In recent years, the number of vicious crimes was increasing rapidly.
In order to arrest the criminals and solve the cases, the police's scientific research center,
Forensic Investigation Office Section Nine, has begun investigating cases using MRI.
The image produced by the extracted brain of the victim not only shows the suspect,
but also the victim's entire memory.
Monokuro ni some ta hibi
モノクロに染めた日々
I stain the days in monochrome,
Maki modoshite wa sore wo kuri kaesu
巻き戻してはそれを繰り返す
and replay them again and again.
Dokoka no eiga de mita serifu narabete
どこかの映画で見たセリフ並べて
Lines with words from movies you've seen somewhere,
Kono kokoro kakushita mama heiki na kao shite aruiteta
このココロ隠したまま 平気な顔して歩いてた
I hide my feelings and walk on pretending I'm fine.
Ashimoto ni utsuri konde ita
足元に映り込んでいた
My face was reflected beneath my feet,
Yuganda boku no kao ga kanashisou ni miete ta
歪んだ僕の顔が悲しそうに見えてた
and contorted as if I was in sorrow.
Number 124, Tsuyuguchi Kouichi.
It's time.
NB: "Omukae" generally means that someone's come to pick you up. In this context he means someone's come from heaven/hell to pick you up.
His condition suddenly worsened, by the time I arrived at the hospital, my father had already passed away...
We're a family and yet,
why are you keeping your job a secret from us?
I still regret it.
Why didn't I tell the truth then?
Father...
Ikkou.
Kou-chan?
Sis...
Mom...
I'm working for Section Nine.
In the end, I couldn't tell Father this...
That I look into dead people's brains...
But,
I'm working for Section Nine.
Good morning.
Good morning, Aoki-san.
I'm sorry to hear about your father...
With what happened with your dad, it must've been tough.
How's your family? I hope they're okay.
Yes. I'm sorry, I made you worry about us...
You could've taken more time off you know.
That's right. Besides, you're always working overtime.
I can't afford to take time off. I still have a lot to learn.
This is a something for you all.
NB: "Hana no kobuta" literally translates to "Floral piglet." It's a type of Japanese confection.
Oh, how cute. I'll go and make some tea.
Director! I'm sorry.
So you're back.
Yes. I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused.
Good timing.
I've got a job for you.
Yesterday, a death-row convict was executed.
Tsuyuguchi Kouichi, 46 years old.
He was convicted in that case, three years ago, where an entire family was massacred.
These are the photographs that were taken from the crime scene.
Tsuyuguchi mixed nearly lethal doses of morphine into the coffee.
Once his victims became immobile, he stabbed his wife, Mari, and his second daughter, Asako.
He then proceeded to beat his victims' head, using a blunt object, to their deaths.
After that, he went upstairs and murdered his sick mother-in-law, Sakura, in her bed, in the same manner.
I remember this case really well.
It really disturbed the public.
If I remember correctly, there was an elder daughter...
Yes...
Tsuyuguchi Kinuko, she was 18 then.
Tsuyuguchi testified that he disposed of Kinuko's body at Sagami Bay. However, her body has never been found.
The committee has requested that we look at Tsuyuguchi's brain and consider this as a S.I. case.
Aoki, can you do it?
As a S.I. case?
Director,
Aoki's dad just passed away,
this isn't the right time—
I'll be fine, Okabe-san.
But... You know... Considering it a S.I., Special Investigation, means you must maintain complete confidentiality.
If anything happens, you won't be able to consult any of us.
I know.
Especially since this case in particular was extremely unconventional.
They had evidence and his confession,
but because the victims' brains were smashed, it was never confirmed by MRI.
In other words, what you will see from Tsuyuguchi's brain, will be the real truth.
Yes, sir.
However, Tsuyuguchi has already been executed.
That means, no matter what you see, the judicial verdict will not be overturned.
Then, why are we doing this?
