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SIGN    Akagi
SIGN    Akagi Shigeru
[00:46] ---
    Damn it...
[01:01] Sei
    Please.
[01:03] Sei
    Just let me win, just for tonight.
[01:08] Sei
    Please!
[01:10] Voice
    You won't win.
[01:17] Voice
    That rock isn't going to make you win.
[01:21] Voice
    Hold it, kid.
[01:25] Voice
    You look like you're in a pretty tight spot.
[01:29] Voice
    So you thought you'd come pray to the legend.
[01:36] Voice
    Talk about gutless.
[01:47] Voice
    Who decided that these things would
    be good luck charms for gamblers?
[01:56] Sei
    I just thought I'd try it.
[02:03] Sei
    Yeah, they call him the
    legendary Mahjong player.
[02:07] Sei
    But it's just a story that
    became larger than life.
[02:14] Old
    How much do you need?
[02:21] Old
    You're stuck because you're in
    serious gambling debt, right?
[02:26] Old
    Have you been losing all your life?
[02:29] Old
    How much are you in the hole?
[02:35] Sei
    Three million yen.
[02:38] Old
    That's it?
[02:41] Sei
    For me, that's a lot.
[02:43] Sei
    If I can't repay it, I might as well hang myself!
[02:48] Sei
    I absolutely can't lose tonight.
[03:03] Old
    Hey, why don't we play
    evens or odds with these dice?
[03:10] Sei
    Huh?
[03:12] Old
    If you win, I'll make all
    of your debt go away.
[03:19] Sei
    You got three million yen, gramps?
[03:24] ---
    Well, now...
[03:26] Old
    Selling this here will get me around that.
[03:34] Old
    But it wouldn't be fair unless
    you bet something, too.
[03:40] Sei
    Huh?
[03:42] Old
    Let's see...
[03:47] Old
    Why don't you bet that arm of yours?
[03:53] Sei
    My arm?
[04:00] Old
    What do you say?
[04:02] Old
    It's a good deal.
[04:07] Sei
    You're insane.
[04:08] Old
    Huh?
[04:10] Sei
    What do you even stand to gain by this?
[04:14] Old
    Nothing at all.
[04:17] Old
    It is absurd.
[04:19] Old
    It is illogical.
[04:21] Old
    Isn't that the essence of gambling?
[04:36] Old
    Let's go.
[04:38] Old
    Evens or odds?
[04:40] Old
    Bet on whichever one you believe in!
[04:59] Sei
    I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
[05:07] Old
    For crying out loud...
[05:09] Old
    How pathetic.
[05:12] Old
    No, I guess that's normal.
[05:24] Old
    You were the only one.
[05:27] Old
    The only one who could believe in yourself
    and put your life on the line.
[05:35] Old
    Hey, Akagi.
[05:38] Old
    That night's battle was out of the ordinary.
[05:44] Old
    It was sublime.
[05:47] Old
    No, that word doesn't do it justice.
[05:55] Old
    It was madness.
[06:12] Old
    I never would have thought
    you'd meet that end.
SIGN    Showa Year 40
    (1965)
SIGN    Inada Group's Second in Command
    Ougi Takeshi
[06:50] Guy
    You're late. Where the hell have you been?
[06:53] Yasu
    Getting this from someone
    I know who works at a hospital.
[06:56] Yasu
    He's saying he won't even have a cup
    of tea poured by the other side.
SIGN    Dirty Cop
    Yasuoka
[07:08] Guy
    I see.
[07:09] Guy
    They wouldn't even think twice to
    poison him if they got cornered.
[07:15] Yasu
    At any rate, tonight's game is big.
[07:21] Guy
    What's the matter?
[07:23] Aka
    Oh...
[07:28] Aka
    I smell something.
[07:33] Aka
    Something that smells like me.
SIGN    Washizu
[07:48] Was
    How fun...
[07:53] Was
    How truly fun this will be.
SIGN    Akagi Shigeru
[08:49] Man
    Please wait here.
[09:00] Yasu
    So this is the castle of
    the king of the underworld.
[09:03] oug
    Yes.
[09:05] oug
    It feels so otherworldly...
[09:16] oug
    His life was a series of victories.
[09:21] oug
    The power of money, and of the secrets of many politicians and businessmen...
[09:27] oug
    Put those two things together and you
    have someone nobody dared to oppose.
[09:32] oug
    An absolute force of oppression.
[09:35] oug
    That is Washizu Iwao.
[09:40] yasu
    A life where he was the only winner, huh?
[09:44] oug
    He kept one step ahead of the times
[09:46] oug
    and used the weaknesses of others
    to control them completely.
