?" "Watching us." "Hey, man, answer me." "I know you're there." "Don't be afraid." "Come out." "Tell me..." "Nishina," "What do you like about me?" "Do you worry about it?" "Tell me." "You are curiously, a bad loser." "Man-nish and you don't like loneliness, gluttonous, capricious, calm emotional and love for the people..." "That's enough." "Hey, it's an introduction." "I've got full up." "Can I turn on the TV?" "You're going your way..." "You love it." "Don't you?" "RUMOR REPORT" "I'm Kyoko, chief reporter." "I'm the chief but no members." "I'm trying to find a interesting rumor today." "So." "What is it all about?" "I was called in such a place." "Someone over there." "Let me see." "Excuse me!" "Did you send me a letter?" "Yes." "Your name, please." "My name is Ikeda." "But anonymous." "This is Mr. Ikeda wishes to be called as anonymous." "Nice to meet you." "Tell me, is this a hot spring?" "What's so special about it?" "In fact, a crab lives there." "A crab?" "Like this?" "Yes, a crab." "In this hot spring?" "What does this crab look like?" "It's a new specimen." "It has brown silky hair." "The body size about a baby's head and has scissors." "So. it's a hairy crab." "I guess so." "How about taste?" "Who knows." "Well, let's start our report!" "ONE HOUR LATER..." "We can't find out." "So..." "Let's try to catch it." "ONE HOUR LATER..." "We have no hits." "No." " Got it!" " Really?" "Oh." "Hit!" "Let's go, Mr. Ikeda." "How about that!" "Just like a "flower's bloom crab"." "It boils up savory." "When boiling up, it turns red just like flower's bloom." "That's why we call it." "Mr. Ikeda, is this it?" "No." "Really?" "Yes." "Unlucky today." "No catch about the crab." "We'll try our luck another time." "It's so good!" "It was "Rumor Report" news item." "Dear viewers, I'll wait for your news items." "Something interesting..." "Should be OK." "How make it long as." "It's so hard." "There's no choice." "We've got no other news items." "You're right." "Kyoko..." "Good, huh?" "The costume designer made it." "For the show." "You always slapping." "Here are the letters arrived today." "The Wall Man, it's funny." "Do you know about "The Wall Man"?" "Nakamura, Tell me..." "Are you OK?" "I had a weird dream." "What kind of?" "Hands came out from the wall." "You had a letter about the Wall Man." "What?" "The Wall Man?" "From a viewer." "Heard the Wall Man rumor?" "What's the Wall Man?" "Can I turn it on?" "RUMOR REPORT" "I'm Kyoko, chief reporter." "Should be OK." "How make it long as." "It's so hard." "There's no choice." "We've got no other news items." "Kyoko..." "Good, huh?" "The costume designer made it." "For the show." "You always slapping." "Here are the letters arrived today." "See you." "See you tomorrow." "Kyoko... you dropped one." "Do you know about "The Wall Man"?" "Oh." "No!" "Nakamura, well..." "Just like in my dream." "Yes." "But I couldn't see no hand." "Are you going to take it up on your show?" "I don't know yet." "But it's fee is something." "But don't name it." "I'll go to that address." "You worried about me?" "Sure I am." "Thank you." "See you." "Take it easy." "You're stil in love with her." "Very good." "Perfect." "He's fast." "Nishina always likes a good job." "Fast and cheap." "We're counting on you for the next shoot." "Goodbye." "See you." "How about coffee?" "Yes, please." " Cream and sugar?" " No, thanks." "Nishina... what's this?" "An exhibition I did last year." "It was a great time!" "I'd like to just like it again, not for magazines." "well, I'm thinking it." "I can't wait to see it!" "That's how he met his girlfriend." "Can you pick up such an exhibition?" "Sure." "It's not a big event." "But it's very interesting." "The combination of faces and hands, what so fresh." "The title of the exhibition, "In/Out", does it means the inside and the outside?" "The face is the inside, the hands are the outside?" "I'm not sure." "Both may be the inside or the outside." "I don't understand everything." "But it's interesting." "I'll make it more interesting." "Can I take a photo?" "Me?" "I'll pick up your photos speciall y." "That's pretty good for your show, isn't it?" "Yes, it's a great idea." "Look into the lens." "Here goes..." "What expression should I have?" "As you like." "Oh." "No!" "I'm conf used." "Show me an expression not like you." "That's