"But it's hilarious!" "'Then you' re not dead?" "'" "You were serious!" "But there was a rumor last year that Shikata was dead." "Well, it's true in a way." "Shikata's as good as dead." "Aren't you." "Man, these are good!" "He really is dead." "I'm out of cough drops." "I'll go buy some." "But it's the Shikata!" "Who wouldn't be nervous?" "There were rumors he was dead." "That's how famous he is!" "He does 4 or 5 hundred million yen a year!" "He did, until three years ago." "Am I dressed right?" "They say he's big on appearance..." "You're fine." "Perfect." "Will you protect me." "Cream?" "Uh." "Look..." "What?" "Don't call me 'Cream' with them." "Why not?" "." "It's embarrassing!" "Ah. so 'Bavarian Cream' does have a soft feminine side!" "Stop it!" "Sorry. sorry!" "." "The guy's out of it." "Shikata?" "." "Yes." "He still hasn't gotten over that thing three years ago." "And are you OK?" "." "Why?" "." "Your nose." "You were drunk again?" "." "No!" "." "I just fell down, that' s all." "I haven't had a drink in three years." "Thanks." "Three bags of cough drops." "Shikata?" "." "Hey!" "." "Takarada!" "Mr. Shikata?" "My name's Yokoyama." "I'm happy to be working with you." "Oh...hi." "Why are you dressed like that?" "Huh?" "Haven't you always said appearance is everything?" "I know!" "It' s an act." "For this job you're playing a down-and-out." "Hell. this is my Sunday best." "Anyway let's all make this on work." "It's been three years." "You never change. do you." "The same little tits." "Maybe I should get another bag." "One more of these. please." "Cream is that really Shikata?" "Yes." "He's not  what I imagined." "Yokoyama?" ".!" "He's into high-pressure sales." "'Chump-change Yokoyama'." "You've heard of him." "So it's not just our old team?" "Ms. Takarada just sort of brought him along." "Apparently these days they're a combination." "So he's her boyfriend?" "It looks that way." "We call them 'down comforters', but they're only 40% down and even that's mostly fiber with a few feathers here and there." "But I'd like you to sell them as high-class goose- feather European down." "All right." "Um... what about me?" "Where should I sit?" "Oh just grab a seat over there." "Yeah. but from here I can't be in the conversation." "Can I, Cream." "'Cream'?" "'Bavarian Cream. ' 'Bavarian' and 'Takarada' sound the same." "No, they don't." "I told you not to call me that here!" "Sorry!" "But to me that's who you are." "Mr. Yokoyama..." "We're talking business." "Oh." "I'm sorry." "To continue..." "We'll work 17 locations." "That's a pain in the ass." "But we'll make more money that way." "And before we forget..." "Ms. Takarada?" "." "What?" "As always." "One key for each of us." "Again?" "We don't have to do that!" "." "What's the point?" "It didn't help three years ago." "We've always done it." "It's a rule." "Sure we will." "It doesn't feel like we're a team if we don't." "What's that?" "A suitcase key." "It's like a rite we have." "Anyway you'll see." "Okey-dokey." "Mr. Yokoyama..." "That suitcase is empty now." "But on the way back it'll be full of money." "It's huge!" "There' s 500 sets of bedding." "At Y300.000 each." "that's Y150 million." "Minus expenses." "Y130 million of pure profit." "Oh sorry..." "It's not as much as when Shikata was chief. but..." "Don't worry about him." "Now he' s the living de add." "Sasaki!" "But I'm really happy." "you know.." "...about how everyone's come together when I called." "So I hope you'll let me do things my way and pull you after me." "You've changed a lot in three years." "I've been studying!" "." "Social Psychology." "interpersonal processes." "Sounds great!" "It's a field where they experiment on how to put people into a state of mind where they' re easy to deceive." "Still. it's experience you need in this work.." "Knowledge helps." "Experience." "OK when we get to Sapporo.." "I'll give you a full three- day course." "Three days?" "No. thanks!" "." "OK. one day." "Well, I guess I could let you teach me for one day." "Write that down." "Sasaki." "The 'door in the face' technique." "You say 'three days' and let the mark turn you down." "Then you yield to that." "and offer one day." "And the mark goes for it." "If I'd started out saying 'one day'." "you've said no." "Maybe. maybe not..." "That' s great." "Mr. Kutsunai!" "That' s just the start!" "." "T each me that 'door to door' trick. too." "'Door to door'?" "We' re not delivering parcels." "That' s funny." "Really funny." "So