"Shinjuku Ward"
Shinjuku's west side.
On the other side of the wall from its well-ordered, well-lit streets
lies the chaos of the east.
In the darkness of Kabukicho,
where elephants roar to sound the time,
and villains and bratty kids lurk in every shadow,
you'll find six detectives.
Weirdos, freaks, bozos and fools to a man,
"Sherlock Holmes" Weirdos, freaks, bozos and fools to a man,
"Fuyuto Kyogoku" Weirdos, freaks, bozos and fools to a man,
who knows what madness they'll bring with them.
"Michel Belmont" who knows what madness they'll bring with them.
"Lucy Morstan" "Mary Morstan" who knows what madness they'll bring with them.
"Torataro Kobayashi" Please enjoy this battle of wits between detectives.
I'm the only one who matters on the stage!
Got it?
Sheesh. You're on thin ice, okay?
If it weren't for me, you'd be nothing.
You want to fight?
Or maybe you want me to shove my fist up your ass?
"The Water's Usually Hot"
Come on, please!
It'd really help me out!
I'm a detective though! I don't do other jobs!
Help the guy out.
You're not doing anything.
Thanks, miss!
Hey there!
It's Torataro!
Buy us something to drink!
Get lost, kids.
You're so stingy.
Give me strawberry milk!
A grown-up beer! Put it on my tab!
Me, too!
Right, right. Two non-alcoholic beers, coming right up.
Hey there.
How'd finals go?
Well...
Okay, I guess.
Anyway, what's his problem?
A job.
Some trouble with his neighbors. They're being loud, supposedly.
Oh.
By the way, where's Sherlock?
You're curious, huh?
Sherlock-san!
Are you making a mess deliberately 'cause you know I'll clean it up?
Hey! Are you listening?
Huh? Why's it locked?
Hey there.
What are you doing?
Well? Well?
Is it going good?
You're living with Sherlock now, right?
You've got different beds.
Wow, you're like a couple!
Are you washing your underwear in the same load?
You're trying to get Sherlock to like you.
That's not my goal...
I just want him to help me out...
That's not food for people.
Well, hang in there, mister.
Hey, Sherlock.
I got some tickets for a bath called "Eight Heavens" from Mrs. Hudson.
Want to go?
There's a special performance by Master Koyoru today, too.
I thought it might be nice to see a rakugo performance right after a bath...
Let's go.
Bye...
Fool. You're coming, too.
What did you want so bad that you were willing to borrow money for it?
A bunch of stuff.
I've never been to a public bath before.
Kyogoku-san told me that all kinds of dangerous people go there,
and all kinds of naughty things can happen.
Well, you'll just have to get used to it.
Get used to it...
"Eight Heavens Bath"
We're here.
"Eight Heavens Bath"
Come on, let's go.
Welcome!
It's like a theme park!
What are you doing?
I was thirsty.
You want some, too, right?
But why does this vending machine only have milk?
You don't get it.
You're not supposed to drink the milk until after you're out of the bath.
You're not?
Everybody knows that, fool.
Sherlock-san!
"Sha" You forgot your swimsuit!
Fool. You don't wear a swimsuit in the bath.
It's hard to fit inside this.
Fool, that's for washing! Not bathing!
"Cold Water Bath"
It's a little too cold, don't you think?
Fool, that's the cold water bath.
There's lots of complex rules for public baths, aren't there?
Really, are you that dumb?
Here you go.
Um, what's the deal between you two?
What's it to you?
I was just curious.
Your ages are very different,
and you're not related to one another, but James is here all the time...
He just barges in without being asked.
That's mean.
Don't say that.
You know you like it.
A dog?
I guess you could say we're similar.
Similar?
Jeez... Take your time!
A monkey?
Don't your parents get mad if you're out this late?
Not really.
My dad's busy working as a real estate agent,
and my mom comes home late.
But my sister's pretty annoying about it.
She says it's not fair that I get to stay out when she doesn't.
A pheasant?
Um...
Is it just me or are there some weird people in this bath?
A peach!
That's Momotaro's.
Shit! The concert starts in 30 minutes!
Calm down.
--Who's that? --How can I calm down?
--The Momotaros. --How can I calm down?
