- Hello. - Hello.
Yukari, is that you?
You're early!
I'm home!
Why's the paper here?
Who left the door unlocked?
Anybody home?
Ms. Endo.
Will you look over these for me?
I made plans tonight...
You're good at this sort of thing.
You have plans too?
Not really, but...
Should we do it together? I'll pay for our taxi.
Hello?
I'm working overtime. I can't help it.
I'll be right over.
I'm going now.
FAMILY OF THREE MURDERED
Osamu Inoue, his wife, Masako,⏎and daughter, Yukari
were found dead in their living room⏎by Mr. Inoue's parents.
Mr. Inoue was a resident of Tokyo's Ota District
and was employed at the Miyamoto Company.
According to police, the killer likely hit the victims with a blunt object.
It is believed they have⏎been dead for 3 days.
Police are focusing the investigation
on a trail left on the second floor
hypothesizing that it may be a robbery case.
You're hopeless!
I can't believe you praised Ms. Endo to get her to do your work for you.
But...
you won't tell the boss, will you?
But...
why did Ms. Endo agree to it?
If it were me, I'd refuse.
You rely on her when you need to, too.
That's true...
What's wrong with asking if she agrees to it?
Isn't that taking advantage of her?
If she felt that way, she'd refuse.
From yesterday...
12470 yen?
- It's so far! - Not really.
I'm sorry, I don't have it now.
I'll go to the bank at our lunch break.
I understand.
12000 yen? Where does she live?
We are now preparing your bills.
Please wait a moment.
Please take your cash.
Yes, this is 110. Do you have an emergency to report?
Police investigating the crime scene of
the Inoue family murder case have found
what are thought to be the criminal's footprints and fingerprints
along with other pieces of evidence that may identify the culprit.
I will be arrested very soon. Broadcast the moment of my arrest. I'll wait for them to get me.
Sorry.
Yu!
Mr. Sakaguchi, this is the police!
Let us in!
Police, open up!
- Why did you call? - Aren't you the culprit?
Did you kill the Inoue family?
Is this Mr. Sakaguchi? The one who contacted us?
Do you have anything to say?
- Mr. Sakaguchi, do you have anything to say to the police? - Shit!
Are you really the murderer?
Do you have a grudge against the Inoue family?
Why did you kill the child, too?
Mr. Sakaguchi, do you have anything to say?
- Mr. Sakaguchi? - The police are coming now.
We're broadcasting live, just as you requested.
Is there anything you'd like to say? What was your motive?
Mr. Sakaguchi, is that the Inoue's blood on your clothes?
Don't you have anything to say?
The police are here.
Why don't you say anything?
Why'd you want to be arrested like this?
Akiyo Sakaguchi, you're under arrest for murder.
Did you act alone? Did you have an accomplice?
- Mr. Sakaguchi! - Just one word!
A suspect was arrested in connection to the murder of the Inoue family.
The arrest was recorded by every news station nationwide.
The arrested suspect is Akiyo Sakaguchi, a 43-year-old
unemployed resident of Kawasaki.
Prior to his arrest, Mr. Sakaguchi notified TV stations and
asked them to broadcast his arrest.
When police apprehended him at the
Tamagawa River in Kawasaki, Mr. Sakaguchi
was surrounded by reporters.
The suspect Sakaguchi used Osamu Inoue's bank card
on the day before his arrest, withdrawing 500,000 yen
before calling 110 himself from the bank.
Now, Mr. Takada, About this arrest...
It seems very bold.
Is there a reason he'd want to appear that way?
But he refused to speak...
3 Killed By Blunt Object
Family of 3 Murdered
Welcome.
136 yen.
252 yen.
2, 120 yen each.
884 yen total.
From 1000 yen.
Though Sakaguchi admitted to the crime in a recording before his arrest...
he has refused to speak at all since police have begun interrogating him.
invoking his right to remain silent.
Sakaguchi was identified the night before his arrest, on July 11
while using Osamu Inoue's bank card.