OK." "That's OK?" "You don't want..." "Show me your hands." "There's a scar on this one." "Would you show me?" "OK." "Right hand please." "I think... just like you." "Do you know the Wall Man?" "Pardon me?" "Endou, you know about the Wall Man?" "I know some." "What kind of story?" "What is the Wall Man?" "I don't know the details." "It's just a rumor." "It must be old urban legend." "A scary one?" "No. it's kind of weird." "is it here?" "Maybe." "Must be in the basement." "Let's go." "There's no light." "Watch your steps." "What used to be here?" "It was a kind of shopping center." "There were caffés, snacks and bars, like a strip mall." "There used to be lots of places like this." "amazing it's still there." "It hasn't been renovated?" "It's going to be." "Starts on the next month." "Kyoko!" "What?" "What is it?" "Look at this." "It's awful." "What is it?" " Looks like..." " Intestines!" "They are intestines coming out of the Wall!" "Mr. Sugimura, that's enough." "Excuse me." "There's damp here." "The wet earth makes on strange shapes." "It's good for the show." "5 seconds, 4, 3..." "Hi!" "Welcome to the show, Midnight Express!" "We'll present many many latest news and stories." "Ride on!" "Today, we have a special guest..." "It's me, Kyoko, from "Rumor Report"." "It's rare to see you in the studio." "Do you have a scoop?" "That's right." "It's not Halloween, but I'm going to tell you a scary story." "Look around, you don't know yet." "First, please watch the report." "It's strange." "There's the address." "But no name." "Do you know about "The Wall Man"?" "It called the Wall Man lives in the Walls." "He is not a human and not a ghost." "It's living in the Walls." "And spying on everything that we do." "We don't know where he comes from, but he seems to have a special relationship with the TV." "And he avoids all contact with human beings." "What's this?" "So, we decided to go to the address on the card." "Here is what we found..." "The Wall Man?" "Looks like..." "Intestines!" "Excuse me, who are you?" "I'm the caretaker." "Don't be scared!" "Did you write the mail about the Wall Man?" "Wall Man?" "I dont know about such a thing." "Our show received a strange postcard." "Exactly this building's address." "Enough about this." "What?" "You want me to touch that?" "I'm sorry, but I can't do it!" "It's disgusting!" "No, not that!" "Good evening." "Nishina..." "What are you doing?" "Good evening." "What're you up to?" "Oh no, you watched it." "So." "You did a report on the Wall Man?" "The rumor won't last so long." "Tell me..." "Where's that basement?" "Let me see..." "No." "No, I can't say anymore." "It's a professional secret." "What were you photographing?" "Not so fun." "Are you preparing your next exhibition?" "It might be good." "Dear viewers." "please contact us," "If you know anything about the Wall Man." "Mr. Wall Man, also awaiting your direct call." "Never come!" "I know him." "He's hiding in the wall, watching us." "Weird." "My kid can't play with the neighbors." "We hear a weird male voice coming from their place." "If he's in everyone's house, we can't do anything." "We used to have a European-style room in our place." "But we did tatamis put in and made a Japanese room." "I think we trapped something in there." "Dear Kyoko, I think I saw the Wall Man..." "Here." "It all came today." "All these big reactions!" "Hey... would you help me some?" "well I checked up on all of this." "I couldn't find an interesting story." "What about you, Kyoko?" "About the same." "I don't have any plausible information." "That's true." "Nakamura, tea." "I just had one." "For me." "Here you are." "Thank you." "What is this?" "Nishina?" "What's going on?" "Are you alright?" "I just dozed off." "Here." "What is it?" "The Walls of my apartment." "The Walls?" "By the way, get those printed." "They're all photos of Walls." "OK." "After this." "Pardon me?" "A Wall is neither inside nor outside." "It never belongs..." "It's not both." "It's the medium." "That's what a Wall is." "It's my next theme." "The Wall Man..." "You spoke about him on TV." "Did you watch my show?" "I knew it!" "I thought it was you." "I watch your show. it's good." "Thank you." "I'd already heard about that rumor." "What kind of story?" "A month ago." "The Wall in an apartment crumbled." "He got hurt." "They