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0 - Aooni the Movie
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[00:27] Gu
I fell asleep...
[00:28] Gu
Wanna just go to sleep?
[00:32] Gu
Yeah, all right.
[00:33] Gu
We'll call off the test of courage.
[00:34] Gu
Let's just go to sleep.
[00:36] Gu
Huh? I don't see Kotarou anywhere.
[00:38] Gu
Oh, he probably just went out to pee.
[00:46] Gu
What was that noise?
[00:48] Gu
It came from outside.
[00:52] Gu
I see a light.
[00:55] Gu
It disappeared.
[00:57] Gu
Hey, I don't see Kotarou's lantern.
[00:59] Gu
Maybe that light was Kotarou?
[01:04] Gu
Let's go take a look.
[01:09] Gu
Hey, look!7
[01:15] Gu
What is this?
[01:17] Gu
It's blood!
[01:18] Gu
Hey... this is Kotarou's kimono, isn't it?
[01:23] Gu
The monster!
[01:24] Gu
The Bellflower Monster got him!
[01:27] Gu
Ow...
[01:29] Gu
My lantern!
[01:33] Gu
Wait for me!
[01:38] Gu
They remembered me?
[01:42] Gu
What's that sound?
[01:49] Gu
Hey, what's wrong—
[02:01] Gu
It's him! It's the Bellflower Monster!
SIGN Cultural Anthropology Research Club
[02:16] T
When the boy finally made it to the village,
[02:19] Gu
Today's Discussion Topics
Culture
Festival
Plan
An Introduction
to Cultural
Anthropology
Monster
Display
[02:20] T
the adults all went out
to look for the other boys.
[02:24] T
But all they found were burnt lanterns,
and bloodstained kimonos and sandals.
SIGN Field Work: Cultural Anthropology Research Club
[02:30] T
And that's the story as it was
recorded in the club bulletin.
[02:38] M
There's a story like that in there?
[02:42] M
That's a pretty scary story to tell to kids.
[02:47] M
It'd get an R rating these days.
[02:49] H
A local elderly man actually
recounted this tale, right?
[02:55] H
Bellflower Mountain's
right behind our school.
[02:57] H
Knowing that makes it even scarier.
[02:59] S
Well, it's definitely creepy, but...
[03:04] S
What's the point of this story?
[03:07] S
I can't figure it out.
[03:09] Gu
Aooni...
[03:10] T
That's right.
[03:14] T
Aooni.
SIGN Aooni
[03:21] T
You guys don't know about Aooni?
[03:24] Gu
Aooni?
[03:25] Gu
What's that?
[03:26] H
Senpai, you've never heard of it?
[03:29] Gu
No, I haven't.
[03:30] Gu
Wait a second.
[03:33] Gu
Here it is.
SIGN Free Game: Aooni
[03:35] T
Aooni started as a freeware horror game,
[03:40] T
but it grew in popularity until they started
making comics and movies out of it.
[03:46] Gu
Now that you mention it,
I think I may have heard of it.
[03:51] Gu
So you're saying that the Aooni
game is similar to this story?
[03:54] T
Not really.
[03:57] T
All they have in common
is the monster's color.
[03:58] Gu
Then what...
[04:00] T
Before the game came out, how did
you imagine the blue monster looked?
[04:05] T
You've never heard a story where
they just ate people, right?
[04:08] T
And it's not like a fairy tale to have a
specific description like, "like a bellflower."
[04:15] T
So I actually wrote an email to
the guy who wrote the Aooni game
[04:20] T
and told him I'd found this folk tale.
[04:23] T
And get this!
[04:25] T
I got a reply almost immediately! Ta-da!
[04:29] T
I was a fan of the Aooni game,
[04:32] T
so at that point, it was
basically just fan mail.
[04:37] T
But when I saw his reply,
it really surprised me.
[04:39] T
He lives in Tokyo now,
[04:41] T
but he said he lived in this town
up until elementary school.
[04:44] T
He heard about the Bellflower Monster
from his grandpa when he was little.
[04:49] H
I see.
[04:50] H
That explains why they look similar.
[04:54] Gu
Now I understand why the
game resembles the story,
[04:57] Gu
but what's this got to do with our
display for the culture festival?
[05:01] T
It means that the original story
used for a game everyone knows
[05:05] T
was actually from our hometown.
[05:09] T
It's a new folklore monster.
[05:11] T
A monster that was almost forgotten
came back in the form of a game.
[05:17] T
Don't you think that's
really interesting in itself?
[05:19] Gu
Yes, it certainly is interesting.
[05:23] T
I'm going to see the game's
writer this Saturday.
[05:27] T
Manabe-kun, will you come with me?
[05:31] M
Me?
[05:33] M
Just us two?
[05:34] T
That's right.
[05:36] Gu
I'll go!
[05:38] Gu
I'm a lot more reliable than Manabe.
[05:41] H
I want to go, too!
[05:42] Gu
M-Me, too!
[05:43] T
There's no point in all of us going.
[05:46] T
Murakami-kun, I want you and the first-years
to do some more research here.
[05:52] T
Find out if this story is
still told anywhere.
[05:55] T
And it's possible that
it's not just a fairy tale.
[06:00] T
That's what I think.
[06:01] Gu
Yeah, it's a little different from
typical folk tales, isn't it?
[06:05] Gu
It seems strangely real.
[06:07] T
Well, everyone?
[06:08] T
Don't you think this will make
an interesting project?
[06:11] Gu
Man, no fair, Prez.
[06:13] Gu
If you were hiding a great idea like this,
[06:15] Gu
you should've told us sooner.
[06:18] T
I figured if anyone else had a good idea,
[06:20] T
we could do that instead.
[06:22] T
I'm partially in this out of
personal interest, after all.
[06:24] Gu
But this is one of the monsters that
Karin-chan wanted to do something with,
[06:28] Gu
and since it's a video
game that everyone knows,
[06:31] Gu
it'll probably attract
a lot of attention, right?
[06:34] Gu
Well, if you ask me,
[06:36] Gu
you should take me, not Manabe.
[06:40] T
Why?
[06:41] Gu
The city's filled with dangerous folks.
[06:44] Gu
I'll protect you.
[06:49] T
I don't know...
[06:56] T
I still think I'll take Manabe-kun.