[09:51] oug
    The dark emperor standing behind
    this country's underworld.
[09:55] oug
    A real monster.
[09:59] oug
    Which is why it takes a
    monster to hunt a monster.
[10:15] Guard
    Washizu-sama has arrived.
SIGN    Washizu Iwao
[10:37] Was
    Are you my opponent tonight?
[10:42] Aka
    I am.
[10:44] Was
    How old are you?
[10:49] Aka
    Nineteen.
[10:54] Was
    Youth is valuable.
[10:57] Was
    That very youth is proportional to
    the huge sum I'm putting on the line.
[11:04] Was
    Ougi-kun.
[11:05] Oug
    Yes.
[11:08] Was
    This young man might die here.
[11:14] Was
    Is that all right with you?
[11:18] Oug
    That is fine.
[11:19] Was
    Splendid.
[11:24] Was
    Now, then...
[11:27] Was
    What is your name?
[11:32] Aka
    Akagi.
[11:39] Aka
    Akagi Shigeru.
[11:59] Guy
    The match between Akagi and Washizu
    that would later become legend
[12:08] Guy
    in the Mahjong underworld
[12:12] Guy
    began here, on this night.
[12:20] Was
    Take a seat.
[12:29] Was
    Let me explain to you the house rules
    of this mansion's Washizu Mahjong.
[12:35] Was
    I said "rules," but they do not really
    differ from regular Mahjong rules.
[12:41] Was
    What differs are the tools.
[12:48] Was
    We use these transparent tiles to play.
[12:55] Was
    In each suit, three of the
    four tiles are transparent,
[13:00] Was
    and only one is a regular tile with a black back.
[13:07] Was
    Playing with these makes the
    gamble more interesting.
[13:22] Was
    Has the opponent reached tenpai?
[13:24] Was
    What tiles are they waiting for?
[13:27] Was
    How many dora do they have?
[13:29] Was
    You can see it all for yourself,
[13:31] Was
    which makes discarding all the more difficult.
[13:35] Was
    What do you think? Pretty interesting, huh?
[13:39] Was
    Awareness breeds fear.
[13:44] Was
    People tremble only after
    they have become aware.
[13:47] Was
    And it is watching people become aware
    and start to tremble that I find so amusing.
[13:55] Was
    You'll see what I'm talking about,
    once we start to play.
[13:59] Was
    Back to business.
[14:02] Was
    Let's talk about the way we do things
    when we play with these transparent tiles.
[14:09] Was
    There are three rules.
[14:13] Guy
    The first is that no wall will be built.
[14:17] Guy
    The tiles for the starting hand and
    each draw are taken from this hole.
[14:21] Was
    It's no fun if you know the
    next tile you will draw.
[14:27] Guy
    Second, so that the tiles can't
    be read with the fingers,
[14:33] Guy
    draws are made with a leather glove.
[14:37] Was
    Clever, don't you think?
[14:39] Guy
    The third rule regards the indicators for dora,
    reverse dora, and new dora from kan.
[14:46] Guy
    After everybody has their starting hand,
    the dealer draws one more tile from the hole
[14:49] Guy
    to be the dora indicator for that hand.
[14:53] Guy
    The same applies to reverse dora and kan dora.
[14:56] Was
    Three rules.
[14:59] Was
    Simple, isn't it?
[15:02] Aka
    Sure.
[15:05] Yasu
    What's inside that hole?
[15:07] Guy
    After all the tiles are placed in here,
[15:11] Guy
    when someone touches this metal rim,
[15:13] Guy
    a machine will automatically shuffle the tiles.
[15:16] Was
    There is no way to cheat.
[15:18] Was
    If you still have doubt, look for yourself.
[15:29] Was
    Akagi-kun, the real matter comes after that.
[15:35] Was
    There was a time when I used to play Mahjong
[15:39] Was
    for millions of yen with the young
    men Ougi-kun introduced me to.
[15:45] Was
    For a while, I was quite enthralled,
    but it's not enough for me anymore.
[15:53] Was
    What I'm trying to say is, it no longer moves me.
[15:59] Was
    Which is why, lately,
    I've stopped betting money,
[16:04] Was
    and started to bet on something more suitable
[16:08] Was
    to counterbalance my assets.
[16:10] Was
    That is to say...
[16:11] Aka
    The player's blood.
[16:18] Aka
    You're telling me to bet my blood, right?
[16:20] Was
    You're a sharp one.
[16:22] Was
    That's right, you will be betting your blood.
[16:28] Was
    If you lose, you die.
[16:32] Was
    Death generally starts creeping in once the body
[16:37] Was
    loses about a third of its blood supply.