say the Wall Man did it." "The Wall had a hole in the shape of the human." "is he dead?" "No." "Just seriously injured." "Hey, Mr." "Would you tell me that apartment address?" "Oh." "My God!" "I'm sorry." "Have you heard about the Wall Man?" "Yes, I saw about it on TV." "You watched it, too." "The presenter in my cab today." " Kyoko?" " That's right." "I told her what I knew about the Wall Man." "She got in just before you." "Really?" "Where did she go?" "well..." "I'm sorry, sir." "I can't tell people's private." "It's dangerous with those perverts about." "Mr..." "Yes?" "Heard about the crab rumor?" "It covered in hair like a silky and brown." "The size of baby's head with scissors." "You know?" "No." "Never." "Never?" "Never." "I didn't know about this restaurant." "What is it's name?" "It doesn't have a name." "It wasn't given a name." "It's delicious!" "Excuse me, what's this drink called?" "The food and drink don't have names." "No meaning about to ask." "And they don't have a menu too." "You tell them your budget and tastes and they arrange." "That's good, you don't have to think." "Also surprise too." "Just like the Wall Man." "He thinks of nothing and he can surprise you." "My next exhibition" "Will use Walls as the theme." "Walls?" "The Wall Man?" "No connection about it." "Why?" "The Wall?" "The Wall about neither inside nor outside." "There is just on the border." "The border... neither "in" nor "out"." "It's the medium." "Medium?" "Medium..." "My last exhibition was called "In/Out" and the next, "Medium"." "Just like a series, isn't it?" "Nishina..." "Do you know the plural of "medium"?" "The plural of "medium"?" "The word "medium" is singular." "But what's the plural?" "Mediums?" "No. it's an exception." "well..." "I don't know." "Media. is that right?" "I thought that "media" came from the goddess Medea." "Queen Medea in Greek mythology?" "Yes, the priestess between men and the gods." "She interpreted their words." "The two words must have the same origin." "So." "Kyoko, you must be a queen." "The queen of the media on TV." "I don't think like a queen." "I just tell information." "It's not about words." "Maybe the Wall Man has something to tell us?" "Who knows?" "But if he does, I want an exclusive interview." "If I find him, I'll call you." "Between... the inside and the outside of the body." "There's the skin in the middle." "And... between the inside... and the outside of the soul, what is there?" "Nishina, You're trying to find about... just like that?" "What I'm trying to find?" "You talk about the Wall theme for your exhibition." "What comes from it?" "I entrust to you what next exhibition." "You're kidding me." "is the taxi on its way?" "I'm sorry," "I have to get up early tomorrow." "What are the photos of?" "Walls." "Want to see them?" "Where did you take them?" "It's this Wall." "I took them the other day." "this photo..." "Something strange." "Hello?" "OK." "We'll be right down." "Your taxi's here." "I'll take with you" "Why the TV?" "Maybe the Wall Man watches." "He gets everything by the TV." "Don't watch TV all day." "You should get out more." "Around 10 PM, a truck and taxi collided on the main road into the city center." "The taxi driver," "Shoj isaburo." "Aged 47, is in a coma..." "Cut." "It's no good." "How can I do it?" "More fearful." "Try to be..." "I'm sick of this private film." "Hard requests so many times." "That's my favorite job." "What is this film?" "It doesn't have script!" "An avant-garde film." "On the world of the absurd." "What?" "It's Really complicated." "I don't understand!" "That's why it's interesting." "I heard about Nishina." "He decided the theme of Walls." "He's taking photos of some Walls." "He became crazy." "Try to work hard." "They don't know which hospital the victim's in." "Oh." "No!" "There is no one in the apartment and he had no contact with the owner." "I see." "I expect of a new scoop." "Awful." "Breaking." "If the Wall Man's in there, he's finished." "Is the Wall Man dead?" "Don't be surprised!" "Is the Wall Man dead?" "Don't worry." "You know, the Wall Man can come out of the Wall and flew." "So he moved before the Wall broked down." "So." "He isn't dead?" "He must die." "Mom!" "Hey... doesn't she present the show?" "I told you, don't talk to strangers." "OK." "Mom." "After our show