"Urban legends." "I thought of them as infantile." "Cleaning corpses for a living." "The desperate act of working on a fishing trawler." "Slave labor and their connection to boutique fitting rooms." "The rumor is that this factory also practices that sort of thing." "There are no signs outside of The Kamiyama Far East Steel Factory." "But people with huge debt, people running from the law with no place to go, and undocumented people with nowhere to go... are rumored to be confined and forced to work there." "Of course, cell phones weren't allowed and personal belongings were restricted to a bare minimum." "It really felt like a different world from what I was used to." "CAPTIVE FACTORY GIRLS:" "THE VIOLATION" "You can't leave until you pay off your debt." "You can't contact anyone on the outside." "With your debt, you can work diligently for a year and you're out of here." "Hey!" "Don't slack off!" "Understood?" "Atsuko Morishita..." "You've got a new recruit in your section." "I'm Natsumi Ichikawa, pleased to meet you." "Work hard." "Yes." "Move those boxes over to the lift." "Yes." "Don't be lazy." "Yes." "Hey, who said you could put these here?" "They're in the way." "Put them in the corner." "Clean it up." "Thank you." "Don't any men work here?" "Yes, but the men and women work in segregated areas here." "Is that so?" " Hey!" " What?" "Let go!" " Don't create problems bitch!" " It hurts!" "Just come with us." "Where are you taking me?" "Shut up bitch!" "No, no!" "Wait!" "No!" "Stop it and do as we say!" "That's so no one will jump." "You'll get used to it." "That's what's most important here." " Mako, are you used to it now?" " Me?" "It's been a long time." "My parents incurred an incredible amount of debt." "One day, these gangsters barged into our house." "My older college student sister was made to prostitute." "I was still fifteen so here I am." "How much longer?" "I don't know." "Penalties for mistakes on the job are making it longer." "Why are you here?" "I... borrowed money." "I spent a lot on brand goods." "You don't look like the type." " What about this?" " Huh?" "Oh..." "I think she'll be back soon." "GUIDANCE COUNSELOR ROOM" "Well?" "Do you repent?" "You broke the rules and betrayed your friends and us." "I'm sorry." "I won't do it again." "As penalty, your debt is increased by five thousand dollars." "That's too much!" " Please forgive me." " You think it's forgivable?" "Well?" "I'll do anything." "So please." "Anything?" "No!" "Let go." "No." "Stop it." "Stop." "Let go of me." "No." "You want to be penalized?" "There." "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "The fact that Yuki Satsunaka ran away... is the responsibility... of the section chief and all of you." "You know the consequences of not reaching your monthly quota." "You're all penalized." " What?" "!" " Why?" " What do you expect?" "Hey..." "What could this be?" "I don't know." "Maybe it's a part of something." "They don't tell us anything." "It's lunchtime." "The crew must prepare for lunch." "You keep working." "What?" "We might miss our quota because of you." "Yuki really doesn't get to eat?" "She tried to run away, even though they always get caught." "There was this guy that tried to run away." "They say they caught and killed him." "Killed?" "Yuki is on the lucky side." "Are there a lot of other guys working here?" "Guys?" "Why?" "Nothing." "I don't know." "We're not allowed to talk to the men too much." "Oh." " Hey, that's mine!" " Let go bitch!" " Knock it off!" " You got a problem?" "Whoa..." "The boss." "That's Hideko Kurosawa." "She used to be a worker like us..." "But she brown-nosed and became a supervisor before you knew it." "Nobody can disobey her now." "Why not?" "Get to work!" "Looks like Tsukada fucked Yuki." "She's over..." "She's stupid." "She had it coming." "Undercover journalism?" "Are you sure?" "Aren't they gangsters?" "He's not a gangster." "I'm infiltrating a factory." " A factory?" " Yeah." "This young businessman who's the center of attention named Shigenori Kamiyama... and is into mergers and internet businesses." " Kamiyama?" " Yeah." "I got information that he's on the board of directors at a factory." "It's not public