He withdrew 500,000 yen
and then called the police.
He said: "My name is Akiyo Sakaguchi. Come and get me."
WEST TOKYO DETENTION CENTER
Sakaguchi.
Your lawyer's here.
My name is Yukihide Hasegawa.
I will be the lawyer in your defense.
We don't have much time until the trial.
I'll start by asking about your interrogation by the police.
I need to know what you've told them.
Is that all right?
I know it may be difficult to remember everything, but think hard.
You admitted to killing three people, correct?
You are aware that is tantamount to asking for the death penalty, yes?
Won't you say anything to me?
If you are hoping for a lighter sentence
you have to talk to me.
Don't assume your instincts will help you in your trial.
I'll come again.
Please speak to me. Otherwise, I cannot help your defense.
Mr. Sakaguchi!
I'm on your side. Do you understand?
Sit.
All rise.
Now, we will begin the hearing of the murder case against Akiyo Sakaguchi.
Will the defendant please come forward?
Defendant, forward!
Defendant, state your name.
Do you refuse to answer?
Then I'll ask this way.
Your name is Sakaguchi Akiyo, correct?
Born: September 8th, 1963; hometown: Fukuoka; Occupation: unemployed.
Will the prosecutor please begin.
Mr. Hasegawa!
I'd like to meet Mr. Sakaguchi.
Are you a family member?
No.
A friend?
Today was the first time I met Mr. Sakaguchi.
At the trial.
Then, he knows you?
No, he doesn't.
Why do you want to meet him?
You may think it's strange, but...
I feel a bond with him.
It's difficult to describe in words...
But I'd like to do something.
You know that he hasn't spoken to anyone since he's been in prison.
But Mr. Sakaguchi hasn't had visitors. I could just visit him.
Could you please tell him about me the next time you see him?
What should I tell him?
Describe me however you want to.
I'll let him know.
Thank you.
Could you tell me how it goes?
Ms. Kyoko Endo?
Why do I want to hear his voice?
I've said this many times...
but if you refuse to speak, I cannot help you.
How long do you plan to keep doing this?
Why don't you refuse to see me if you don't want to speak?
You must have something you want to talk about?
Not everyone in the world is against you.
As I said last time...
I'm on your side.
After the trial today, I met someone.
Do you know someone named Kyoko Endo?
It seems she came to your trial.
She said that you had never met...
...but she seemed to know a lot about you,
so I wondered if you had met her before.
She said she wanted to eat with you.
I assumed you would refuse if you really don't know her...
but she asked me to tell you about her.
The truth is, she hardly told me anything about herself...
I only met her briefly...
and she didn't ask me about anything else...
...about the case...
...or about you.
She's young,
but she seems serious.
She had trouble expressing why she wanted to see you.
But she was very insistent that she wanted to meet with you.
What do you think?
No reply at all.
That's what I'll tell her.
When did you interrogate the defendant?
From around 9AM until evening.
How would you describe the defendant's condition during the interrogation?
He was very cold.
Did the defendant answer your questions?
The first question I asked was, "Did you kill the Inoue family?"
He answered "yes," but did not say anything after that.
In other words, the defendant refused to answer your questions?
That's correct.
When you presented the defendant with further evidence such as that
the bloodstains on his clothes belonged to the Inoue family?
He did not react visibly.
Ms. Endo.
Is that something you'd like to give to Sakaguchi?
I was planning to take it with me.
Do you think he'll accept it?
I don't mind, as long as I can talk with him.
Thank you.
You said you had difficulty expressing the bond you felt with him, right?
Right.
And you've really never met him before?
Yes.
For some reason, he still refuses to say a word to me.
I don't need to talk with him.
Why not?
I never planned to, anyway.
Then, you didn't want to tell him something?
I'd just like to hear his voice.
His voice?
At first, I wanted to learn whatever I could about him.
But then, when the trial started
I just began wondering about his voice
and wanted to know what it sounds like.
But I didn't hear it today...
So you intend to visit him?
Not yet.
