It's the Snow Demon legend in this Back Glacier.
Somebody please help me!
Who are you?!
This is the position for the camera.
Kyo, the setting for the hidden microphone,
I'm leaving it up to you. No worries, I'll get it done.
This fellow is sure having a good sleep.
I was forced to work for the TV station by Miyuki.
That's why I am here at this Back Glacier at Hokkaido.
However, it is a dreadful murder plan full of the Snow Demon Legend,
waiting for our arrival.
Snow Demon Legend Murder Case - File 1
Why don't you just kill me?
If you want to be with her, just kill me!
Great job, okay!
That's all for today.
Hey everyone.
Come have some coffee.
You guys are sure smart. I want this.
I want to drink her coffee.
Huh! You little goat!
However, I'm no match to you, Daimon-senpai.
Reika-san, have one.
Thank you.
I never thought Reika-san is good in acting too, besides singing.
That really surprised me.
Really? I'm happy to hear that.
Hajime-chan, go check out the rest if they want some coffee too.
You must be exhausted.
Nobody compliments on my acting.
It's already obvious that you're a good actor.
Cut those nasty craps!
Miyuki, let's have some too. The coffee is ready.
Okay.
I feel so warm now.
Hajime-chan!
Hey, what's wrong with you?
He... He's vomiting blood.
Ha... Hajime-chan! Hang in there, Hajime-chan!
Please don't die!
Who put poison in the coffee? P... Poison?
Brilliant. That was really brilliant.
Compared to the bad actors here, you acted really well.
Alright.
Get up now.
It's fake.
It was a "big surprise" eh?
The camera is there, and the microphone is under the sofa.
I felt strange since yesterday.
Stop hoaxing around!
That was scary. She's so different from the one we saw on the TV.
That's why woman has two faces.
Hey you.
It was your fault that our prank failed.
H... How could that be?
What do you mean by "how could that be"?
Why did I have to come to Hokkaido? It's freaking cold here.
And everyone was so mad at me.
What's the matter with that?
I'm helping you to achieve your dream to get close to Hayami Reika.
Nevermind.
Anyway, I'm not her fan and I'm not so fond of her.
And I don't appreciate your help.
You're lying.
When you return to Tokyo, you'll start bragging around in school.
This man...
He's Himuro, the artist.
He's the owner of this villa.
He's the greatest artist in the country.
Where?
No, there's something wrong with this picture.
Where? I just couldn't say it.
Hey you!
We're going to the main wing now.
We finally can have a good sleep.
Idiot, you need to start working!
Leave Kano here, the rest will be all going.
Be gentle.
Be quiet.
What are we going to do later? You can enjoy yourself when we reach there.
I want to show you some great stuffs.
Sorry that I'm late.
Reika-san, I'll just take the back seat.
It's alright, Hajime-chan.
It only takes 20 minutes to reach main wing. It's fast.
Well... It's okay with me.
I'll exchange seats with you. Aren't you afraid of huddle?
What are you talking about?
Is it huddle here? No, not at all.
The main wing and annex are separated by a river.
The bridge that connect these buildings
was flushed away by the flood in summer.
That's why we need to make a detour to the bridge at upriver.
It takes almost 20 minutes by car.
Hey you.
Switch on the lights now. Okay!
The switch...
Here it is...
It's the Snow Demon.
Snow... Snow Demon?
It's the Snow Demon legend in this Back Glacier.
Are you the artist, Himuro-san?
Hey, Kindaichi!
Come inside to warm-up youself.
Ossan? How come?
Why are you here, ossan?
Who would've thought we will meet here, Kindaichi.
Akechi-san.
Akechi and I are on a business trip.
But, the jeep that we borrowed from the pointsman broke down.
We got lost and ended up here.
I have a paint by Himuro too.
But I never thought I can talk to the great master like this.
Can... Can I have your autograph? I would never able to affort your paint.
You must have figured out that Himuro's autograph is valuable too.
Ossan, I believe you want one too.
Go and get his autograph.
I will buy one for sure. Maybe a few days later.
Hey you!
Yes!
It's going to start soon. Hi.
What are we going to do now?
You've already had this, you should've told me earlier.
Everybody, coffee is ready.
Marina-san, we were supposed to do that.
It's alright.
Come. Thank you.
In order to bring a big shock to that haughty actress,
Akashi created this special device.
It looks fun.
Hurry up, I'm sleepy.
Akashi.
That brat.
Perhaps he's drinking at the cafeteria again.
Marina, you should go to the annex now.
You need 20 minutes to get there.
Okay. I'm going now.
Daimon, let's start this.
Everything's okay here.
Okay. Go!
What's going on?
Look at her.
She's running to the corridor.
Somebody help! It's my turn now.
Help! Is there anyone here?!
Please! Somebody please help!
She deserves that. Well, I'm going to sleep now. Munakata?
That brat is 125 years earlier than me.
He's already gone to bed?
Where is everyone?
This is really boring. Let's go to bed now.
It's here! It's the Snow Demon!
That's really brilliant!
It looks so real.
I don't know who's that.
Maybe it's Marina-san. She just went to the annex.