we still need to arrange the karaoke set and some more giveaways for the draw." "And we'll need to rent a vehicle." "Hey, I can do that." "Ms. Takarada. can you do that?" "." "Do you have a license?" "Yes." "A fake one." "If you would." "Do we have cash now?" "Lots of it." "No problem." "Yeah." "Look at this train!" "." "There's a dining car. too." "So enjoy the trip." "Okey-dokey." "We' re talking business!" "And we'll need staff windbreakers with logos." "Sasaki, you get those." "Shall I make up a company name?" "." "Not like last time." "No 'Ghost Company' in English across the back!" "A bit too close to the truth. huh?" "It sounded exciting." "That doesn't make any sense!" "And the karaoke MC..." "that has to be Shikata." "So what do I do?" "Just hold your horses." "OK." "The magic..." "We'll have to forget that." "Imai's not with us." "No magic tricks?" "That'll hurt." "Not as much as her taking off with the money." "Takarada that wasn't Imai." "Sudo planned that." "You're talking about three years ago?" "Yeah." "What happened?" "." "We got robbed of all our takings." "By this girl Imai." "I don't think it was her." "Imai?" "Imai?" "Imai?" "She worked at a coffee shop we used to meet at." "She was pretty." "Imai was." "And tits that stuck way out to here." "Letch!" "Yeah. well..." "So 's." "Way-Out' pulled a fast one?" "No." "Ms. Way" " Out brought in this guy named Sudo." "He seemed like a nice guy. quiet..." "I guess we got fooled." "Imai fooled us." "I don't think it was her." "Anyway. it was a failure in selection of personnel." "That's the chief's fault." "Isn't it, Shikata." "That' s vital to any scam." "You've always got to watch out." "That's right." "It's like he says." "This time. too." "You have to choose the right people." "Hm?" "Huh?" "Would you be referring to me?" "You are. aren't you." "Ignore him." "He's just jealous that you're with Takarada." "Watch it. will you?" "!" "." "OK OK OK. enough of that..." "So?" "What's my job?" "." "What are you telling me?" "What's that thing?" "Not Sanzo..." "Gonzo!" "A full-body costume." "The kids love it." "I had it cleaned this time." "It's in the next compartment." "Hey wait a minute!" "I realize this is the first time I've worked with you but I'm no beginner." "So why am I stuck in the costume?" "!" "It's not just any old costume." "It's a panda!" "It's really cute." "The black spots around a panda's eyes usually go down underneath." "Right." "Gonzo's go out at the side!" "A black-eared polar bear wearing sunglasses with no temples" "I don't get it." "It's important!" "It's just a fake panda!" "So that's really funny. huh?" "Well." "I don't think so." "Don't sell Gonzo short." "The more excitement there is." "the more comforters we sell." "That much I know." "I'm not an amateur." "Cream can they r ally do this job?" "." "This wasn't the deal!" "Huh?" "Well, first of all  why are you chief?" "." "I was told that was Mr. Shikata's job." "Yokoama..." "And where' s the famous Shikata charisma?" "." "I've always heard he gave off a kind of aura." "This man is emitting nothing of the kind!" "I just emitted a fart." "I'm not laughing!" "I'm disappointed." "A full-body costume?" "!" "." "What the hell is this?" "." "You OK?" "." "There's something I'd like to talk to you about." "Just a minute." "Imai..." "She got on at Kyoto." "It's Imai!" "Oh?" "." "So this is Ms. Way-Out?" "It' s been a long time everyone." "'Sorry' doesn't cut it" "I'm sorry." "Ms. Takarada. at least listen to her side of the story." "Liar!" "Well, if you can't lie you can't do our job." "Maybe you should tell them more exactly what happened." "Well, that night Mr. Sudo phoned me and told me to bring the suitcase." "I took it to a coffee shop." "Where?" "The place I used to work." "off Minamimachi Avenue." "The two little old ladies ran it..." "Yeah. and it had a name like a cheap hostess bar..." "What was it?" "." "It was their names." "That's right!" "The name isn't important." "So you went there." "Then what?" "." "He said he'd look. after the money." "and to give him the case." "So I did." "That was the last I saw of him." "Then if you didn't do anything wrong why did you disappear?" "." "I was the one who brought Mr. Sudo in." "I didn't think you'd believe me." "I felt horrible wondering why I'd ever trusted him." "It must have been hard for you. too." "Just a darn minute!" "." "She messed all of us up!" "You realize that?" "." "Calm down." "Cream!" "She says it wasn't her." "Are