knowledge." "There are rumors that he's connected to the underworld." "It could be a big scoop for me!" "You'd go even if I asked you not to." "Here, I won't see you for a while." "Thank you." "When I return..." "I'll come back with a ring." "Koji?" "Koji?" "Koji?" "Koji!" "Was I yelling?" "It seemed like a nightmare." "I'm sorry I awakened you." "You were saying, "Koji"." "Is that Koji Matsumoto who used to work here?" "You know him?" "I've never spoken to him." "Where is he?" "It was maybe two months ago..." "There was an accident in the men's section..." " Stop it!" " Accident?" " What happened?" " I don't know." "But I haven't seen him since." "It's a rumor." "It's just a rumor." "We don't really know if there was an accident." "Is he your boyfriend?" "Did you come here to see him by any chance?" "I see." "I thought it was strange." "Because a girl like you doesn't fit here, Natsumi." "Don't get your hopes up." "Anything could happen here." "I'm sorry..." "I really don't know anything." "Like I said before, I don't talk to the guys here." "May I sit here?" "Huh?" "How long have you been here?" "About a year." "Natsumi is in trouble." " Hey." " Huh?" "Bitch." "Please tell me about a person named Koji Matsumoto." "What are you doing?" "If I talk, I might end up..." "If you tell me, you can eat this." "Well, if you say so." "Sorry." "My hand slipped." "Wait a second!" "What?" "I apologized, right?" "You should've eaten faster." "You're flirting with guys." "That's what she prefers." "You know what they say, "sex before food"." "You don't know anything about me!" "Don't fuck with me!" "Who do you think you are?" "You dissed me!" " What do you say?" " Let go!" "Let go of me!" " Shut up!" " Knock it off!" "I said knock it off!" "What the hell do you think you're doing?" "What's going on?" "Nothing." "It's just a fight." "Oh?" "I suppose some guidance is necessary." "She was flirting with a guy." "I just cautioned her." "She wanted to hear about some guy named Matsumoto." "It's not my fault!" "Just behave yourself!" "You're my responsibility!" "Wait a second." "Hey!" "Why bring me to a place like this?" "Let go!" "Stop fighting bitch!" "You're not showing remorse." "Right?" " Stop it!" " Hey." "Hey!" "You know that if you're friendly with us... you'll live comfortably, right?" "Please tell me." "What happened to Koji Matsumoto?" "You still don't get it." "What... are you to Koji Matsumoto?" "We were engaged." "I see." "So you sought to come to a place like this." "Why does that mean I owe you an explanation?" "At least tell me if he's all right." "Please." "Tell me." "Is this a gift from him?" "Throw this silly thing away." "You just have to do your assigned job." "Get rid of any unnecessary thoughts." "From your head and your heart." "You're no different from the machines in the workplace." "Who's in charge of this?" "You again?" "No, not me." "You want to know about Koji Matsumoto?" "As usual, this section has a lot of problems." "So, who did this?" "Well?" "Me." "I did it." "GUIDANCE COUNSELOR ROOM" "DIED IN A WORK RELATED ACCIDENT" "A lie." "It's a lie." "I won't believe it!" "It's not a lie!" "The Koji Matsumoto you know died two months ago." "It says so right here!" "What are you doing?" "Fool, do you think this information is free?" "No!" "Stop it!" "Hey!" "Be quiet." "Stay quiet." "No." "Anything but that!" "Koji." "No!" "Let go!" "No!" "Stop it." "Stay still." "No." "Koji." "Stop it!" "Stay still." "Let go of me." "Koji." "Koji." "It's not a lie." "The Koji Matsumoto you know died two months ago." "You're not going to eat?" "Smoke?" "This is Kurosawa's cigarette." "When I was a teen I used to go out with a burglar." "I helped make all kinds of keys." "So I found the time and made a key to Kurosawa's room." "I sneak in sometimes and steal cigarettes." "I keep it so she doesn't notice." "It's just a subtle defiance." "Is there anything you want?" "Chocolates?" "There's facial lotion too!" "I think Tsukada fucked you." "They all come back looking meek like that." "I'm sick of it." "They also took Atsuko and fucked her after your fight with her." "You saved me." "I didn't do anything." "Things might be easier... if I sell my body to them." "That's