[07:00] Gu
But why?
[07:02] Gu
Are you saying I have some
sort of dangerous allure?
[07:06] M
Whatever.
[07:08] K
I'd feel safer with Manabe-senpai, too.
[07:11] T
You'll still have Konaka-kun.
[07:13] T
If there are two sheep, you don't
have to worry about being eaten.
[07:16] K
Is this the "Wolf and Sheep Puzzle"?
[07:19] K
I wouldn't eat Konaka, anyway.
[07:21] K
I mean, I wouldn't eat Karin-chan, either...
[07:24] T
Konaka-kun.
[07:25] T
Take care of Minazuki-san while we're away.
[07:28] Gu
Okay.
[07:30] T
All right, it's settled.
[07:33] T
Fujimoto-sensei, is that all right?
[07:36] Gu
Huh? Uh... Yeah.
[07:40] Gu
Yo. Delivery for you.
[08:06] Gi
The questionnaires from before, right?
[08:08] Gi
Thanks.
[08:17] Gi
What's wrong?
[08:18] Gu
That was Tachibana-senpai, wasn't it?
[08:25] Gi
I smell something.
[08:27] Gi
Give it to me.
[08:28] Gu
What are you talking about?
[08:30] Gi
I won't tell the school.
[08:32] Gu
Fine.
[08:36] Gi
So? You're done here, right?
[08:39] Gu
You're so cold, Sensei.
[08:42] Gu
One of your students has come to you
[08:45] Gu
seeking relief from the depths
of entrance exam hell.
[08:48] Gu
You could at least spare a smile.
[08:51] Gi
It's because this room's got A/C, isn't it?
[08:53] Gu
Figured me out, huh?
[08:54] Gi
You're quite the playboy, Murakami-kun.
[08:57] Gi
I bet you always talk like
that to girls, don't you?
[09:00] Gu
That's not fair.
[09:02] Gu
I'm just being honest.
[09:03] Gu
The club president thinks I'm a playboy, too.
[09:06] Gi
From the Anthropology Club?
[09:09] Gi
Takashiro-san, right?
[09:11] Gi
Are you after her?
[09:12] Gu
Don't say it like that.
[09:15] Gu
I just want to appreciate cute
and beautiful girls, that's all.
[09:21] Gu
She's going to Tokyo for a
research project for the club.
[09:25] Gu
And she chose Manabe to go with her.
[09:28] Gu
I know I'd be the better choice...
[09:30] Gi
Tokyo?
[09:32] Gi
The Anthropology Club's going to Tokyo? Why?
[09:35] Gu
Have you heard of a game called Aooni?
[09:38] Gu
She's going to see its writer.
[09:40] Gu
Something about how it might've been
based on a folk tale from around here.
[09:44] Gi
A game based on a folk tale
from around here?
[09:46] Gu
She dug something up from somewhere.
[09:50] Gu
A story about how a monster on
Bellflower Mountain ate some kids.
[09:54] Gu
She says the writer of the game is from
this area and based it off of that story.
[10:01] Gu
Sensei! A bee!
[10:05] Gu
Where'd it go?
[10:06] Gi
It's over here.
[10:09] Gu
I see a lot of them at school lately.
[10:12] Gu
Is there a hive around here or something?
[10:14] Gu
Got anything to smack it with?
[10:16] Gi
Don't do that.
[10:18] Gi
Let it go.
[10:26] GU
Sensei... I'm in love.
[10:32] M
I figured you'd be killing time here.
[10:34] M
We're leaving.
[10:35] Gu
Right.
[10:37] Gu
Okay, Sensei...
[10:38] Gu
I won't be able to see you for a while,
[10:40] Gu
but don't forget about me.
[10:42] M
Come on, we're leaving.
[10:43] Gi
I don't think I'll remember you.
[10:44] Gu
Aw, come on!
[10:54] Gu
Tachibana was just in the nurse's office.
[10:56] M
Tachibana? The third-year?
[10:58] Gu
Yeah.
[10:59] Gu
Hey, did you know?
[11:01] M
Know what?
[11:02] Gu
The rumors about Tachibana.
[11:04] M
Oh, yeah.
[11:06] M
The one that says he's banging
all the girls in the school.
[11:09] M
I'm sure it's an exaggeration.
[11:12] Gu
But I think he's banging Mifuyu-chan.
[11:15] M
No way.
[11:16] Gu
When I passed him in the nurse's
office, he smelled just like her.
[11:22] Gu
I can tell.
[11:24] Gu
I'm sensitive to stuff like that.
[11:31] Gu
Hey, want to go interrogate
Tachibana right now?
[11:35] M
No way.
[11:37] M
You're just jealous of him, aren't you?
[11:41] Gu
I don't know if you should be
saying that, Manabe-kun.
[11:46] M
What do you mean?
[11:47] Gu
I heard from Konaka that he's
going after the president, too.
[11:56] Gu
This is a crisis for the club, right?
[11:59] M
Fine.
[12:00] M
I'll go with you.
[12:01] Gu
Man, just be honest with yourself.
[12:05] Gu
Tachibana is the only member
of the Chemistry Club.
[12:08] Gu
The club room's in the basement.
[12:15] Gu
This is pretty dodgy.
[12:21] Gu
It's locked.
[12:23] M
Guess he's not here, then.
[12:25] M
Let's go.
[12:26] Gu
Hang on.
[12:28] Gu
I'm pretty sure it's around here...
[12:31] Gu
Found it!
[12:32] M
How do you know where the key is?
[12:34] Gu
Konaka told me.
[12:36] M
How does he know?
[12:38] Gu
He hates Tachibana.
[12:41] M
Why?
[12:42] Gu
Probably because Karin-chan likes Tachibana.
[12:45] M
Oh, so that's it.
[12:46] Gu
So he's spent a lot of time
investigating him.
[12:50] Gu
Okay, it's open.
[12:54] M
What is this place?
[12:59] Gu
Some kind of lab?
[13:01] Gu
I didn't realize our school
had such a big basement.
[13:06] M
What kind of flower is this?
[13:12] Gu
Jeez, what do they see
in a creepy guy like him?
[13:16] Gu
Hey, Manabe.
[13:18] Gu
Hey!
[13:19] Gu
What are you doing?
