1 00:00:00,734 --> 00:00:02,861 Iwon'tforgive you. 2 00:00:03,403 --> 00:00:05,303 I won't forgive you! 3 00:00:11,277 --> 00:00:13,268 I won't forgive you! 4 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:42,974 (Wanting you to just be near, to feel your breath upon my ear) 5 00:00:43,043 --> 00:00:52,008 (Wishing you would call my name, 'Cause only you can light the flame) 6 00:00:52,085 --> 00:00:59,218 Constantly searching, still can't find 7 00:01:01,494 --> 00:01:07,490 Ever illusive peace of mind 8 00:01:09,669 --> 00:01:18,236 Sometimes it's near, but slips away 9 00:01:18,311 --> 00:01:24,875 And I'm faced with another day 10 00:01:26,119 --> 00:01:31,989 Of wanting you... (to feel your breath upon my ear) 11 00:01:32,058 --> 00:01:36,427 ...to just be near ('Cause only you can light the flame) 12 00:01:36,496 --> 00:01:40,557 Of wishing you... (to feel your breath upon my ear) 13 00:01:40,633 --> 00:01:45,127 ...would call my name, to feel your breath upon my ear 14 00:01:45,205 --> 00:01:49,608 Of wanting you...wishing you... (to feel your breath upon my ear) 15 00:01:49,676 --> 00:01:57,447 Call my name, 'cause only you can light the flame 16 00:02:32,452 --> 00:02:36,081 Brother, it's me, Momosuke! I'm back from Kyoto! 17 00:02:38,558 --> 00:02:42,494 The Master is out at the moment, sir. 18 00:02:45,098 --> 00:02:46,065 I'm... 19 00:02:46,132 --> 00:02:48,657 Master Momosuke, I presume. 20 00:02:48,735 --> 00:02:50,862 Where has my brother...? 21 00:02:50,937 --> 00:02:54,100 Momosuke! Momosuke, is that you? 22 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:01,508 Sorry I've been out of touch so long. 23 00:03:01,581 --> 00:03:03,208 I'm so glad you've come! 24 00:03:09,255 --> 00:03:10,415 That's Jihei. 25 00:03:10,490 --> 00:03:13,823 It can be sort of inconvenient to live alone. He's a real help to me. 26 00:03:15,395 --> 00:03:17,886 This place hasn't changed a bit. 27 00:03:17,964 --> 00:03:21,127 Even though I was taken in when I was still an infant... 28 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:23,533 this place is strangely nostalgic for me. 29 00:03:24,571 --> 00:03:27,199 That means you're getting old. 30 00:03:27,273 --> 00:03:28,501 Aw, come on. 31 00:03:28,575 --> 00:03:31,772 I heard rumors. You've left lkomaya? 32 00:03:31,844 --> 00:03:35,644 That's not true! I just want to work on The 100 Stories! 33 00:03:35,715 --> 00:03:38,411 I'm just on a trip to collect stories about ghosts and the supernatural! 34 00:03:38,484 --> 00:03:41,351 Oh? I see. 35 00:03:41,421 --> 00:03:44,720 You must be writing about some interesting things! 36 00:03:44,791 --> 00:03:48,022 Anyway, what did you want to consult me about, Brother? 37 00:03:48,094 --> 00:03:50,722 Consult you? What do you mean? 38 00:03:50,797 --> 00:03:54,062 But you sent me a letter in Kyoto, didn't you? 39 00:03:54,667 --> 00:03:57,465 A letter? Don't know anything about that. 40 00:03:57,537 --> 00:04:01,029 I didn't know you were even in Kyoto until just today. 41 00:04:05,044 --> 00:04:08,844 Strange. I could've sworn I had it here. 42 00:04:08,915 --> 00:04:11,110 Actually, this is good timing on your part. 43 00:04:11,184 --> 00:04:12,344 Huh? 44 00:04:19,959 --> 00:04:22,450 A strange death, you say? 45 00:04:22,528 --> 00:04:26,157 Yeah. His name's Kijuro Hamada. 