This is the only place
we can talk in peace.
This is my first time
riding a car in a long time.
I never leave the village.
Was Gin Goto the midwife...
when you delivered your baby?
Yes.
I knew it.
She took my baby.
The old b*tch...
told me it was stillborn,
and took it from me.
And then...
as she left...
she was smiling.
Good job.
- You did great.
- Thanks.
It's over now.
Wait.
This baby...
isn't breathing.
Oh, no.
Isn't there anything
you can do, Gin?
I'm afraid not.
Wait, Gin.
It just moved!
- Wait a minute!
- Stop it, Kanako!
- Wait, Gin! Wait!
- Stop.
- Wait!
- Kanako!
It's moving!
I never even got
to see its face.
My father told me over and over
that the baby was stillborn.
I tried to move on.
But I just can't.
Hello?
Mr. Sabu is here asking what
you did with his daughter.
What should I do?
Okay. I'll be back soon.
They're here.
What are you doing
behind my back?
- Wait, Jin!
- I'm fine.
I don't like your
attitude, officer.
Huh?
You don't even show up at
rehearsals for the festival.
Why are you sniffing around?
Answer me!
- Let go.
- What?
Or I'll break it.
I'm looking into
the Goto family.
I obviously can't ask
you guys about them.
So I'm investigating on my own.
Why is everyone so
scared of the Gotos?
There's more to it than
just business, isn't there?
Jin...
I underestimated you.
Sorry.
Let's go.
- Come on.
- Kanako!
Get in.
Why are you
investigating the Gotos?
I need to do this if
we're going to live here.
Don't worry. I won't
do anything rash.
You look like...
you're enjoying this.
What do you mean?
sh*t.
I underestimated the officer.
He's dangerous.
- Here.
- Thanks.
Why don't you get rid of him?
What are you gonna do, Keisuke?
THEY STOLE KANAKO'S CHILD? THEY'RE
HOLDING THE CHILDREN HOSTAGE?
EATING THEM? WHERE ARE
THE ABDUCTED CHILDREN?
What do you want?
How about some
hunting? Come with me.
Just you and me?
Don't be so guarded.
I thought you might be bored.
Don't come if you don't want
to. Sorry to bother you.
I'll come.
Give me a minute to get ready.
- I thought you were off today.
- I am.
I was invited to go hunting.
But you'll be back early, right?
Hm? Yeah.
Are you sniffing around?
Investigating us?
Did you ask me to
come to intimidate me?
You can't blame me for getting curious,
seeing how everyone reacts to your family.
Or is there something you
don't want me to find out?
What are you waiting for?
Bring it on.
You've got nerve.
I heard you k*lled
someone. For your daughter.
I'll k*ll for the
Goto family, too.
A man who can't dirty his hands
for his family is worthless.
You missed.
No, I didn't.
Young meat is delicious.
The same with any animal.
I'll let you taste some.
Keisuke didn't k*ll him.
I see.
That's good.
Why?
He should have.
Keisuke's gonna be the
head of the family.
We're the ones who should
handle the dirty work.
I'm home!
Hm? No one's here?
Yuki?
Looks delicious.
So good.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MASHIRO
Oh!
Oh! That's right.
sh*t.
12 MISSED CALLS
YUKI
- Sorry about today.
- Never mind that.
Mashiro's missing.
What?
I looked all over, but
I couldn't find her.
What should I do?
Huh?
Mashiro!
Mashiro!
Mashiro!
Mashiro!
Mashiro!
Excuse me!
- Sorry.
- I'm coming.
- Yes?
- Sorry to bother you at this hour.
- Is Mashiro here?
- No.
- I can't find her anywhere.
- She's missing?
I see. I'll go to the fire department
to make an announcement over the PA.
- Thank you.
- Of course.
Mashiro!
Mashiro!
Mashiro!
Did you find her?
No. I looked everywhere.
What should we do?
Don't worry.
Everyone in the village
is looking for her.
She'll turn up soon.
Thank you.
What, officer?
You sure you don't know?
Excuse me?
I'm asking if you're sure you
don't know where Mashiro is.
Daigo?
What?
You saying it's our fault?
Try blaming yourself for leaving
your kid alone to go hunting!
What?
How did you know I went hunting?
Did you tell him, Yuki?
I saw you.
It's a small village.
How did you know I was going
hunting just by seeing me?
What's your problem?
- Are you suspecting us?
- I am.
I don't trust anyone
in this village.
Let me tell you something.