just not true." "No way." "Urban legends." "I thought of it as infantile." "That's what I thought... until I entered The Kamiyama Far East Steel Factory." "It exists." "In reality, we continue to live in it." "I don't know if I'll ever see the day when I'll be able to go outside." "I've lost my purpose." "I can't remember the meaning of words I once uttered like, 'dreams' and 'hope'." "But there's one thing we all pray for when going to sleep at night..." "If there is a miracle... let it be that tomorrow morning never comes." "Kurosawa called us machines." "I'd rather be a machine." "They don't have dreams and hopes." "They don't need to try and erase emotions." "Who are you?" "Yes?" "Oh, a new recruit." "This is President Kamiyama." "Say hello." "I am Natsumi Ichikawa." "Ms. Ichikawa..." "The work may be hard, but please do your best." "Here, I won't see you for a while." "What are you doing?" "We have to hurry." "Hey..." "Where does Kurosawa always eat?" "I don't know." "Probably in her own room." "Hey, Satomi." "OFFICE" "LABOR SECTION" "FEMALE WORKER'S QUARTERS" "MALE WORKER'S QUARTERS" "CLOSED SECTION" "SOUTH BUILDING, 1 ST FLOOR" "CLOSED SECTION" "SOUTH BUILDING, MASTER KEY" "You're very careless." "You left the room unlocked." "I'm sorry." "I thought I locked it." "Where's the new product sample?" "Yes." "Can you increase efficiency?" "We're scheduled to take in a large order." "Could you transfer some male laborers to third stage manufacturing?" "You don't get it." "Why do we use female laborers?" "Because they can't tell what we're making by looking at this part, right?" "But it's risky with men." "I'm sorry." "I understand." "Ms. Kurosawa, please be dependable." "That man." "What was his name?" "Koji Matsumoto, right?" "Yes." "Koji Matsumoto." "Not knowing he was a journalist... and that he realized that we are making these... is the result of your mistake." "The next time something happens... you're going to take responsibility." "Please tell me." "How much do you know about this factory?" "All of it." "Gangsters send people here by using debt fraud." "That you have them make illegal guns." "That you send these guns to the gangsters." "That you use that money to take over companies." "All of it!" "That sort of groundless slander is a problem." "No." "I personally don't mind." "But, I am somewhat famous." "And I have relations with politicians." "Those old people can be fussy." "Ms. Kurosawa..." "You know how to take responsibility, right?" "With this, let's just say none of this happened." "Understand?" "Ms. Kurosawa, aren't you Kamiyama's slave after all?" "The strong oppress the weak and the weak oppresses the weaker." "What should the person at the bottom do?" "In the dead end..." "You can only bite the one at the top!" "Men have always been your downfall." "You're cute." "But, some say you're just stupid." "I'm going to come." "Me too." "The South Building?" "I hear it used to be a dormitory." "Now it's sealed off." "What about it?" "Koji is there." "Kurosawa has him confined." "What are you saying?" "That's not possible." "Anyway, why would she confine him?" "I don't know." "But..." "She's always wearing a key." " It bothers me." " Hey..." "Let's forget about it." "I don't want to see you hurt anymore." "I heard a rumor that Koji Matsumoto and Kurosawa were hooked up." "Maybe it's true." "Stop it." "Do you still want to see him?" "What are you doing?" "It's not your turn to bathe." "Excuse me, there is something I'm dying to talk about." "What?" "It's about the man who was my lover." "You're still thinking of him?" "I heard he was your lover here." "Well, I'll leave that to your imagination." "Come over here." "I'll wash your back." "Koji Matsumoto was a good man." "This place didn't affect him." "He was different from the others." "So I had my eye on him." "But..." "You already know, right?" "He died." "A few years ago... a married couple tried to escape here." "The woman was caught right away." "She waited for the escaped man to come save her." "But he was killed." "I heard that rumor." "It's not a rumor." "It's a true story." "The woman immersed herself in this place." "She gave up on everything." "She only believed in her