~ Double X Utsukushiki Kyoki ~ XX BEAUTIFUL WEAPON
Think you can keep doing this?
Will the alcohol getyou first...
oryour own soui?
Either way, you'll end up committed to an institution.
L'm fine.
Don'tworry aboutme.
You're getting worse day by day.
With aii ofyour stress, even the alcohol...
won'tbeat back the pressure.
Our boss is also worried.
I'm determined to overcome it.
Please don'ttell him.
You're like the parentthatbrought me up.
You're the one who also trained me.
To think you'd use my body like this.
Or is this supposed to be a reward?
How dare the politicians come and ask mefor handouts in these times.
They come wanting 50 or 100 million yen.
When the economy was strong, they'd come around...
and have me pad their pockets.
They don't know the meaning ofdebt.
And they swindle and cheat...
againstthe laws they creatod themselves.
Weil? Don'tyou think?
Yes.
I received information thata fraud investigator...
wiii be heading to that bank tomorrow.
AIi right?
You can counton us.
For me to wield my influence any more than this...
i've gotto make sure they're not going to...
wantto destroythis sugar daddy.
Yes, sir.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Heiio? Coffee Shop Bee.
I wantyou to carry outtonight whatwe discussed.
Call me on an outside line.
We'll taik aboutdetaiis.
Sure thing. Bye.
I have to step outfor a bit. - Sure.
Ataround2:50thisafternoon...
policeannouncedthatthedeath ofbank employee TsuneoEndo...
oftheMarunouchiBranch ofthe TowaBank...
founddeadon the lasttrain outofShinjukulastnight...
was the resuitcfasudden heartfaiiure.
Heilo?
You have a clienttonight.
You know whatto do.
Right.
What's the matter?
You all right?
Welcome.
Hey, that's good.
I won'tcomplain. l'll take anyjobyou send my way.
L'mjust here to kiii time.
What?
This isn't aboutajob?
Yeah. lt's quietthese days.
What?
Seems iike you have someone who's a lotbetter.
Who is it? The one getting all the work.
Wasn'tthe banker thatwas killed...
the guy that passed on your boss's bribes?
Never mind.
If itweren'tforthat mouth ofyours and the booze...
we could stili be using you.
A request.
'In A Sentimental Mood?' Stupid fool.
Who's the idiotthatrequested...
You should cut outthe crap...
and getyourselfin better shape.
Are you ieaving?
I thoughtyou were sitting there with a hard-on...
butyou do have your softspots.
Startplaying. i'ii be back soon.
We can go now.
Go as slow as you can when you pass in front.
What aboutthis one?
L'll wash ittomorrow.
Justwash it now.
I said wash it.
I admire your cautiousness.
It's a partofmy character.
A rushjob?
The earlierthe better.
Preferabiy tonight.
Tonight?
It's only six hours until daybreak.
Seems pretty sudden.
The boss said thatyou should do it preciseiy because it's a rushjob.
He specified me?
It's not a partcularly difficultjob.
A woman living alone.
Sounds like a real easy one.
Made any arrangements?
Yeah.
Since it's so sudden, l'm going to drive you there.
Seems you've aiready decided that l'ii take thejob.
That's whatthe boss wants.
I see.
Sorry.
When you finish thejob, l'll bring you back here.
That's awfully good service.
Butthere's one condition.
No...
There's two.
Here itcomes...
it's no big deal.
You can'tuse a gun.
I don't like guns, anyway.
Notvery creative.
And you've gotto sleep with her.
L'm notinterested in necrophilia.
Before you kill her. Notafter.
That's what she'li be expecting.
Thatshe'll be killed?
No.
Thatshe'il be having sex.
That's the kind ofwoman she is.
So, l'd be considered a client ofhers.
Right.
Are those the only conditions?
The boss specified me, and those are his conditions?
That's right.
Paymentwill be made in the usual way.
Same amountas lasttime.
It's easy, isn't it?
Compared to iasttime?
I wonder.
I wouidn't know until l actually do it.
Who is it?
The boss sentme.
Comeln. Andleaveyourshceson.
Would you iike...
a drink?