you buying this?" "She did it. you know." "I am firmly against letting this girl join us." "Use your heads will you?" "Takarada!" "You're being a bit hostile." "Of course!" "So shes got big tits and you don't." "That' s still..." "That's not what we're talking about!" "It sounds like it." "Tits have nothing to do with it!" "Anyway. who cares?" "It's Mr. Shikata's fault we messed up." "Damn right!" "No!" "It wasn't your fault." "I'm the one who messed up." "Ms. Takarada, I apologize for not mentioning Imai at the..." "Imai!" "Now look what you did, Takarada!" "You made her cry!" "None of us blames you." "No!" "But Mr. Shikata took a chance on a complete amateur like me..." "I felt so bad!" "I can see that..." "What was the name of that place?" "'Yuko and Umeko'." "And we said how Umeko' s name suited her age  but 'Y Yuko' sounded too young..." "Who was who?" "Who gives a damn?" "!" "." "The tears come pouring out and you poor saps are all over her!" "I could cry!" "Yuko had the mole on her cheek." "Right!" "The mole!" "Who cares?" ".!" "Takarada..." "What?" "You blame Imai for wrecking our team but it wasn't her." "We were broken before that." "Even you." "Don't blame Ms. Takarada." "It was you." "It was your fault." "I'm amazed you had the gall to show up again." "Hey I need the dough!" "Good. huh?" "Nice one." "Let's not talk about this any more." "It's hot in here." "The reason I got you all to come together for this is that I want to do it as one of a team." "I mean. we're all weird." "aren't we." "That's why we're in this business. isn't it." "You too." "Yokoyama." "Huh?" "I just think this line of work suits me." "That's not it, and you know it!" "Think back." "Yokoyama." "to when you were in high school." "A guy in your class got killed." "He fell into a storm-sewer overflow ditch and drowned." "The whole class went to his wake" "All of them were crying, every single one." "'l want to cry, but I can't... '" "They started to irritate you." "They were all crying, but they were happy about that." "They were excited." "and that made you mad." "This is about you..." "'Why can't I be part of this?" "'" "But what you really were was jealous of them." "Jealous of those bastards crying." "That's why you were angry." "We were all like that." "weren't we." "Yokoyama... you were. too." "Speak for yourself!" "So you see?" "This work is perfect f or us." "The same kind of weirdos come together in a counterfeit world we all cook up." "Hence this job of ours." "It's something we have to do together. isn't it." "Isn't it, Ms. Takarada?" "Well..." "I guess so." "Come on." "Imai." "You talk to them. too." "OK." "Please let me join you." "Ms. Takarada  I'll do a good job." "I'll do everything right." "Me. too." "As the chief." "I ask, for your help." "OK, do some magic for us." "Great idea!" "Something easy." "She'd have to set it up first." "All right, Mr. Yokoyama." "Lend me your handkerchief." "Watch carefully." "Show me that!" "." "When did you put it in there?" "!" "." "How did you do that?" "!" "." "Is it this?" "That' s the real thing." "Amazing!" "She' s a real pro, Cream!" "Bravo!" "Bravo!" "All right." "Look carefully at this glass of wine." "OK. watch Milky's hands!" "Would you stop calling her 'Milky'?" "It's a bang-on perfect name!" "Ow!" "Careful." "It's perfect!" "Isn't it, Milky." "Lend me a spoon, please." "A spoon right now!" "Here we go!" "First." "I make it a magic spoon." "It changed!" "Incredible!" "You've seen that trick before!" "Stop acting like little kids!" "What are you drinking?" "." "Me?" "." "Yes." "Champagne." "What's in your glass?" "What?" "." "What what what?" "It changed!" "Wow!" "Princess Milky." "Queen of illusion!" "Stuff like that." "That's fantastic." "Now that I think of it, It was a close call." "Without her. we'd been stuck." "She drove the suckers crazy!" "." "I knew she would." "Your dancing sure didn't." "Even the little kids were booing." "It was you who put me in the Gonzo suit!" "That's about all you were good for!" "The costume's in Cadre 8 right now..." "Don't push me!" "OK." "OK. that's it!" "Could I ask you all to go back to Car 9?" "." "Why?" "." "In the rush to leave Sapporo we forgot something important." "There's still work to do?" "You never quit, do you!" "." "So...everybody back to Car 9 please." "Well." "Let's go." "On your feet." "Follow me." "Thank you." "Tickets, please!" "Well." "Let's get started." "Sorry... what'd going on?" "Don't worry." "I'll