46 00:04:26,232 --> 00:04:28,700 He was a colleague, a fellow member of the Hachioji Thousand. 47 00:04:29,569 --> 00:04:31,298 A rock in his forehead? 48 00:04:31,371 --> 00:04:34,499 Not even a catapult could do this. 49 00:04:34,574 --> 00:04:35,939 Gunpowder, maybe? 50 00:04:36,009 --> 00:04:40,639 No. If gunpowder was used, it'd have to be round, wouldn't it? 51 00:04:40,713 --> 00:04:43,614 The stone's slightly charred. 52 00:04:45,718 --> 00:04:47,583 It's troubling. 53 00:04:47,654 --> 00:04:51,112 If this is a murder and we don't find the killer soon... 54 00:04:51,190 --> 00:04:54,353 the shogunate will take direct control of the investigation... 55 00:04:54,427 --> 00:04:56,725 and the Hachioji Thousand will be disgraced. 56 00:04:56,796 --> 00:04:58,957 I guess government officials have their troubles, too. 57 00:04:59,032 --> 00:05:03,059 In any case, we can't keep this covered up for long. 58 00:05:03,136 --> 00:05:05,263 Now, then... 59 00:05:05,338 --> 00:05:08,171 Have you heard of anything like this? 60 00:05:11,678 --> 00:05:13,703 A flying squirrel, maybe? 61 00:05:13,780 --> 00:05:15,441 Flying squirrel? 62 00:05:15,515 --> 00:05:21,010 You mean those mouse-like animals that jump from tree to tree? 63 00:05:21,654 --> 00:05:24,680 The older generation calls them "nobusuma." 64 00:05:25,591 --> 00:05:27,889 It's said a nobusuma will latch onto a person's face... 65 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,394 suffocate him, then suck out his lifeblood. 66 00:05:31,597 --> 00:05:35,590 It's said that a badger or a tanuki known as a "nodeppo" (Field gun)... 67 00:05:35,668 --> 00:05:38,102 Iaunches the nobusuma into the air. 68 00:05:38,171 --> 00:05:42,198 They blow nobusuma at people traveling on mountain roads. 69 00:05:42,275 --> 00:05:44,436 A nodeppo. 70 00:05:45,178 --> 00:05:49,444 But Kijuro didn't have his blood drained and wasn't suffocated. 71 00:05:50,083 --> 00:05:54,782 There are other strange incidents of rocks and other objects being thrown. 72 00:05:54,854 --> 00:05:57,448 Other things can cause a stone to be thrown with great force. 73 00:05:59,525 --> 00:06:02,426 If he was attacked by a monster, then there's nothing we can do. 74 00:06:03,329 --> 00:06:05,490 Who here seriously believes this story?! 75 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:07,430 B- But... 76 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:11,960 Master Tagami, I think somebody is hiding on the lriyama Ridge. 77 00:06:14,674 --> 00:06:17,268 All right! Tomorrow, we go on a hunt in the mountains! 78 00:06:17,343 --> 00:06:18,742 Wait, please! 79 00:06:18,811 --> 00:06:22,303 If this really is the work of a monster, we'll be no match for it! 80 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:25,715 Matashiro! Are you afraid? 81 00:06:27,253 --> 00:06:28,220 No. 82 00:06:28,287 --> 00:06:32,519 But if there really is a nodeppo out there... 83 00:06:32,592 --> 00:06:34,719 Isn't there any way to defend against it? 84 00:06:34,794 --> 00:06:37,820 They say the only way to defend against a nobusuma... 85 00:06:37,897 --> 00:06:40,695 is to hide a cocklebur in your breast pocket. 86 00:06:40,767 --> 00:06:42,701 A cocklebur, huh? 87 00:06:42,769 --> 00:06:45,260 Well, then, tomorrow we hunt in the mountains! 