Do you know when?
Not yet.
I don't think he'll say anything.
I have to go back to work now...
Sakaguchi, you have a package.
You said you saw the defendant around 1 PM?
Yes.
Did you have a way of checking the time?
- No. - Then how did you know the time?
I was outside after watching a TV drama.
It ends at 1, so it must have been around that time.
How far from your home was it that you saw the defendant?
I...
understand the meaning of your facial expression when you were arrested.
I always wondered if a person like you really existed,
and now you're right in front of me.
Thanks to you, I now feel that my life has some kind of meaning.
I want to hear your voice.
Even if it's just one word.
Please let me hear your voice.
How would you characterize the defendant's attitude when he worked for you?
Well, he seemed quite serious, and he was always alone.
He was more productive than his colleagues.
Did he ever cause problems for you or your company?
Not as far as I know.
Did you ever meet any of his friends or family members?
I wasn't sure,
but I and his colleagues I talked to
always assumed he didn't have any.
Akiyo Sakaguchi
I've never been the sort of person who helps others find value in their lives,
nor have I ever tried to be.
By the way, how do you know so much about me?
It's so strange.
I've always been alone,
and I'll be isolated until I'm executed.
I don't know why I wanted to reply to your letter.
I don't have any last words to deliver to anyone,
and I've never felt the need to express myself to anyone.
Do you have something to deliver again?
- Yes. - But you're not ready to visit him yet?
No.
Then, do you want me to deliver a letter?
I already sent him one.
And, did he reply?
Yes.
How did he reply?
He's just as I thought he'd be.
What does that mean?
Would you let me see it?
His letter?
I just want to know
what he's thinking about now.
Are you aware he has an elder brother?
His only living relative.
He lives in Gunma Prefecture now.
It looks like he's willing to meet me.
Would you like to come along?
Yes.
Is everything all right at work?
You've been coming to the trial every day.
I quit.
To pursue this?
I'm not interested in anything else anymore.
How about your family?
Aren't they concerned?
I never talk to them anymore...
I'm sorry to make you travel this way...
when I know you're busy with my brother's trial.
As the only relative of the murderer
I feel obligated to help however I can.
But I also have no idea what I can do.
Can you tell us about the environment you and your brother grew up in?
It may help us understand your brother's behavior.
As I said over the phone, all I know about him is from elementary school.
I left home when he entered middle school.
We haven't been in touch since.
The last time I saw him was when our mother died, 20 years ago.
20 years ago, Akiyo would have been...
He was 23.
I was 30.
Akiyo had already been working in Tokyo.
We didn't have anything to say to each other.
I had left home, and abandoned Akiyo.
I had assumed he didn't want to see me.
I didn't say anything to him.
Your father died before then, right.
I was in junior high school. Akiyo was 5 or 6.
Then our mother died.
It seemed like the bond between me and my brother was broken.
What was Akiyo's relationship with your parents like?
Our father lost his job before Akiyo was born,
and then he left our home.
So Akiyo never really knew our father.
We lived in Kumamoto.
Our father had been a chef, but it seems like he caused some trouble.
He lost his job and couldn't find a new one in our hometown because of it.
We moved to Fukuoka so he could get a job.
That's where Akiyo was born.
But word about our father traveled to Fukuoka, so he lost his job again.
Then he ran off.
I heard that he died in poverty.
So your mother raised both of you?
Something like that.
Even when my father was around, he never interacted with me,
and I avoided him.
I don't think my parents ever got along very well.
When he left, she had to work at nightclubs and the like.
And was still followed by gossip about her husband.
Her personality changed, gradually.
I guess that was inevitable.
Obviously we didn't talk about these things in front of Akiyo,
but inevitably it made a dark atmosphere at home.
I wanted to get out as soon as I could,
so I waited for Akiyo to become a junior high school student.
Until then, I was the one looking after Akiyo.
How was your relationship with Akiyo, then?
Do you think he missed you after you left?
I only thought about myself.
