1 00:00:28,728 --> 00:00:32,323 Your fault... It's your fault. If it weren't for you... 2 00:00:34,567 --> 00:00:36,762 If it weren't for you... 3 00:01:00,326 --> 00:01:09,098 (Wanting you to just be near, to feel your breath upon my ear) 4 00:01:09,135 --> 00:01:18,134 (Wishing you would call my name, 'Cause only you can light the flame) 5 00:01:18,178 --> 00:01:24,947 Constantly searching, still can't find 6 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:33,618 Ever illusive peace of mind 7 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:44,363 Sometimes it's near, but slips away 8 00:01:44,404 --> 00:01:51,003 And I'm faced with another day 9 00:01:52,212 --> 00:01:58,014 Of wanting you... (to feel your breath upon my ear) 10 00:01:58,051 --> 00:02:02,545 ...to just be near ('Cause only you can light the flame) 11 00:02:02,589 --> 00:02:06,685 Of wishing you... (to feel your breath upon my ear) 12 00:02:06,726 --> 00:02:11,254 ...would call my name, to feel your breath upon my ear 13 00:02:11,297 --> 00:02:15,734 Of wanting you...wishing you... (to feel your breath upon my ear) 14 00:02:15,768 --> 00:02:23,573 Call my name, 'cause only you can light the flame 15 00:03:01,814 --> 00:03:04,749 No way I can find my way out from this! 16 00:03:12,192 --> 00:03:13,716 It's getting soaked! 17 00:03:17,897 --> 00:03:21,993 Well, that's just great. It's getting foggy. 18 00:03:26,039 --> 00:03:27,563 All right! 19 00:03:53,333 --> 00:03:59,238 Um, Beto-Beto-san, right? Okay, better say that charm. 20 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:04,040 "Beto-Beto-san, Beto-Beto-san, go round and ahead." 21 00:04:04,711 --> 00:04:06,303 Okay, then! 22 00:04:11,217 --> 00:04:13,048 I can't stop! 23 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:16,119 Cliff! 24 00:04:41,614 --> 00:04:45,175 Um, I don't know who you are, sir, but... 25 00:04:46,986 --> 00:04:48,385 Are you unharmed? 26 00:04:49,522 --> 00:04:54,721 This is no place for one such as you to be. 27 00:04:55,628 --> 00:04:57,994 You should head back where you came. 28 00:04:58,031 --> 00:05:00,932 If you do, you'll find a hut to stay in. 29 00:05:24,490 --> 00:05:27,288 It'll be hard to climb up here. 30 00:05:35,902 --> 00:05:38,894 A shop? In a place like this? 31 00:05:59,225 --> 00:06:03,662 By any chance... Do you live around here? 32 00:06:04,130 --> 00:06:08,089 N-N-N-No, I'm lost on this road. 33 00:06:08,134 --> 00:06:11,160 Ah, then you're like me? 34 00:06:11,204 --> 00:06:14,071 There're no other houses around here. 35 00:06:14,107 --> 00:06:18,271 Looks like this is our only shelter from the rain. 36 00:06:18,311 --> 00:06:21,678 Do you think anyone's still living in there? 37 00:06:26,786 --> 00:06:30,119 That was close! The shop's sign? 38 00:06:31,090 --> 00:06:33,081 "Bi...cchu...ya." 39 00:06:36,662 --> 00:06:38,129 And who might you be? 40 00:06:38,164 --> 00:06:41,292 S-Sorry to impose on you like this. 41 00:06:42,168 --> 00:06:43,567 The rain suddenly started, so... 42 00:06:43,603 --> 00:06:45,969 Oh! Please, come inside. 43 00:06:46,639 --> 00:06:48,004 Thanks. 44 00:06:57,450 --> 00:06:59,941 Please excuse all the dust. 45 00:06:59,986 --> 00:07:02,978 It's all right. Please, don't worry about it. 46 00:07:03,022 --> 00:07:07,425 A long time ago, this was a busy neighborhood. 47 00:07:07,460 --> 00:07:10,020 You live here alone, sir? 48 00:07:10,062 --> 00:07:13,862 Yes. Oh, and the name's Tokuemon, by the way. 49 00:07:18,971 --> 00:07:20,404 That sound! 