If Mashiro has been abducted,
and I find out you had
anything to do with it,
I'll k*ll you.
Daigo!
Isn't this place great, Mashiro?
Mashiro.
Your mom's looking for you!
Yes?
Really?
Okay.
- She found Mashiro.
- What?
She was playing with Tomoki.
I'll go get her.
Oh.
So she was just playing.
You were really pissed
off, weren't you, officer?
You should've seen your
face. It was pretty shocking.
What's wrong with you lately?
Jumping to
conclusions like that.
The way you're
acting these days,
I can't help but think about...
how much it reminds me of Kano.
Let's go.
Okay.
- That was scary.
- Stop, Jin!
- I almost peed in my pants.
- Shut it.
That was something else.
Watch your step.
Mashiro!
We were so worried about you!
Thank you, Kanako.
I used to play here
when I was young.
I'm glad we found her.
I'm sorry.
Mashiro was playing with my son.
I didn't think everybody
would be so worried.
- Say it.
- I'm sorry.
No, it's me who overreacted.
Don't worry. Play
with her again, okay?
Maybe...
we worry too much.
Mashiro's growing up.
No, we need to be
even more vigilant
in this village.
I think you're being
too suspicious.
The people of this
village are cannibals.
I know it.
- What?
- That's what I'm investigating.
They took Mashiro as a warning.
What are you talking about?
Children are being eaten
during the festival.
Children who they
claim were stillborn.
Are you losing your mind
for real? Are you okay?
There are things I have to
investigate in order to live here.
I'm doing it for you two.
Will you stop saying that
you're doing it for us?
If you really cared about us,
why don't we just move
out of the village?
- But for Mashiro's sake...
- No.
You're enjoying this investigation.
You don't want to leave.
You look strangely
more alive these days.
You're doing this for yourself.
- Hey!
- There you are.
It's been a while.
- Thanks for coming. I appreciate it.
- No problem.
- How are you healing?
- Okay.
- Thanks to you.
- That's good.
- Here you are.
- Thank you.
So what did you
want to talk about?
Well...
I should have told you earlier.
I...
was researching
a certain disease at
the behest of Mr. Kano.
It all started
when he brought Gin Goto
to the hospital
where I was working.
Gin Goto?
- Come in.
- Hello, doctor.
Let's get you looked at.
-Come on.
- This is...
- Come on.
- Okay.
- Let's go to the bed.
-Over here.
She was in bad shape.
She could barely
walk on her own,
her arms and legs
were shaking...
and she just kept...
laughing creepily.
During my research,
I realized that her symptoms
were very similar to those
of a certain disorder.
Kuru disease.
It's an endemic disease that
was common among the Fore people
of Papua New Guinea.
The symptoms were
caused by their culture
of eating the corpses as a part of
the funeral rites for the deceased.
Gin Goto ate human flesh?
It's possible.
This disease is also known
as "laughing sickness,"
because the patients laugh
like they're deranged.
"Laughing sickness"?
Mr. Kano's conflict...
with the villagers began
after he brought Gin
Goto to the hospital.
They didn't want anyone
to know about the disease.
I think so.
I later started checking
the villagers' charts.
In doing so,
I found another patient
from Kuge Village
who had similar symptoms.
This is his chart.
Take a look.
A six-year-old boy.
A child?
On top of that,
he doesn't have a
birth certificate.
AROUND SIX YEARS OLD
How old would that boy be...
if he were still alive?
The medical file is from
1951, right after the w*r.
That means he'd be over 75 now.
I knew it.
It's him.
Do you know who it is?
The person who the
Gotos call "That Man."
But Kuru disease is fatal.
There's no way he'd
still be alive.
I see.
But if he is...
The laughing sickness he has...
could be a new variant of Kuru.
LAUGHING SICKNESS
Is everything ready?
-Ahh...
Let's get started!
- Are we ready?
- Yeah!
Here we go!
It's lit!
This is our last
night of practice!
Everyone get ready!
Let's start!
MUNECHIKA: We call these
straw dolls "Kuge."
During the festival,
seven dolls are burned simultaneously
as part of a sacred ritual.
In the old days,
real people were sacrificed.
But the ritual has changed
to what it is today.
MUNECHIKA: The people of
this village inherit...
their ancestors'
tradition and blood.
The villagers...
and the Goto family
are the same.
I sometimes think...
it's like being cursed.
Take a seat.
Thank you.
- Have some tea.
- Thank you.
All right.