[16:42] Was
    Usually the blood loss is
    fatal before the 50% mark.
[16:49] Was
    Based on your body,
    you most likely have somewhere
[16:52] Was
    between 4 and 4.5 liters
    of blood, which means
[16:56] Was
    you have about 2,000 CCs of blood to bet.
[17:03] Was
    I am putting a price on the amount
    of blood you need to live.
[17:12] Was
    Twenty million yen!
[17:15] Voice
    Twenty million yen at that time is
    equivalent to about 200 million yen today.
[17:22] Was
    What do you say?
[17:23] Was
    That's enough money to live as you
    please for the rest of your life.
[17:28] Was
    Worth betting your life on, don't you think?
[17:32] ---
    So...
[17:34] Was
    Now, how do we convert my twenty million yen
[17:41] Was
    and your 2,000 CCs into Mahjong points?
[17:45] Was
    I'd say that 200,000 points
    would be the appropriate amount.
[17:50] Guy
    Which is to say, If you lose 200,000 points
    during six East-South matches,
[17:55] Guy
    you will lose 2,000 CCs of blood and die.
[17:58] Guy
    On the other hand,
    if you only lose 100,000 points,
[18:00] Guy
    you get to keep all of the
    money you've earned until then.
[18:05] Was
    But pettily taking points between
    all four players is uninteresting.
[18:14] Was
    Tonight is a true duel between you and me.
[18:20] guy
    The 200,000 is the difference between
[18:22] guy
    your and Washizu-sama's points.
[18:25] guy
    Should Washizu-sama finish
    first and you finish last,
[18:28] guy
    you could lose over half of the 200,000 points.
[18:32] guy
    Like this, for example.
SIGN    1st Place Washizu
SIGN    4th Place Akagi
[18:34] oka
    First, say Washizu-sama in first gets
    a rank bonus of 20,000 points.
SIGN    Rank Bonus
[18:40] oka
    Then the 1-3 rank bonus means another 30,000.
SIGN    Wager
[18:43] oka
    Should he have any points
    over 30,000 on hand,
[18:47] oka
    let's say 10,000, those get
    added, totaling 60,000.
SIGN    1st Place Washizu
SIGN    4th Place Akagi
[18:51] oka
    The total is plus 60,000.
[18:54] oka
    On the other hand, you in fourth place
    would lose 30,000 for the wager.
SIGN    Wager
[18:58] oka
    If your points on hand are less than
    30,000, say a deficit of 20,000,
[19:03] oka
    the total is minus 50,000.
[19:05] oka
    The net difference between
    your points would be 110,000.
SIGN    110,000
[19:09] oka
    Were that to happen twice, your
    200,000 points would be gone in a flash.
[19:15] was
    That's how it is.
[19:26] yas
    The payments will be settled after each
    East-South match, so six times, right?
[19:30] was
    I forgot one important point.
[19:34] was
    In this Washizu Mahjong duel,
    there's something like a bonus.
[19:40] was
    Hey!
[19:42] suz
    If there is a direct hit on your opponent,
    or if you get a tsumo win,
[19:47] suz
    along with the points,
[19:49] suz
    the equivalent amount of money or
    blood will be transferred, as well.
[19:54] suz
    The winner decides what
    form of payment it will be.
[19:58] suz
    For example, Washizu-sama gets a direct
    mangan hit off of you for 8,000 points.
[20:04] suz
    Then you'd lose 8,000 points and
[20:09] suz
    800,000 yen in cash, or 80 CCs of blood.
[20:16] suz
    It's the same with tsumo.
[20:18] suz
    Suppose Washizu-sama wins
    a mangan with tsumo.
[20:22] suz
    If you're the dealer, you'd lose 400,000
    yen in cash, or 40 CCs of blood.
[20:28] oug
    What happens if Akagi wins?
[20:30] suz
    Washizu-sama pays in cash, or returns
    blood he's already won off of you.
[20:35] suz
    You can decide which you
    would like after you win.
[20:40] Oug
    You can give him his blood back?
[20:42] yas
    But this rule is only valid
    between the two of you, right?
[20:46] suz
    Of course.
[20:47] suz
    No matter how many times you play
    into the other two players' hands,
[20:50] suz
    no matter how many points you lose,
[20:52] suz
    points are the only thing that change hands.
[20:55] was
    Well?
[20:56] was
    Didn't that illustrate clearly how the duel
    between Akagi-kun and myself is set up?
[21:06] was
    It's actually quite interesting that
    money or blood is transferred
[21:12] was
    during the East-South match.
[21:15] was
    If you happen to deal into a yakuman hand,
[21:18] was
    it's possible that your life could end even
    before the East-South match is over.