50 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,567 Is something wrong? 51 00:07:22,608 --> 00:07:23,973 N-No... 52 00:07:27,613 --> 00:07:28,748 - Pardon me. 53 00:07:28,748 --> 00:07:29,476 - Pardon me. - Yes? 54 00:07:29,515 --> 00:07:35,112 I'm a little cold and... Is...Is there a toilet I can use? 55 00:07:35,154 --> 00:07:37,987 At the end of the hall, on the right. 56 00:07:38,024 --> 00:07:39,389 Excuse me! 57 00:07:43,396 --> 00:07:45,626 Have we met somewhere before? 58 00:07:47,066 --> 00:07:48,693 N-No. 59 00:07:53,506 --> 00:07:57,101 Huh? Which way did I come from? 60 00:07:58,044 --> 00:08:00,512 Oh! Thank goodness! 61 00:08:03,115 --> 00:08:04,377 Excuse me-- 62 00:08:15,628 --> 00:08:17,220 Kid... 63 00:08:17,263 --> 00:08:18,696 Hey, kid! 64 00:08:20,132 --> 00:08:23,033 What are you gaping at? 65 00:08:23,069 --> 00:08:25,435 Could you close that screen? 66 00:08:25,471 --> 00:08:29,965 Uh, s-sorry! I didn't do it on purpose! 67 00:08:30,009 --> 00:08:32,000 I just came into the wrong room, and-- 68 00:08:32,044 --> 00:08:33,773 Just close it. 69 00:08:33,813 --> 00:08:34,973 S-Sorry, ma'am! 70 00:08:40,353 --> 00:08:42,651 Is something wrong? 71 00:08:42,688 --> 00:08:45,020 N-No, but you said you lived alone... 72 00:08:45,057 --> 00:08:46,957 and I saw this woman here, so... 73 00:08:46,993 --> 00:08:50,895 She sought shelter from the rain, the same as you. 74 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:52,420 I... I see. 75 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:59,603 Oh, it's you! Thank you so much for your help before. 76 00:09:00,673 --> 00:09:04,404 You don't take advice, do you? 77 00:09:06,345 --> 00:09:12,250 I was just trying to spare you a scare. 78 00:09:12,285 --> 00:09:14,617 What do you mean? 79 00:09:16,589 --> 00:09:19,080 Naughty boy. 80 00:09:19,125 --> 00:09:22,094 N-No way! You've got me all wrong! 81 00:09:27,233 --> 00:09:29,098 That sound! 82 00:09:29,135 --> 00:09:32,866 Sound? Yes, the raindrops are heavy, but... 83 00:09:32,905 --> 00:09:36,341 Can't you hear it? That sound... That slish-slish sound! 84 00:09:36,375 --> 00:09:38,434 Sure you aren't hearing things? 85 00:09:38,477 --> 00:09:42,413 No, I hear it, too. Yeah. 86 00:09:42,448 --> 00:09:46,077 It sounds like... Iike azuki beans being washed. 87 00:09:46,886 --> 00:09:48,376 Azuki beans? 88 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:51,686 Is this place being haunted by an Azuki Arai? 89 00:09:51,724 --> 00:09:54,557 Azuki Arai? What might that be? 90 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:59,190 Literally "Azuki Bean Washer," it's a type of specter. 91 00:09:59,231 --> 00:10:01,324 They're said to exist in valley rivers or under bridges... 92 00:10:01,367 --> 00:10:03,392 and make a noise that sounds like washing azuki beans. 93 00:10:03,436 --> 00:10:07,065 It's also said that they can't be seen for some reason. 94 00:10:07,807 --> 00:10:12,107 A specter, you say? It's a superstition. 95 00:10:12,144 --> 00:10:16,979 Superstition? You sell charms, don't you? 96 00:10:17,016 --> 00:10:22,215 Don't you make your living off of curses and specters? 97 00:10:22,254 --> 00:10:25,951 I'd like to say your theory was an accurate one... 98 00:10:25,992 --> 00:10:28,654 but charms and exorcisms simply put food on my plate. 