Sure.
No. Thank you.
How strange.
Itseems everyone who comes here...
doesn'twanta drink.
The bedroom's over there.
Wait until i call foryou.
Come in.
Come right in. And close the door.
How aboutsome light?
I don't need it.
I prefer itdark.
Take yourciothes offthere.
And come here.
There's nothing there thatyou'li trip over.
Just waittilll'mreadyto come...!
Cutthatout.
Why wouid you even care?!
Because I can'tstand to iook atyou.
You think l enjoy watching you...
slowly destroy yourself?
I guess i didn't make the wrong choices, did i?
After all, I moved the spirit ofan evil man...
who sheds no tears and whose biood runs cold!
To think...
that l stirred the conscience ofan evil man!
Ijustdon'tlike to see filth!
Even the boss...
only loves beautiful things.
As i getdirtier and dirter...
everything around you guys becomes cleaner and cleaner.
That's why l wantyou to stop doing this.
There are a lotofothers who'd take on dirtywork iike this.
That's exactiy why I have to be the one to do it!
It can'tbe anyone else!
Every man who comes here comes to have his mouth sealed.
It's the ultimate outcome of the dirty work you bring me.
I'm the one thatfinishes offthatdirty work.
So, l have to be the one thatgets dirty.
Are you...
doing this outofsome sense ofpride?
I...
wantto take iton. The dirty work you...
You can't handie it.
L'll keep doing it!
And ifi get in the way, do whatyou will to me.
You're letting your emotions take over.
How can you, with the stench ofblood all overyou...
do anything more?
Do you realize thatyourface is covered...
by thatman's blood splatter?
How'd itgo?
Yes. ltwent according to your instructions throughout.
I'ii personally go to the police to have a talk with them.
Now thatthe littie pest...
won't be talking...
and as Iong as those politicians resign...
we can keep this whole thing underwraps.
Outside, there's a right-wing militia group...
atthe ready, waiting to pounce.
They've gotthe courage notto quit even when faced with death.
I guess.
Whateverthey do, there's no way they can get near you.
Ifthat's the case, then fine.
Whataboutthe devil woman?
She's getting much better at her methods.
Butshe's under a lotofstress.
From what?
Atthis rate, her psychoiogical state...
Don't iet her become a loose cannon.
I wantyou to...
think this one through carefully.
Yes, sir.
Excuse me.
Are you off?
I have to take care ofsome details.
Welcome.
Nothing tastes as good.
Take it easy with that. l've gotwork.
What?
I thought l was outbecause ofmy big mouth and my drinking.
There was a bit ofa hitch.
He wants you to take this on rightaway.
Your boss?
It's a rushjob.
Butyou guys have ail kinds ofgood guys.
Like the coffee-shop guy.
I heard he ran away.
Find outwhere he went?
Where did you hearthat?
What?
Whatyoujustsaid.
Where did l hear...
Is it important? - No.
Ijustdon'twantthe boss to hear any stupid rumors.
I suppose.
The wrong people could getcurious.
Listen. It's gotto be done tonight.
It's a woman, and there are two conditions.
Like what?
You thinkyou'll be abie to do it after thatdrinking?
I haven't accepted yet.
No guns.
That's no problem.
L've never even fired a dangerous thing iike that.
Ifi tried tofire one with my thin piano-playing hands and all...
i'd probably end up shooting myself in the foot.
Keep your mouth shut.
And you've gotto sleep with her before you kill her.
While she's alive.
AIi right?
L'm not interested in rape. l don'tthink l can pull thatoff.
She'ii be expecting you to have sex with her.
You don't have to worry.
I guarantee it.
You'll getsix million for it.
I'II payyou as soon as you finish thejob.
Sounds good to me.
Notbad atail.
But it's gotto happen tonight.
Where?
Outside the city.
You have no way ofgetting there, so i'll drive you.
Ail right.
Okay.
So close to the city, yetwe're in the countryside.
That's the house.
You don'thave much time ieft
i've been thinking aboutthis for a whiie, and ljust don't understand.
What's this ali about?
You wantto know why we want herdead?