88 00:06:45,338 --> 00:06:46,498 Sir! 89 00:06:46,572 --> 00:06:48,335 Don't run from this! 90 00:06:54,781 --> 00:06:56,874 Still not much of a drinker, are you? 91 00:06:56,949 --> 00:06:58,576 If you don't drink a little sake... 92 00:06:58,651 --> 00:07:01,211 nobody's gonna tell you any interesting stories! 93 00:07:01,287 --> 00:07:05,417 Uh-huh. But drinking gives me such a headache! 94 00:07:06,826 --> 00:07:09,294 Get past that, and you'll find it's fun. 95 00:07:09,362 --> 00:07:10,556 Is that so? 96 00:07:10,630 --> 00:07:12,029 Try a drink. 97 00:07:12,098 --> 00:07:13,725 Okay... 98 00:07:19,005 --> 00:07:21,974 You look just like you did when you were a baby! 99 00:07:22,041 --> 00:07:23,474 Big brother, please! 100 00:07:23,543 --> 00:07:26,239 Shall I bring you some snacks? 101 00:07:26,312 --> 00:07:27,336 Thank you! 102 00:07:27,413 --> 00:07:29,506 Ever since Jihei came here, drinking's been a lot more fun. 103 00:07:32,018 --> 00:07:33,007 Who's there? 104 00:07:33,085 --> 00:07:34,575 Master Yamaoka! 105 00:07:34,654 --> 00:07:36,519 Master Yamaoka, are you in there? 106 00:07:36,589 --> 00:07:38,113 Matashiro. 107 00:07:39,592 --> 00:07:42,026 What brings you here at this hour? 108 00:07:42,094 --> 00:07:46,497 The truth is... Kijuro wasn't killed by a monster. 109 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,263 I... I know the whole story. 110 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:57,337 Yes, it was called a nodeppo, just like the specter. 111 00:07:57,410 --> 00:08:00,277 But it's... it's... 112 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:02,707 It's a gun that shoots stones! 113 00:08:02,782 --> 00:08:07,242 A gun that fires stones?! Have you ever heard of one? 114 00:08:08,754 --> 00:08:10,813 The pirates of the lnland Sea... 115 00:08:10,890 --> 00:08:13,723 have long talked about a type of catapult. 116 00:08:13,793 --> 00:08:17,524 A pirate boss, Shimazo, built an improved version of it. 117 00:08:17,597 --> 00:08:19,724 How would you know about this? 118 00:08:19,799 --> 00:08:23,257 Because once upon a time... 119 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:27,466 I was a member of Boss Shimazo's pirate gang, The Bats. 120 00:08:35,081 --> 00:08:37,072 You've betrayed me?! 121 00:08:38,117 --> 00:08:42,053 You were foolish to believe you could just retire and live a peaceful life. 122 00:08:42,121 --> 00:08:44,954 You want the nodeppo? 123 00:08:45,024 --> 00:08:47,185 If you know that, we can move things along. 124 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:50,525 Now, tell us where you've hidden it. 125 00:08:50,596 --> 00:08:53,064 I'll never give it to people like you! 126 00:08:54,166 --> 00:08:56,566 Let's see how long you can keep playing the tough guy! 127 00:09:01,374 --> 00:09:02,534 Otami! 128 00:09:03,109 --> 00:09:07,045 Don't you want your dear granddaughter to live? 129 00:09:09,115 --> 00:09:10,707 Otami! 130 00:09:12,451 --> 00:09:14,919 If I give you the gun, you'll hunt down... 131 00:09:14,987 --> 00:09:17,217 heaven knows how many innocent people! 132 00:09:17,290 --> 00:09:20,521 Shut up! Hurry up and tell us, or we'll really kill her! 133 00:09:23,296 --> 00:09:27,027 F- Forgive me, Otami! 134 00:09:27,366 --> 00:09:28,424 Why, you... 135 00:09:28,501 --> 00:09:29,866 I'm not sure about this. 136 00:09:29,936 --> 00:09:31,904 Shut up! 137 00:09:38,811 --> 00:09:41,507 Grand...father... 138 00:09:46,218 --> 00:09:50,154 OTAMl! 