[13:21] M
Oh... nothing.
[13:24] Gu
You okay?
[13:26] Gu
Anyway, let's take a look back there.
[13:32] M
Looks like it goes on forever.
[13:36] Gu
Damn.
[13:37] Gu
It's locked.
[13:38] Gu
We can't get in like this.
[13:40] Gu
Let's look for the key.
[13:43] Gu
Anyway, why is there a room
like this in the school basement?
[13:46] M
No idea.
[13:51] Gu
Isn't this school kinda weird, anyway?
[13:53] Gu
Even the windows have
steel shutters on them.
[13:59] M
What?
[14:00] ---
Shh.
[14:02] Gu
Did you hear something?
[14:08] M
I don't hear anything.
[14:10] Gu
It was a joke.
[14:11] Gu
At least be a little scared.
[14:13] M
What the heck?
[14:15] M
Let's just go.
[14:16] Gu
Fine.
[14:18] Gu
We couldn't find the key
anyway, so let's just go.
SIGN President Takashiro
[14:37] M
It's the president.
[14:39] M
Hello?
[14:40] T
Manabe-kun, about our trip
to Tokyo on Saturday...
[14:44] M
Yeah?
[14:45] T
It's canceled.
[14:48] M
Postponed?
[14:49] T
No.
[14:50] T
I just had a visit from the police.
[14:53] M
The police?
[14:54] T
The writer of the Aooni
game died yesterday.
[14:58] M
What? But how...
[15:00] T
He jumped off the balcony of his condo.
[15:03] T
He'd written on a notepad
that he was going to meet me.
[15:07] M
D-Does that mean they suspect you?
[15:10] T
It's not that.
[15:12] T
They were just checking up on me.
[15:13] T
Anyway, this changes things,
[15:15] T
so I think I need to talk to everyone.
[15:18] T
Can you get the club
together after school?
[15:20] M
Okay.
[15:25] T
So now we can't talk to the writer
of the Aooni game about our project.
[15:32] T
I want to hear your thoughts on what
we should do about our display.
[15:37] Gu
What?
[15:38] Gu
You want to change our topic?
[15:41] T
The theme was only worthwhile because
of its connection to the Aooni game.
[15:45] Gu
Wait a second! Why'd the writer
kill himself, anyway?
[15:52] T
The police said they hadn't
found a motive yet.
[15:55] Gu
That makes no sense.
[15:58] Gu
Who agrees to meet someone
and then commits suicide?
[16:01] Gu
That's not right!
[16:02] T
Well, I agree that it's odd, but...
[16:05] M
Hey, Murakami, you're not thinking that
[16:09] M
Aooni had something to do
with this suicide, are you?
[16:12] Gu
Yes, I am!
[16:15] Gu
Who wouldn't think that?
[16:17] T
There's no way.
[16:19] T
It's impossible.
[16:21] T
How are they even related?
[16:22] Gu
Well, I don't know...
[16:25] Gu
But it's strange, isn't it?
[16:27] Gu
The timing of his suicide, I mean.
[16:29] Gu
Found it.
[16:30] Gu
There's an article about the writer here.
[16:33] Gu
What does it say?
[16:35] Gu
"There was no note found at the scene,
SIGN Jumped to His Death?
[16:37] Gu
and a male acquaintance said he had
no idea why his friend committed suicide.
[16:44] Gu
So the police are investigating
[16:46] Gu
the possibility that it was
an accident, not suicide."
[16:50] K
Maybe he was murdered!
[16:54] M
U-Um, anyway...
[16:57] M
We can't talk to the writer
of the Aooni game now.
[17:01] M
We should decide what we're
going to do from now on.
[17:05] K
Yes, we need to discuss that.
[17:08] K
Did you find out anything
about this club bulletin?
[17:11] Gu
Yeah, and it wasn't easy.
[17:14] Gu
I went through all the bulletins
from around the same time
[17:17] Gu
to look for any names of club
members from back then.
[17:20] Gu
Then I matched their names to
ones in old graduation albums.
[17:23] Gu
And there was one person
I was able to get in touch with.
[17:26] T
I see.
[17:27] T
Nice work.
[17:29] K
It was Konaka-kun who told
him to do that, though.
[17:33] Gu
A good leader knows how to make
good use of his subordinates.
[17:38] Gu
And I noticed something
even more important.
[17:42] T
Even more important?
[17:44] Gu
Yes.
[17:45] Gu
Take a good look at this.
[17:48] Gu
You said that there was no
publication data on this bulletin.
[17:51] Gu
But all the other bulletins from that
time have info printed on them.
[17:55] Gu
Like this one, and this one.
[17:57] Gu
And this one.
[17:59] T
You're right.
[18:00] Gu
Look right here.
[18:02] Gu
Around the binding.
[18:05] M
The color's different?
[18:07] M
Wait, if it hasn't faded, that means...
[18:10] T
There was a page behind it?
[18:13] Gu
The page was probably torn out
and put somewhere else.
[18:17] Gu
I looked to see if it had been stuck
in between something else,
[18:21] Gu
but I couldn't find it.
[18:23] T
Even if there used to be one more page,
[18:26] T
the story was complete, right?
[18:28] T
It may just have been a blank page.
[18:31] Gu
Maybe...
[18:34] Gu
Maybe, but...
[18:36] Gu
But think about it!
[18:38] Gu
This story wasn't written down
right when they heard it, right?
[18:42] Gu
There should be a tape somewhere.
[18:45] Gu
If one of the club's members from
that back then has the tape...
[18:48] T
That's a great idea.
[18:50] T
If we could hear the original,
that alone would be interesting.
[18:53] T
Let's get them to try to find it.
[18:56] T
So we can leave the theme as it is,
[18:59] T
and maybe we can continue this
by searching for the original tape
[19:04] T
and talking about how it found its
way back into the modern world.
[19:08] K
But isn't that kind of a waste?
[19:11] T
A waste?
[19:13] K
I mean, it's possible Aooni had something
to do with the game writer's death, right?
[19:21] K
Isn't that amazing?
[19:24] T
Amazing? What do you mean?
[19:27] K
If, just hypothetically,
[19:29] K
he did die because of Aooni,
[19:32] K
that's the same as being killed by
the monster called Aooni, right?