about the Wall Man, alot of you wrote in." "Thank you for all your cards and faxes." "I'd like to read out one of these letters." "It was sent to us by Mr. Takorachi." "I feel some strange feeling in my house." "I asked a friend who had inspiration about ghost." "But he said nothing in there." "Maybe it is the Wall Man." "He moves around my home." "I'm sure it's not a ghost." "Many people had such a feeling." "Kyoko, anything new?" "Hi, it's me!" "Thanks for all your information, we've had the image of the Wall Man little by little." "He looks similar like about a size of an adult male." "And he stands like this." "Saying "Let me out of here!"" "He moves slowly inside the Walls, not like walking, like swimming." "Also he loves TV." "So he is probably in the Wall opposite to the TV set." "When he doesn't like a show, his hands come out of the Wall and changes the channels." "The Wall Man likes TV?" "So, maybe he watches our show?" "A friend told me she'd met the Wall Man." "Even if you put a poster on the Wall," "It can't stop his eyes." "They're in a new apartment built on the old site." "No way?" "That's gross!" "The rumor of the Wall Man has spread like wildfire." "But there are many stories." "So it's not sure." "What is the Wall Man?" "We're looking forward to hearing your information." "By the way..." "Take a look." "Have you ever seen a bracelet like this!" "There are many kinds of Walls." "interesting." "No. it's not this." "I don't know what's the difference." "Great job, Kyoko!" "Do you watch this show?" "Yes." "The first time they talked about the Wall Man, in the basement, it was scary, wasn't it?" "That made me crazy." "I wonder where that basement is." "Didn't Kyoko tell you?" "No. she didnt tell me." "You want to know?" "You know where it is?" "I don't believe it!" "No!" "Nishina, don't look at the Wall." "Don't do it." "That's so funny." "What are you doing here?" " I came to tell you." " Tell me what?" "I met the Wall Man." "Remember, I told you I'd let you know if I found him." "Here's the proof." "You can see him clearly, right?" "What is all this?" "stop this stupidity." "Can't you see?" "Alright, it's a very good photo." "Yeah..." "Sure is." "Sorry, I have to go." "Sorry I disturbed you." "What about... interviewing him?" "I have to think about it." "As fast as ever." "He's on fire today." "Great job!" "Mr. Nishina." "Good, fast." "And cheap, as ever." "I'm glad he's good and cheap." "But, fast working is great?" "Look into the lens." "OK." "Nishina," "That's all for now." "See you." " Bye." " Goodbye." "We're ready!" "Mr. Nishina, costume is OK?" "I'm sorry I requested for such a thing." "I'm proud of working with your exhibition." "Let's get started." "You don't want?" "Please don't move." " You're not..." " Don't move." "Stay still." "Don't worry." "I'll wait." "Till you stop moving." "Till everything stops moving." "I'll wait." "It's a stupid rumor, but my wife is afraid." "Are you afraid of the Wall Man?" "Yeah, we don't know much about him." "How about me?" "You don't know much about me." "That guy's weird." "I'll tell the police." "You're right, I'll forget it." "Don't worry." "I covered all of the Walls." "The Wall Man won't come here." "Don't worry." "You've got no reason to be afraid." "Cheers for the Wall Man." "Oh no, not him." "It's so good!" "The exquisite corpse will drink the new wine." "Pardon me?" "The exquisite corpse... will drink the new wine." "The Surrealists invented the game in the early 20th century." "The "where, when, who, what" thing?" "Yes, you make a sentence with random words." "The game started as art." "The first sentence they wrote was..." ""The exquisite corpse will drink the new wine."" "That's not art." "It's like TV." "Here are the penguins, says a smiling presenter, and 30 seconds later." "He tells us that in the US, 20 people have been shot down." "And then, they say in a commercial with a special discount nice crabs, and a stupid reporter says the Wall Man coming!" "Since the 20th century, the world's been built." "What do you think about humans couldn't build the world any other way?" "We only make inventions and plans with discoveries and chance." "That's why. listen to what the Wall Man's trying to say." "You're always talking about the Wall Man." "The Wall Man can be watching us." "From a position