Firstly, to verify that he really did commit the crime,
and secondly, to investigate whether he was involved with any other crime.
If something comes up, only report it to me.
That's all.
A death note...
I still regret it.
That time, why didn't I kill Kinuko...
I caused that child to have such a deep hatred for men, so why did I...
What's going on?
Tsuyuguchi didn't kill Kinuko?
So his testimony that he disposed of her body at Sagami Bay was a lie?
Huh?
Idiot!
Look out! Where do you think you were looking?!
Hey! Are you all right?!
Hey! You! Are you all right?!
Hey!
Three years ago, images from the day of the murder...
This is the living room...
They're already dead?
What does this mean?
Whose room is he going to now?
This woman...
Tsuyuguchi... Kinuko?!
Here, have some tea.
What's your name?
Where did you come from?
So he's dead...
I-It can't be...
This is...
You can't be!
Aren't you... Tsuyuguchi Kinuko-san?!
Tsuyuguchi Kouichi's confession was a lie.
A lie?
Three years ago, on the day of the murder,
Tsuyuguchi came home and found his second daughter, Asako,
and his wife, Mari, stabbed to death at the dining table on the ground floor.
After that,
Tsuyuguchi headed for the bedroom on the second floor, where his mother-in-law was, and saw the murder with his own eyes.
In this case, the true murderer was Kinuko.
After Kinuko had left,
Tsuyuguchi wiped away her fingerprints on the knife and her footprints. He then took out the metal pipe from the store room,
and crushed the heads of the three bodies.
Otherwise...
Unless the head was crushed, MRI of the brains would have quickly revealed who the true murderer was.
To hide the murders Kinuko had committed, to protect his daughter,
he confessed to the police and was executed for a murder he was wrongly accused of!
Aoki,
don't simplify matters and thoughtlessly say, "a murder he was wrongly accused of."
This is a perfect case of complicity.
Come in.
Tsuyuguchi Kinuko is alive.
Last night, she was taken into the custody of the police at the police station in Koufu.
We've been informed that by this afternoon, she'll be transferred to Tokyo,
and will submit a witness statement at the Metropolitan Police Department.
Tsuyuguchi... Kinuko.
So beautiful...
The moment I saw her, I knew...
Tsuyuguchi loved Kinuko...
That's why...
Three years ago...
Why did Kinuko kill her entire family?
We've found out where Kinuko's been.
For the last three years, Kinuko's been under the care of an institute in Koufu, under the name of Yamaguchi Ai.
She was nearly involved in a traffic accident and when she saw the newspaper in the police station, she remembered her past.
Until then, she was suffering from amnesia.
Amnesia?!
That's a lie! That's definitely a lie!
The moment her father's executed, she remembers everything?!
That's just a little too convenient!
Kinuko hid herself and remained silent solely for her own protection.
Aoki,
what's happening?
She, Tsuyuguchi Kinuko, is the true culprit in the family massacre case!
Think about this more carefully.
The execution has already been carried out,
so regardless of whatever image you may see, the judicial verdict will not be overturned.
But—
Then will you sentence her to death this time?
And if you do, will Tsuyuguchi Kouichi come back to life?
This case is already in the past.
Tsuyuguchi Kinuko cannot be charged for her crime.
Cannot be charged?
Yes.
We're going to allow the true murderer,
the one who planned and committed the murder of three people, go free?!
We can't pass judgment on her based on this case.
Something like this...
Are you really fine with that?!
The truth... Even if we knew the truth, is there nothing we can do?!
You have a duty to maintain complete confidentiality.
If you leak the information you saw from the MRI,
if you interrogate Kinuko about this,
then you'll be the one who'll be questioned for doing something illegal.
Don't forget that.
Please wait here for a moment.
What is it?
I'm from Section Nine.
Did you see... my father's brain?
Well, did you?
Did you see it?
Aoki!
You saw it, didn't you?
We have no obligation to answer you.
You're shameless!
What you're doing is just voyeurism!