[19:37] M
No, Minazuki-san, I don't know
if it's good to think of it that way.
[19:41] Gu
No...
[19:43] Gu
Yeah. Karin-chan's right.
[19:46] Gu
Aooni fans will be all over
this news right now.
[19:51] Gu
If they find out he died right before
we were going to meet him,
[19:57] Gu
it's sure to grab everyone's interest.
[20:00] T
I don't want to use this news in that way.
[20:03] Gu
I'm not talking about using it...
[20:06] Gu
Shouldn't we do our own investigation?
[20:09] Gu
Then we can decide for ourselves what we
should make public and what we shouldn't.
[20:14] Gu
The cops don't know about
the folk tale, right?
[20:17] T
I did tell them about it,
[20:21] T
but they didn't seem to care.
[20:23] Gu
All the more reason!
[20:25] Gu
We need to do our own research!
[20:30] Gu
Yes.
[20:32] Gu
That's right.
[20:34] Gu
Right now?
[20:36] Gu
Yes, thank you.
[20:38] Gu
I'll be right there.
[20:41] T
Was that the old club member?
[20:43] Gu
Yeah, he says he has time now.
[20:46] T
Then I'll come with you.
[20:48] M
Ah, me, too.
[20:50] K
I'll go, too!
[20:52] K
You'll come too, right, Konaka-kun?
[20:54] Gu
Yeah.
SIGN Watanabe
[21:01] Gu
Hello, welcome.
[21:03] All
Thank you for having us.
[21:05] Gu
There we go.
[21:06] Gu
The Cultural Anthropology Research Club...
[21:08] Gu
I'm amazed it's still going.
[21:11] Gu
So what's this about
a bulletin we put out?
[21:14] Gu
Right...
[21:16] Gu
This is it.
[21:17] Gu
I remember this.
[21:19] Gu
Can I take a look?
[21:21] Gu
This was written when you were in
the club, wasn't it, Watanabe-san?
[21:24] Gu
Please look at the last page.
[21:26] Gu
The last page?
[21:28] Gu
Huh? There's no publication data.
[21:30] Gu
I knew it!
[21:32] Gu
Do you remember what it said?
[21:34] Gu
This one ended with the story of
the Bellflower Monster, right?
[21:37] Gu
Who went out to listen to this one?
[21:39] Gu
It was a pair of good friends
who were a year older than me...
[21:44] T
Is something wrong?
[21:46] Gu
No, I just remembered.
[21:48] Gu
Yes, it was Sekiguchi-san.
[21:50] Gu
What do you mean?
[21:52] Gu
Well, you see, Sekiguchi-san was
the club president at that time,
[21:56] Gu
and he was the one who did
most of the field work.
[21:59] Gu
But he did something terrible
15 or 16 years ago...
[22:04] Gu
Something terrible?
[22:05] Gu
What type of thing do you mean?
[22:08] Gu
He killed his wife and disappeared.
[22:11] Gu
He had a young child, too...
[22:14] Gu
The police did everything
they could to find him,
[22:17] Gu
but since they didn't,
he'd probably committed suicide.
[22:22] Gu
So, yeah, you won't get the
chance to talk to him.
[22:26] Gu
The other senpai...
[22:28] Gu
Oh, right! It was Fukuda-san.
[22:30] Gu
Fukuda-san, one year older than you...
[22:34] Gu
Do you mean Fukuda Kaoru-san?
[22:36] Gu
Do you know how we can
get in touch with this person?
[22:38] Gu
No, I think there was a name
change when Kaoru-san married.
[22:43] Gu
What was that new name?
[22:44] Gu
I'm afraid I don't know any contact info.
[22:47] Gu
But wait a second...
[22:49] Gu
I may have something for you.
[22:54] Gu
Here you go.
[22:56] Gu
When we were transcribing
the tapes back then,
[22:59] Gu
we did it all here.
[23:01] Gu
Which means I got to keep all the tapes.
[23:04] Gu
Score! This is what we wanted!
[23:07] Gu
Are these... tapes?
They look like movie spools.
[23:12] Gu
I guess you've never seen
these before, huh?
[23:14] Gu
They're called open-reel tapes.
[23:16] Gu
This is what we used before cassette tapes.
[23:19] Gu
We borrowed the tape deck from the school.
[23:22] T
Let's head back and ask.
[23:24] T
Thank you for taking the time to talk to us.
[23:27] Gu
Oh, no, I'm glad we talked. It brought
back a lot of memories for me.
[23:33] Gu
U-Um...
[23:34] Gu
The Bellflower Monster, huh?
[23:36] Gu
How did that story go again?
[23:41] Gu
There was a weird rumor going
around back then, actually.
[23:44] Gu
Sekiguchi-san's wife was killed
around four or five in the morning.
[23:50] Gu
The neighbors heard loud screaming and
banging noises, so they looked outside,
[23:54] Gu
and they saw a huge shadow that didn't
look human running from the house.
[23:59] Gu
It was a demon with deep blue skin, they said.
[24:03] Gu
And...
[24:04] Gu
And?
[24:06] Gu
I think there was a picture of some kind
of flower on the last page here...
[24:17] T
I borrowed the tape player...
[24:20] T
but does anyone know how to use it?
[24:22] K
Give me a second.
[24:24] K
It's on this site.
[24:28] K
That should do it.
[24:30] K
Okay, let's play it.
[24:33] Gu
Um, the date is July 25th, 1976.
[24:39] Gu
This recording is being made by
Miyata Kayo-san of Matsudani Village.
[24:43] Gu
Go ahead.
[24:46] Gu
This isn't the one about the
Bellflower Monster, is it?
[24:49] T
The cases only have
numbers written on them,
[24:51] T
so let's listen to the start
of each tape in order.
[24:59] T
This is the last one...
[25:01] T
Okay, I'll play it.
[25:03] T
July 30th, 1976.
[25:06] T
This recording is being made by
Asakawa Tomezou-san of Kiritani Village.
[25:10] T
This doesn't have the right name, either.
[25:13] T
Wait, the one in the
bulletin is a fake name.
[25:16] T
That might be his real name.
[25:21] K
His accent is really hard to understand.
[25:24] K
Could the club members back then
actually understand this?
[25:43] Gi
Well, that's the end of that.