[21:27] was
    Of course, this means you cannot
    play with your regular composure.
[21:33] was
    You'll start to shiver.
[21:37] was
    With each tile, the deepest
    core of your being will freeze
[21:43] was
    and you'll really start shaking.
[21:49] was
    I want to see that so badly that I have already
[22:11] was
    killed many young men.
[22:18] aka
    He's tired of it.
[22:21] aka
    He's tired of living.
[22:25] aka
    Standing atop all his successes,
    he's desperately alone.
[22:32] aka
    His life of constant victories is
    no longer enough to satisfy him.
[22:38] aka
    No, it's more than that.
    The poison of success has made him mad.
[22:47] aka
    The mere fact that I am
    young is unforgivable.
[22:51] aka
    "It cannot be that you will live
    longer than me, when I am so great!"
[23:10] was
    Bring it in!
[23:18] was
    This is the tool that will draw out your blood.
[23:27] was
    Each of these bottles holds 100 CCs.
[23:32] was
    With twenty of these filled,
    you will definitely die.
[23:37] was
    You will be living an entire life's worth of
    time in the few hours that are to come.
[23:44] was
    You'll be stepping onto a path of
    carnage from which there is no return.
[23:53] aka
    There is one thing I would like changed.
[23:59] was
    Changed?
[24:02] aka
    It's not enough.
[24:04] aka
    That rate won't destroy you.
[24:09] aka
    I want the rate to be increased tenfold.
[24:14] was
    You're telling me to make my
    20 million yen into 200 million yen?
[24:19] aka
    Yeah.
[24:22] was
    Are you out of your mind?!
[24:23] oug
    Akagi, that's a bit...
[24:26] aka
    I've got no qualms with the fact that you
    valued my punk life at 20 million yen.
[24:30] aka
    My problem is that you are diluting
    my life's value by equating it to
[24:35] aka
    the inflated value of 200,000 points.
[24:37] was
    What are you saying?
[24:39] aka
    It's simple. Just make the
    20 million yen worth 20,000 points.
[24:47] aka
    Then you can be destroyed, too.
[24:50] aka
    If I should win 50,000 points,
    that would net me 500 million yen.
[24:54] aka
    Then you're within reach.
    Your destruction will be within reach.
[24:59] was
    Are you stupid?
[25:02] was
    I will not perish. Understand?
[25:07] was
    How do you expect to survive
    six East-South matches
[25:14] was
    with only 20,000 points?
[25:17] was
    The ranking bonus alone
    is 10,000 and 30,000!
[25:22] was
    If I'm ahead of you in a single match,
    that alone gives me a rank bonus of 20,000,
[25:27] was
    and you'll be dead.
[25:31] was
    If you deal into two of my mangan hands,
    that's 16,000 points. 1,600 CCs!
[25:38] was
    How could you possibly survive
    six East-South matches like that?
[25:47] aka
    It wouldn't be really impossible.
[25:49] was
    What?
[25:51] aka
    First off,
[25:53] aka
    if you don't set 20 million to correspond
    to 20,000 points, it's pointless.
[25:59] aka
    I wouldn't be able to achieve
    tonight's primary goal,
[26:03] aka
    which is killing you.
[26:06] was
    What is wrong with him?
[26:09] was
    Hey, Ougi, tell this brat
    that this is not a game.
[26:17] oug
    With all due respect, Washizu-sama,
[26:20] oug
    the one who is misunderstanding
    the nature of tonight's game is you.
[26:25] was
    Misunderstanding?
[26:27] oug
    We came here tonight for a genuine battle.
[26:32] oug
    And Akagi is the strongest
    assassin we could find.
[26:39] was
    Ougi. You're serious, too?
[26:46] was
    Who do you think I am?
[26:49] was
    I could easily crush you.
[26:55] yas
    Washizu-san, I don't think you're in
    a position to be saying that anymore.
[27:03] yas
    As you mentioned earlier,
[27:06] yas
    many young men have fallen victim
    to Washizu Mahjong and died
[27:12] yas
    by having their blood
    extracted with this device.
[27:16] yas
    I've heard that you used quite a lot of
    money to sweep this fact under the rug,
[27:21] yas
    on us cops, too.
[27:25] was
    You rotten cop.
[27:29] yas
    And still, the assets remaining in this
    mansion amount to 500 million yen.
[27:34] yas
    I heard you've got it in cash in the safe.
[27:39] oug
    Please bring the rest of your money out here.
[27:44] oug
    The only wager proportional to Akagi's demise
[27:46] oug
    is your own demise, Washizu-sama.
[27:50] oug
    Please accept!