139 00:09:53,326 --> 00:09:57,262 I was... I was just following Kijuro's orders. 140 00:09:58,030 --> 00:09:59,622 If I knew what would happen... 141 00:09:59,699 --> 00:10:00,757 And Shimazo? 142 00:10:00,833 --> 00:10:02,164 Dead. 143 00:10:02,234 --> 00:10:03,326 And his men?! 144 00:10:03,402 --> 00:10:05,302 Dead, too. All of them! 145 00:10:05,371 --> 00:10:08,067 Wh- What should I do?! 146 00:10:09,141 --> 00:10:11,302 Tomorrow we'll talk with Master Tagami. 147 00:10:16,315 --> 00:10:17,373 Matashiro! 148 00:10:21,587 --> 00:10:22,713 Matashiro! 149 00:10:44,076 --> 00:10:45,805 Help me! 150 00:11:12,138 --> 00:11:14,265 Matashiro was a bandit? 151 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:17,832 Yes, sir. He told me himself last night. 152 00:11:17,910 --> 00:11:19,901 He hadn't been drinking, had he? 153 00:11:19,979 --> 00:11:21,776 No, it didn't seem like it. 154 00:11:21,847 --> 00:11:23,610 And where is he now? 155 00:11:23,683 --> 00:11:26,709 I haven't seen him since he ran from my house. 156 00:11:28,354 --> 00:11:30,379 Didn't he just play a trick on you? 157 00:11:30,456 --> 00:11:32,890 I wish that was the case. 158 00:11:37,163 --> 00:11:41,497 Cockleburs, sir. If you hang them around your neck... 159 00:11:44,270 --> 00:11:46,602 Are we ready? Then let's set out! 160 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,836 Jihei? Jihei? 161 00:12:07,526 --> 00:12:08,823 Boss! 162 00:12:08,894 --> 00:12:11,954 J- Jihei... they did this. 163 00:12:12,031 --> 00:12:13,828 Wh- Who did?! 164 00:12:13,899 --> 00:12:16,561 Never mind. Take this! 165 00:12:18,204 --> 00:12:21,037 Do you understand? Guard this with your life! 166 00:12:21,107 --> 00:12:25,339 And then...I pray... my... 167 00:12:32,618 --> 00:12:34,745 BOSS! 168 00:12:38,090 --> 00:12:39,580 It's Jihei! 169 00:13:08,020 --> 00:13:09,351 What the...?! 170 00:13:41,687 --> 00:13:45,248 Nobusuma... It was nobusuma. 171 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:08,340 Brother's sword. 172 00:14:10,716 --> 00:14:13,446 I'm sorry, but where's my brother? Where's Yamaoka?! 173 00:14:17,756 --> 00:14:20,953 Brother! BROTHER! 174 00:14:27,733 --> 00:14:29,098 Hyoubu... 175 00:14:34,340 --> 00:14:35,773 OTAMl! 176 00:14:38,544 --> 00:14:42,310 You bastards! How dare you?! 177 00:14:58,364 --> 00:15:02,664 Oh, well. Guess I'll have to content myself with the gold! 178 00:15:12,778 --> 00:15:14,405 I won't forgive you. 179 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:21,909 Brother! 180 00:15:41,974 --> 00:15:44,670 Jihei? No, it's not! 181 00:15:44,743 --> 00:15:46,711 Somebody! Is somebody there?! 182 00:15:46,779 --> 00:15:48,110 Brother! 183 00:15:51,650 --> 00:15:54,084 Brother! You aren't hurt, are you?! 184 00:15:54,153 --> 00:15:57,418 Oh, Momosuke! It's just as you said! 185 00:15:58,190 --> 00:16:00,181 This wasn't any "stone gun." 186 00:16:01,260 --> 00:16:03,956 Somebody must have been trying to trick us. 187 00:16:04,930 --> 00:16:09,264 Master Tagami sacrificed himself to avenge Kijuro's killer! 188 00:16:09,335 --> 00:16:11,997 No. Mataichi and the others are behind this! 189 00:16:13,005 --> 00:16:14,529 Brother! 190 00:16:14,606 --> 00:16:17,200 Forget it. It's nothing serious. 