I couldn't be a stand-in father and mother for Akiyo anymore.
At the time, the way I looked at it
Akiyo was just a burden to me.
I...
was very cold to my brother.
That's why I came to you.
Akiyo must have been very lonely.
I don't have many happy memories of my family...
and I don't think he does, either.
But...
...that wouldn't explain his crime, would it?
You're right.
There have been times when I didn't feel like I could go on...
but could that explain why Akiyo did what he did?
I wonder.
Do you feel any obligations towards Akiyo?
Do you feel sorry for him?
Obviously, we cannot blame his childhood for this.
But it does seem that there was no way he could live a normal life.
Would you be willing to testify at his trial?
Really,
do I need to testify for Akiyo?
Personally, I'm doubtful.
What about the victims, or their families?
I can't defend my brother in front of the bereaved family.
When I think of my responsibility, I wonder how they could ever forgive me.
When I think of that, I can't do it.
He'll get the death penalty, won't he?
I'll wait.
The only thing I could say to him
is to accept punishment for his crime.
That's all.
Don't you think he was unlucky?
I'm not just talking about the circumstances he was born into.
Everyone around him treated him with contempt for things beyond his control.
So eventually he lashed out.
Without knowing exactly what,
he was angry at everything around him.
You seem to know a lot about Akiyo Are you his girlfriend?
No, I only learned about Mr. Sakaguchi after his crime.
I see.
If Akiyo had met someone like you earlier
maybe this wouldn't have happened.
or maybe it would have anyway...
You think you know Akiyo?
Why don't you testify instead of me?
If you need money, don't hesitate to ask me for it.
Mr. Hasegawa.
Please leave me out of this.
This seems like a nice place for relaxing.
I haven't had a chance to walk outside like this in a long time.
You've never traveled alone before?
I did once.
I enjoyed it, but it's difficult to travel alone as a woman.
I couldn't find a safe place to stay,
so I didn't go again.
After that...
Do I seem crazy?
Not at all.
But,
do I look like someone who could stab a person to death?
You don't look different from anybody else.
Everyone has strange fixations.
Is that so?
Do you think people perceive you that way?
Well...
I've never really thought about it before.
For some reason, I just thought of it.
What about him?
Sakaguchi?
Do you think he felt that way?
Less that he was crazy,
and more that he thought people looked on him with disgust.
People like us hate that.
To avoid being disdained, I've always been obedient.
I was afraid if I didn't, people would be angry at me.
But I've never been able to get close to my colleagues.
What was it you were saying earlier, about bad luck?
Is that really what you think happened to Sakaguchi?
Or were you just talking about yourself?
When I speak of Sakaguchi, I'm talking about myself.
And when I speak of myself, I'm talking about Sakaguchi.
It's the same for both of us.
You feel like others look down on both of you, but it's not just that.
You think that you were both victims of circumstance.
Is that it?
The rage that Sakaguchi felt must have driven him to murder,
and it's the first time you've ever seen anyone you think feels like you do.
It still leaves too much unexplained...
And it doesn't excuse anything... What is it?
It's almost like I'm being interrogated.
Ms. Endo!
I understand that you think
that you can identify with Sakaguchi.
But I suspect if you really met him
it would break your illusion of him.
When I met you for the first time, and you asked to see him
I thought you were strange.
Perhaps you were able to sense that.
But now,
I'm wondering about what you would do if you really met him.
- Mr. Hasegawa. - Call me by my first name.
You don't need to be so impersonal.
Have you ever been involved in something like this?
Personally, I haven't.
I wonder how it happened...
but for once I feel content.
I'm able to forget everything else.
Like my loneliness, or emptiness...
I no longer feel anxious about what I'm living for.
It's such a nice feeling.
Have you always had so much trouble
connecting with other people?
Have you been listening to me at all?
You look like you want to be alone.
So...
I look dismal, or suicidal?
Why are you so antagonistic towards me?
Do you know what it looks like
when a person is considering suicide?
It's when someone is living without joy,
and sees their own life as meaningless.