[25:45] Gi
What a waste of time.
[25:46] Gi
Shh!
[25:47] T
He's saying something.
[25:51] T
I can't make it out.
[25:53] T
Turn the volume up a little.
[25:56] T
A woman... Did I just hear him say "woman"?
[26:00] T
A woman...
[26:02] T
A woman the color of a bellflower?
[26:03] T
A monster?
[26:04] T
I don't understand this at all.
SIGN And that's what they say...
SIGN Thank you.
[26:11] M
Huh? Did I just hear...
[26:13] Gu
What?
[26:14] M
I think I recognize that voice.
[26:17] Gu
Nah, it can't be.
[26:19] Gu
The guy named Sekiguchi-san
who recorded this
[26:22] Gu
killed his wife and went missing, didn't he?
[26:25] M
But two people made this, right?
[26:27] Gu
The other person was a woman, wasn't it?
[26:29] M
Oh, yeah.
[26:31] M
Then maybe I imagined it, after all.
[26:36] K
Is it that late already?
[26:39] T
Hatano-sensei, the nurse...
[26:41] T
She's from this area, right?
[26:44] M
What about it?
[26:45] T
Hatano-sensei might be able to understand
what they're saying on the tape.
[26:48] M
I see!
[26:50] T
Can you go ask?
[26:51] M
Okay.
SIGN Nurse's Office
[26:55] M
Did she leave already?
[26:57] Gu
No, wait a second.
[26:59] Gu
She's still nearby.
[27:01] Gu
This way.
[27:03] M
You're kidding me...
[27:09] Gu
Sensei! Mifuyu-sensei!
[27:13] M
Can we have a moment?
[27:14] M
There's something we want you to listen to...
[27:17] Gi
Me?
[27:18] Gi
Well, I have time,
[27:20] Gi
but you guys should go home.
[27:22] M
I know, but it won't take long.
[27:24] M
Please.
[27:26] Gi
Oh, all right.
[27:35] Gu
Is Tachibana-senpai staying
late for his club again?
[27:39] Gi
I guess there's something
he wants to research.
[27:43] Gu
Have you heard the rumors about him?
[27:46] Gi
Yes, I have.
[27:47] Gi
He may not look it,
but he's not a bad guy.
[27:50] T
Ah, Sensei...
SIGN Cultural Anthropology Research Club
[27:51] T
Thank you for coming.
[27:53] Gi
What's all this about?
[27:54] T
I want you to listen to this...
[28:00] Gi
Oh, I see.
[28:02] Gi
That really is a strong accent.
[28:04] Gi
Even I can't tell what he's saying.
[28:07] Gi
I'm sorry.
[28:25] Gu
Are you okay, Minazuki-san?
[28:28] K
I'm fine.
[28:29] K
It just startled me.
[28:31] K
Can I go now?
[28:32] Gu
Where are you going?
[28:35] K
Leave me alone.
[28:36] Gu
She seems kinda mad...
[28:38] Gu
You've got a lot to learn.
[28:41] Gu
There are some things girls
just don't want to talk about.
[29:05] Gu
Oh, jeez... No...
[29:11] Gu
What?
[29:18] Gu
Our eyes have gotten used to the dark.
[29:20] Gi
It's not completely dark outside yet.
[29:23] Gu
I'm sure we had a flashlight here somewhere...
[29:26] Gu
Over here?
[29:27] Gu
Konaka...
[29:31] Gu
What are you doing?
[29:34] Gu
Well, whatever.
[29:36] Gu
Go take this to Karin-chan.
[29:38] Gu
She might be freaking out,
so it's best to be safe.
[29:40] Gu
No, it's okay.
[29:42] Gu
Senpai, you go.
[29:44] Gu
She doesn't like me.
[29:46] Gu
Oh, fine.
[29:48] Gu
I'll go check on her.
[30:23] Gi
Who... Who's there?
[30:25] Gi
Club President? Who's there?
[30:27] Gi
This isn't funny!
[30:29] Gu
Karin-chan, are you there?
[30:31] Gi
Senpai?
[30:34] Gu
I guess I can't go looking for her
in the girl's restroom, huh?
[30:38] Gu
Karin-cha—
[30:43] Gi
What?
[30:43] Gi
Senpai?
[31:26] Gi
Murakami-senpai?
[31:28] Gi
Are you there?
[31:29] Gi
Senpai?
[32:23] Gu
I heard a scream from this direction!
[32:27] Gu
Hey...
[32:28] Gu
What the hell is this?
[32:34] Gu
That's Murakami, isn't it?
[32:38] Gu
W-Wait...
[32:40] Gu
What kind of stupid prank is this?
[32:44] Gu
Wh-What's going on?
[32:49] Gi
M-Minazuki-san...
[32:55] K
M-Minazuki-san...
[33:02] M
Who... Who would do this?
[33:04] K
It's Aooni...
[33:06] K
Aooni got them!
[33:08] T
Don't be stupid!
[33:09] T
There's no such thing!
[33:11] K
But look at that!
[33:16] T
I-It might be a wild animal...
[33:19] T
It can't be Aooni.
[33:21] T
Even if the folk tale is true,
it lives up in the mountains.
[33:24] T
And in the game, it's in a mansion!
[33:26] T
What would it be doing in our school?!
[33:28] K
Monsters...
[33:30] K
Monsters... appear because
people believe in them.
[33:34] K
Am I wrong?
[33:35] K
When we thought it was just a
monster in a game, we were fine.
[33:41] K
But the minute someone
started believing in it,
[33:43] K
it took on physical form and became real!
[33:46] T
Calm down!
[33:48] T
There's no such thing as Aooni.
[33:50] T
There just isn't.
[33:51] T
Understand?
[33:52] K
Anyway, let's get out of here.
[33:55] T
Come on, let's go.
[34:03] T
W-Wait up!
[34:11] K
Damn, it's not opening!
[34:12] K
What's going on?!
[34:14] K
What about that side?
[34:15] T
No luck...
[34:16] Gi
None of the windows in the
hallways will open, either.
[34:20] Gi
What's going on here?
[34:22] K
We're trapped!
[34:24] Gi
Who would do that?
[34:27] M
Let's get somewhere safe and
call the police... or an ambulance...
[34:31] M
Anything! Let's just get help!