which isn't inside or outside." "this absurdity world... made by alot of thinking?" "The Wall Man should be a new intermediary." "Maybe he'll teach a new language." "But you know the Wall Man doesn't have connections with people." "I'm looking for different in some Wall Man." "Like you!" "Before interviewing the Wall Man," "I should interview for you." "Good evening." "What's this?" "I'm throwing them out." "Aren't they for your exhibition?" "I give up the exhibition." "What?" "You give up your project?" "I told you," "I have to hear what the Wall Man's saying." "It's not time for taking photos." "Not about the Wall Man." "I'm talking about your exhibition!" "You must do it!" "Kyoko..." "Here." "It's good." "Want some more?" "It looks like a miniature garden." "Are you really giving up your next exhibition?" "There are thousands and thousands of Walls." "Walls, Walls, Walls..." "Humans can't live without Walls." "Why doesn't people think of the Walls?" "You know... if you don't take the photos," "I'll think you're not Nishina." "Maybe there's a Wall man for each Wall." "I'll be by your side and keep watching you trying to take photos." "Nishina..." "Why did you think that this hand was most like me?" "The Wall called skin." "Behind through," "I have seen your true face that you never show anyone." "My true face?" "What do you mean?" "I decided." "I'll conclude that Wall Man things." "Don't worry." "The room just like one of the world, we're just living there." "And trying to fit in." "That is why." "We can no longer reconstruct the world rationally." "What we have to do..." "We have to make a small world and go with the flow of the crowd." "It's the only way," "In this society overloaded with information..." "How complicated man he is." "We made a mistake about choosing him in." "Mrs. Sato..." "I want to say in my report." "Please listen." "How can we define the Wall Man exactly?" "The more accounts I hear, it goes far away." "Mr. Wall Man, if You're watching this show, please answer me." "Answer." "Tell me... who you are." "Nishina?" "So?" "I gave the words for him." "Don't you think it's a good idea?" "It's enough." "He just has to ring the bells to express what he wants to say." "Please, look at me." "I used the letters of every alphabet." "Even the Latin alphabet too." "Listen to me!" "He can use any language." "So..." "You can ask." "Tell us... who you are." "Don't worry." "She's nervous." "She'll calm down soon." "You know everything." "Don't you?" "Watching us." "Hey man, answer me." "I know you're there." "Don't be afraid, come out." "These accounts aren't credible." "Don't say that." "He might exist." "I'm sorry." "I loved you." "Really..." "I'm sorry." "Cut!" "Everybody knows about the Wall Man now." "Yeah." "And yet... we created the rumor." "Yeah." "We sent that card." "Yeah." "Incredible reactions." "We didn't figure it out." "The people agree with the Wall Man." "We didn't make it." "And then, this rumor spread, and somebody died or no victims." "It's not true." "It's a TV show." "You know, Nishina is strange these days." "I think he stays at home all day." "He's not taking photos of the Walls." "He's crazy about the Wall Man." "The guy's so naive!" "Don't take the rumor seriously." "It's getting cold." "well, it's winter now." "I want to go to a warm place." "I agree..." "Precisely because it's late at night," "We should deal with social issues." "people go home exhausted." "They're sick of all these stupid variety shows." "To reach our target audience, we should..." "The police called you, Kyoko." "Me?" "A Wall man freak got into that basement for stopping construction." "He wants to see you what his demand." "He says he wants to speak to you." "Let us through." "Excuse me." "Here she is!" "Come here." "What happened?" "He refused to move until you came." "Hey, here she comes!" "Hello." "I work for the show, "Rumor Report"." "Can I talk to you?" "My name is Ikeda." "But anonymous." "I heard about You're against this construction." "Why?" "No demolition!" "We must protect the Wall Man!" "All things protect for the Wall Man?" "The Wall Man is here, huh?" "How do you know?" "You started on the TV." "Huh?" "Me?" "It's just because TV show." "You believed it, didn't you?" "You started the talk on TV, huh?" "Yes, but it was just for the show." "Don't