That's what it looks like.
It's not what I think...
but that's how I must look to you, Mr. Hasegawa.
I won't ask you any questions for your defense,
since I know you won't say anything.
I met your brother. He lives in Gunma now.
I asked him to testify at your trial, but he refused.
Kyoko Endo came with me.
I went to your brother to ask him
what kind of person you were
and to learn about your past.
Even if you refuse to speak,
it's still my job to defend you.
If you don't say anything,
I will have to decide what to say for you
in your final argument.
'If only I had met you sooner
perhaps you wouldn't have done this.'
That's what your brother said.
I didn't originally want to tell you this...
But after all...
I do wish we had met sooner.
If we had met sooner
you wouldn't have been alone,
we'd have been together...
maybe, instead, we could have done something together.
It's still not too late.
There are still things we can do together.
But before that,
I'd like to hear your voice.
When you let me hear your voice,
when you accept me,
I can act in your place.
I hope you'll let me do that.
The defendant was arrested July 12th last year,
which means he has been detained for more than 10 months.
For the entire duration, he has remained silent.
It initially seemed an incomprehensible attitude to the crimes of this case.
However, as time as passed
he has come to recognize the seriousness of the crimes he committed
and is now in the process of reflection.
2. Prior Criminal Record
Mr. Sakaguchi does not have a prior criminal record.
3. Opinion on Sentencing
On the basis of the circumstances previous statement
I am pleading for a merciful setencing
in spite of the seriousness of the crimes.
That is all.
Will the defendant please step forward.
Defendant, forward!
Is there anything you would like to say for yourself?
No.
I was finally able...
to hear your voice today.
You finally fulfilled my request.
Until now, I...
have always felt isolated.
But that won't be true any longer.
The trial is almost over.
As you surely know,
you will be executed.
And you...
won't appeal your sentence.
Once the sentence is made
you won't be able to meet people
and I won't even be able to write to you.
I've only just heard your voice
and it's already the last time I'll hear it.
I don't think I can bear it.
Now that I've known you...
I couldn't bear to be alone agin.
The only way I could meet you after the sentencing
is if we get married.
Please marry me.
SAKAGUCHI GETS DEATH PENALTY
Appeal Deferred
Thank you for everything you've sent me.
How old are you, Kyoko?
28.
What's your job?
I used to work for an office, but I quit.
Now I work at a factory nearby.
It's a factory that makes soap.
I found an apartment nearby, too.
From now on,
I'll bring you anything that you ask me to.
Starting tomorrow,
I'll come back as early as I can every morning.
It's easier for me to find time that time of day.
How does that sound?
I brought the marriage registration papers.
I'll bring them to the lawyer later.
I see.
Mr. Hasegawa surely...
told you to give up this idea.
He did.
Please.
I brought the marriage registration forms.
Please get Mr. Sakaguchi's signature
before the appeal period ends.
Marriage registration?
You're marrying him?
Yes.
Wait.
Do you know what you're doing?
Of course! I just met with him.
He agreed.
Please return it once you get his signature.
Then I can take it to the Ward Office.
Did he ask you to marry him?
No.
I asked him, and he accepted my proposal.
Have you really thought about what it would mean to marry him?
I need him.
He needs me.
This isn't an ordinary marriage!
Does your family know about this?
Did you consult them?
This isn't about them.
It isn't worth it!
Think about this harder.
This thing you're about to go through
whatever you want to call it...
it isn't just about you.
You have to consider the people around you.
I don't care about them.
Until now I've only done what other people wanted,
and I've ignored what I want...
Kyoko
If you won't look to anyone for advice,
I'll give you some.
You may feel a connection with Sakaguchi.
But remember: he murdered 3 people.
He's completely different from you.
You've heard all of the testimony from police and witnesses.
He avoided saying anything or reacting during the trial,
but he still committed that act.
He destroyed a peaceful family all at once.
He murdered two parents and a girl who was still in elementary school.
Have you thought about this?