An indy band based out of Kabukicho.
All the teenagers around here know them.
Momotaro?
Hey, is something wrong?
"Pheasant - Band 'Momotaros' Bassist"
Momotaro disappeared.
Are you sure he didn't just get out of the bath ahead of you?
No, his clothes are still in his locker.
Maybe he left without remembering to put on his clothes?
No way.
He must have disappeared!
He was spirited away!
He's done for!
"Dog - Band 'Momotaros' Guitarist" He's done for!
"Dog - Band 'Momotaros' Guitarist" Should we have them call off the concert?
"Monkey - Band 'Momotaros' Drummer" "Dog - Band 'Momotaros' Guitarist" No way!
Shall we help you look for them?
Let's race to see who can find Momotaro first.
Loser has to buy the others milk!
This isn't a game!
This is a big deal for us!
Don't worry.
He's a famous detective!
"Sha"
Don't worry about a thing!
We know you're in there, Takezo Yamaoka!
He's probably not home!
Stop bothering the neighbors!
No, this is the only way to get his attention.
Come on out before I bust down your door!
You don't take 'em off, huh?
--Hey, what are you doing?
--Stop it, Sherlock! --Hey, what are you doing?
So, can you tell us what happened?
We were taking a bath and Momotaro disappeared!
Maybe you forgot what he looks like because he's always wearing a mask?
Of course not!
We've been in the same band for ten years since we all came to Tokyo.
The four of us all live in the same house.
Pheasant and I have known him since day care.
Who saw him last?
Me, maybe?
About 30 minutes ago, I was in the outdoor bath,
and that's where I saw him.
Where'd he go?
Peaches don't just disappear on their own.
Somebody must have eaten him in secret.
I don't get it at all.
Okay, tell us everything that happened before you got here.
But he disappeared after we got into the bath.
Just play along.
Did anything strange happen on your way here?
Strange, huh?
"Eight Heavens Bath"
That Momotaro!
"Eight Heavens Bath" He said he'd be here waiting for us, but he's not even here!
I got a message from him.
He said he'd be late so go on without him.
Fine.
You're not coming?
I'll wait for him.
"Eight Heavens Bath" Okay. Got it.
Why'd you stay outside?
Because...
I needed to talk to him.
What?
Who'd you punch?
Well...
What happened?
I got into an argument with Momotaro this morning...
He'd always make adjustments to the songs I wrote
so he could get a share of the royalties.
I didn't care about the money,
but I didn't like the fact that he kept messing with my music.
Pheasant...
So that's what happened with the coffee?
Coffee?
I heard a loud noise so I went to the basement.
And then...
There was nobody in the room, but coffee was spilled all over the floor.
It was your fault, huh?
I cleaned it up, so you'd better be grateful.
What?
Nothing...
What happened next?
I wanted to talk to him before the concert.
I apologize for hitting you.
But I want to talk again about our music.
Momotaro?
So I just headed into the bath with him,
and that's where I met up with the others.
Did anything seem off?
About Momotaro.
That's right. He sure was quiet today.
Well, we just had a big fight where we hit each other.
But even still...
He doesn't talk to me that much anyway.
What did you think, Dog?
I was in the sauna the whole time, so I don't really know...
I see.
You see? Did you figure something out?
I don't think Momotaro ever even came here.
I saw him in the baths.
That wasn't him.
Right, Sherlock?
You haven't seen Momotaro and Dog in the same place since you got here.
Is that right?
When Momotaro went into the bath, Dog was in the sauna, I guess...
But can he prove that?
I...
If that's really true, at least one person here should remember it.
You don't exactly blend in with the crowd.
But nobody did.
Because you pretended to be Momotaro.
You sure you couldn't mistake the two?
He never got a message from Momotaro.
I bet if we looked inside this, we'd find hairs from both Momotaro and Dog.
You found me out!
Momotaro and I were playing a prank.
I'll go get him right now.
We won't let you escape.
What are you hiding?
Dog, where is Momotaro?
Dog!
I killed him.
You killed Momotaro?
No, Dog is just addled from the heat!
Let's calm down, okay?
The body's in our house...
Sorry, I broke down your door!
