Temptation of the Mask (1987) - full transcript
An adopted orphan is in love with his sister and repeatedly raped by her husband. When he grows up, the traumatized boy becomes an arsonist, as a gay male detective is investigating him.
TEMPTATION OF THE MASK
"My name is Takashi Kita.
"Around 10 p.m. in Showa 62 (1987)...
"I walked past Kenzo Ishizawds house,
1-23 Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo.
"Suddenly, I got a strange feeling
about the place and stopped.
"The reason the house looked strange
to me was because it was white.
"When I checked the vicinity,
there was no one around.
"At that time, I noticed
that there was a trash bag.
"I got a match out of
my pocket and lit it up.
"When the whole bag
had caught fire...
"I threw it towards the
wall of Ishizawds house."
I think there's nothing
much you can do.
I'm not sure if you
can make the boy talk.
Is Satoshi okay?
He went outwith his ex-wife.
Divorced, right?
Well, his step-child anyway.
Apparently, you came
to Tokyo from Okayama...
and have been staying
at your older sister's house.
Was your brother-in-law
okay with that?
Usually, people want to avoid living
with a brother-in-law of your age.
Okay, let's slow down a bit.
Whose hobby is this?
My younger brother likes this.
I think he bought it somewhere,
Kawasaki maybe.
Does Takashi like Egon Schiele?
You know him?
Yes, I took some art classes
as a student.
I know nothing about
this kind of stuff.
But maybe he does because his character
has a bit of a hysterical side.
Follow me please.
Honey, somebody is here
asking about Takashi.
Nice to meet you.
I am Yuuki.
Are you an archer?
I was the captain of
my university team.
These days, I have to train my body
in order to run my business.
Sorry for the interruption.
I would like to know your
impression of Takashi.
He is a good boy.
Do you know anything
related to his arson?
- What do you mean?
- I am talking about his motivation.
Perhaps frustration?
He might have peeped
at our bedroom window.
Stop it please!
He'd never...
Still far to go. Though this
looks mature enough.
I get it. There are some people
who can't live on a Katsudon.
What a man.
He is exactly like a marmot.
When you're in a small and square
place, you become like that.
This is the pistol that was fired at your
sister right before you were arrested.
Why did you shoot?
Where did you get it?
Whose is this?
Hey! Hey, Kita!
Kita! Get it together!
Kita! Kita!
Kita! Get it together!
Kita!
Kita! Get it together!
I've never seen him have
a panic attack like that.
Really?
Are you overwhelmed by my brother to
the extent that he would bite you?
This is not a joke!
Sorry. I'm also very frustrated by this
recent development in my life.
I understand. Let's talk
again later.
Russian Roulette.
You know about it?
Yes.
Do you want to do it?
What I will bet is my confession.
I can't allow it.
This is not an amusement park.
Then let's make it into
an amusement park.
A bullet...
I don't have the authority for that.
I'm not talking about that.
Do you want to listen
to my story?
Or don't you want to?
That's all there is to it.
Let me go!
After father died,
there was nowhere to go.
I don't think he will trouble you,
since he's a good boy.
Fine by me.
We have a lot of empty
rooms anyway.
Which high school are
you going to transfer to?
Probably Matsuzono High.
Takashi, he doesn't like mumblers.
So avoid that kind
of behavior, please.
Isn't it a good thing since
you can stay home?
I don't want to.
Your sister really loves
going to the Culture Center.
She does leathercraft at the moment.
What you had weren't E.P. hormones.
It looks like the sleeping
pills Saki took sometimes.
Brother-in-law...
Call me Masaaki.
What? What did you do to me?
Your sleeping body was beautiful.
Listen.
Before we have sex again,
use this and clean yourself.
Got it?
I won't do any
such a thing...
And...
We'll train your body and make
it stronger through archery.
I'll teach you later.
Brother-in-law, I'd like
to eat a bowl of noodles.
Before that, think about
what you are wearing!
I don't want to!
This's real I brought from overseas
through my private secretary.
If you don't listen to me...
I'll use it on you!
Hey, stop right there!
Wait! Wait!
Takashi! What on earth
did you do?
Answer me!
Give it to me!
Happy Birthday to Satoshi.
There's just one thing that doesn't
add up in your story.
Why was there a bullet in the gun?
Kawasaki beat you up and pulled
the trigger, because it was empty.
However, when you fired
at your sister, it had a bullet.
Please tell me.
About yourself.
Kawasaki didn't like it.
So it was thrown away?
No, stored somewhere.
After our divorce's finalised and
Kawasaki moves somewhere else...
I'll put it back up.
You like that picture?
It makes me feel like
I'm with Takashi.
A self-portrait.
Follow me, please.
No, today I just wanted
to check your room.
When you came out to see me
downstairs, I felt something was off.