[27:58] was
    Ougi,
[28:01] was
    and what about you?
[28:04] was
    I'm betting my entire fortune;
[28:07] was
    this kid is betting enough blood to die,
[28:12] was
    but you've got nothing to lose.
[28:15] was
    I can't allow you to oversee this game
[28:19] was
    if you're nothing but empty words.
[28:21] was
    Your arm! Your arm!
[28:26] was
    The moment the kid dies,
    you lose one of your arms.
[28:32] was
    You wager your arm.
[28:36] oug
    I accept.
[28:38] ---
    Ougi!
[28:39] was
    Okamoto, get the money.
[28:43] oka
    Washizu-sama, please remain calm.
[28:46] oka
    Even for you, losing your
    entire fortune would—
[28:49] was
    I won't lose it!
[28:53] was
    He only has 20,000 points
    for six East-South matches.
[28:59] was
    I need outrank him in only
    one, and it's all over.
[29:04] was
    There's not even the slightest
    chance of me losing! Am I wrong?
[29:13] oka
    It is as you say.
    It's unthinkable that you would lose.
[29:18] oka
    However...
[29:19] was
    However?!
[29:21] oka
    Even with that conviction,
    I believe you need insurance.
[29:25] oka
    What if you were to reduce the game
    from six East-South matches to two?
[29:31] oka
    Then there's no real chance that all
    of the 500 million yen could be taken.
[29:36] was
    If it's just two East-South matches,
    he could survive it, too.
[29:42] oka
    To prevent that, we could have a
    rule where you alone can choose
[29:49] oka
    to continue or stop the game
    every two East-South matches.
[29:54] suz
    That's right.
[29:56] suz
    If at the end of two East-South matches,
[29:58] suz
    you need only a tiny push to
    kill him, you can keep going.
[30:02] suz
    But if the game is not in your favor
    and it is looking dangerous,
[30:05] suz
    you can stop there.
[30:08] oka
    A battle of this magnitude requires
    this bare minimum of insurance.
[30:15] suz
    Isn't this how you have built
    up your entire bulletproof life?
[30:21] suz
    Besides,
[30:23] suz
    it was they who made the ridiculous
    suggestion to raise the wager tenfold.
[30:27] suz
    It is only natural for you
    to get this privilege.
[30:34] aka
    I don't mind.
[30:38] aka
    Having that right or not doesn't change anything.
[30:43] aka
    It's a pointless rule.
[30:49] aka
    If anything, Washizu is digging his
    own grave with this privilege.
[30:58] aka
    It's a foolish condition that kills
    his chance of winning.
[31:07] was
    Bring the money.
[31:10] man
    All right.
[31:10] was
    My entire fortune of 500 million yen.
[31:17] was
    Bring it here... right now!
SIGN    First Game
SIGN    East Hand 1
[31:56] aka
    Shall we begin?
[32:01] nar
    No walls are built in Washizu Mahjong.
[32:04] nar
    The dice are only used to
    determine who is dealer.
[32:09] nar
    Then, each player will take turns
    drawing two tiles from a hole,
[32:14] nar
    wearing leather gloves to prevent
    feeling which tile is grabbed.
[32:32] nar
    Once the starting hands are drawn,
[32:33] nar
    the dealer will draw one more tile from the hole.
[32:36] nar
    This is the dora indicator.
[32:39] nar
    After this tile has been set
    in its place, it begins.
[32:54] oug
    What is the most effective
    playing style in a game
[32:57] oug
    where everyone can see your tiles?
[33:00] oug
    I can't even begin to imagine it.
[33:05] oug
    We can't allow Washizu to finish the
    East-South match in a higher rank,
[33:09] oug
    and we have to be mindful of direct hits
[33:11] oug
    or him winning with tsumo, too.
[33:14] oug
    Which means we must play
    defensively all the way through.
[33:17] oug
    Otherwise we'll be snuffed
    out in a heartbeat,
[33:21] oug
    and your life will be...
[33:27] was
    I really am excited to see how he plays.
[33:32] was
    He sure talked big. He better play big, too.
[33:42] was
    Then again, an ordinary player would
    barely survive these conditions
[33:48] was
    with 200,000 points, let alone 20,000.
[33:52] was
    You're the reckless one here.
[33:58] was
    Being an ordinary genius will not
    suffice to win this battle.
[34:04] was
    You need perception that overwhelms all others;
[34:07] was
    a divine gift.
[34:10] was
    You also need to be insane.
[34:14] was
    So do you possess this madness, kid?
[34:31] was
    Tenpai, huh?
[34:34] was
    This means I'll get to test him early on.
[34:45] was
    Riichi.