explain." "These are dummy keys." "They won't work,." "Ah. the plot thickens!" "T o make sure the money is properly handled the person holding the suitcase does not hold the key." "The other five people have keys." "One is real. the rest are fake." "Naturally. no one knows which one is the real key." "So no one can just go and open the case." "So this is the team's traditional rite?" "Does anyone object to Yokoyama holding the suitcase?" "After all. he took on the chief's job." "Why not?" "." "You don't mind?" "It's OK?" "So the rest of us will hold the keys." "Please and thank you." "I'll mix them up..." "Takarada..." "What?" "You having fun?" "Why?" "." "This is a waste of time." "It won't do any good." "That' s right." "Three years ago Sudo just took the case." "If someone just takes it and gets off." "the game's over." "That's right." "I know that!" "That's not why we're doing it." "It's so we all know." "We all have a key. so we know we' re all in this as a team." "The most important thing we need here is trust." "You guys are suckers!" "That's why we all fell apart." "You're the one who fell apart." "I never broke my nose falling down drunk." "I quit drinking I told you." "I learn from my mistakes." "OK, OK, OK." "Well." "I want this team to continue." "So we follow our rules." "Whatever you like." "This is interesting." "Go on and take your keys." "I'll take good care of the suitcase." "Please..." "Don't lose them." "Excuse me." "Oh I'm sorry." "Is Farming the Life for You?" "We'll just hang out." "All right." "'Cause me." "I don't like it." "Yokoyama's just taken over." "Mr. Kutsunai ends up dancing in the panda suit." "I guess people don't change in three years." "He gets conned more often than he cons." "Even with all that Social Psychology." "But Yokoyama surprised me with what he could do." "Me, too." "What do you mean?" "." "You're his girlfriend." "It's not like that." "You're glad to hear that. huh?" "It's great we sold that much." "Yeah?" "Those comforters were just plain shoddy." "My group sold tons of encyclopedias the same way." "There's a trick to it." "You were great, Mr. Yokoyama." "I was amazed." "Yeah. but  Mr. Kutsunai' s whole scheme was a mess." "I just figured somebody had to do something." "And the famous Mr. Shikata." "whose aura comes out his ass." "Anyway. it wasn't much of a team." "Yes." "I thought  you were the only one I could count on." "You're cute  Milky." "What do you mean by that?" "There's Y70 million here." "Yes..." "Just say the word, and We'll get off at the next station." "What?" "!" "I couldn't do that!" "For one thing." "Ms. Takarada blames me for three years ago." "Yes. but it was my hard work and your magic that earned this money." "Why do we owe those idiots anything?" "So at the next station." "Let's just take off." "Try your key and see if it works." "No, I will not!" "Don't even joke about something like that." "I'm not joking." "Milky." "Yokoyama. what are you up to?" "Nothing." "I was showing him a trick." "A trick" "But you were..." "Wow!" "It' s very tricky in here." "I need some juice." "Amazing!" "." "Excuse me." "How do you do that?" "!" "Do we trust Yokoyama with the money?" "Don't worry." "He hasn't got the guts to steal it." "Maybe I should strike first." "Grab the case. and 'sayonara'." "What are you saying?" "Well. it' s possible..." "You couldn't do that." "Not the way you are now." "I' d be delighted if you did." "I'd applaud." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "Huh?" "What?" "Only two left." "What is it with those cough drops. anyway?" "Mind your own business." "I' m not hurting anyone." "You never used to chew those things." "And who ever heard of cough-drop addiction?" "But you always used to have one in your mouth yourself." "Yeah. but I didn't chew them." "Too many of those things and you'll OD on sugar." "These are sugarless." "Come on!" "What are you doing?" ".!" "Don't eat them after they've been on the floor!" "Yuck!" "Leave me alone." "What' s with him?" "I mean that you're not suited to cheating people. either." "Maybe not." "Nor am I." "So would you maybe consider something?" "About what?" "." "I found this in Hokkaido." "If you like. we could go there together." "Hm?" "Oh..." "Huh?" "A farm?" "Uh. yeah." "That might not be such a bad life." "Yeah?" "Really?" "." "Yeah!" "Imai..." "I mean it." "I knew all along. you know." "What?" "Three years ago." "You were in love with Sudo. weren't you." "I knew that." "But even so I