I didn't know what it was.
Your makeup's changed, right?
Really?
Changed how?
- Perhaps more intense?
- I see.
Anyway, regarding the pistol Takashi fired
... Where was it?
Where?
I don't know.
This's your room, isn't it?
It's not like I know everything
about my room.
Also, this room was
like Takashi's for a while.
Do you have feelings for Takashi?
Your have similar gestures.
He often does this.
Sometimes your face looks similar
to Kawasaki's...
when he was in love with him.
Did you know?
I was his wife.
I can charge Kawasaki
for possession of a gun.
Still, I wanted to hear it from you...
Who loaded Kawasaki's gun?
What are you doing?
You scared?
Takashi and I experienced this fear
many times in the interrogation room.
I'll tell you, since
you're in love with him.
- It was me.
- What?
I loaded the gun.
When he had nowhere to go, I let
him live with me without hesitating.
I got an idea in my head that
I could make this house mine.
This house belongs to you
and Kawasaki, doesn't it?
Do you think so?
I'm not going to forgive him.
Never!
When I realized he was bi,
I hated him.
I, no... Women don't
satisfy him.
So I thought he'd
definitely fall for Takashi.
You're lying.
That's not possible.
You think so?
But I also love my brother
very much.
Who would've expected
him to commit arson?
Let him stay there for a while.
If you release him now, the white house
I got after all this will be burnt down.
I'll repaint it, sooner or later.
Maybe you can't believe this,
but that's what your sister said.
You knew who all the faces
behind the mask were, didn't you?
Why'd you keep lighting
white houses on fire?
You're not going
to tell me anything.
If you tell me the truth...
I'll help you to get
your sentence reduced.
We'll take advantage
of the Juvenile Offender Law.
And if all goes well,
would you like to live with me?
I need you.
It seems your sister
likes the color white.
Is it connected to why you
burn white houses, Takashi?
Takashi! Stop it!
Taskahi! Stop it! Takashi!
Satoshi...
Satoshi!
Producer: Shinji Komada
Screenplay: Shiro Yumeno
Director of Photography: Koichi Saito
Lighting: Hiromi Kato, Music: So Hayakawa
Editor: Shouji Sakai
Assistant Director: Takahisa Zeze
Kiyoshi Usuda
Yutaka Ikejima
Naomi Hagio
Takeshi Kashiba, Koichiro Ono,
Miyabi Sayuka, Kengai Kunisaki
Kazuhiro Sano
Directed by Hisayasu Sato
THE END
"My name is Takashi Kita.
"Around 10 p.m. in Showa 62 (1987)...
"I walked past Kenzo Ishizawds house,
1-23 Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo.
"Suddenly, I got a strange feeling
about the place and stopped.
"The reason the house looked strange
to me was because it was white.
"When I checked the vicinity,
there was no one around.
"At that time, I noticed
that there was a trash bag.
"I got a match out of
my pocket and lit it up.
"When the whole bag
had caught fire...
"I threw it towards the
wall of Ishizawds house."
I think there's nothing
much you can do.
I'm not sure if you
can make the boy talk.
Is Satoshi okay?
He went outwith his ex-wife.
Divorced, right?
Well, his step-child anyway.
Apparently, you came
to Tokyo from Okayama...
and have been staying
at your older sister's house.
Was your brother-in-law
okay with that?
Usually, people want to avoid living
with a brother-in-law of your age.
Okay, let's slow down a bit.
Whose hobby is this?
My younger brother likes this.
I think he bought it somewhere,
Kawasaki maybe.
Does Takashi like Egon Schiele?
You know him?
Yes, I took some art classes
as a student.
I know nothing about
this kind of stuff.
But maybe he does because his character
has a bit of a hysterical side.
Follow me please.
Honey, somebody is here
asking about Takashi.
Nice to meet you.
I am Yuuki.
Are you an archer?
I was the captain of
my university team.
These days, I have to train my body
in order to run my business.
Sorry for the interruption.
I would like to know your
impression of Takashi.
He is a good boy.
Do you know anything
related to his arson?
- What do you mean?
- I am talking about his motivation.
Perhaps frustration?
He might have peeped
at our bedroom window.
Stop it please!
He'd never...
Still far to go. Though this
looks mature enough.
I get it. There are some people
who can't live on a Katsudon.
What a man.
He is exactly like a marmot.
When you're in a small and square
place, you become like that.
This is the pistol that was fired at your
sister right before you were arrested.
Why did you shoot?
Where did you get it?
Whose is this?
Hey! Hey, Kita!
Kita! Get it together!
Kita! Kita!
Kita! Get it together!
Kita!
Kita! Get it together!
I've never seen him have
a panic attack like that.
Really?
Are you overwhelmed by my brother to
the extent that he would bite you?