[34:33] Gi
You're right.
[34:33] Gi
Let's do that.
[34:35] Gi
What's the safest place?
[34:36] M
A classroom, right?
[34:39] M
It's too dangerous to split up.
[34:41] M
We should go to a classroom and wait this out.
[34:45] T
Wait a second.
[34:46] T
Can I go grab the tape?
[34:57] M
Looks safe...
[35:06] M
Okay, let's work together
to make a barricade.
[35:11] M
That's probably good enough.
SIGN No Signal
[35:14] M
Is it because of the weather?
[35:16] M
What about you guys?
[35:17] M
No luck here.
[35:19] K
No good...
[35:20] Gi
Nothing here, either.
[35:23] Gi
Oh, right. Tachibana-kun...
[35:25] Gi
I forgot about him.
[35:26] M
We don't even know where he is.
[35:28] M
There's nothing we can do, is there?
[35:30] Gi
But there's a phone in the faculty office.
[35:34] Gi
We might be able to use that.
[35:37] M
These kinds of storms don't last long.
[35:40] M
And Tachibana-senpai
can take care of himself.
[35:44] Gi
You're right.
[35:46] Gi
But I'm really worried.
[35:48] K
Wait a minute...
[35:50] Gi
What?
[35:51] K
If there's no monster like
Aooni in the school,
[35:56] K
then that means it must have been
a human who killed them, right?
[36:00] Gi
I guess it does...
[36:03] K
Then isn't it possible that
Tachibana-senpai did it?
[36:11] M
Wh-What are you talking about?
[36:13] M
A human couldn't kill someone
in an insane way like that!
[36:15] K
Then do you think something
like Aooni is real?!
[36:20] M
That's not what I'm saying...
[36:23] M
But it can't be Tachibana-senpai.
[36:25] T
More importantly,
[36:26] T
Tachibana-kun was doing a lot of
research in the basement, right?
[36:31] T
What was he researching?
[36:33] T
It wasn't biotechnology or
something like that, was it?
[36:37] Gi
In the basement?
[36:39] Gi
I mean, I don't know, but
I don't think that's possible.
[36:44] M
Sensei, I told you we were
going to Tokyo, didn't I?
[36:48] M
To meet the writer of the Aooni game.
[36:51] Gi
Y-Yes...
[36:53] K
Did you tell anyone else about that?
[36:58] K
Tachibana-senpai, maybe?
[37:01] Gi
Wh-Why?
[37:03] K
Did you? Or didn't you?
[37:05] Gi
I might have.
[37:07] Gi
That's not a problem, is it?
You didn't tell me not to tell anyone.
[37:11] T
Konaka-kun, what are you getting at?
[37:13] K
Sensei, the writer of the Aooni game died.
[37:18] K
He fell off the balcony of his condo.
[37:21] K
The police are trying to
put it down as a suicide,
[37:25] K
but hypothetically...
[37:27] K
If it wasn't suicide, but murder...
[37:32] K
If the goal was to keep us from
talking to the writer of Aooni...
[37:36] T
He was killed to stop us from meeting him?
[37:40] T
Why would someone go to such lengths?
[37:42] K
I don't know.
[37:44] K
I don't know, but...
[37:46] K
But it's perfect timing... or bad timing,
depending on how you look at it.
[37:51] K
It makes sense, doesn't it?
[37:53] K
But that means the killer must be someone
who knew you were going to meet the writer.
[37:59] K
Murakami told Hatano-sensei about it.
[38:02] K
And Hatano-sensei told Tachibana-senpai.
[38:06] K
That means, outside of the club's members,
you two are the only ones who knew about it.
[38:14] Gi
That means I'm a suspect too, right?
[38:18] K
When... that happened... to the two of them,
[38:21] K
you were with us,
[38:23] K
so you can't be the killer.
[38:26] K
Even without an alibi, I don't
think you could do it, but...
[38:30] Gi
I'm sorry.
[38:32] Gi
I think what you're saying makes
sense, but I can't abandon him.
[38:37] Gi
And we have to call for help, too.
[38:40] M
I figured you'd say that.
[38:43] M
I'll go with you.
[38:45] M
We'll be back soon.
[38:47] M
Konaka, take care of the president, okay?
[38:50] K
Right.
[38:58] M
The lights are on.
[39:01] Gi
Let's go.
[39:05] M
The emergency generator?
[39:08] Gi
Tachibana-kun!
[39:13] Gi
Tachibana-kun!
[39:19] Gi
Are you okay?
[39:20] Gi
What happened?
[39:21] T
It ran away...
[39:24] Gi
What do you mean?
[39:26] T
Don't let it get outside...
[39:28] Gi
Who... Who ran away?
[39:30] Gi
Tachibana-kun!
[39:32] M
Sensei!
[39:34] M
Let's just get back to everyone else.
[39:36] Gi
You're right.
[39:38] T
President! Konaka!
[39:39] T
Open up!
[39:41] K
It's really you, right?
[39:43] M
It's me!
[39:44] M
Open the door already!
[39:45] M
Hatano-sensei and Senpai are here, too!
[39:52] T
Is anyone coming to save us?
[39:55] M
No.
[39:56] M
We stopped by the faculty office
and tried the phone in there,
[40:00] M
but it didn't connect.
[40:01] M
We'll have to get out on
our own when the rain stops.
[40:04] T
No way!
[40:05] T
It's night!
[40:07] T
And what was that thing, anyway?
[40:10] M
I don't know.
[40:11] M
I don't know, but...
[40:13] M
Senpai seems to know something.
[40:15] M
Don't you, Senpai?
[40:17] T
What are you talking about?
[40:19] M
Don't play dumb!
[40:21] M
Murakami... Murakami
was killed by something!
[40:24] M
You were keeping something
down there, weren't you?!
[40:27] T
No!
[40:29] T
That's not true!
[40:29] Gi
Stop it!
[40:32] Gi
Come on, let go!
[40:36] T
I was taken in by my grandparents on my
mother's side right after I was born.
[40:40] T
I never knew what my parents looked like.
[40:43] T
When I was a little older,
[40:46] T
I learned that my dad had been obsessed
with going up Bellflower Mountain.
[40:51] T
And one day, not long after I was born,
[40:54] T
he killed my mother and vanished...
