C]ome on, the Judge is here!
Silence!
The Night Court will now examine the case of the Evil Stone theft.
The defendant swears only to tell the truth
under the Yokai Monster Constitution.
Kitar]o.
We are here for you!
Prosecuti]on and defense.
You may state...
your positions now.
Defendant Kitaro is a traitor to us Yokai monsters.
He always takes the side of humans.
He always harasses us monsters and creatures!
That's because you did something bad to humans!
She's right. lt's because you made trouble!
Kitar]o helped humans destroy our forests.
He got paid for that. Now we have n]owhere to live.
He even tried to sell the Evil St]one to a human antique dealer.
None of that is true! lt's all made-up.
Hasn't Kitaro helped some of you when y]ou've been in trouble?
H]ow about you, Umbrella?
Well... Maybe...
Doesn't Kitaro mend you whenever you have a tear?
Uh... l...
Ratman.
lsn't Ratman here?
Your Honor, Ratman is the one who took the Stone in the first place.
Kitar]o...
Ratman.
Give us your testimony. Tell nothing but the truth.
Good, this will save Kitaro.
l knew he would help Kitaro.
l swear to tell the truth, your honor, Judge Grand Tengu.
lt's true that l removed the Evil Stone,
so that it wouldn't fall into the wrong hands.
But it was stolen from me by him!
Kitar]o of Ge Ge Ge Forest!
What are you talking about?
Oh, no...
Ratman.
Do you swear that you have spoken the truth?
Yes, your honor.
That scum...
He betrayed us again. What kind of a low creature is he?
We win!
Your honor, his testimony is untruthful.
The Stone is crucial evidence but it's still missing.
Eyeball, you're Kitaro's father.
Your remarks will be disregarded by this court.
We have reached a verdict.
Kitar]o.
You are guilty as charged.
You're sentenced to serve 500 years in the boiling pot!
The pot!
500 years?
Oh, no...
500 years...
Sorry, Kitaro.
But it doesn't pay to be honest. Dishonesty is the only way.
The sentence is effective immediately.
Kitar]o, into the pot.
Don't!
Kitar]o!
Judge Grand Tengu!
lt was a human who stole it.
Father!
But this human has died already.
Grant a reprieve so that my son can find the Stone.
l will take his place here.
Your verdict is based on circumstantial evidence.
Silence! This is contempt of court!
Arrest that eyeball.
Kitar]o, go now!
Daddy!
Run for it!
Catch him!
They're here!
What's going on?
Yokai Crow came with his company! Loyal crow!
He's getting away. Shoot him!
Now eat this!
Stop it, old witch!
Way to go, Witch!
Thank you, Sand Witch!
Good. That's my boy.
Kenta.
You have to tell me where the Evil Stone is.
Please.
Do you have it...?
Do you?
Your father gave it to you and told you to keep it secret.
Right?
ls that true, Kenta?
Listen, Kenta.
l have bad news.
Dad has...
He has...
He's dead.
He suddenly died from a sickness.
So please...
That's a lie! You're a liar!
Hello? Oh, Cat Girl...
Yes, he's here.
You have to hurry.
lf you don't deliver the Stone by the time the full moon rises...
the Judge will put your father and Sand Witch in the boiling p]ot!
By midnight tonight?
l'll hurry then.
Tonight?
They'll pr]osecute my father and the Witch.
Kenta.
Dad's n]ot dead. We made a promise man to man...
He said he'd come back and play catch with me.
He promised me!
Your father...
He might not be in this world anymore
but he's out there somewhere thinking of you, Kenta.
Where would he be?
Somewhere on the ]other side.
l want to see him! H]ow can l see him?
Don't make trouble.
l want to see my dad, Kitaro.
lt's not impossible but...
You have to save your father and Sand Witch.
There is time. l can come back before the full moon rises.
Kitar]o.
Kenta.
l want you to promise that if y]ou get to see y]our dad...
you will tell me where the Stone is.
Wheel Monk!
Are you here somewhere?
Hey!
Wheel Monk!
Hello.
H]ow are you?
Crybaby called me and told me what's g]oing on.
l haven't seen him for 100 years. H]ow is he?
He's doing fine. He still weighs a good 2 tons.
2 tons? He's in good shape.
So you want me to take y]ou to the Afterlife World of Yomi?
Yes. This is the last chance for these children to see their father.
When did he die?
Probably yesterday.
Maybe it's too late...
l can't guarantee anything.
l beg you. My father's life is also depending on this.
H]ow much can you pay?
Uh... l have no money.
lt can't be done for nothing.
l'll have to spend a year's worth of psychic energy on this trip.
l can't possibly get there without getting paid.
Can l pay by credit?
l'll take you on one condition.
l'll take you to the Afterlife world but y]ou have to do something for me.