excuse, huh?" "Please..." "Not you." "Don't escape from the Wall Man." "Escape?" "Me?" "If you run away, the Wall Man will to do." "Anyway, these Walls will be demolished." "Go!" "Run away!" "It's dangerous here!" "What connection about the Wall Man?" "Tell me who the Wall Man is." "You don't know that, either?" "And it doesn't bother you?" "That's not true." "I know you." "You have to tell me about the Wall Man." "Set me free!" "Stop it!" "Ow!" "No!" "I say, stop it!" "Who cares?" "But I do!" "The Wall Man loves TV." "Everybody too, huh?" "Kyoko..." "I know about the Wall Man's feeling." "Kyoko!" "Answer me!" "Save the Wall Man!" "Here." "You wasted time, don't you think?" "Anyway, it was good for TV." "It's not funny." "I was really scared, you know." "I'm sorry." "Anyway, good for you." "How come?" "Because it wasn't Nishina." "When the police call ed," "I thought it was him." "I just worry about it." "Endou told me, Nishina's crazy about the Wall Man, so... well." "I..." "You know..." "I was afraid Nishina would do it." "But... when I arrived there" "Wasnt Nishina," "I felt relieved." "But... actually..." "I was disappointed." "Why not him?" "Why wasn't Nishina there?" "If... he had been there..." "I would have interviewed him with camera shooting for us, everyone would have seen it on the TV, we would have split up... and I'd have... watched him go away looking nervous." "I imagined such a thing." "And it excited me." "It's awful." "Look..." "What?" "Can we go to his apartment?" "I'll go with you." "Also..." "Endou was worried, too." "Let's go with her." "What's that?" "Hey..." "I'll call an ambulance!" "Wake up!" "Are you there?" "[NI]" "[SHI]" "[NA]" "[is]" "[ALREADY]" "[DEAD]" "Who's there?" "Who are you?" "[I]" "[AM]" "[THE]" "[WALL]" "[MAN]" "You know about it." "No." "The Wall Man?" "It's a comedian, right?" "I don't like parties." "I'm always on the Wall like a Gogh's picture." "I don't care about the Wall Man." "I worry about the taxes back..." "I think that taxes..." "They concluded that Nishina had committed suicide." "His death wasn't even announced on the news." "Then," "Nobody have talked about the Wall Man." "But I still believe that the Wall Man exists." "Nakamura and Endo escaped from the city." "They live in the southern islands outside except on rainy days, cause there are no Walls." "I decided to think of the Wall Man once more, though my show no longer picks him up." "Hello, long time no see." "Mr. Ikeda..." "You said on the phone." "You'd met the Wall Man." "That is correct." "It's sure on this time." "Here's the proof that the Wall Man Really exists." "is that... the proof?" "Don't touch it." "It's fragile." "It's... the Wall Man's hand." "About a month ago, I received a letter from the Wall." "It came out from the Wall." "It was written by a disappeared person." "He'd been crazy about the Wall Man for a long time." "He was trying to contact the Wall Man." "You know what?" "He'd succeeded to enter the Wall." "The letter?" "I've brought down for you." "But please hear me out first." "Finally, the Wall Man helped him to enter the Wall." "The inside Wall is hard to breathe for humans and he practiced, it was hard for him but he acclimatized new life however he could move around inside the Wall." "Tell me..." "Yes?" "Did you talk... to your friend?" "You must be kidding!" "We correspond." "When I have a question," "I just put a letter up on the Wall." "He reads it and sends me a reply." "For pencil and paper..." "She could get some from our world, she told me." "Wait... are you talking about a woman?" "Of course." "So." "Rather than a Wall man, we Should say a "Wall woman"." "For a while there was no contact from her." "I wondered if something happened to her." "Last week, it happened." "Something was struggling inside the Wall." "[H]" "[E]" "[L]" "[P]" "A message from the Wall." "Suddenly..." "I pulled her hand as hard as I could." "But... it's broken..." "I got a part of hand." "Mr. Ikeda... this Wall woman..." "What kind of woman was she?" "It's funny." "Kyoko..." "It's you." "You went inside the Wall to follow Nishina, didn't you?" "this hand speaks the truth." "this hand... this right hand is." "I was waiting for you." "Kyoko." "Are you OK?" "I had a nightmare." "About what?" "It's nothing." "I'm OK." "Nishina..." "It's not a dream."