He may be using you
to make it look like he's changed, to appeal his death sentence.
You heard everything he did at the trial.
He's a terrible, selfish man.
By using you to help him out of this,
he's putting his crimes on you!
That's the kind of person Sakaguchi is!
Be sure to get the form back to me.
Kyoko!
You're a pure-hearted person.
If you really feel that no one else has understood you until now,
and that you have a special bond with Sakaguchi, you're mistaken.
You must be mistaken.
I've told you this before,
but I'm worried about you.
I'm really worried about you.
Why do you insist on falling to his level?
Falling?
That's right.
Don't you understand?
Mr. Hasegawa, why are you so concerned about me?
Am I so important to you?
Maybe that's it.
The period for appeal ends next week.
Do you want to appeal your sentence?
Do you still want to marry Kyoko?
Regarding Kyoko, have you really thought that over?
I cannot give up.
I'll come here every day until the deadline.
I cannot let you do this.
Why not?
It's my job!
Mr. Hasegawa!
Please, give me some info!
How is Sakaguchi?
Does he plan to appeal?
- I'm convincing him. - I can see your resolve hasn't changed.
- I'm in a hurry... - Hold on!
It doesn't matter what it is.
Please just tell me anything.
There is a new development.
Do you smell it? It's the smell of soap.
It didn't used to bother me. But now I'm exhausted.
Would you let me sleep a little?
Go ahead.
You're the one who visits Sakaguchi every day, aren't you?
I heard you're getting married.
I won't reveal your name in the article.
Tell me your story.
Why did you decide to marry Sakaguchi?
Tell us something!
What kind of woman wants to marry a man like Sakaguchi?
Everyone wants to know!
Has Sakaguchi told you anything about the murders?
Will Sakaguchi appeal?
What do you think of the Inoue family?
What's that expression?
Are you making fun of us?
Wait!
Wait a minute!
The media found out about us. They were questioning me today.
The followed me to the factory.
Are you okay?
I didn't say anything.
Because I know I'm not alone in this anymore...
Also...
I'm glad that I did this.
...Why?
You must have thought so too.
That time,
when they all pointed their cameras at you.
This was my turn.
I don't need to listen to anyone else.
I can ignore everything.
I thought about how we're fighting together...
It's us against the world!
- What did you talk about? - What did you say?
What did Sakaguchi say?
Wait!
Those guys are too much...
It's all right.
But isn't it just like I told you?
They'll follow you wherever you go.
They were asking me, too.
What did you say?
Nothing. No comment.
It's okay.
I know you told them.
But no matter what people say,
we don't care.
In that case,
why don't you talk to them?
We don't have anything to say.
Are you blind to what he's doing?
No. My eyes were opened when I first saw Sakaguchi.
Now, they're opened even wider.
I ignored it until now,
but now, with all those accusations pointed at me
I know who our enemies are.
It's just like what happened to Sakaguchi.
Thanks to this, now I really feel like him.
I don't know why you decided to tell them,
but I should thank you for it.
Thank you, Mr. Hasegawa
but I have one more request.
Just once.
I'd like to meet Mr. Sakaguchi in a room without a partition.
That's impossible.
Even though we're married?
As long as the Governor of the Prison doesn't allow it,
it's impossible.
Then get him to allow us.
Or I'll ask him myself.
I see.
I'll see what I can do.
MURDERER AKIYO SAKAGUCHI MARRIES BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN PRISON
There's a park near my apartment.
I went there recently,
and decided to go on the swing set.
Then, a little girl came,
and we started competing on the swings.
I bet you don't think of grown women
riding on swings like that.
It was frightening,
but I laughed.
The girl and I had a big laugh.
It's time!
Enclosed is the only picture I have of Akiyo.
It's from when he was an elementary school student.
I'd rather you have it than me.
Thank you for taking care of Akiyo.
But please, don't forget to look after yourself.
Tatsumi Sakaguchi.
The deadline is in two days.
Please think carefully. Think of Ms. Endo, too.
She seems to think
that the two of you share the same fate.