never thought you actually robbed us." "The fact that you were gone  was a bigger shock than the money." "Hey. this farm costs Y50 million, you know." "But that doesn't matter." "You and Sudo are over now." "aren't you." "You know I only came back to the team because you were here." "I knew Ms. Takarada would drag me over the coals." "But still..." "Imai!" "...you were here." "I'm so happy Peach!" "Keep on with this work and you lose touch with things." "With your feelings. emotions..." "There's a lack." "Like Mr. Kutsunai said." "There's something lacking." "There's something missing from inside of us." "Like what?" "There's this big empty hole inside our bodies with this thin air drifting around in it." "We'd really like to stuff something into it but we never manage to fill it up." "There' s something we should have that we don't." "Underwear." "Your underwear's showing." "This isn't underwear!" "It's supposed to look like that." "Well, it looks like underwear." "Sasaki. is that all you ever think about?" "." "Were you listening to me?" "." "Ms. Takarada I'll do it." "Do what?" "I will." "Huh?" "We cleared Y70 million." "What are you talking about?" "." "Ms. Takarada  what about me?" "Won't I do?" "." "I hate having Yokoyama tell us what to do." "Let's mess him up." "What do you mean?" "." "No way!" "You and me?" "." "You'd prefer Mr. Shikata?" "Huh?" "What are you talking about?" "You'd leave with him." "Not with anyone!" "Mr. Shikata's dead." "No, he's not!" "Ms. Takarada." "I'll show you what I can do." "When I do that." "Leave with me." "Will you stop!" "The joke's gone far enough." "How long are you going to carry a torch for him?" "Three years ago when the scheme fell through and we fell apart you were right there with the bastard." "I know all about it!" "He wads a basket case." "so you slept with me to..." "That's when he started chewing cough drops." "When he found out about us." "It's because of you." "That thing three years ago I'm sorry." "What' s this?" "T rue confessions?" "." "Sorry I chose now to come back." "So you still have a thing for her?" "Tiny tits and all?" "You've got the wrong idea." "The snack bar doesn't have any cough drops." "I have." "Do you want them?" "No." "Here." "I said no!" "You're weird." "I'll leave them here." "Look, I told you. didn't I?" "Leave me alone." "Leave me alone." "OK?" "Mind your own business. please." "It's just cough drops!" "." "Are you still up?" "Yes." "What'd all that for?" "Could I sleep in the other compartment?" "." "There's an empty bed. isn't there?" "Sure." "Why?" "." "Being in there with Mr. Yokoyama and Mr. Kutsunai it's a little bit much." "Sure." "Sleep in there." "Sasaki snores, though." "Do you think Ms. Takarada will mind me being there?" "No." "She's asleep, anyway." "Thank you." "'Night, then." "Good night." "Mr. Shikata..." "Takarada." "Wake up!" "What?" "Yokoyama' s having a fit." "Why?" "." "It's serious!" "." "He says the suitcase with the money' s gone." "What?" "!" "." "Before we went to sleep it was right here by my bed, wasn't it." "I fell asleep before you." "Where is it?" "Why isn't it here?" "Who took it?" "Well. no one's going to say 'It was me!" ".'" "Are you sure you didn't leave it somewhere?" "Yeah, to hide it?" "No!" "You all know I don't go anywhere without it." "One of us is a double-crosser." "A double-crosser!" "That's what I think." "A double-crosser." "You're repeating yourself." "Found it!" "My bag of cough drops." "What's Gonzo doing in here?" "." "Yeah!" "Wait a minute..." "Next time make sure you're wide awake." "Someone moved it there while I was asleep!" "And Gonzo was put away." "So what?" "We've got the keys." "No one can open it." "Then who moved it?" "." "I don't know." "Everyone...bring your keys." "Let's check inside." "Aw. man!" "Let me sleep!" "Just to be sure." "Next..." "So I had the real key all along?" "I should've tried it sooner." "Shut up and open it." "OK...huh?" "Does it go the other way?" "Give it to me." "What. have we gone back to three years ago?" "Please!" "." "What the...?" "!" "." "It might be the keys." "What?" "You passed them out." "Hey!" "Come on." "Bring out the real one." "Shikata!" "That's not right." "Yokoyama's responsible." "Huh?" "The chief handles the profits." "I've done that." "Right till the end." "The buck stops with you." "Go for it." "Sasaki!" "Who do you think has covered for your inability to perform?" "." "Who are you talking to?" "Mr. Kutsunai you bought the