What is it?
l can't tell you now.
Will you d]o it for me?
l don't know...
ls it something l can do?
Of course. You are the only one wh]o can d]o it, Kitaro.
This way.
Crybaby, how have you been?
Good. Has it been 1 00 years?
Yes, 100 years. Seems just like yesterday.
Shall we g]o?
Alright!
l'm getting energized! Let's get this thing going!
Thank you.
l'll sit in the control cabin. You go in the carriage.
Okay.
We're moving out.
Driving wheels!
Rolling, rolling!
Kenta.
Oh, l feel great...
Driving wheel, driving!
This is all Kenta's fault...
lt's okay, l really like him. His trouble is mine.
Thank you.
But if he doesn't tell you where the Stone is...
He will tell me.
Don't worry.
l never used to believe in this kind of thing.
Who would have thought that you and your friends really exist?
Well, normally we are not to be seen.
That's how it is.
What...?
Sorry.
l believe in anything l can touch.
You believe in me now? Good.
H]ow old are you, Kitaro?
l'm 350 years old.
Are you kidding?
Do you have a girlfriend?
l know... ls Cat Girl y]our girlfriend?
No, she's just a go]od friend.
So you don't have one?
H]ow about you?
There's somebody l like... maybe.
Your curfew is 5pm. You can't even date.
What time is good for you?
Late. We're night creatures.
Beautiful...
You and me...
l'm in peak c]ondition!
There's something on the roof. Can you check it, Crybaby?
Alright.
What's that?
What was it?
The date is over.
Now...
The Stone!
l don't have it.
Oh, no... l'm running ]out of psychic power.
You're cornered now, Kitaro.
Stop trying to make humans happy.
What should we do, Wheel Monk?
Crybaby, l didn't pace myself well. l'm in trouble.
l can't move anymore...
l'm having a cardiac arrhythmia...
Greedy humans have been destroying our forests.
They left us with no place to live!
They deserve our revenge!
Don't you agree?
lt's scary... l'm scared...
Why did l come up here? l'm scared...
Wheel Monk, help me!
l can't help you. l'm about to drop dead.
Listen, Kitaro.
Why don't you join us?
We'll enslave humans.
lt'll be good to be kings!
There's nothing good about that!
Get behind me.
l see.
Too bad.
You're defeated, Kitaro.
You're history!
Let him go!
Mika, help me!
The Stone...
l have the power now!
The power of evil!
l have no use for any of you anymore!
You're out ]of line, Kuko.
Lady Tenko...
Tenko, the queen?
l must be seeing things...
l just tried to retrieve the Stone...
Don't lie to me, Kuko!
Did you think that l'm blind to your evil plans?
We believe in sharing the w]orld with humans.
ln peace and harmony.
There're some greedy humans who've been destroying our land.
But if we in turn are greedy, it's a vicious cycle.
So beautiful...
May l speak my mind?
Do you want us t]o submit to the humans' aggressi]on?
You foolish fox!
l'm talking about compromising.
We can g]o anywhere we choose.
lf we fight with hatred, there will be no end to hatred.
Enough of your righteous preaching.
With the Stone l'll become the king...
Kuko...?
Kitar]o.
We've been protecting the Stone for generations.
lt's our treasure but its powers have always attracted evil.
We're better off without it.
Return it to Judge Tengu.
l trust you, Kitar]o.
Thank you.
ln exchange for the Stone can you do us a favor?
Your highness?
l ask you this because humans trust you.
Recently less and less humans offer fried tofu at our shrines.
Uh... fried tofu?
Yes, we l]ove it. We can't live without it.
Please tell humans to offer more fried tofu at all our shrines.
We shall leave our forest if our wish is fulfilled.
Your wish is my command.
lt's glowing!
What's this sensation?
Oh, my God!
What's going on?
l can feel the psychic powers welling inside me!
That's enough to get us there very soon!
This is the Afterlife World of Yomi.
Kitar]o.
We can only stay here for 5 minutes.
l'll signal you when it's time. Go find him.
Thank you.
Kenta.
Don't break it.
Let's go.
They sure d]on't lo]ok very healthy.
ls one of them Dad?
Dad!
Dad...
Dad.
Sir.
Kenta never told anyone about the Stone.
Kenta, you came all this way...
Sorry son, l couldn't keep my promise.
Maybe l was punished for that.
Did you steal, Dad...?
l don't remember stealing though. l want you to know that...
l worked very hard but things didn't work out.
My money soon ran out.
But l just wanted you two to be happy...
l love you so much...
l wanted you to be happy but l couldn't make it happen...
So l was tempted by evil...
What do you mean?
l was weak and the Stone used my weakness.
But l did what l did. l have no excuse for that.
Dad.
H]ow can you leave us alone?