191 00:16:17,276 --> 00:16:19,369 It's because those nobusumas attacked us. 192 00:16:20,612 --> 00:16:21,738 What's... 193 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:24,442 Jihei made them for us. 194 00:16:24,516 --> 00:16:27,246 What you told me saved my life! 195 00:16:31,724 --> 00:16:34,090 It smells like a narcotic! 196 00:16:36,929 --> 00:16:38,362 What was... 197 00:16:38,430 --> 00:16:40,330 Please, wait here! 198 00:16:48,540 --> 00:16:51,008 This isn't the work of any nobusuma! 199 00:16:51,076 --> 00:16:52,373 It's Mataichi! 200 00:16:52,444 --> 00:16:55,038 Mataichi and the others are behind it! 201 00:16:57,750 --> 00:16:59,240 You?! 202 00:16:59,651 --> 00:17:01,846 Well, who should I run into, but... 203 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:06,084 What?! Nagamimi? Why do you look like that? 204 00:17:06,158 --> 00:17:08,956 Have you forgotten? 205 00:17:11,630 --> 00:17:14,224 So, this is all another setup! 206 00:17:14,299 --> 00:17:15,323 Exactly. 207 00:17:15,401 --> 00:17:18,097 And the letter I got in Kyoto, too? 208 00:17:18,170 --> 00:17:21,264 Huh? Letter? I don't know about that. 209 00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:22,739 Huh? But... 210 00:17:22,808 --> 00:17:25,299 I said I don't know about it, so I don't. 211 00:17:25,377 --> 00:17:28,540 Now, if you value your brother, you'll get him out of here, fast! 212 00:17:28,614 --> 00:17:29,911 What do you mean? 213 00:17:29,982 --> 00:17:35,682 Our plot worked, but Jihei's been possessed by malice. 214 00:17:35,754 --> 00:17:37,051 He's what?! 215 00:17:39,525 --> 00:17:42,460 We don't know if it's the malice of Shimazo... 216 00:17:42,528 --> 00:17:46,055 or of those the nodeppo killed. 217 00:17:46,465 --> 00:17:48,729 People possessed by malice can be dangerous. 218 00:17:48,801 --> 00:17:52,760 They're originally human, but they no longer have human hearts! 219 00:17:52,838 --> 00:17:57,036 Hatred, hatred, and more hatred. That's all that's left inside. 220 00:17:57,876 --> 00:18:02,813 As he is now, he'd shoot anyone. That's all he wants. 221 00:18:02,881 --> 00:18:07,318 That weapon itself is the specter. 222 00:18:07,386 --> 00:18:08,512 Where is Jihei now? 223 00:18:08,587 --> 00:18:09,918 Headed for the village. 224 00:18:09,988 --> 00:18:13,651 What?! But there's a festival in the village tonight! 225 00:18:13,725 --> 00:18:17,058 That's why I told you to get out of here now! 226 00:18:17,129 --> 00:18:19,120 This is terrible! We have to stop him! 227 00:18:19,198 --> 00:18:22,725 - No, wait! Even saying that... - Nagamimi, let go! 228 00:18:26,271 --> 00:18:30,230 An upright man to the bitter end. Sheesh! 229 00:18:50,996 --> 00:18:52,122 Stop this, please! 230 00:18:53,198 --> 00:18:54,495 Stand aside! 231 00:18:54,566 --> 00:18:57,160 Jihei-- No, Shimazo! 232 00:18:57,236 --> 00:19:00,137 Haven't you taken your revenge already?! 233 00:19:00,205 --> 00:19:01,502 Shimazo! 234 00:19:14,586 --> 00:19:19,353 Sh- Shimazo! No! Stop this, please! 235 00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:21,857 Kill them. 236 00:19:21,927 --> 00:19:23,360 Shimazo! 237 00:19:23,428 --> 00:19:29,094 Kill them! Kill them! Kill them! 238 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:30,601 Grandfather! 239 00:19:30,669 --> 00:19:31,761 Otami! 240 00:19:31,837 --> 00:19:34,169 Grandfather, please! 241 00:19:35,207 --> 00:19:36,367 Stop this, please! 