suitcase. didn't you." "Maybe you're not happy you lost the chief' s position and you wanted to take me down a peg." "You got up before everyone else." "didn't you." "Hey. come on!" "You could have." "I've always worked with this team." "I'm not someone who just suddenly showed up!" "So what?" "So Takarada." "where's the real key?" "Wait a minute..." "Do you really suspect me?" "She didn't do it." "She wouldn't cheat us." "Hey don't try to score points with her now." "Come on." "Takarada." "Bring out the key." "Bastard." "I'm going to find out who did this." "Ms. Takarada!" "I'll search everyone's luggage." "That's how we'll start." "What are you doing." "Shikata?" "You' re next." "I lost my cough drops." "I'll be right there." "Hurry it up." "Is this all?" "Yes." "So...who are you working with?" "." "What do you mean?" "." "Back off, Takarada." "You're suspect number one." "Last time it was Sudo." "Who is it now?" "Or are you working alone?" "All I can say is 'you're wrong.'" "You're wrong." "Really." "No, I'm not." "Why do you think. that?" "Do you have a reason?" "." "I'm innocent." "Mr. Yokoyama even asked me." "and I turned him down." "'Asked you'?" "T o do what?" "Mil..." "Imai!" "What are you talking about?" "." "I have to be honest." "No she'll believe me." "Well." "I guess we know now!" "You're wrong!" "About what?" "." "Imai. you talk too much." "'Let' s take off.' you said." "and kissed me." "Kissed?" "You two kissed?" "!" "." "And did you fondle her tits?" "No... hey!" "What's going on here?" "." "What?" "...ow!" "I didn't take the money!" "." "But you asked her." "Wait a minute!" "We were kissing and I got carried away." "He really kissed you?" "Just like you did." "Mr. Kutsunai." "He kissed me and said 'Let' s take off.'" "Mr. Kutsunai?" "What were you doing kissing her?" "!" "You guys are sad!" "." "So you said it." "Mr. Kutsunai?" "'Let' s take off'?" "It was just in the heat of the moment." "I just wanted to make an impression." "It's a natural thing for a man to do." "So that's the kind of man you are?" "I've always had faith in you." "Always trusted you." "Wait a minute." "It wasn't me." "It's just that I'm in love with Imai." "I love her  and that' s all it was!" "Shikata!" "It's your fault." "You're our chief!" "If you' d done your job." "this wouldn't have happened!" "But instead you just hang around and never take charge." "This is your team!" "." "Wake up!" "These three years have been hard for me. too." "Mr. Kutsunai..." "Oops." "I farted." "It can't be!" "What's this key?" "." "This is real workmanship!" "Perfectly planned!" "." "Just great...dumb-ass!" "While you're admiring." "our money's gone!" "Imai. do you have any rope f or your tricks?" "We'll hang Takarada from the ceiling and beat it out of her." "'Smack!" "Smack!" "' You'll like that." "Sasaki." "You're an asshole." "Anyway, we can't just cry about it." "We're pros." "We'll get that money back." "Well, we know for sure it was one of us and the money's still on this train," "I'll find whoever it was." "I'll do it." "The team's finished if I don't." "When you find whoever did it, let me know." "I'll go with them." "Shikata!" "Where are you going?" "Me?" "I'm hungry." "I'm going to the dining car." "Breakfast." "Is that OK?" "The next stop's Toyama." "Be back by then." "Everybody." "We all have to watch that no one leaves with the money." "Peach which of us is it really?" "Huh?" "'Peach'?" "Yokoyama?" "." "Me?" "." "Who cares about that now?" "Our problem is the money!" "T o hell with the money." "Dumb-ass!" "Ow!" "I Want to know what Peach thinks." "What' s this 'Peach'?" "." "Come on." "Peach. tell me." "Me or Yokoyama." "T ell him." "Well between you both I have no preference." "What?" "!" "." "No preference?" "But we're together, aren't we" "What?" "Peach. are you with him?" "." "Milky' s with me." "Is that right Peach?" "." "T ell him." "Milky Let him hear it from you." "I don't know!" "I really just don't know." "'Peach'?" "'Milky'?" "What is this?" "Aw." "Cream..." "This is so stupid!" "Mr. Shikata..." "Stop using Ms. Takarada to get at me." "I don't need that from you." "You called me 'the living dead'." "That's what you told me to say." "Because it was the truth." "Look for every big lie you need to tell 30 small ones to keep it going." "That's hard." "So the easiest way is to be honest about everything but the big lie." "But..." "So what' s the next step in the plan?" "." "I get off at Kanagawa." "Oh?" "." "Mr. Shikata... don't