[40:57] T
Does that mean...
[40:59] T
My dad's name was Sekiguchi Tooru.
[41:01] T
Your senpai.
[41:03] T
A member of the Cultural
Anthropology Research Club.
[41:06] T
I found out from his diary that when he
was doing field work in the mountains,
[41:11] T
he found something
that wasn't of this world,
[41:14] T
and he was trying to find it again.
[41:17] T
He graduated, got a job, and even married,
[41:21] T
but he still couldn't seem to forget it.
[41:23] T
I think my dad found it.
[41:27] T
And as a result, my mom died,
[41:30] T
and my dad disappeared.
[41:33] T
It's possible he died.
[41:36] T
I wanted to find out what
it was, no matter what.
[41:39] T
So I deliberately chose
to come to this school,
[41:41] T
and whenever I had time,
I went up Bellflower Mountain.
[41:44] T
I thought maybe I could
find what my dad had found.
[41:50] T
And that, if I found it, maybe I could
figure out what happened to my dad.
[41:54] T
Maybe I could find him.
[41:58] M
So you knew the story of the Bellflower
Monster right from the start?
[42:02] T
Yeah.
[42:03] M
You heard we were going to meet
the writer of the Aooni game, right?
[42:07] M
I don't even want to think this,
but you didn't kill him, did you?
[42:11] T
No!
[42:13] T
I wanted him to stop
bringing up that old story!
[42:16] T
And I wanted him to tell me the story
of the Bellflower Monster again...
[42:19] T
Wait... I met him... and then...
[42:22] M
What's wrong?
[42:24] M
What happened?
[42:25] T
Come to think of it, I took a flower...
[42:30] Gi
Help me!
[42:32] Gi
Open the door!
[42:35] T
M-Minazuki-san?
[42:37] T
You're alive?
[42:38] Gi
Hurry! Open the door!
[42:42] T
Wait there!
[42:43] T
I'll open it now!
[42:45] M
Wait! That's not Minazuki-san!
[42:48] M
She's dead!
[42:49] Gi
Help me... Open the door...
[42:51] M
Then who is that?
[42:56] Gi
Hurry... hurry...
[42:57] Gi
Open the door! Open the door!
[43:00] Gi
Hurry... Hurry, open the door!
[43:03] Gi
Hurry, open the door...
[43:05] Gi
Open the door!
[43:06] Gi
Hurry... hurry...
[43:08] Gi
Hurry...
[43:11] Gi
Open the door!
[43:30] Gi
What was that?
[43:32] K
Aooni!
[43:37] M
What's going on here?
[43:39] M
Say something!
[43:41] M
Damn it...
[43:43] Gu
Hey, are you in there?
[43:45] Gu
Are you okay?
[43:46] Gi
Fujimoto-sensei?
[43:49] M
What's he doing here?
[43:51] Gu
The police told me what you were up to.
[43:54] Gu
I thought you might still be here,
so I came to check on you.
[43:57] Gu
Are you all safe?
[43:59] (Flashback) Gu
Thank you.
[44:01] M
Sir!
[44:02] M
Is your name... Is your name Fukuda Kaoru?
[44:07] Gu
That's right.
[44:09] Gu
I'm sorry I didn't tell you before.
[44:10] K
Senpai...
[44:11] K
Does that mean our teacher knew
about all this from the start?
[44:16] M
Did you know that Tachibana-senpai was
the son of the guy named Sekiguchi?
[44:23] Gu
Yes.
[44:24] Gu
I knew that his wife's maiden
name was Tachibana,
[44:27] Gu
and he looked just like a young Sekiguchi.
[44:32] Gu
When he came to this school,
it was the first thing I checked.
[44:35] Gu
Ever since then, I've been watching over him.
[44:38] T
Fujimoto-sensei is... Fukuda-san?
[44:41] T
He said the name changed
after getting married,
[44:45] T
so I was sure it'd be a woman...
[44:46] F
I feel a little responsible.
[44:49] F
After we made that recording, we all
went up Bellflower Mountain several times.
[44:54] F
That's when we found a strange creature.
[44:57] F
To me, it looked like
a tiny, grotesque plant.
[45:03] F
But to Sekiguchi, it looked like the
most beautiful woman imaginable.
[45:08] F
He said he wanted to see her again,
[45:10] F
and to catch her if he could.
[45:12] F
So then he went back into
the mountains many times.
[45:15] F
But we graduated without
ever seeing the thing again.
[45:19] F
I forgot about it, but
Sekiguchi couldn't, I guess.
[45:26] F
When I heard about the murder,
I knew exactly what had happened.
[45:30] F
He'd found it.
[45:33] M
"It"? Do you mean that strange creature?
[45:36] Gu
Remember what it said on the tape?
[45:39] Gu
"Those who make love to the
woman of Bellflower Mountain
[45:42] Gu
are struck with necrotic phallic autotomy
and become the Bellflower Monster."
[45:49] Gi
...struck with necrotic phallic autotomy
and become the Bellflower Monster.
[45:52] T
He was talking about some
kind of Bellflower woman,
[45:55] T
not just the monster.
[45:57] T
Tachibana-kun, you didn't sleep
with that weird creature—
[46:00] T
She's not a weird creature!
[46:03] T
She's a noble and beautiful creature.
[46:05] T
Much more than any human...
[46:19] M
Necrotic...
[46:21] M
What is "necrotic phallic autotomy"?
[46:23] F
It's when your genitals rot and fall off.
[46:26] F
It seduces humans and turns them into
robots that carry out its will, most likely.
[46:32] F
That's how that plant has bred
all this time, no doubt about it.
[46:36] K
Then if we kill the plant,
will that get rid of Aooni?
[46:41] F
I don't know for sure, but it may be possible.
[46:45] K
That's right... The flower!
[46:47] K
The one in the basement!
[46:53] K
No!
[46:56] ---
What?
[47:02] T
Run!
[47:04] F
The main entrance!
[47:05] F
I opened it when I came in,
so it should still be unlocked!
[47:08] F
We can get out that way!
[47:14] F
Hurry! It's following us!
[47:18] F
You can do it! We're almost there!
[47:22] M
Sensei!
[47:38] K
We're trapped!
[47:39] T
What do we do?!
[47:40] M
It hasn't noticed us.