242 00:19:36,441 --> 00:19:38,136 - Kill them! - Kill them! 243 00:19:38,210 --> 00:19:39,575 Kill them! 244 00:19:45,150 --> 00:19:47,744 They're suffering! 245 00:19:47,819 --> 00:19:50,083 They're suffering because they were murdered! 246 00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:52,589 Always... Always... 247 00:19:56,895 --> 00:20:00,558 What... What's going on? 248 00:20:01,166 --> 00:20:06,798 I remember, Grandfather. We once went to a festival long ago. 249 00:20:07,673 --> 00:20:09,800 You were always kind. 250 00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:14,744 You never stole from the poor. Please, stay the grandfather I knew! 251 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,708 What on earth happened? 252 00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:49,046 Shimazo's soul was able to beat the nodeppo's hatred. 253 00:20:49,114 --> 00:20:50,172 Mataichi! 254 00:20:50,249 --> 00:20:54,686 This time, I didn't have to intervene. 255 00:20:55,854 --> 00:20:59,483 Shimazo was an impressive man. 256 00:20:59,558 --> 00:21:04,427 Even in death, his faith allowed him to win against the nodeppo's hatred. 257 00:21:13,839 --> 00:21:16,831 To the next world, we commit Thee. 258 00:21:19,344 --> 00:21:22,370 It's so bright down there. 259 00:21:23,081 --> 00:21:28,041 The bright world of the living, the dark world of the dead. 260 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:33,786 The boundary separating them is truly paper-thin. 261 00:21:33,859 --> 00:21:37,761 And living between them...is us. 262 00:21:38,930 --> 00:21:41,831 Are you trying to say we live in different worlds? 263 00:21:41,900 --> 00:21:43,629 Mr. Author. 264 00:21:44,069 --> 00:21:48,733 It's a bit too bright for our tastes here. Take care of the rest, will you? 265 00:21:58,650 --> 00:22:00,083 Where... 266 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:01,949 Let's go home. 267 00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:21,629 Wind chimes whisper soft and sweet 268 00:22:23,375 --> 00:22:29,280 Though there's not a hint of a breeze 269 00:22:30,682 --> 00:22:36,416 Moonlight dancing on the garden walk 270 00:22:36,488 --> 00:22:43,087 As it gently drifts through the trees 271 00:22:44,529 --> 00:22:50,399 Romance takes flight on this perfect night 272 00:22:50,469 --> 00:22:57,136 While all of the world lays sleeping 273 00:22:57,976 --> 00:23:07,408 Find us here as we feel the moment of love 274 00:23:08,787 --> 00:23:12,052 Draw near 275 00:23:12,124 --> 00:23:19,189 Dream, sleep, with your hand in mine 276 00:23:19,264 --> 00:23:25,203 Underneath a blanket of stars 277 00:23:27,272 --> 00:23:32,608 Song birds singing in a distant glade 278 00:23:32,677 --> 00:23:41,517 As we share the warmth of the dawn 279 00:23:50,429 --> 00:23:52,863 Evil and ambition scatter in the darkness... 280 00:23:52,931 --> 00:23:56,332 Ieaving behind dubious rumors to fly in public. 281 00:23:57,469 --> 00:23:59,937 There's a rumor that the decapitated Giemon... 282 00:24:00,005 --> 00:24:02,565 will come back to life for a third time. 283 00:24:02,641 --> 00:24:06,042 Lurking in the shadows is Ogin's hatred. 284 00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:11,746 Next time, on Natsuhiko Kyogoku's "Requiem From the Darkness:" 285 00:24:11,883 --> 00:24:13,043 Kowai. (The Unkillable) 286 00:24:13,118 --> 00:24:15,086 To the next world, we commit Thee!