1 00:00:28,727 --> 00:00:32,323 Your fault... It's your fault. If it weren't for you... 2 00:00:34,566 --> 00:00:36,762 If it weren't for you... 3 00:01:00,325 --> 00:01:09,126 (Wanting you to just be near, to feel your breath upon my ear) 4 00:01:09,126 --> 00:01:18,166 (Wishing you would call my name, 'Cause only you can light the flame) 5 00:01:18,166 --> 00:01:24,947 Constantly searching, still can't find 6 00:01:27,519 --> 00:01:33,618 Ever illusive peace of mind 7 00:01:35,761 --> 00:01:44,396 Sometimes it's near, but slips away 8 00:01:44,396 --> 00:01:51,003 And I'm faced with another day 9 00:01:52,211 --> 00:01:58,046 Of wanting you... (to feel your breath upon my ear) 10 00:01:58,046 --> 00:02:02,576 ...to just be near ('Cause only you can light the flame) 11 00:02:02,576 --> 00:02:06,716 Of wishing you... (to feel your breath upon my ear) 12 00:02:06,716 --> 00:02:11,286 ...would call my name, to feel your breath upon my ear 13 00:02:11,286 --> 00:02:15,757 Of wanting you...wishing you... (to feel your breath upon my ear) 14 00:02:15,757 --> 00:02:23,573 Call my name, 'cause only you can light the flame 15 00:03:01,813 --> 00:03:04,749 No way I can find my way out from this! 16 00:03:12,191 --> 00:03:13,716 It's getting soaked! 17 00:03:17,896 --> 00:03:21,992 Well, that's just great. It's getting foggy. 18 00:03:26,038 --> 00:03:27,563 All right! 19 00:03:53,332 --> 00:03:59,238 Um, Beto-Beto-san, right? Okay, better say that charm. 20 00:04:00,239 --> 00:04:04,040 "Beto-Beto-san, Beto-Beto-san, go round and ahead." 21 00:04:04,710 --> 00:04:06,303 Okay, then! 22 00:04:11,216 --> 00:04:13,048 I can't stop! 23 00:04:14,253 --> 00:04:16,119 Cliff! 24 00:04:41,613 --> 00:04:45,175 Um, I don't know who you are, sir, but... 25 00:04:46,985 --> 00:04:48,385 Are you unharmed? 26 00:04:49,521 --> 00:04:54,721 This is no place for one such as you to be. 27 00:04:55,627 --> 00:04:58,026 You should head back where you came. 28 00:04:58,026 --> 00:05:00,932 If you do, you'll find a hut to stay in. 29 00:05:24,489 --> 00:05:27,288 It'll be hard to climb up here. 30 00:05:35,901 --> 00:05:38,894 A shop? In a place like this? 31 00:05:59,224 --> 00:06:03,662 By any chance... Do you live around here? 32 00:06:04,129 --> 00:06:08,125 N-N-N-No, I'm lost on this road. 33 00:06:08,125 --> 00:06:11,196 Ah, then you're like me? 34 00:06:11,196 --> 00:06:14,097 There're no other houses around here. 35 00:06:14,097 --> 00:06:18,306 Looks like this is our only shelter from the rain. 36 00:06:18,306 --> 00:06:21,678 Do you think anyone's still living in there? 37 00:06:26,785 --> 00:06:30,119 That was close! The shop's sign? 38 00:06:31,089 --> 00:06:33,081 "Bi...cchu...ya." 39 00:06:36,661 --> 00:06:38,156 And who might you be? 40 00:06:38,156 --> 00:06:41,292 S-Sorry to impose on you like this. 41 00:06:42,167 --> 00:06:43,596 The rain suddenly started, so... 42 00:06:43,596 --> 00:06:45,969 Oh! Please, come inside. 43 00:06:46,638 --> 00:06:48,004 Thanks. 44 00:06:57,449 --> 00:06:59,976 Please excuse all the dust. 45 00:06:59,976 --> 00:07:03,015 It's all right. Please, don't worry about it. 46 00:07:03,015 --> 00:07:07,447 A long time ago, this was a busy neighborhood. 47 00:07:07,447 --> 00:07:10,055 You live here alone, sir? 48 00:07:10,055 --> 00:07:13,862 Yes. Oh, and the name's Tokuemon, by the way. 49 00:07:18,970 --> 00:07:20,427 That sound! 50 00:07:20,427 --> 00:07:22,596 Is something wrong? 51 00:07:22,596 --> 00:07:23,973 N-No... 52 00:07:27,612 --> 00:07:28,747 - Pardon me. 53 00:07:28,747 --> 00:07:29,506 - Pardon me. - Yes? 54 00:07:29,506 --> 00:07:35,146 I'm a little cold and... Is...Is there a toilet I can use? 55 00:07:35,146 --> 00:07:38,016 At the end of the hall, on the right. 56 00:07:38,016 --> 00:07:39,389 Excuse me! 57 00:07:43,395 --> 00:07:45,626 Have we met somewhere before? 58 00:07:47,065 --> 00:07:48,693 N-No. 59 00:07:53,505 --> 00:07:57,101 Huh? Which way did I come from? 60 00:07:58,043 --> 00:08:00,512 Oh! Thank goodness! 61 00:08:03,114 --> 00:08:04,377 Excuse me-- 62 00:08:15,627 --> 00:08:17,256 Kid... 63 00:08:17,256 --> 00:08:18,696 Hey, kid! 64 00:08:20,131 --> 00:08:23,057 What are you gaping at? 65 00:08:23,057 --> 00:08:25,466 Could you close that screen? 66 00:08:25,466 --> 00:08:29,996 Uh, s-sorry! I didn't do it on purpose! 67 00:08:29,996 --> 00:08:32,036 I just came into the wrong room, and-- 68 00:08:32,036 --> 00:08:33,806 Just close it. 69 00:08:33,806 --> 00:08:34,973 S-Sorry, ma'am! 70 00:08:40,352 --> 00:08:42,677 Is something wrong? 71 00:08:42,677 --> 00:08:45,047 N-No, but you said you lived alone... 72 00:08:45,047 --> 00:08:46,986 and I saw this woman here, so... 73 00:08:46,986 --> 00:08:50,917 She sought shelter from the rain, the same as you. 74 00:08:50,917 --> 00:08:52,420 I... I see. 75 00:08:56,201 --> 00:08:59,603 Oh, it's you! Thank you so much for your help before. 76 00:09:00,672 --> 00:09:04,404 You don't take advice, do you? 77 00:09:06,344 --> 00:09:12,277 I was just trying to spare you a scare. 78 00:09:12,277 --> 00:09:14,617 What do you mean? 79 00:09:16,588 --> 00:09:19,116 Naughty boy. 80 00:09:19,116 --> 00:09:22,094 N-No way! You've got me all wrong! 81 00:09:27,232 --> 00:09:29,126 That sound! 82 00:09:29,126 --> 00:09:32,896 Sound? Yes, the raindrops are heavy, but... 83 00:09:32,896 --> 00:09:36,367 Can't you hear it? That sound... That slish-slish sound! 84 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:38,466 Sure you aren't hearing things? 85 00:09:38,466 --> 00:09:42,437 No, I hear it, too. Yeah. 86 00:09:42,437 --> 00:09:46,077 It sounds like... like azuki beans being washed. 87 00:09:46,885 --> 00:09:48,415 Azuki beans? 88 00:09:48,415 --> 00:09:51,716 Is this place being haunted by an Azuki Arai? 89 00:09:51,716 --> 00:09:54,586 Azuki Arai? What might that be? 90 00:09:54,586 --> 00:09:59,226 Literally "Azuki Bean Washer," it's a type of specter. 91 00:09:59,226 --> 00:10:01,356 They're said to exist in valley rivers or under bridges... 92 00:10:01,356 --> 00:10:03,426 and make a noise that sounds like washing azuki beans. 93 00:10:03,426 --> 00:10:07,065 It's also said that they can't be seen for some reason. 94 00:10:07,806 --> 00:10:12,136 A specter, you say? It's a superstition. 95 00:10:12,136 --> 00:10:17,006 Superstition? You sell charms, don't you? 96 00:10:17,006 --> 00:10:22,246 Don't you make your living off of curses and specters? 97 00:10:22,246 --> 00:10:25,986 I'd like to say your theory was an accurate one... 98 00:10:25,986 --> 00:10:28,686 but charms and exorcisms simply put food on my plate. 99 00:10:28,686 --> 00:10:31,663 In fact, I believe in neither gods nor Buddha. 100 00:10:33,732 --> 00:10:37,826 It's definitely an Azuki Arai. If you can hear the sound... 101 00:10:37,826 --> 00:10:40,196 it is believed that you would fall into the water. 102 00:10:40,196 --> 00:10:41,896 So, you're not just a pervert... 103 00:10:41,896 --> 00:10:44,836 but also knowledgeable about strange things, huh, pal? 104 00:10:44,836 --> 00:10:47,703 S-Stop calling me a pervert! 105 00:10:47,703 --> 00:10:49,836 Look, it's because I make my living... 106 00:10:49,836 --> 00:10:52,276 thinking up riddles that children can solve... 107 00:10:52,276 --> 00:10:55,177 but I'm working on a collection of 100 ghost stories... 108 00:10:55,177 --> 00:10:56,916 that I want to publish someday. 109 00:10:58,023 --> 00:11:02,791 A hundred of them, you say? I just love scary stories! 110 00:11:03,461 --> 00:11:08,495 I see. An author would naturally be well-versed in his subject. 111 00:11:08,495 --> 00:11:11,334 No, please. I'm just a beginner at this. 112 00:11:13,071 --> 00:11:15,905 There is an Azuki Arai here. 113 00:11:18,843 --> 00:11:24,805 The Azuki Arai was the cause of my shop's downfall. 114 00:11:27,552 --> 00:11:30,852 Yes. It was 10 years ago... 115 00:11:33,258 --> 00:11:35,516 BICCHUYA It was when the store was still busy... 116 00:11:35,516 --> 00:11:38,156 that I received an apprentice named Yasuke. 117 00:11:38,156 --> 00:11:40,487 Yasuke was hopeless at doing this job... 118 00:11:40,487 --> 00:11:43,866 but he had a strange but amazing talent. 119 00:11:44,335 --> 00:11:46,996 He could tell how many azuki beans there were... 120 00:11:46,996 --> 00:11:49,133 in a measuring box with just a glance. 121 00:11:49,908 --> 00:11:53,436 Rumors of Yasuke's ability spread from village to village... 122 00:11:53,436 --> 00:11:55,606 until eventually this kingdom's lord... 123 00:11:55,606 --> 00:11:58,139 demanded to see Yasuke's talent for himself. 124 00:11:59,017 --> 00:12:03,648 Yasuke counted the azuki beans perfectly. 125 00:12:04,656 --> 00:12:07,625 Not only did this please the lord, but as word spread... 126 00:12:07,625 --> 00:12:10,261 BICCHUYA Not only did this please the lord, but as word spread... 127 00:12:10,261 --> 00:12:15,696 BICCHUYA the store became even more successful. 128 00:12:15,696 --> 00:12:18,627 It was then, when I was so pleased with it all... 129 00:12:18,627 --> 00:12:21,696 that I announced that I was going to will my property to Yasuke. 130 00:12:21,696 --> 00:12:25,067 I said this in front of all the employees. 131 00:12:25,067 --> 00:12:27,605 I had no children of my own, you see. 132 00:12:27,605 --> 00:12:29,636 I suppose the most foolish child... 133 00:12:29,636 --> 00:12:31,912 always turns out to be the most dear. 134 00:12:34,319 --> 00:12:37,577 A few days later, Yasuke went off... 135 00:12:37,577 --> 00:12:41,458 to wash some azuki beans and disappeared. 136 00:12:43,094 --> 00:12:45,461 He met a cruel and gruesome end. 137 00:12:49,100 --> 00:12:52,427 Ever since then, we started hearing... 138 00:12:52,427 --> 00:12:56,666 that strange noise on rainy days like today. 139 00:12:56,666 --> 00:12:58,536 It's the Azuki Arai. 140 00:12:58,536 --> 00:13:01,206 Yasuke's thoughts when he died had nowhere to go... 141 00:13:01,206 --> 00:13:04,037 and had become a ghost. So the rumors claimed. 142 00:13:04,037 --> 00:13:06,645 One by one, my employees left the shop... 143 00:13:06,645 --> 00:13:09,018 until it became the ruin you see now. 144 00:13:12,290 --> 00:13:14,846 I'm sorry for you. 145 00:13:14,846 --> 00:13:17,886 And the murderer... Was he ever found? 146 00:13:17,886 --> 00:13:20,058 Y-Yes. 147 00:13:20,665 --> 00:13:24,932 It was a man named Tatsugoro, my head clerk for many years. 148 00:13:26,538 --> 00:13:32,266 He was a diligent worker, but he was executed for the crime. 149 00:13:32,266 --> 00:13:33,936 Executed? 150 00:13:33,936 --> 00:13:37,973 Is something wrong? You don't look well. 151 00:13:38,850 --> 00:13:40,842 Someone's in here! 152 00:13:46,658 --> 00:13:48,185 Someone's in here! 153 00:13:48,185 --> 00:13:50,856 I doubt that. 154 00:14:01,639 --> 00:14:03,904 Please don't scare us like that. 155 00:14:06,110 --> 00:14:08,906 It's grown very late. 156 00:14:08,906 --> 00:14:12,476 Some fate brought you here to discuss those events of long ago. 157 00:14:12,476 --> 00:14:15,346 Please, won't you stay here for the night? 158 00:14:15,346 --> 00:14:17,446 You know, when you think about it... 159 00:14:17,446 --> 00:14:20,186 it's not surprising Yasuke would haunt this place. 160 00:14:20,186 --> 00:14:23,386 He was killed having done nothing at all wrong. 161 00:14:23,386 --> 00:14:24,486 You're right. 162 00:14:24,486 --> 00:14:26,856 Well, if a ghost should happen to appear... 163 00:14:26,856 --> 00:14:30,927 we have a fine monk like Master Enkai here to protect us. 164 00:14:31,603 --> 00:14:34,466 How do you know my name? 165 00:14:34,466 --> 00:14:38,766 This certainly is turning out to be a strange visit. 166 00:14:38,766 --> 00:14:41,506 Rain's not letting up, either. 167 00:14:41,506 --> 00:14:45,776 No. This isn't Bicchuya. 168 00:14:45,776 --> 00:14:48,476 It wasn't out in the countryside like this. 169 00:14:48,476 --> 00:14:52,753 And... And Tokuemon is supposed to be dead! 170 00:14:56,461 --> 00:14:58,828 Beggars can't be choosers, huh? 171 00:15:27,792 --> 00:15:29,761 Azuki! 172 00:15:40,705 --> 00:15:42,867 What's wrong? 173 00:15:43,775 --> 00:15:46,485 Have a bad dream? 174 00:15:46,485 --> 00:15:47,740 Y-Yes. 175 00:15:55,853 --> 00:15:58,652 Begone! Begone, I say! 176 00:16:00,291 --> 00:16:03,090 What's wrong, Brother Tatsugoro? 177 00:16:04,262 --> 00:16:09,633 No! I'm not Tatsugoro! I'm not! I'M NOT! 178 00:16:11,269 --> 00:16:14,296 Ow! What's the big idea?! 179 00:16:46,004 --> 00:16:48,098 This is...! 180 00:16:51,342 --> 00:16:54,167 Who is it?! Who's playing a prank on me? Open up! 181 00:16:54,167 --> 00:16:56,909 Open the door, please! 182 00:17:00,418 --> 00:17:04,216 I... I did nothing wrong! 183 00:17:04,216 --> 00:17:08,386 I... I did my job well! 184 00:17:08,386 --> 00:17:10,356 How could the master give it to him?! 185 00:17:10,356 --> 00:17:13,086 If he hadn't said he was leaving it to Yasuke... 186 00:17:13,086 --> 00:17:16,397 If he just hadn't said that... 187 00:18:00,912 --> 00:18:03,143 Brother Tatsugoro? 188 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:10,913 Huh? 189 00:18:12,957 --> 00:18:14,983 Yasuke! 190 00:18:31,809 --> 00:18:33,744 Enkai-san! 191 00:18:39,484 --> 00:18:41,385 Mata...ichi-san? 192 00:18:52,396 --> 00:18:56,096 I... I practiced my apprenticeship well! 193 00:18:56,096 --> 00:18:58,763 For years! Years and years! 194 00:19:00,404 --> 00:19:02,435 And yet... And yet the master... 195 00:19:02,435 --> 00:19:04,797 was going to leave it all to Yasuke... 196 00:19:04,797 --> 00:19:06,835 To that stupid little kid! 197 00:19:08,146 --> 00:19:12,208 That's why... That's why I... 198 00:19:12,917 --> 00:19:15,443 Such is the way of this world. 199 00:19:17,622 --> 00:19:20,447 Just as the undeserving may find fortune... 200 00:19:20,447 --> 00:19:23,387 so, too, might an honest man suffer loss. 201 00:19:23,387 --> 00:19:27,026 The world is full of such unexplainable twists. 202 00:19:27,026 --> 00:19:31,696 Which is right and which is wrong, we cannot say. 203 00:19:31,696 --> 00:19:36,868 However, the sin of killing another person is always a sin! 204 00:19:56,694 --> 00:19:59,061 What the heck? 205 00:20:03,701 --> 00:20:06,694 What's going on? 206 00:20:23,821 --> 00:20:28,386 Poor guy. Maybe we overdid things a little. 207 00:20:28,386 --> 00:20:32,826 Heh, we ALWAYS overdo things, don't we? 208 00:20:32,826 --> 00:20:36,528 Still, he died with a peaceful look on his face, didn't he? 209 00:20:40,638 --> 00:20:43,767 To the next world, we commit Thee! 210 00:20:49,213 --> 00:20:50,237 There they are! 211 00:20:52,283 --> 00:20:54,306 I finally found you! 212 00:20:54,306 --> 00:20:57,346 Just who ARE you people?! 213 00:20:57,346 --> 00:21:00,716 What do you mean? I'm a harmless peddler of charms. 214 00:21:00,716 --> 00:21:04,156 However you put it, the truth is you're a trickster... 215 00:21:04,156 --> 00:21:06,926 who makes his living by fooling people, Mataichi. 216 00:21:06,926 --> 00:21:11,226 Ogin! What about you? You PUPPETEER! 217 00:21:11,226 --> 00:21:13,096 Oh, the slanders you tell! 218 00:21:13,096 --> 00:21:15,527 There they go again. 219 00:21:15,527 --> 00:21:19,738 Trickster? Puppeteer? 220 00:21:20,611 --> 00:21:22,739 They're nothing but murderers, if you ask me. 221 00:21:30,554 --> 00:21:31,816 That's who we are. 222 00:21:31,816 --> 00:21:34,417 Do you understand, Mr. Pervert Author? 223 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,420 For your own safety, I suggest you keep your distance from us. 224 00:21:39,130 --> 00:21:43,158 Those who don't listen to advice may end up getting injured. 225 00:21:53,144 --> 00:21:56,740 Just who were they? 226 00:22:02,486 --> 00:22:08,347 That was my first encounter with the Mataichi Gang. 227 00:22:08,347 --> 00:22:12,854 And with the world of darkness that existed with them. 228 00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:21,230 Wind chimes whisper soft and sweet 229 00:22:23,174 --> 00:22:29,273 Though there's not a hint of a breeze 230 00:22:30,247 --> 00:22:36,046 Moonlight dancing on the garden walk 231 00:22:36,046 --> 00:22:42,653 As it gently drifts through the trees 232 00:22:44,061 --> 00:22:50,027 Romance takes flight on this perfect night 233 00:22:50,027 --> 00:22:56,702 While all of the world lays sleeping 234 00:22:57,541 --> 00:23:07,008 Find us here as we feel the moment of love 235 00:23:08,319 --> 00:23:11,753 Draw near 236 00:23:11,753 --> 00:23:18,816 Dream, sleep, with your hand in mine 237 00:23:18,816 --> 00:23:24,769 Underneath a blanket of stars 238 00:23:26,937 --> 00:23:32,236 Song birds singing in a distant glade 239 00:23:32,236 --> 00:23:40,652 As we share the warmth of the dawn 240 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,426 Evil and ambition scatter in the darkness... 241 00:23:52,426 --> 00:23:55,796 leaving behind dubious rumors to fly in public. 242 00:23:55,796 --> 00:24:00,627 In glorious Edo, to protect the respected inn Yanagiya... 243 00:24:00,627 --> 00:24:04,266 a willow loves the inn's owner, Kichibe, so much... 244 00:24:04,266 --> 00:24:07,106 that it kills his bride each time he takes one. 245 00:24:07,106 --> 00:24:11,606 Next time, on Natsuhiko Kyogoku's "Requiem From the Darkness:" 246 00:24:11,606 --> 00:24:13,546 Yanagi Onna (The Willow Woman) 247 00:24:13,546 --> 00:24:16,453 To the next world, we commit Thee!