This is not a joke!
Sorry. I'm also very frustrated by this
recent development in my life.
I understand. Let's talk
again later.
Russian Roulette.
You know about it?
Yes.
Do you want to do it?
What I will bet is my confession.
I can't allow it.
This is not an amusement park.
Then let's make it into
an amusement park.
A bullet...
I don't have the authority for that.
I'm not talking about that.
Do you want to listen
to my story?
Or don't you want to?
That's all there is to it.
Let me go!
After father died,
there was nowhere to go.
I don't think he will trouble you,
since he's a good boy.
Fine by me.
We have a lot of empty
rooms anyway.
Which high school are
you going to transfer to?
Probably Matsuzono High.
Takashi, he doesn't like mumblers.
So avoid that kind
of behavior, please.
Isn't it a good thing since
you can stay home?
I don't want to.
Your sister really loves
going to the Culture Center.
She does leathercraft at the moment.
What you had weren't E.P. hormones.
It looks like the sleeping
pills Saki took sometimes.
Brother-in-law...
Call me Masaaki.
What? What did you do to me?
Your sleeping body was beautiful.
Listen.
Before we have sex again,
use this and clean yourself.
Got it?
I won't do any
such a thing...
And...
We'll train your body and make
it stronger through archery.
I'll teach you later.
Brother-in-law, I'd like
to eat a bowl of noodles.
Before that, think about
what you are wearing!
I don't want to!
This's real I brought from overseas
through my private secretary.
If you don't listen to me...
I'll use it on you!
Hey, stop right there!
Wait! Wait!
Takashi! What on earth
did you do?
Answer me!
Give it to me!
Happy Birthday to Satoshi.
There's just one thing that doesn't
add up in your story.
Why was there a bullet in the gun?
Kawasaki beat you up and pulled
the trigger, because it was empty.
However, when you fired
at your sister, it had a bullet.
Please tell me.
About yourself.
Kawasaki didn't like it.
So it was thrown away?
No, stored somewhere.
After our divorce's finalised and
Kawasaki moves somewhere else...
I'll put it back up.
You like that picture?
It makes me feel like
I'm with Takashi.
A self-portrait.
Follow me, please.
No, today I just wanted
to check your room.
When you came out to see me
downstairs, I felt something was off.
I didn't know what it was.
Your makeup's changed, right?
Really?
Changed how?
- Perhaps more intense?
- I see.
Anyway, regarding the pistol Takashi fired
... Where was it?
Where?
I don't know.
This's your room, isn't it?
It's not like I know everything
about my room.
Also, this room was
like Takashi's for a while.
Do you have feelings for Takashi?
Your have similar gestures.
He often does this.
Sometimes your face looks similar
to Kawasaki's...
when he was in love with him.
Did you know?
I was his wife.
I can charge Kawasaki
for possession of a gun.
Still, I wanted to hear it from you...
Who loaded Kawasaki's gun?
What are you doing?
You scared?
Takashi and I experienced this fear
many times in the interrogation room.
I'll tell you, since
you're in love with him.
- It was me.
- What?
I loaded the gun.
When he had nowhere to go, I let
him live with me without hesitating.
I got an idea in my head that
I could make this house mine.
This house belongs to you
and Kawasaki, doesn't it?
Do you think so?
I'm not going to forgive him.
Never!
When I realized he was bi,
I hated him.
I, no... Women don't
satisfy him.
So I thought he'd
definitely fall for Takashi.
You're lying.
That's not possible.
You think so?
But I also love my brother
very much.
Who would've expected
him to commit arson?
Let him stay there for a while.
If you release him now, the white house
I got after all this will be burnt down.
I'll repaint it, sooner or later.
Maybe you can't believe this,
but that's what your sister said.
You knew who all the faces
behind the mask were, didn't you?
Why'd you keep lighting
white houses on fire?
You're not going
to tell me anything.
If you tell me the truth...
I'll help you to get
your sentence reduced.
We'll take advantage
of the Juvenile Offender Law.
And if all goes well,
would you like to live with me?
I need you.
It seems your sister
likes the color white.
Is it connected to why you
burn white houses, Takashi?
Takashi! Stop it!
Taskahi! Stop it! Takashi!
Satoshi...
Satoshi!
Producer: Shinji Komada
Screenplay: Shiro Yumeno
Director of Photography: Koichi Saito
Lighting: Hiromi Kato, Music: So Hayakawa
Editor: Shouji Sakai
Assistant Director: Takahisa Zeze
Kiyoshi Usuda
Yutaka Ikejima
Naomi Hagio
Takeshi Kashiba, Koichiro Ono,
Miyabi Sayuka, Kengai Kunisaki
Kazuhiro Sano
Directed by Hisayasu Sato
THE END