No, it's impossible.
She left at 1.50.
The time now is 2.02.
From here to the annex by car...
It will take 20 minutes.
Then... Who's that Snow Demon?
What are you doing?
Look at you, you're doing the "big shock" right?
Stop being too mean to me!
Who are you?
Take off that disgusting mask now!
Oh no! It's not right!
He is serious!
He's really going to kill Kano!
What?
Kyo, tell Marina to get there faster.
Okay.
Hello, Marina.
I can't reach her, perhaps she's in the mountainous area.
Stop it! No!
Don't do it!
The camera... He banged up the camera.
Marina's car is there.
Kyo, call her now.
Hello, I'm Kyo.
Kano-san is attacked by someone? What's going on?
Get in the house now. Go check on Kano.
Make a u-turn now.
Come back to the main wing directly.
Hey, who are you guys?
They are my friends. We met here by chance.
We are from the police department.
Police department?
What we saw just now is a murder case.
We will take care from there now.
How come Kano-san...
He was here, turned around...
Hajime-chan, let's move to that side.
Stop scaring me!
Something's strange. What?
You've been saying that since yesterday.
Oh yeah.
Do you feel something is different from yesterday?
I don't see anything different.
Is it?
The weather is so bad,
I believe he's not able to escape far.
Even the killer...
Or the rest.
This is considered as a secret chamber isn't it? It's closed in the snow.
I can feel the romance in the air. How come you feel that?
Officer, are you saying the killer is among us?
I'm sure Akashi is the killer.
Because he has yet to show up.
Akashi had too much drink yesterday.
And he was scolded by Kano-san.
You're saying he has the motive to kill?
You should be the one who has the motive to kill.
Well, let's hear about that.
You used to Kano-san's favourite boy.
I heard that he wanted her to top up for the life insurance.
She refused and they broke up.
You are referring to Daimon-senpai.
Bastard! It wasn't me.
You killed her because of the insurance.
Was it you?
When you were out there you were scolded by Kano.
That's right. A person like Kyo is a typical enigma.
That's not true. It should be the director.
W... What?
Just admit it.
Tell me then!
Unlike you guys, I don't gossip around.
Weren't you scolded by Kano too?
That's why they changed your program.
It was by chance I've got another assignment in hand.
I declined it myself.
Perhaps I misheard?
Enough.
Let's forget about the motives first.
I'll ask everyone here about your alibi during the crime.
First, Hiruta, Kyo and Reika who were watching the monitor,
as well as Kindaichi, Miyuki and us, we are excluded.
Next, we have...
Do you remember? Me too.
Because I didn't want to join a meaningless prank like that.
What do you mean by "meaningless"?
This is a formal tv show! Did you know?!
I'm sorry.
I was on my way to the annex. Yeah.
It has nothing to do with Marina as she was leaving to annex that time.
Even so,
Am I right?
Yes, Kindaichi.
Excuse me.
I need to know your alibi too, Himuro-san.
After I took the coffee from Marina-san,
I headed back to my room.
Not long after I drank the coffee, I fell asleep.
Shouldn't you'll be more awake after a cup of coffee?
What... What's wrong?
Did I say something wrong?
The snow in Hokkaido is surely big.
Thank you.
I've asked around the villagers.
And I got some interesting witness.
It's a wildfire.
Are you saying wildfire?
It must be that.
That must be a wildfire.
Just right after 2 o'clock in the mid night.
I got up to the toilet.
As I looked out the window, I saw a wildfire at the village's valley.
Was it the Snow Demon?
Perhaps.
It was the lantern carried by the Snow Demon.
Something's terrible is going to happen soon.
Snow Demon?
What is a Snow Demon?
Please allow me to listen to the Snow Demon legend.
Kindaichi, you're just on time. Come in.
Officer, is that alright?
It's alright. Come in.
Thank you.
It was used to be a place with poverty.
It was a norm at the north.
Human trafficking was common.
One night, during the snow storm,
a lady bondage escaped to this village with a baby.
But, as the villagers feared of the revenge from the traffickers,
no one dared to let her got in the house.
Even her family who sold her away to save on living expenses,
didn't let her enter the house.
If they did, they would perish together.
Not long after that, the baby died of hunger and cold.
That is so cruel.
The lady left a curse and disappeared from the snow storm.
Ever since that, whenever there's snow storm in this village,
a woman, which is the snow demon will appear and kill the villagers.
It's said that the Snow Demon will continue to kill.
Until the snow storm ends.
Marina-san.
What's going on?
I was going to get something from my car.
Then...
Was there somebody in the car?
It was a snowman.
Snowman?
He's...
Akashi.
Perhaps... The killing...
will continue until the snow storm ends.
From the fax received at the villa,
I found that Kano and Akashi have something in common.
The killer's motive, and the killing plan,
all the mysteries are solved.
Akeshi, just like your reasoning,
But, is it really you?
The wildfire from the window.
I saw the legend.
The case is not finished yet!
The Snow Demon is still alive!
Next time in Kindaichi Case File.
The Snow Demon Legend Murder Case - File 2
Can you solve this mystery?
The killer is among them.