First ofall, l wantto know why l have to sleep with herfirst.
You were sayingjust before thatthis was a goodjob.
Sure, but...
l figure l canjustfinish heroffright from the start.
You don'twantto do thisjob anymore?
No. That's notit.
AIl right. l'll tell you.
The girl works for our boss.
He puther up here to entertain peopie...
that he wants to influence behind the scenes.
Butshe knows too much now.
The boss doesn't have any use for her anymore.
There are lots ofothers who can take her place.
So, that's why we've gotto getrid ofher.
But ifwejust simpiy kill her...
that'li attracta lotofattention from high up in the police.
Suicide pact?
Itwould be easiestto make it look iike a suicide pactgone wrong.
That's right.
She'll believe thatyou're a client.
So, you'Il have to play thatup.
Mustbe pretty Ioneiy up here by herself.
Justget going.
She's waiting foryou.
Ifyou're late, she'li be suspicious.
It iooks awfully depressing.
What's with all the darkness?
You'd think she'd be afraid of being all alone.
Sorryfor taking so Iong.
Come in.
I don't have to take my shoes off, right?
Sitdown.
What's the matter?
Ijusttripped a bit, that's all.
I see.
Would you like a drink?
A drink?
Sounds good.
Don'thave an eye for the good stuff, though.
And you?
Sure, l'll have some. - Good.
Here.
Thank you.
That's a nice picture.
Your mystique comes through nicely.
Good brandy.
Much betterthan the one l drink atwork.
Work?
I play.
Piano.
I see.
I play at my regular bar.
I take requestsfrom customers and all.
Kind ofiike that.
I see.
Smells good.
Mustbe expensive.
You mean my perfume?
Yes. It's wonderfui.
I'd like to playfor someone as beautifui as you.
Perhaps one day.
Right. one day...
l hope you come by.
The bedroom is in through thatdoor.
I'll go on ahead.
Sitstili until i call foryou.
Come in.
Piease come rightin.
It's pitch dark in here.
L'd like some light.
Itdoesn'twork.
Seems thatway.
But I prefer itdark.
Take your clothes off, close the door and come right in.
Thattook quite a long time.
Was there a probiem?
Did he drink?
Maybe i'il have one before l geton with things.
Whatdid thatman do?
Did he do something so terribie as to be brought here like that?
What's the pointof knowing.
No reason, in partcular.
Then let itbe.
It's better thatyou don't know.
To know...
is to be hurt.
That's whatyou said.
You...!
What happened?!
I may have a big mouth, but l do take my precautions.
You shouid know aboutprecautions.
A 22 caliber bulletdoesn'treally kill unless you hit something vitai.
What's happened here?!
You were aboutto be killed.
That's a iie.
Ifyou don't believe me, then ask him.
The boss made a decision.
He was worried aboutyou being a Ioose cannon.
I didn'thave...
any otherway to deal with it.
You were aboutto be eliminated as well.
I wasn'table to...
ietMiss die alone.
Whatdo you mean by 'Miss'?
Who's this 'Miss'?
Come on, you think this is the time to hoid back?
Do you know our boss?
Kokubo Yasuhiro, the fixer, right?
Doesn'ttake much tofigure thatout.
He's myfather.
I'm the illegitimate daughter ofa mistress.
Weii, how aboutthat...
Even though itwas an orderfrom the boss...
Ijustwasn'table to...
kiil her myself.
But...
it's impossible now.
Doyou love her?
Is he dead?
Yeah.
Poor man.
Poor man?
You should look atyourseif.
She iives on a dead-end road.
People only visit her in the middle ofthe night.
Her room is pitch dark.
People only go to die.
How many have come so far?
Four?
And the coffee house guy was one ofthem?
Quite a system you have.
How did you know?
Your eyes, maybe?
This isn'tthefirsttime l've seen you.
What?
I was watching through those curtains when you did the coffee guy.
I poered deep into your soui.
Sorry aboutthat.
I see.
I thoughtfor a while afteryou went intoyour bedroom...
as i stared atyour beloved doll.
Where is it? Where did it go?!
I'm sorry. l didn'tmean to distress you.