[47:42] M
If we go now...
[47:44] M
Let's hurry!
[47:48] M
Why?
[47:49] M
Why isn't it open?!
[47:51] T
We'll have to find another way out.
[47:54] K
Another way out?!
[47:55] T
Shh! It's getting closer!
[47:57] M
We can't stay here!
[47:58] M
Let's move!
[47:59] Gi
To where?
[48:01] M
The basement!
[48:02] M
He said that if we destroy
the flower in the basement,
[48:04] M
that may get rid of Aooni!
[48:06] K
It's our only hope, isn't it?
[48:13] K
W-Wait!
[48:14] M
Konaka!
[48:15] M
Konaka is...
[48:17] T
Konaka-kun!
[48:18] M
Wait!
[48:19] Gi
Stop.
[48:21] Gi
It's hopeless.
[48:22] Gi
You won't make it in time!
[48:26] M
Damn it!
[48:28] M
Even Konaka?
[48:30] Gi
I'm sorry, but we have
to hurry while we can!
[48:36] M
There it is!
[48:40] M
If we destroy this...
[48:45] Gi
Manabe-kun, it's coming!
[48:46] M
Damn it!
[48:58] M
This is getting us nowhere!
[49:00] T
Hurry, Manabe-kun!
[49:03] M
What do we do?!
[49:04] Gi
Hide, you two!
[50:02] T
Where'd Sensei go?
[50:04] M
I think she hid somewhere...
[50:07] M
What should we do?
[50:09] M
Look!
[50:10] M
The generator fuel!
[50:13] M
We can use it to burn the flower!
[50:15] M
I'll distract it so you can
light the flower on fire.
[50:18] M
There should be a lighter in the desk.
[50:21] T
I can't...
[50:26] M
It'll be fine.
[50:27] M
Once this is over, let's go to Tokyo together.
[50:33] T
What's this, Manabe-kun?
[50:36] T
Your legs are shaking.
[50:38] T
Are you okay?
[50:41] M
Okay, here we go.
[50:43] T
Got it.
[50:57] T
Why?!
[50:57] T
Don't do this now!
[50:59] M
Hurry, President!
[51:03] M
What do I do, Manabe-kun?!
[51:04] M
It won't light!
[51:05] M
What do we do now?
[51:07] Gi
I've got fire!
[51:08] Both
Sensei!
[51:15] Both
Get back!
[51:18] M
I can't!
[51:20] M
You can't be serious!
[51:22] M
Damn it!
[51:23] T
Manabe-kun!
[51:25] M
I'm coming!
[51:33] T
Manabe-kun!
[52:07] M
Sensei... Why?
[52:09] Gi
I had no choice.
[52:10] M
How could it end so horribly?
[52:13] Gi
It was horrible, yes.
[52:14] Gi
But it isn't over yet.
[52:17] M
What do you...
[52:19] M
Sensei?
[52:22] T
I'm sorry.
[52:55] Gi
Oh, Konaka-kun...
[52:56] Gi
You survived?
[52:58] K
Hatano-sensei!
[53:01] K
When Aooni was attacking me,
I got wedged in a gap in the floor...
[53:09] H
That's just like you!
[53:11] K
Hey, I don't see everyone else...
[53:15] Gi
They didn't make it.
[53:17] K
No way...
[53:20] K
What happened to the flower?
[53:22] Gi
It burned up.
[53:24] Gi
But it didn't affect Aooni.
[53:26] K
No...
[53:28] Gi
But it was a good ending.
[53:30] Gi
I couldn't help but get all excited by it.
[53:37] K
Sensei?
[53:39] Gi
Sorry, Konaka-kun.
[53:41] Gi
You can't beat that thing
by destroying the flower.
[53:45] K
Sensei, what are you...
[53:48] Gi
If this thing exists, more people
might start looking into us.
[53:55] K
"Us"?
[53:56] Gi
Yes. Us.
[54:03] Gi
We've been living here longer than you.
[54:07] Gi
But you humans keep
destroying our habitat,
[54:13] Gi
so we had to take measures
to defend ourselves.
[54:17] Gi
We're trying to live in
secret as much as possible,
[54:20] Gi
but humans grow curious
and try to find us.
[54:24] Gi
They talk about us in their folk tales,
[54:28] Gi
so we have to destroy anything
that would lead them to us.
[54:33] Gi
Hey, Konaka-kun, did you know?
[54:35] Gi
You can use a flower's smell or its pollen
[54:38] Gi
to erase people's memories
or control them, they say.
[54:41] Gi
Who went to listen to this one?
[54:44] Gi
Wait... I met him... and then...
[54:47] Gi
Oh, yes! I must thank all of you!
[54:50] Gi
You told me about the human who
made the game about us, didn't you?
[54:55] Gi
Well, I don't really think a freeware
game would lead anyone to us,
[55:00] Gi
but more people like you might appear.
[55:06] Gi
So just in case, I had Tachibana-kun deliver
these beautiful flowers to the game's writer.
[55:20] K
So that suicide was...
[55:22] Gi
Well, tomorrow's a school day,
so let's end this now.
[55:29] Gi
Oh, right.
[55:31] Gi
You know that rumor about
Tachibana-kun, right?
[55:34] Gi
The one that says he's sleeping
with all the girls in the school?
[55:37] Gi
If it was true, do you know
why he'd be doing that?
[55:43] Gi
A honeybee takes nectar from a flower,
but it also takes pollen to it,
[55:47] Gi
helping the plant to breed.
[55:50] Gi
A plant can't move on its own,
[55:53] Gi
so it relies on another
creature to fertilize it.
[55:56] Gi
Perhaps these beautiful
flowers are no different.
[56:00] Gi
By the way, once that worker bee
is done with its duty of pollination,
[56:04] Gi
what happens to it?
[56:07] Gi
And what about the one
it delivered the pollen to?
[56:12] Gi
Anyway, sorry to interrupt class.
[56:15] Gi
Aooni is very hungry.
[56:19] K
W-Wait a second...
[59:45] K
Good morning, Mifuyu-sensei.
[59:48] K
Good morning.
[59:51] K
Huh? What was in this room?
[59:53] K
I don't know. It's probably
a storeroom, right?
[59:58] K
Oh, we'd better hurry.