It's the same as setting secret cameras in the bedroom and peeping at a husband and wife's love affair,
or collecting and smelling the filth from the bathroom of a stranger's house!
Jerk!
Oh, what's going on, Tsuyuguchi-san?
It's nothing.
Really? Let's go then.
Don't worry about that.
Yes, sir...
Aoki-san, is there something wrong?
Oh... ah, nothing.
Come to think of it, you met Tsuyuguchi Kinuko at the Metropolitan Police Department, didn't you?
So what was she like?
Huh?
I'm a specialist in psychology you see, so I'm interested in her.
Her whole family was massacred by her own father, Kinuko's feelings of being the only survivor...
I wonder what that's like?
Hello, Section Nine's research lab.
What?
A visitor for Aoki-san?
Sis...
It's delicious.
I'm sorry for the sudden visit...
It's okay.
You look tired.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
How's mom?
Has she gotten a bit better?
Yeah, she's starting to sort out Dad's belongings a bit at a time.
I see...
Kou-chan, I'm sorry.
I said such harsh things to you before...
About Section Nine...
Everyone has a secret they don't want others to see, right?
Imagining Kou-chan looking into those...
I wasn't bothered by that at all.
Anyway, why'd you come by today?
These...
They're Dad's diaries...
Mom asked me to give them to you, Kou-chan.
To me?
Mom said she couldn't throw them away, but she didn't want to see them either, so...
Mom said she never even knew that Dad was keeping a diary.
Even though they were together for thirty years...
These diaries were Dad's only secret.
Kou-chan, do what you want with them.
It doesn't matter if you read them or not.
Sis...
Everyone has a secret they don't want others to know.
I know that.
But for cases to be solved, it's necessary to have Section Nine do the jobs they do.
It's a really interesting movie.
Really?
Oh, I'm going.
I'm leaving too.
Thanks for your hard work.
Keep up the good work.
Then why don't you take me to see this movie?
Sure, let's go then.
Aoki.
Yes?
Have you seen everything that Tsuyuguchi's brain held?
When can you finish the report by?
Even if I know he was wrongly accused, I still have to look at Tsuyuguchi's brain?
That's right.
He's still a criminal that was sentenced to death.
Look at it properly.
What Tsuyuguchi saw and what he thought...
Our job is to look into the secrets hidden within Tsuyuguchi's brain.
Even if the case is already over...
Aoki, even if the case is over, a secret still remains.
Why did Kinuko kill her entire family?
That's...
If you look for the secret hidden within Tsuyuguchi's brain, you'll find Kinuko's secret.
Don't you think so?
Look at it properly.
What Tsuyuguchi saw and what he thought...
If you look for the secret hidden within Tsuyuguchi's brain, you'll find Kinuko's secret.
Don't you think so?
You're shameless!
What you're doing is just voyeurism!
Jerk!
So, what if you find out about others' secrets?
What good will that do you?
Hey, Zipp!
Wait, Zipp!
Hirai-kun!
Kinuko-san?
Shitte itano nanimo kamo
知っていたの 何もかも
I knew about it, everything.
Matte itano imamo nao
待っていたの 今もなお
I was waiting for you, even now.
Ittai dokomade yukeba ii noka
一体どこまで行けばいいのか
How far do I have to go?
Mabutano urano kioku se kono kakawari wo nurasu
まぶたの裏の記憶背 この関わりを濡らす
Memories of his back are burnt into the back of my eyelids; it soaks our relationship.
Anata wo wasurete dokoka tooku e ikitai
あなたを忘れて どこか遠くへいきたい
I want to forget about you, and go somewhere far away.
Ikenai Ikitai
いけない いきたい
I can't leave yet I want to leave,
Ikenai atashi wa
いけない あたしは
because I can't leave.
You fade, your play, your play
You fade, your play, your play.
Atashi no namida wo anata to...
あたしの涙を あなたと・・・
My tears with you will...