Hey, you can't come in without permission.
No, you need to apologize at times like this.
What are you talking about? Let's get out of here.
Stop it! You're hurting me!
That hurt.
You confessed to that pretty easily.
There's no point in lying, I'm sure.
Now call the police.
Dog, why?
Hey, how'd you kill Momotaro?
Well...
--Come on, tell me! Tell me!
--Moriarty, calm down! --Come on, tell me! Tell me!
You wanna fight?
Asshole!
No, I'm the one who killed Momotaro.
What are you talking about? It was me!
I don't understand!
Explain!
We've been waiting!
Hey, what's the deal here?
We've got two guys who say they're the murderer!
It's simple.
One of them is lying.
But why?
Listen up. Before he came here, Momotaro got smacked hard by Pheasant.
He probably hit his head on the way down or something.
After Pheasant left, he died.
But then why didn't Monkey see the body?
Because somebody hid it.
Who?
Wow, you're dumb.
Dog's the only guy left, right?
He hid the body but he couldn't get rid of the blood.
He spilled the coffee to hide it,
but Pheasant didn't remember spilling it...
And that's why he was so confused!
Dog wanted to hide the body as fast as he could,
but he had a concert to go to, and not much time.
So he stripped off his clothes so he could pretend to be Momotaro.
But Pheasant killed him, right?
Why do all that to protect him?
We can only guess, but I think--
I didn't want Pheasant's talent to be lost because of something like this.
For an asshole like Momotaro...
Dog...
I knew his talent more than anybody...
When we were little, I used to be bullied all the time.
Pheasant's songs were the only good thing in my life.
Dog...
He didn't mean to kill him.
And Momotaro deserved to die anyway!
--So... --Enough...
That's enough.
Pheasant! I'm so sorry!
What are you saying?
Thank you, Dog...
Dog! Pheasant!
It's okay!
I know you two will get a chance to start over!
What the hell?
Is this worth crying over?
How is being in a sauna like getting ready for your first big rock concert?
I don't know, how?
They both get you really sweaty!
Well, we found Momotaro, I guess.
That was fun...
"Eight Heavens Bath"
Why'd they cancel the rakugo performance?
Well, a man was murdered.
--Why am I being arrested, too?
--I can't get it off! --Why am I being arrested, too?
Stop! Don't pull it off!
Hey, why's Sherlock-san so obsessed with rakugo?
He wanted to be a rakugo performer.
He still does, I guess.
Really?
Yeah. But his master gave up on him, I hear.
Actually, the first time I met him, he was doing rakugo.
Wait... Wait!
Walk a little slower, so I can keep up!
I'm in a hurry! A hurry!
That's "Koheiji the Living," right?
The tempo, the rhythm, the pauses...
You were doing Master Koyoru's version, right?
Wow.
You like rakugo then, huh?
Not really, but, well...
Just the stuff you cover in school, I guess.
No, I think you two are friends 'cause you have something in common.
We're not friends.
Then what are you?
--Best friends. --Acquaintances.
Don't blush.
I'm not blushing.
Friends forever, right?
--Die. --Don't say that.
"Eight Heavens Bath" --Die. --Don't say that.
"Eight Heavens Bath" --I'll kill you. --We knew each other in our past lives. --I get it! So that's enough.
I had a good time today.
And thanks for the milk.
You return the bottles.
Everybody knows that, too.
No! Return it yourself!
Bye! Sherlock! Watson!
Okay... Bye...
Actually...
I remembered something.
I found the body of a guy named Kintaro--
The killer was a black bear, right?
Distract them first!
Distract them!
Don't look in their eyes! Drop your hips lower!
Lower!
Lower! Lower!
--Lower! --You're practicing pickpocketing again, huh?
Boss!
How'd it go with Watson?
What's the real deal with him?
Is he a spy? An assassin?
He's just a fool.
A wimp. A crybaby.
But, well, he's not a bad guy.
"Offside is the Best Side" Thanks for always doing the cookin'.
"Offside is the Best Side" Nah, it's nothin'!
"The Top 2 Indy Bands on Shinjuku's East Side!" "These are the bands the kids today listen to!" "#1 Momotaros" "#2 Buri King"