I'm sure there was a time when you could open up your heart
Then what did l shoot?
I guess it's over.
Say a prayerwhen you kill me.
I don't plan to kiil you.
Now, why would Kokubu's daughter choose a iife like this?
You could do anything you want.
Nobody can...
peer into my darkness.
Ifyou don't plan to kill me, you shouldjustgo.
You're going to come with me.
I'm no good toyou as a hostage.
L'll stay here.
Stay here till you die?
Miss Kokubu?
I wantto take you with me.
Why?
I wantto escape from this place with you.
From this dead end.
But i was going to kill you.
Strangely enough...
thatwas the best night l've had.
Thatnight...
l fell in iove with thatwoman who had cried herselfto sleep.
No. That's gotto be a lie!
It's true.
I feltlike an old prince...
who wanted to take the sleeping beauty away...
from the dead end she was Iiving in.
You can't be...
l'm even more convinced right now...
ofthe feelings l haveforyou.
Since thattime...
this old widower hasjustwanted to...
rest his head on your lap.
Give me the iife...
that l was going to end.
It's impossible!
Butwe've gotto try!
L'm oniy abie to have some dignity when i'm here.
If I were able to getout ofhere...
l'd be nothing more than a biind victim.
So, l'll be your guide dog.
Whatare you doing?
L'm making it so you can never return.
That's my doll.
Stop that!
Letthe pastgo!
Let's go.
I knew thatmyfather...
was eliminating the people thatgot in his way.
But...
he did also iove me very much.
It's that love thatturned you into a killer.
To keep his secret, you sold your body and carried his guiltwith you.
That's how you showed your love for him.
I didn'twantany more people getting involved with my father.
It's notso easy.
Only the good die young.
You're actuaily no different...
than a mother who desperately coversfor a son who kills...
for his drug habit.
Yourfeelings weren'treceived.
Yourfather's like a ghost.
The thing he fears most is a ruined reputation.
In orderto protecthis reputation...
he'll do anything to anyone, family or not.
It has nothing to do with you.
Let's getgoing.
Whatare you doing?!
Don't move!
This is where we partways.
Hey, waita minute...
The darkness is my ally.
Whatare you trying to do?!
I thought I was going to be with you from now on.
Don'tcome near me.
The nextmove you make, I'm not going to miss.
Whatare you going to do?
It has nothing to do with you.
Don't be so cold.
!'m willing to take the risk ofbeing with you.
And maybe run a small piano bar somewhere.
You can'tjustleave me here...
You really shot me!
Shit!
How could you break my heartiike that?!
You fool!
I could've been a great guide dog to you.
Ifthe fire was so bad that...
the bones even burred to a crisp...
then there's no way they'li know how many...
were in that house.
It's a good thing there weren't any hassles to deai with.
I did take an interestin the skiil and ability...
ofthatdevil woman, though.
Butafterthinking about it...
ljustfeltthe whole thing was...
kind ofcreepy.
For some reason...
she decided to infectherseif with some weird virus.
! think she wanted to hauntme...
and get back atme untii the day l died.
That's what l think.
! never thought...
!'d feei so relaxed and atease like this again.
Weil, i'm glad thatpart's overwith.
!'m absolutely ecstatic.
What? Come on.
! wish you wouidn'tsay that.
Even a wise man must beware thathe can overlook things.
That'sjustiike you, Doctor. Justcan'tleave italone.
Hello? Helio?
Doctor? Hello?
Doctor! Hello?!
Hello?!
Weii, do whatyou have to do.
Bye.
You're adorable!
Oh, cutie!
Oh, yeah...!
Who is it?
What do you want?
It's you!
M!YAZAKl Masumi
KUSAKAR! Masao
MURA! Kunio
ARAI Norihito OSUGl Ren
See you nexttime.
KATO Takeshi
What's that?
L'm notreally sure.
The new owner ofthis building is here to say hello.
What?
Probably wants to shut us down and open yet another lousy disco...
and turn it into some den forthe hip and trendy.
Well, here's another request.
Directed and Written by KOMIZU Kazuo 'Gaira'
Subtitied by Marukomu