You may have grown up in similar circumstances.
But what you did was totally different.
Don't you think?
You must understand that.
Have you ever talked to Ms. Endo about the crime?
You didn't, did you?
Think over why you never talked to her about it.
And please think carefully about your appeal.
It's your birthday today.
Mr. Hasegawa.
You know what's frightening?
When I killed those people
I felt nothing.
The mother,
she didn't die at first.
The coroner always calls an exact moment of death.
However,
after falling over,
sometimes
you can see corpses move.
I sat next to her,
and I kept looking at her.
And then...
the daughter came home.
Then I...
knew I had to kill her.
I should be executed.
I'll go ahead with your appeal.
You don't mind, do you?
No one is here now.
Leave a message after the tone.
This is Hasegawa.
At my last visit with Mr. Sakaguchi,
I got permission from the Governor of the Prison.
Thanks to you, Mr. Sakaguchi will appeal his sentence.
The Governor was very pleased.
It's because of you that Mr. Sakaguchi
saw the error of his ways,
and he and I appreciate that.
I'll contact you again with more details.
This afternoon, Mr. Sakaguchi
decided to appeal his case to a higher court
in hopes of overturning the previous ruling.
I will thus proceed with the consent of the defendant
Though Mr. Sakaguchi has not changed his confession
he was able to look back with remorse at his crime in a way
that is very rare in cases such as this one.
He remained completely silent since the time of his arrest,
but in fact, this only demonstrated that his mind was disturbed.
He did not initially express reflection or regret,
but I could read such feelings from his expression.
As to whether his recent marriage was related to this decision
he did not say anything himself, but
I sense that his wife weighs heavily on his mind.
We just heard from Mr. Sakaguchi's lawyer
who speculated that the defendant's change of heart
was related to his recent marriage.
That's right. It seems Mr. Sakaguchi grew up in an unfortunate environment.
He lacked the kinds of family relationships
that allow people to be kind or affectionate to each other.
As for this development...
Why didn't you tell me?
Why did you tell Hasegawa?
I don't know myself.
Are you afraid of dying?
No.
It's got nothing to do with my sentence.
I wanted to be executed.
Then why?
What did you tell Hasegawa?
Why did you tell him instead of me?
It's got nothing to do with him.
It's about me.
You were only thinking of yourself?
What about us?
You and I are different.
No, we're the same.
We're different. You're not like me.
Yes I am!
What do you plan to say during your appeal?
Will you let everyone else know what you're like?
Are you going to ask for forgiveness?
Are you looking for punishment?
If it's punishment...
haven't we already been punished enough?
Do you want to be punished alone
and be disgraced for no reason,
even after everything they've done to us?
I can't stand for it.
Before now, whatever we thought
whatever we did
we were ignored or despised,
and we were always alone...
weren't we?
We were always looked at with disdain, weren't we?
So why shouldn't we despise the world together?
Isn't it our turn to hate the rest of the world back?
Together?
Why won't you answer me?
I killed people.
After I'm executed...
what will you do?
Have you thought about it?
How could you ask that?
I...
want you to live.
You want me to be alone again?
I wish...
I had met you sooner...
Thank you for everything.
I'm glad this worked out.
For you, and for Sakaguchi.
That's right.
I brought a cake
It's almost his birthday...
And then...
This...
For everything you've done for us.
- For me? - Yes.
Thank you. What is it?
Please open it when you're alone.
Let me inspect your belongings.
Okay.
Happy Birthday.
Can we light them?
Blow them out when the song is over, okay?
We can't darken the room,
so close your eyes instead.
I'm ready.
I'll kill you!
If I kill you, they'll execute me for sure!
No! Let me go!
Kyoko!
I'll defend you! All right?
Don't even think about it!
Leave me alone!
THE KISS
Eiko Koike--Kyoko Endo
Etsushi Toyokawa--Akiyo Sakaguchi
Toru Nakamura--Yukihide Hasegawa
Directed by Kunitoshi Manda