body." "That's about it." "You should forget your dead boy." "Is there somebody you love?" "I'm a woman that's just physical." "No!" "Well?" "It's not bad, is it?" "You should also hurry up and become just a physical woman." "The South Building master key?" "Are you serious?" "Please." "We need your skills." "Please help her." "OFFICE" "Natsumi Ichikawa, we need to talk." " Hey." " Huh?" "What happened to the key?" "I quit." "She's not here, so it's no use making it." "Finish it before she comes back." "Is she really coming back?" "It's been ten days already." "She's probably already..." "Keep working!" "Natsumi is gone so we each have more to do." "Maybe it's better this way." "Rather than being here all the time..." "She's in heaven with her boyfriend." "Don't be morbid!" "Natsumi steadfastly believed he is alive." "I envied her for it." "She didn't... give up like us." "So I'm not going to give up on her!" "We need to talk." "You lost one female worker." "Will you meet your quota?" "Yes." "We'll make it by the due date." "They're all together as usual." "GUIDANCE COUNSELOR ROOM" "What's the condition?" "She's been like an invalid since we brought her here." "She hasn't said a thing." "I can't tell whether she comprehends what we're saying." "Women's bodies are all the same." "You bitch!" "Are these the eyes of an invalid?" "The eyes look very strong-willed to me." "Could you please leave us alone?" "What?" "See?" "You can speak." "What are you doing?" "Let go!" "I said let go." "Please don't resist." "No!" "No!" "Stop it." "No." "Don't touch me there!" "No!" "No." "No!" "No, no." "Stop it." "No!" "No." "I've never been in here before." "I got... gang banged here by the supervisors." "Oh, no." "Stop it." "No, no, stop it!" "You can't." "Let go!" "You can't!" "No, don't!" "No!" "Does it feel good?" "This feels very good." "I am about to come." "I'm going home." "It's moving!" "What's going on?" "Did it stop?" "Let's go." "OFFICE" "Natsuki!" "Atsuko stopped the elevator and trapped Kurosawa, the president, and the others!" "Now is your chance!" "Hurry!" "I made the key I promised!" "We're going back to the workplace." "All of you thank you!" "Hurry, before the elevator starts moving!" "It better start moving." "Excuse me, it'll move." "Ms. Kurosawa..." "Regarding that girl..." "You know what you have to do without me having to tell you." "Koji?" "Koji?" "Where are you?" "I've come for you!" "Oh, Koji?" "Where are you?" "Koji?" "Koji?" "Koji." "Koji!" " Natsumi!" " Thank god." "Why?" "Let's leave here together." "Yeah." "Natsuki..." "The key." "It's right there." "You made it this far." "Kurosawa!" "Kurosawa, stop it!" "Kurosawa!" "Kurosawa, stop it!" "Kurosawa!" "You just can't trust women." "I've learned my lesson." "Ms. Kurosawa..." "Men are your downfall after all." "You didn't learn anything from your husband who escaped." "You were seeing a silly man on top of a silly husband?" "Long time no see, Mr. Matsumoto." "Don't!" "Natsumi!" "Natsumi!" "Natsumi!" "Women are so stupid." "Natsumi!" "Are you all right?" "Why did she do that?" "Did she also love you?" "No." "She wouldn't let anybody get close." "Years ago, she tried to escape here with her husband and failed." "All this time, she was waiting in her heart for him to rescue her." "All this time she never gave up." "I didn't give up either." "I always believed you were alive." "I know!" "I know, so stop talking." "Hang in there." "We're almost there." "Make the effort to walk." "Hang in there." "Natsumi." "Natsumi!" "Natsumi!" "Natsumi, Natsumi, Natsumi!" "Since then... despite Koji's indictment... the existence of the factory never saw the light of day." "Koji." "Koji looked for the friends that saved me... but he couldn't contact any of them." "The rumors of a factory without a sign... became just another urban legend to me." "Al TAKEUCHI" "AKARI HOSHINO" "ERINA KUROSAWA" "NAGISA UMENO" "MICHIRI HIMEMIYA" "YUKINA SHIRAKAWA" "TAKUYA NAKAMURA" "HIROSHI FUJITA" "HIROSHI HATAKEYAMA" "PRODUCER KAZUAKI KUBO" "SCREENPLAY TAKUMI SHIMIZU MIKIO HIRODA" "MUSIC KAYOSHI TERUITA" "DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY TAKEHIKO TAMIYA" "DIRECTOR MIKIO HIRODA" "ENGLISH SUBTITLES BY BOBBY WHITE"