[34:46] oug
    So the first riichi goes to Washizu.
[34:50] oug
    But this isn't so terrifying.
    His tenpai is plainly visible.
[34:56] oug
    Being able to see this much
    reduces the possible waits.
[35:00] oug
    The 9 of circles, and 2 and 5
    of bamboo are all known,
[35:06] oug
    so that limits his wait
    to three possibilities.
[35:11] oug
    A 1 or 4 of characters wait,
[35:19] oug
    a 1, 4, or 7 of bamboo wait,
[35:27] oug
    or a 3 or 6 of bamboo wait.
[35:34] oug
    But considering the 2 and 3
    of characters in his discards,
[35:38] oug
    I guess it's a 1, 4, or 7 of bamboo wait,
    or a 3 or 6 of bamboo wait.
[35:43] oug
    I'm pretty sure that's a safe assumption.
[35:49] oug
    Akagi's in tenpai, too.
[35:52] oug
    If he discards the 4 of characters,
    he'll be in tenpai with a 4 or 7 of circles wait.
[35:56] oug
    Usually you'd want to declare riichi with that,
[35:59] oug
    but the 4 of characters is one of the few
    tiles that Washizu may be waiting on.
[36:03] oug
    On the other hand, discarding the 2 and 3
    of characters could have been a trap
[36:09] oug
    to lure out the 1 and 4 of characters.
[36:12] oug
    His only choice is to play it safe.
[36:15] oug
    Hey, don't be reckless. You can't take
    the chance of dealing into his hand!
[36:32] oug
    Yes. That's the ticket.
[36:56] nar
    Akagi plays it safe.
[36:58] nar
    He discards the 5 and 6 of circles,
    keeping the 4 of characters,
[37:03] nar
    and is back in tenpai with a
    3, 6, or 9 of characters wait.
[37:23] aka
    Ron.
[37:26] aka
    Pinfu, one dora. 2,000.
[37:29] oug
    Yes. That's good.
[37:32] oug
    Tighten your defenses and
    slip through the cracks to win.
[37:36] oug
    This is the best way.
[37:38] was
    How boring.
[37:42] was
    You won't be able to survive
    with that kind of play.
[37:46] was
    You're going to die.
[37:49] was
    If you had dealt that 4 of characters
    in the seventh turn and
[37:53] was
    declared riichi with the 4 or 7 of circles wait,
    I would've dealt into your hand right away.
[37:58] was
    With a mentanpin, ippatsu, and one dora,
SIGN    Mentanpin - Combines menzen (closed hand), tanyao (hand comprised  of only 2-8), and pinfu (only sequences and a 2 or more sided wait)
[38:02] was
    you'd have a mangan.
[38:03] was
    A haneman, if you got any reverse dora.
    And you let it slip away.
[38:08] was
    You let that go in order to get
[38:11] was
    a pathetic 2,000 points from your partner.
[38:15] oug
    He's wrong. It's just hindsight logic.
[38:18] oug
    Don't let him get to you.
    He's just trying to taunt you.
[38:21] aka
    No, what he's saying is fundamentally true.
[38:25] ougg
    Huh?
[38:27] aKa
    It's not that simple, though.
[38:32] aKa
    Geezer.
[38:35] aKa
    You'll realize it soon enough. Bit by bit.
[38:43] nar
    Akagi receives 2,000 points from Yasuoka,
[38:47] nar
    the 1,000 points from Washizu's riichi,
[38:50] nar
    and the equivalent in cash, 1 million yen.
SIGN    First Game
SIGN    East Hand 2
[39:10] nar
    After losing the previous hand,
    his opening hand isn't good.
[39:21] nar
    His draws are bad, too.
[39:28] nar
    Akagi, on the other hand,
    in only the fourth turn...
[39:34] oug
    One tile from tenpai, huh?
    And in such a good shape, too.
[39:37] oug
    It's like a quick and nimble hand made
    to kick Washizu out of the dealer's spot.
[39:48] oug
    It couldn't have been better.
    Tenpai! Let him call it!
[40:05] aka
    Pon.
[40:08] oug
    That's right. In this game,
    Yasuoka's points have no meaning.
[40:13] oug
    This is a true duel between
    Akagi and Washizu alone.
[40:17] oug
    That means he can support Akagi.
    Come on, deal it!
[40:24] aka
    Ron.
[40:27] aka
    Red dragon, one dora. 2,000.
[40:30] oug
    Yes, consecutive wins. Good work, Akagi.
[40:33] was
    You're not worth my time.
[40:37] was
    Even if you wanted me
    out of the dealer's spot,
[40:41] was
    you took a mere 2,000 from that ideal hand?