What are we going to do without you?
l'm sorry, Mika.
Sorry...
l'm so worried about you two. l can't just go...
Listen to me.
There are some nice people.
Nice people will take care of you. So let them look after you.
When you grow up, you can return the favor they did to you.
He's right.
l can hang out with you everyday. l don't have to work.
Thank you.
Please look after them.
Well, looks like l have to go now.
Let's play ball.
Dad.
That's right.
That's the least l can do.
Here comes the pitch, Kenta!
Dad!
l love you.
Here it comes!
Good pitch!
lt's the Stone...
Kenta's love was enhanced by the power of the Stone.
The time!
The moon!
We've got to go.
C]ome on!
What's taking you so long, Kitaro? Yokai Crow...?
Kitar]o... Hurry...
lt's time.
Carry out the penalty.
Stop it!
Daddy...
Wait just a minute...
Don't pick me up with ch]opsticks like a piece of meat. lt's undignified.
lt's even more undignified to plead.
Go ]on, put him in.
Just a moment please!
He came?
l have the Evil Stone!
Kitar]o!
Kitar]o! l knew y]ou'd make it!
Kitar]o, you're late.
lt's the Stone...
Oh, it's hot!
Kenta, Mika!
Dad!
Mika!
l'm so happy.
Are you really Dad?
He's alive, Kenta!
Yeah!
Let's go home.
Shall we?
Yes.
We're going home.
Oh, what a lot of trouble.
There you are.
Forgetful Hermit! l'm here.
Oh, there you are.
lt's not the right season for flowers.
That's all l could get.
They look good enough to me. Work your magic.
Are you sure?
Yes, Kitaro has really fallen in love with a human girl.
Oh, that Mika Miura?
That's right.
Won't he go and see her?
l'll think about something if he does.
l'll have the flowers delivered to the girl by Crow Delivery.
So long.
Sorry Kitar]o. But we shouldn't get emotionally involved with humans.
''Crow Delivery, from Daddy Eyeball''
Mika, who's Daddy Eyeball?
lt's just a prank. Dad's colleague probably sent it.
Maybe it's not fr]om a human. Maybe it's from some monster.
Don't be silly. There's no such thing.
Good morning.
Who's he?
We'd better go.
Morning...
Kenta, ignore any strangers who try to talk to you.
l know.
Have fun at school.
Are you Kitaro, the famous Yokai?
ls your father home?
Can l take your picture?
You're not my friend anymore.
Don't be mad.
You know l'm smart but l'm not at all strong.
l didn't have a chance with those bullies.
One-Eyed Monk and Bush Ogre forced me to testify against you.
Please forgive and forget about everything.
l've already forgotten you.
Look, l want to let you in ]on a business idea.
You know how many humans die feeling unfulfilled...
l thought it would be a great opportunity to offer them happiness
with my Afterlife lnsurance.
We'll sell it to humans. Are you in?
Don't shoot your hairs! lt'll make you bald.
Keep talking.
You interested? Good.
Let me elaborate...
Ratman!
Aren't you ashamed of what you did?
Do l look it?
l can't stand the sight of you! Get out of the forest!
Shut up!
Calm down, everybody.
This is not the first time he's done s]omething like this.
He's sorry.
Aren't you?
No!
l'm a cart wheel, a cart wheel...
Kitar]o.
Oh, l'd forgotten about him.
l pulled him all the way.
Have you forgotten the favor l asked you?
Huh, Kitaro?
No... l was about to come and visit you.
The answer is no!
He's a timid man with a big attitude!
But he loves you. Go back to him.
You loved him too, didn't you?
Love dies, you know?
Just like humans.
Please don't say that.
We live for an eternity. You have plenty of time...
to find each other's good qualities.
Okay.
Dance with me until morning comes. Then l'll go back to him.
Really?
l'll dance. l'll do anything.
Swell!
Excuse me.
You have a visitor, Mrs. Spiral Neck.
lt's so hot!
H]oney!
Kazue, h]oney!
You!
Here we go!
Has your father been up to his tricks again?
l guess so.
Well, Daddy knows best. Let's dance.
l have no time for that g]oody-goody, l have work to do.
Ratman.
lt's me.
One-Eyed Monk!
What's up?
Have you been consorting with humans to get s]ome cash?
No! l have nothing to do with humans.
Excuse me. Say hi to the missus.
Bush Ogre!
Give up your human money or we'll tell Tengu Police what you're up to.
You want s]ome hush money?
Not some!
We want all of it.
Okay, Bush Ogre! l'll do as you say.
Don't hurt me. l'll give you the money.
Easy come, easy go.
What goes around comes around.
Kitar]o, help me!
Directed by Katsuhide Mot]oki
English Subtitles by Dean Shimauchi
@ 2007 KlTARO Film Partners