Here you are.
Thank you.
There’s a child
somewhere in the village
who'll be eaten on the
day of the festival.
They're cannibals.
-You eat people!
I was eaten.
By someone in Kuge.
Hey, Keisuke.
Where are we heading?
Only members of our family
know about this place.
Don't tell anyone
about this cave.
Keep the hood on.
This one is for two years later.
This one's for next year.
And this one...
This one's for this year.
The votive festival
is in three days.
Look after this one until then.
Stop feeding him the day before
the festival and cleanse his body.
This used to be my job.
But now it's yours.
We have to do this as members
of the head of the family.
Prepare him to be
offered to That Man.
Do they look human to you?
I'm sorry.
You were right.
I wasn't thinking.
Let's leave. All three of us.
Are you serious?
Start packing.
Hey.
What are you doing now?
It's a GPS tracker.
You're kidding me. Why?
There's something they
don't want me to find out.
That being...
That they're cannibals?
I think so.
Let's go.
Daigo.
Are we driving in circles?
Yeah.
There's a car tailing us.
What?
Hang on tight.
I'll try to lose him.
Hey! You're going too fast!
What the hell was with that car?
I'm sorry.
I lost him.
I had to dodge another car
that came out of nowhere.
I didn't sign up for this.
Thank you, Mr. Yamabushi.
You almost gave
me a heart attack.
You're still such a daredevil.
It's been a while,
Mr. Yamabushi.
- I'm sorry he dragged you into this.
- It's okay.
So...
you're investigating a
dangerous case, right?
Yes.
In any case,
I'll take care of them.
- Your luggage.
- Thank you.
Let's go.
I'm sorry for troubling you.
Please keep them safe.
Wait, Daigo.
Where are you going?
- I'm going back to the village.
- What?
You can't be serious. If you
care about us, then stay with us.
Yuki.
This case has one
unfortunate victim,
and it's a child.
I want him to have the chance...
to be loved by his mother.
Are you talking
about Kanako's child?
It's very likely.
Okay.
But promise me one thing.
Come home to us.
I'll be back.
Hey, stop moving.
Stop moving, okay?
You don't understand me, do you?
This is what...
"stop moving" means.
Stop moving. I'm
trying to wash you.
You think Yosuke can handle it?
If I can,
so can he.
Right.
But...
some people empathize
with livestock.
He'll get used to it.
Once he gets through this year.
Yosuke was friends
with Kano, too.
What's your point?
If you don't think
he can handle it...
We can't afford to have
another traitor in the family.
Of course.
Everything we do is
for the Goto family.
KURUNOKAMI SHRINE
This is tough.
Get out of my way!
You might fall.
KURUNOKAMI SHRINE
- Kazuya!
- Yes.
Don't just sit there! Help.
- Kazuya!
- Kazuya!
It's looking good.
Yeah, it is.
Let's hope it works out well.
- Thanks for the tea.
- Thank you.
Mm.
SUMIRE KANO
It's been a while.
How are you?
Fine.
What do you want?
I'm...
I'm pregnant.
With your baby.
Time for your induction
ceremony. Ready?
Yeah.
I'm going now...
Grandma.
From this day on, I'm
the head of the family.
The officer and his family
have left the village.
However, we should
expect more trouble.
I'm sure he'll be back.
Nevertheless, the festival will
go on as planned no matter what.
Agreed?
- Of course!
- Yeah.
Keisuke.
This suits you.
Let's go.
Check your neckties and buttons.
And make sure
you're in the photo.
GIN: Humans are just
walking slabs of meat.
All except for all of you.
You're my only family.
The only people I consider human
are all of you sitting
in front of me.
You feel the same
way, don't you?
On the night of the
festival 16 years ago,
one member of the
family felt differently.
I don't consider her human.
She's less than cattle.
Listen to me.
You are not individuals.
An individual always
puts the family at risk.
Otherwise, your
only option is...
death.
What's the matter?
Look up.
Here we go.
The Goto family was, is,
and will be forever!
My name is Yosuke.
Yo-su-ke.
What do you think
when you look at me?
I see you as a human
being, nothing else.
What are you doing?
I asked you what you're doing.
Did you think you an outsider...
could make a difference
in our village?
I received a phone call.
What?
I was told a child is going
to be k*lled at the festival.
And that's not all.
-You guys are going to...
Who said that?
Who told you?
There must be a traitor.
In your family.
Who said that?
Who told you?
I bet it was someone
close to you.
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