[40:46] was
    A bit longer and you could have been
    in tenpai and declared riichi,
[40:50] was
    with the guarantee that your friend
    would deal the red dragon!
[40:55] was
    You're trash!
SIGN    First Game
SIGN    East Hand 3
[41:12] was
    All right, let me teach you
[41:14] was
    the strongest weapon of Washizu Mahjong,
[41:18] was
    the most effective way of playing it.
[41:22] was
    Riichi.
[41:26] oug
    This one's rough.
[41:29] oug
    With this many black tiles,
    narrowing it down is hard.
[41:33] oug
    If he's going for a mentanpin,
    there are any number of possible waits.
[41:37] oug
    Actually, it could be a chiitoitsu, too.
SIGN    Chiitoitsu - Special yaku consisting of 7 pairs
[41:45] was
    You moron. There's no need to agonize.
[41:48] was
    Thinking is a waste of time.
[41:56] was
    Ron.
[41:58] was
    Riichi, ippatsu, tanyao. The reverse dora is...
[42:05] was
    One.
[42:07] was
    Mangan.
[42:09] was
    Understand now?
[42:10] was
    The riichi and the instant
    deal of the winning tile is
[42:13] was
    one of the most powerful ways
    to team up in Washizu Mahjong.
[42:16] was
    Even with the cheapest hand,
    a riichi ippatsu is worth two han.
[42:21] was
    If a reverse dora is added,
    it becomes a mangan.
[42:25] was
    I'm 100% certain you've got no chance of
    winning with that gutless playing style.
[42:30] was
    There's nothing left for you but death.
[42:36] oug
    Akagi, if that's how he wants to play,
    you have no choice but to join him in the ring.
[42:41] oug
    It has its dangers, but you have
    to play along with this duel.
[42:47] aka
    Don't be so hasty.
[42:51] oug
    Akagi.
[42:52] was
    Even if you're not spurned on
    to go totally on the offensive,
[42:56] was
    with this mangan,
[42:57] was
    I'm 2,000 points ahead.
    You have no choice but to attack.
[43:01] was
    Because unless you overtake me again,
[43:04] was
    there's no way for you to survive.
SIGN    First Game
SIGN    East Hand 4
[43:40] oug
    He's one tile from tenpai...
[43:43] oug
    The problem is what comes next.
[43:58] oug
    Huh? It looks like he could be in
    tenpai, but he's not declaring riichi.
[44:04] oug
    No tenpai, then?
[44:07] oug
    No, not necessarily.
[44:11] oug
    If he wants to do the instant riichi
    combination win, it's possible
[44:15] oug
    his underling doesn't have
    his winning tile yet.
[44:18] oug
    That's why he's still waiting.
[44:21] oug
    We should think of his hand as
    being in tenpai and play evasively.
[44:25] oug
    He's in tenpai!
[44:27] oug
    If he discards the 7 of bamboo,
    his wait is for a 5 or 8 of characters.
[44:33] oug
    But...
[44:36] oug
    That's the worst! It's too risky!
[44:40] oug
    The 7 of bamboo is what he's after!
[44:44] oug
    It's near the dora and fits into
    Washizu's hand. This must mean...
[44:50] oug
    A 5 or 8 of bamboo wait that straddles the 6?
[44:58] oug
    The 4 and 7 of bamboo are definitely
    the most dangerous tiles.
[45:03] oug
    He absolutely can't discard them.
[45:06] oug
    He needs to hold on to that 7 of bamboo.
[45:09] oug
    Keep it, and play it safe.
[45:11] oug
    Discard the 7 and 9 of characters and wait
    for something to connect to the 7 of bamboo.
[45:15] oug
    That's the best route.
[45:26] oug
    Are you crazy?! That's...
[45:54] oug
    Why could he deal such a risky tile?
[45:58] oug
    Did he somehow know that it was safe?
[46:17] oug
    The 5 and the 8 of bamboo passed, too.
[46:20] oug
    Does this mean we can assume that
    6 of bamboo, the dora, is his head?
[46:29] oug
    Then his wait is for
[46:34] oug
    the 5 or 8 of circles straddling the 6,
[46:40] oug
    or...
[46:44] oug
    the 4 or 7 of circles.
[46:48] oug
    Those are basically the only options.
[46:57] oug
    No way! Why the 5 of circles?!
[47:01] oug
    He has to play it safe now.
    Discarding it now would be reckless!
[47:06] oug
    He has to give up.
[47:32] oug
    What is he thinking?!
[47:35] was
    I see. I guess you're not completely worthless.
[47:41] was
    So you do know how to play a little bit.