99 00:10:28,694 --> 00:10:31,663 In fact, I believe in neither gods nor Buddha. 100 00:10:33,733 --> 00:10:37,794 It's definitely an Azuki Arai. If you can hear the sound... 101 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:40,169 it is believed that you would fall into the water. 102 00:10:40,206 --> 00:10:41,867 So, you're not just a pervert... 103 00:10:41,907 --> 00:10:44,808 but also knowledgeable about strange things, huh, pal? 104 00:10:44,844 --> 00:10:47,642 S-Stop calling me a pervert! 105 00:10:47,713 --> 00:10:49,806 Look, it's because I make my living... 106 00:10:49,849 --> 00:10:52,249 thinking up riddles that children can solve... 107 00:10:52,284 --> 00:10:55,151 but I'm working on a collection of 100 ghost stories... 108 00:10:55,187 --> 00:10:56,916 that I want to publish someday. 109 00:10:58,024 --> 00:11:02,791 A hundred of them, you say? I just love scary stories! 110 00:11:03,462 --> 00:11:08,456 I see. An author would naturally be well-versed in his subject. 111 00:11:08,501 --> 00:11:11,334 No, please. I'm just a beginner at this. 112 00:11:13,072 --> 00:11:15,905 There is an Azuki Arai here. 113 00:11:18,844 --> 00:11:24,805 The Azuki Arai was the cause of my shop's downfall. 114 00:11:27,553 --> 00:11:30,852 Yes. It was 10 years ago... 115 00:11:33,259 --> 00:11:35,489 BlCCHUYA It was when the store was still busy... 116 00:11:35,528 --> 00:11:38,122 that I received an apprentice named Yasuke. 117 00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:40,462 Yasuke was hopeless at doing this job... 118 00:11:40,499 --> 00:11:43,866 but he had a strange but amazing talent. 119 00:11:44,336 --> 00:11:46,964 He could tell how many azuki beans there were... 120 00:11:47,006 --> 00:11:49,133 in a measuring box with just a glance. 121 00:11:49,909 --> 00:11:53,401 Rumors of Yasuke's ability spread from village to village... 122 00:11:53,446 --> 00:11:55,573 until eventually this kingdom's lord... 123 00:11:55,614 --> 00:11:58,139 demanded to see Yasuke's talent for himself. 124 00:11:59,018 --> 00:12:03,648 Yasuke counted the azuki beans perfectly. 125 00:12:04,657 --> 00:12:07,626 Not only did this please the lord, but as word spread... 126 00:12:07,626 --> 00:12:10,262 BlCCHUYA Not only did this please the lord, but as word spread... 127 00:12:10,262 --> 00:12:15,666 BlCCHUYA the store became even more successful. 128 00:12:15,701 --> 00:12:18,602 It was then, when I was so pleased with it all... 129 00:12:18,637 --> 00:12:21,663 that I announced that I was going to will my property to Yasuke. 130 00:12:21,707 --> 00:12:25,040 I said this in front of all the employees. 131 00:12:25,077 --> 00:12:27,568 I had no children of my own, you see. 132 00:12:27,613 --> 00:12:29,604 I suppose the most foolish child... 133 00:12:29,648 --> 00:12:31,912 always turns out to be the most dear. 134 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,551 A few days later, Yasuke went off... 135 00:12:37,590 --> 00:12:41,458 to wash some azuki beans and disappeared. 136 00:12:43,095 --> 00:12:45,461 He met a cruel and gruesome end. 137 00:12:49,101 --> 00:12:52,400 Ever since then, we started hearing... 138 00:12:52,438 --> 00:12:56,636 that strange noise on rainy days like today. 139 00:12:56,675 --> 00:12:58,506 It's the Azuki Arai. 140 00:12:58,544 --> 00:13:01,172 Yasuke's thoughts when he died had nowhere to go... 141 00:13:01,213 --> 00:13:04,011 and had become a ghost. So the rumors claimed. 142 00:13:04,049 --> 00:13:06,609 One by one, my employees left the shop... 143 00:13:06,652 --> 00:13:09,018 until it became the ruin you see now. 144 00:13:12,291 --> 00:13:14,816 I'm sorry for you. 145 00:13:14,860 --> 00:13:17,852 And the murderer... Was he ever found? 146 00:13:17,897 --> 00:13:20,058 Y-Yes. 147 00:13:20,666 --> 00:13:24,932 It was a man named Tatsugoro, my head clerk for many years. 148 00:13:32,278 --> 00:13:33,905 Executed? 149 00:13:33,946 --> 00:13:37,973 Is something wrong? You don't look well. 150 00:13:38,851 --> 00:13:40,842 Someone's in here! 151 00:13:46,659 --> 00:13:48,149 Someone's in here! 152 00:13:48,194 --> 00:13:50,856 I doubt that. 153 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,904 Please don't scare us like that. 154 00:14:06,111 --> 00:14:08,875 It's grown very late. 155 00:14:08,914 --> 00:14:12,441 Some fate brought you here to discuss those events of long ago. 156 00:14:12,484 --> 00:14:15,317 Please, won't you stay here for the night? 157 00:14:15,354 --> 00:14:17,413 You know, when you think about it... 158 00:14:17,456 --> 00:14:20,152 it's not surprising Yasuke would haunt this place. 159 00:14:20,192 --> 00:14:23,355 He was killed having done nothing at all wrong. 160 00:14:23,395 --> 00:14:24,453 You're right. 161 00:14:24,496 --> 00:14:26,828 Well, if a ghost should happen to appear... 162 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:30,927 we have a fine monk like Master Enkai here to protect us. 163 00:14:31,604 --> 00:14:34,437 How do you know my name? 164 00:14:34,473 --> 00:14:38,739 This certainly is turning out to be a strange visit. 165 00:14:38,777 --> 00:14:41,473 Rain's not letting up, either. 166 00:14:41,513 --> 00:14:45,745 No. This isn't Bicchuya. 167 00:14:45,784 --> 00:14:48,446 It wasn't out in the countryside like this. 168 00:14:48,487 --> 00:14:52,753 And... And Tokuemon is supposed to be dead! 169 00:14:56,462 --> 00:14:58,828 Beggars can't be choosers, huh? 170 00:15:27,793 --> 00:15:29,761 Azuki! 171 00:15:40,706 --> 00:15:42,867 What's wrong? 172 00:15:43,776 --> 00:15:46,267 Have a bad dream? 173 00:15:46,512 --> 00:15:47,740 Y-Yes. 174 00:15:55,854 --> 00:15:58,652 Begone! Begone, I say! 175 00:16:00,292 --> 00:16:03,090 What's wrong, Brother Tatsugoro? 176 00:16:04,263 --> 00:16:09,633 No! I'm not Tatsugoro! I'm not! I'M NOT! 177 00:16:11,270 --> 00:16:14,296 Ow! What's the big idea?! 178 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:48,098 This is...! 179 00:16:51,343 --> 00:16:54,141 Who is it?! Who's playing a prank on me? Open up! 180 00:16:54,179 --> 00:16:56,909 Open the door, please! 181 00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:04,185 I... I did nothing wrong! 182 00:17:04,223 --> 00:17:08,353 I... I did my job well! 183 00:17:08,394 --> 00:17:10,328 How could the master give it to him?! 184 00:17:10,362 --> 00:17:13,058 If he hadn't said he was leaving it to Yasuke... 185 00:17:13,098 --> 00:17:16,397 If he just hadn't said that... 186 00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:03,143 Brother Tatsugoro? 187 00:18:09,321 --> 00:18:10,913 Huh? 188 00:18:12,958 --> 00:18:14,983 Yasuke! 189 00:18:31,810 --> 00:18:33,744 Enkai-san! 190 00:18:39,485 --> 00:18:41,385 Mata...ichi-san? 191 00:18:52,397 --> 00:18:56,060 I... I practiced my apprenticeship well! 192 00:18:56,101 --> 00:18:58,763 For years! Years and years! 193 00:19:00,405 --> 00:19:02,396 And yet... And yet the master... 194 00:19:02,441 --> 00:19:04,773 was going to leave it all to Yasuke... 195 00:19:04,810 --> 00:19:06,835 To that stupid little kid! 196 00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:12,208 That's why... That's why l... 197 00:19:12,918 --> 00:19:15,443 Such is the way of this world. 198 00:19:17,623 --> 00:19:20,421 Just as the undeserving may find fortune... 199 00:19:20,459 --> 00:19:23,360 so, too, might an honest man suffer loss. 200 00:19:23,395 --> 00:19:26,990 The world is full of such unexplainable twists. 201 00:19:27,032 --> 00:19:31,662 Which is right and which is wrong, we cannot say. 202 00:19:31,703 --> 00:19:36,868 However, the sin of killing another person is always a sin! 203 00:19:56,695 --> 00:19:59,061 What the heck? 204 00:20:23,822 --> 00:20:28,350 Poor guy. Maybe we overdid things a little. 205 00:20:28,393 --> 00:20:32,796 Heh, we ALWAYS overdo things, don't we? 206 00:20:32,831 --> 00:20:36,528 Still, he died with a peaceful look on his face, didn't he? 207 00:20:40,639 --> 00:20:43,767 To the next world, we commit Thee! 208 00:20:49,214 --> 00:20:50,238 There they are! 209 00:20:52,284 --> 00:20:54,275 I finally found you! 210 00:20:54,319 --> 00:20:57,311 Just who ARE you people?! 211 00:20:57,356 --> 00:21:00,689 What do you mean? I'm a harmless peddler of charms. 212 00:21:00,726 --> 00:21:04,127 However you put it, the truth is you're a trickster... 213 00:21:04,162 --> 00:21:06,892 who makes his living by fooling people, Mataichi. 214 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:11,198 Ogin! What about you? You PUPPETEER! 215 00:21:11,236 --> 00:21:13,067 Oh, the slanders you tell! 216 00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:15,505 There they go again. 217 00:21:15,540 --> 00:21:19,738 Trickster? Puppeteer? 218 00:21:20,612 --> 00:21:22,739 They're nothing but murderers, if you ask me. 219 00:21:30,555 --> 00:21:31,783 That's who we are. 220 00:21:31,823 --> 00:21:34,417 Do you understand, Mr. Pervert Author? 221 00:21:35,360 --> 00:21:38,420 For your own safety, I suggest you keep your distance from us. 222 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:43,158 Those who don't listen to advice may end up getting injured. 223 00:21:53,145 --> 00:21:56,740 Just who were they? 224 00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:08,323 That was my first encounter with the Mataichi Gang. 225 00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:12,854 And with the world of darkness that existed with them. 226 00:22:15,701 --> 00:22:21,230 Wind chimes whisper soft and sweet 227 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:29,273 Though there's not a hint of a breeze 228 00:22:30,248 --> 00:22:36,016 Moonlight dancing on the garden walk 229 00:22:36,054 --> 00:22:42,653 As it gently drifts through the trees 230 00:22:44,062 --> 00:22:50,001 Romance takes flight on this perfect night 231 00:22:50,035 --> 00:22:56,702 While all of the world lays sleeping 232 00:22:57,542 --> 00:23:07,008 Find us here as we feel the moment of love 233 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,517 Draw near 234 00:23:11,790 --> 00:23:18,787 Dream, sleep, with your hand in mine 235 00:23:18,830 --> 00:23:24,769 Underneath a blanket of stars 236 00:23:26,938 --> 00:23:32,205 Song birds singing in a distant glade 237 00:23:32,244 --> 00:23:40,652 As we share the warmth of the dawn