get careless." "You know. this scheme of yours is too clever by half." "It's very complicated." "But I doubt anyone suspects there are two suitcases." "There's no art to just stealing it like Sudo did." "It's so great when dreams come true. huh?" "But it bothers you doesn't it." "Why?" "." "Because I'm in charge." "Because it's my plan." "Yeah. yeah." "I want to hear that from you." "OK." "Darn it!" "But why did you put that key in Ms. Takarada's pocket?" "." "Huh?" "Because it won't work unless we fool her." "Well, yeah..." "Anyway. this is the end." "We smash the team, and it' s over." "Everything up to now is water over the dam." "And I can give up these cough drops." "You haven't yet." "I'll be in Car 3." "So what?" "What good is it?" "I can't do this." "I can't do this!" "What are you doing." "Shikata?" "You're next." "I lost my cough drops." "I'll be right there." "Hurry it up." "Sir. could I ask you to try and stand up?" "." "That's right." "Up on our feet..." "Sasaki!" "Have you been drinking?" "Yep." "Is the gentleman with you?" "Yes." "Sorry to trouble you." "He's like this when he drinks." "I'm sorry." "Not at all." "I'll give you the key to his compartment." "Uh. well." "I'll take him back there. then." "Thank you." "I'm sorry." "If you'll excuse me..." "Sasaki..." "What's this key?" "." "Ms. Takarada!" "It's Ms. Takarada!" "You and Shikata. huh?" "." "Shikata?" "." "He' s past it." "It' s my turn now." "I've got the money." "Forget Shikata and come with me." "Sasaki!" "." "No!" "Oh. shit!" "Uh.." "I just..." "I just I really wanted to leave with you." "I'm not just saying that." "I really wanted us to..." "Stop it, will you?" "." "Where's the money?" "." "Right in there." "T ell me the truth." "Huh?" "It was right here just ad little while ago..." "Shikata. huh?" "." "That son of a bitch!" "Wait!" "." "Where are you going?" "T o find him." "Calm down." "Don't make a fuss or they' ll all know what you were up to." "Shikata really meant it this time..." "Red or blue?" "." "The blue." "We' re almost at Toyama." "He'll get off there." "I know it." "Yeah." "We've got to find him first." "I don't want to lose this team, you know." "How can you still say that?" "That's the most important thing to me." "Remember who made that rule?" "No, I don't." "'This way we're sure." "This way we' re together.'" "It was Shikata." "He made it." "I remember how you used to be." "Always with Shikata, always having the most fun." "Anyway. go back to the compartment." "Then more minutes." "No time to waste." "It's fine." "It' s behind the vending machine in Car 5. like you said." "It's ten minutes to Toyama." "Take the money to the Car 2 vestibule." "Are you sure you want to do this?" "." "T o Ms. Takarada..." "Oh, please!" "Anyway, I don't like women with no tits." "I' m glad." "It's just that I've always wanted to..." "That's fine." "W e don't have to go there right now." "Yes..." "Next stop we get off.." "Yes." "When we do..." "Yes?" "Gimme a feel." "No!" "Spoilsport!" "Hey get going." "We' re almost at Toyama." "Yep." "Let's get back." "We all have to be there." "Yeah. you're right." "Hey, where's Sasaki?" "Not here." "Ms. Takarada?" "In the can." "She'll be here." "Ah." "Sasaki!" "There you are!" "I wads getting worried." "Where' s Peach?" "Who?" "He means 'Milky'." "Whose that?" "Imai." "Next door, maybe?" "I'll go check." "Wait a minute!" "What?" "Make sure you come back." "Come with me, then." "Sit down." "She'll be fine." "I'm glad to see you so relaxed." "Sasaki..." "But Takarada's taking her time." "Maybe she's constipated." "Shut up." "Keep quiet. will you?" "." "Yes. sir!" "Toyama. huh?" "How long do we stop?" "." "I don't know..." "five minutes or so?" "." "Where are you going?" "Sit down." "I suddenly need to hit the can." "Hold it till we pull out." "I'm about to burst." "It'll be suspicious..." "Takarada's in the toilet." "Why can't I go?" "What if I get a bladder infection?" "I'm telling you not to go." "For her sake." "Boy, you look really serious!" "At Kanagawa  we were supposed to hit the can," "Why do you suddenly have to go in Toyama?" "." "You could both go." "Like the girls do." "Shut the fuck up!" "Shikata..." "What's with you?" "So... shall we both go?" "Have you got the balls to go to the toilet with me?" "Well?" "Do you?" "." "No." "I'm fine." "But is that the way you want it?" "If I don't go now." "I' m up the creek!" "All right." "Yeah?" "Takarada!" "She got off." "But Takarada..." "I guess we've got our work cut out for us." "Huh?" "You're OK now." "You must be. if you're ready to pull a stunt like that." "If you can double-cross us and take off with Imai then you're ready to go back to work." "I let her get off the train." "No one's coming back." "You don't think all three of them were in on it?" "Those three wouldn't be in it together." "No." "They wouldn't." "I wanted to end it!" "End what?" "You." "Me with you." "I'm fed up!" "I've had enough." "That's what I keep thinking." "Somehow I keep getting pulled in and pulled in and pulled in..." "Shit!" "I just can't get myself free of you!" "So I wanted to end it." "T o double- cross you and take Imai away." "Then you'd all hate me and it' d all be over." "And then..." "And then..." "Then. then. then..." "What the hell was that f or?" "!" "." "Well you're so cute!" "." "You're such a fool!" "Brooding over nothing!" "I' m not a fool." "and it' s not nothing!" "Look Let' s do some work.." "With the team that's left." "With you as chief." "What?" "I double- crossed everyone." "How can I face them?" "Imai left alone." "You figured it out, you went after her but she got away." "But I was..." "You're a con man. aren't you?" "." "You should be able to lie." "Please." "Shikata I need you." "I want to always work with you as chief." "'Work'..." "You know what I mean!" "So just this once this once..." "What?" "Kiss me again." "What a shock!" "It's a shock." "I'm shocked." "Will you stop?" "But Milky Imai...she was working alone!" "W ell. that's how it is." "Where were you?" "In the can again?" "Yeah... a shock. like that always gives me diarrhea." "A shock?" "Yeah. it is a shock." "isn't it." "Uh. yeah..." "Come on. everyone. cheer up!" "." "Let's get to work on a new scam." "Well, Shikata?" "Sure." "Is this a 'sentimental journey'?" "Why is that how it looks?" "I know a good hot spring." "No..." "I guess it's more like something good happened." "Something good?" "Things worked out like I hoped." "That's great!" "It's OK." "You take the money." "In exchange, I want you to get off alone." "What do you mean?" "." "Don't take Shikata with you." "Does he mean that much to you?" "." "Yes." "You' re suckers aren't you." "The whole bunch of you." "And you are a first-class fraud artist." "I think you have a right to this money." "Anyway we're not in your league." "Maybe what we want isn't the money." "Then you don't belong in the game." "So please don't take Shikata with you." "Please." "What shall I do..." "But I sort of thought Shikata was kind of cool." "Well. he's a cool guy." "What'd the matter?" "Nothing." "You were sighing so much I drove right through a traffic light." "I guess this is a sentimental journey." "A pretty girl like you..." "it won't take long to find someone." "Yes. it always seems to happen." "If I were 20 years younger I'd sure volunteer." "Uh- oh..." "Right!" "Have I got a hot spring for you!" "So we target  section chiefs in mid-sized companies." "They have a complex about not speaking English." "They're sure to buy it." "Will it work?" "." "No problem." "Takarada. find us some pretty foreign girls." "Interview them, and get them uniforms." "Mini-skirts that show their legs." "Yeah. sure." "Um... what about me?" "What?" "What would my job be in all this?" "You still want to work with us?" "I've spoken out of turn a lot." "I'm sorry about that." "Again. please..." "allow me to work with you." "Yokoyama!" "Please, Cream!" "Are you starting that again?" "!" "." "But that's who you are to me!" "Not me!" "You can't keep him down." "Nope!" "Hey. wait a minute...ow!" "Come on!" "He can do the work." "He' s right for this team." "That' s right!" "Mr. Kutsunai, you're a gentleman." "I'd like to work in a samba step for Gonzo." "Can I show you?" "." "Sasaki?" "Sasaki...what are you going to do?" "Do you still want to work with us?" "." "Well." "I've been thinking..." "'Team Cream'..." "Huh?" "The new logo for our staff jackets." "Great idea!" "What do you think?" "." "Sure. 'Team Cream' we are." "No!" "Never!" "." "No way!" "Why." "Cream?" "It' s perfect!" "What's perfect?" "Why do you call her that?" "'Takarada' and 'Bavarian' sound the same." "You just can't pronounce 'Bavarian'." "Oh." "Yeah!" "Anyway. we'll be 'Team Cream' over my dead body!" "Why not?" "." "The chief's said OK." "No!" "What is Bavarian Cream?" "." "It's like a mousse." "Like mango pudding?" "No, runnier than that." "Exactly!" "We could design the logo to look that way..."