[47:57] was
    It looks like you discovered
    the second discard pile.
[48:01] oug
    The second discard pile?
[48:14] oug
    What's he talking about? Why did
    Akagi think that tile would pass?
[48:20] oug
    What's the second discard pile?
[48:30] oug
    I get it. Why didn't I notice that sooner?
[48:35] oug
    If Washizu wants that riichi with the
    immediate win, but isn't declaring riichi yet,
[48:42] oug
    there can be only two reasons.
[48:45] oug
    Either he's not in tenpai yet, or his
    underling can't deal into his hand yet.
[48:52] oug
    But I believe Washizu is in tenpai right now.
[48:56] oug
    This means his underling
    doesn't have his winning tile.
[49:00] oug
    Seen another way, all of Washizu's
    underling's tiles are safe tiles.
[49:05] oug
    It really is a second discard pile.
[49:09] oug
    Akagi used this knowledge to discard
    the 7 of bamboo and 5 of circles.
[49:16] was
    You're a bold one.
[49:21] was
    Even if they notice the second discard pile,
[49:24] was
    they usually don't get so bold.
[49:27] oug
    That's a good point.
[49:29] oug
    With Washizu, it's certainly possible
[49:31] oug
    that the second discard pile,
    with its visible tiles, is actually a trap.
[49:38] oug
    But he didn't give that doubt
    even a moment's thought.
[49:43] oug
    That boldness is who Akagi is.
[49:48] oug
    But how can he be so certain of himself?
[49:54] (Flashback) yas
    I hope Akagi's really here.
[49:57] (Flashback) oug
    I heard there's a kid who keeps
    winning and is raking it in.
[50:01] (Flashback) yas
    I see.
[50:03] (Flashback) oug
    But is he really that great?
[50:06] (Flashback) yas
    You'll find out when you meet him.
[50:07] (Flashback) yas
    The only one who can face that monster
    Washizu is another monster. That's Akagi.
[50:13] (Flashback) guy
    Don't screw with us!
[50:14] (Flashback) guy
    You wanna die?!
[50:37] (Flashback) yam
    You just don't know when to quit, kid.
[50:42] (Flashback) yam
    Every single person here says
    that the dice rolled 3-6, odd!
[50:51] (Flashback) guys
    3-6, odd!
[50:52] (Flashback) guys
    3-6, odd!
[50:53] (Flashback) guys
    3-6, odd!
[51:02] (Flashback) yam
    I'll ask you one more time.
    This is your last chance.
[51:10] (Flashback) yam
    Is the number of the dice here even or odd?!
[51:36] (Flashback) aka
    It's even.
[51:37] (Flashback) yam
    You bastard!
[51:39] (Flashback) oug
    Wait!
[51:54] (Flashback) oug
    4-6, even.
[51:57] (Flashback) yas
    Akagi...
[52:00] (Flashback) aka
    Nobody can change it.
[52:03] (Flashback) aka
    Even if a monster appeared who
    can control the entire world,
[52:11] (Flashback) aka
    it can't change
[52:15] (Flashback) aka
    the fact that you will die,
    and the outcome of a gamble.
[52:25] oug
    He's someone who trusted
    his own judgment to the end,
[52:28] oug
    so much that he'd bet his own life on it.
[52:32] oug
    A man who'd never twist his
    beliefs. That's Akagi Shigeru.
[52:45] oug
    Back then, I bet on you.
[52:53] oug
    I know you can win this battle.
    I believe in you, Akagi!
[53:08] was
    Tsumo.
[53:12] was
    Tanyao, tsumo, two dora.
[53:13] was
    Mangan.
[53:15] was
    Even if you give your best, you still die.
[53:19] was
    When you're dying, no matter
    how much you struggle, you die.
[53:23] was
    That is what Mahjong is about.
    Isn't that right, Akagi?
[53:30] aka
    The same goes for you, too, geezer.
[53:34] aka
    The battle has just begun.
[53:37] was
    Hey, time for the bonus payment.
[53:46] oug
    Akagi...
[54:01] was
    Extract the blood.
[54:23] was
    How fun...
[54:27] was
    How truly fun!
SIGN    First Game
SIGN    East Hand 4 is over
[54:44] nartxt
    East Hand 4 of the first game is over.
SIGN    Washizu
SIGN    Akagi
[54:48] nartxt
    Washizu - 40,000 points.
SIGN    points
SIGN    Lost cash:             1 Million Yen
[54:51] nartxt
    Lost cash: 1 million yen.
[54:54] nartxt
    Akagi - 26,000 points.
SIGN    points
[54:58] nartxt
    Lost blood: 400 CCs.
SIGN    Lost blood: