Golden Kamuy (2018–…): Season 4, Episode 2 - Cocoon - full transcript

Uda.

I'll feed you. Open wide!

Come on, eat this marimo.

His parents make a fortune
from the mining business.

Marimos don't suit your taste buds,
spoiled brat?

What? You guys eat marimos?

Wow. When you're poor,
you eat marimo just to get by.

Someone! Somebody help!

Once the sun goes down,
I'll freeze to death.

Obe.

Um, can you help me?



Becho.

Wait! I bet you're hungry.

I have food right here. Dried peaches.

Here. You can have some,
so please untie me.

Peach?

My uncle in Yamanashi
always sends a box of them.

Num num.

Now, isn't that yummy?

Now, can you untie me?

Obe.

Good!

No, not like that!
That's not what I meant!

Not what I meant, but wow!

Thanks for saving me.



Uda.

I'm Chiyotaro. What's your name?

Obencho.

Obencho?

Okay, you're Obencho then.

You can have more dried peaches.
From now on, you are my henchman.

Obencho.

Woo-hoo!

My henchman, Obencho the Menace!

EPISODE 38 - COCOON

As a Shinsengumi leader, you overcame
many fierce battles in Kyoto.

You also survived the Hakodate War,

and even broke out of Abashiri Prison
at land's end.

And this is the fate
of such a dignified man.

Ushiyama is gone!

Inconceivable... He smashed
the casket and crawled out!

Damn it, I underestimated
Ushiyama's prowess.

Still, the Korean morning glory's
effects will not wear off

for another 12 hours.

He won't recall this place.

Obencho! Are you there?

I'm here to feed you.

Mii.

Were you cold?

Sorry I can't take you to my house.

We're gonna skate today!

Don't be scared. I'll teach you!

INN

Wake up, sir!

Mornin'.

A man just stopped by.

He said to give this to Kadokura,
the head jailer.

And how does this bastard know my name?

How should I know?
Anyway, I'll leave it here.

This is...

-Nagakura!
-Nagakura's not here.

Where is he?

He said you're useless
and went to look for them alone.

It's Sekiya.
That bastard's holding Hijikata captive.

He brought this ransom note.

Toshizo Hijikata is in a catatonic state
from pufferfish poison.

With his shallow breathing, he'll stay
alive for a few more hours in the casket.

I will tell you his location
in exchange for the tattooed skins.

We have no proof that
Hijikata nispa is still alive.

Sekiya always resorts
to the same old tricks.

He works alone.
He can't be watching his hostage.

He keeps his victims buried alive
while he collects his ransom.

He's precise with his work.
Leaves his victims just above death.

He lets fate dictate
whether his hostages live or die.

INN

Nagakura has the tattooed skins.

We have to go find him.

Damn, what a pain.

We don't have any time left
until the exchange.

We screw this up,
and Hijikata is done for!

Maa!

Look at you go. You're a natural at this.

Ushiyama is wearing
Japanese sandal skates.

Also known as gerori,

they became widely popular in Hokkaido
in the mid-1800s.

Maa!

Hey, moneybags.

We warned you not to hang out around here.

Or do you want another marimo?

Uda.

Who are you?

He's Obencho.

Munch, munch.

Get down for me.

He's my henchman.

Weren't you gonna
make me eat more marimos?

Damn you!

You're nothing but a bunch of lowlives.

Let's get going, Obencho.

Or else we'll catch the poor off them.

Please, forgive me!

Obencho, no!

Stop, that's enough!

Look, peach!

It's your favorite. Peach!

Peach...

How horrific.

I had no idea Obencho the Menace
was this dangerous!

He's a living weapon!

I have to kill him.

Wait up, Kirawus!

Let's take a quick break.

I can't run anymore.

I'm out of breath.

I'll croak before Hijikata.

Old man!

We have to find Nagakura nispa
as soon as possible!

We don't have time for that.

Sekiya has no way to tell
how many tattooed skins we have.

We'll bluff our way
and get Hijikata's location outta him.

Bluff how?

We'll fail with a sloppy plan like that,
Kadokura!

Can you come up
with something better? Huh?

See? You can't. It's because you're poor!

You're also unemployed and poor,

you butt-mining geezer!

I have to protect my city.

Boitaro! Maa!

I have to do this.

Streams of hot water flow out
of Lake Akan's lake bed.

In the winter, the lake's surface
freezes over.

Pockets of water called yutsubo emerge.

Come here, Obencho.

Head jailer Kadokura.

Stop there. Take off your clothes
and toss them aside.

I have to be sure that you're unarmed.

I have a hunting rifle shoved up my anus.

Wanna take a look, Sekiya?

Good grief. Cunning and cautious as ever.

Sekiya chose the hand-off location
to be the very center of the lake.

It's at least a kilometer
to the nearest shore.

Not even a professional sniper
can shoot this far.

So, where's the tattooed skin?

I brought them. Look under my overcoat.

If you make any suspicious movements,
the deal is off.

Oh, that would be a problem.

You checked behind you.

Huh? What? I don't know what you mean.

Is the Ainu man on standby over there?

The knife you're hiding in your butt.
Is that his?

This is a special knife my father carved.
Handle it with care.

Where are you gonna hide it?

Okay, will do.

So, where will you hide it?

You were thinking of forcing
Hijikata's location out of me.

Your sloppiness hasn't changed.

I'd like to hear what you think, Kadokura.

Do you think God exists?

Over here! If you don't come get it,
I'll throw it away!

-Are you okay with that?
-Uda.

Hurry! I'm throwing it away!

GIRLS' WORLD

Go get it!

Maa!

I'm so sorry.

I'm terribly sorry, Obencho.

Please forgive me.

Gerori!

Shit, he got us good.

Stop right there, Sekiya!

Just kidding.

You're also unemployed and poor,

you butt-mining geezer!

Stop yapping and start thinking!

See? You can't come up with anything.

Mess up the deal on purpose
and let Sekiya escape.

I'll secretly follow him.

He'll return to Hijikata nispa
and Ushiyama nispa for their skins.

We'll go with that.

I looked in a random direction
to trick you.

Sekiya will maintain distance
from the shores

as he heads farthest away.

I'll pretend that I'm chasing him
and direct him to Kirawus.

There he is. The plan is coming together!

Wait!

Ushiyama!

The Korean morning glory's effects
wore off at this very moment!

Sekiya, you fucker!

Ushiyama!

Why are you there, out of all places?

This is bad.

Don't let him get away.
Catch him, Kadokura!

You bastard... Ouch, ouch!

My skin!

I fucked up. I'm so unlucky.

Ushiyama, did Sekiya hold you captive?

Where did he take you?
Hijikata might still be kept there.

I don't remember. When I came to,
my head was sticking out of the ice.

That prostitute!
Did Sekiya pay her to do that?

I remember partaking something
she called an aphrodisiac.

You're such a dickhead.

Betrayed by a prostitute again!

I found this white cocoon
where Hijikata was spotted.

Another one was inside
Ushiyama's overcoat, meaning...

The plot thickens!

Isn't that a silkworm cocoon?

I'm freezing.

It could've slipped in his pocket
while he was held captive.

Silk can't be produced over the winter.

Some buildings remain unoccupied
over the season.

That's it!

The dots have been connected
and formed a line!

Since we're talking about silk!

The closest production cottages
are over there

and the opposing shore.

Got it. We don't have much time.

We'll split up and corner that bastard!

Sekiya!

Hijikata is inside, isn't he?

Take me to him, now!

Head jailer, I commend you
for finding my hideout.

Don't underestimate Detective Kadokura's
deduction skills.

-Over here.
-What?

I was testing this out just now.

It's a cocoon sorting machine.

It sorts silkworms' sexes

by measuring their weight.

Each room is for different parts
of the silk production process.

Including the residential building,
there are over ten rooms.

Toshizo Hijikata is buried
somewhere on the premises.

Head jailer, this is your trial.

Inside the cocoons
are capsules of wolf's bane, strychnine,

and cyanide, all in lethal doses.

Some of the cocoons are not poisoned.

Kadokura, choose a cocoon and swallow it.

I'll do the same and swallow one too.

If I end up poisoned,

I'll tell you where Hijikata is buried
before I die.

But if you swallow the poisoned cocoon,

I swear to you that I will save Hijikata.

Where the hell did you hide Hijikata?

Nobody knows better than me
that the casket is running low on oxygen.

He's got another 30 minutes if he's lucky.

I'm intrigued by people
with an unbending will.

Kadokura.

If your path is correct,

fate will choose you, not me.

In reality, you don't give two shits

about the tattooed skins
or the buried treasure.

Your interest was in those
who flock to the riches all along.

Sekiya is driven by

this little life-or-death wager
he calls a trial.

I'm the kind of man
who draws the poisonous capsule.

Even if only one of
the cocoon is poisoned,

I'll end up with that one.
I've no doubt about that.

But... still!

If I can offer my life for Hijikata's,
then so be it!

Will you listen to my story while we wait
for the outcome?

It was on a Sunday morning.

I was walking home with my young daughter.

She was toddling
just a few steps ahead of me.

There was a sudden explosion.
I lost consciousness.

A part of my daughter's head
and leg had gotten blown off.

It took time for me to process
that lightning struck close by.

Why was my daughter chosen?

Why didn't I die?

Does God choose our luck?

He chose to keep a criminal like me alive.

Maybe God doesn't really exist.

It's taken effect within ten minutes.
That's wolf's bane.

Keep... your word. Save... Hijikata.

I'll dig him out right this minute.

How many more minutes...

before I croak?

You'll suffer for a few hours.

This is bullshit.

I'm very sorry, Hijikata.

This is as far as I can go with you.

Toshizo Hijikata
is still useful for my purpose.

I'll relocate him while
he's still incapacitated.

Should I target the Ainu man next?

I could also test Ushiyama's luck
once more.

Never imagined my medicine-trading
days would come in handy like this.

Luck isn't enough
to survive this day and age.

Huh?

Oh, I'm all better.

In an attempt to quicken his death,
Kadokura had swallowed more capsules.

They both happened to be
pufferfish poison.

Pufferfish poison, or tetrodotoxin,
and wolf's bane

counteract each other.

The effects of tetrodotoxin
counteracts wolf's bane's.

Miraculously, Kadokura ingested
the proper dose of pufferfish poison

to counteract wolf's bane's toxin
without getting poisoned by tetrodotoxin.

Meanwhile, on the edge
of consciousness, Toshizo Hijikata

swallowed sufficient amount of wolf's bane

to suppress tetrodotoxin's lethality
without Sekiya's knowledge.

He swallowed wolf's bane as soon as
he realized he consumed tetrodotoxin?

How did he pick out wolf's bane?

There was also arsenic and strychnine.

If death is imminent,

then I'm forced to take risks.

I'll say that fate took my side
because of my grit and experience.

Impossible.

It must have been a miracle.

Yes, only a miracle
could've made this happen.

So there is a God.

Wouldn't you say, Hijikata?

God has finally rebuked me.

He became a heartless murderer
to reconcile

his faith and his daughter's tragic death.

He ended up becoming a monster.

He believed his daughter's death
was God's way of punishing him.

I have no interest in religious matters.

My interest lies in this life alone.

How do we use the life we've been given?

That's all I wish to know.

Let's at least put his tattoos
to good use.

Hope Kadokura's okay.

Thank you, Obencho.

I'll never forget you.

FIRST LIEUTENANT
TOKUSHIROU TSURUMI

SERGEANT HAJIME TSUKISHIMA

SECOND LIEUTENANT
OTONOSHIN KOITO

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
KOUHEI AND YOUHEI NIKAIDOU

SUPERIOR PRIVATE TOKISHIGE USAMI

SECOND LIEUTENANT YUUSAKU HANAZAWA

IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY FIRST CLASS
RIKIMATSU ARIKO - IPOPTE

WARRANT OFFICER MOKUTAROU KIKUTA

TOSHIZO HIJIKATA
MERCILESS VICE-COMMANDER

TATSUUMA USHIYAMA
USHIYAMA THE UNDEFEATED

SHINPACHI NAGAKURA

DR. KANO IENAGA

TOSHIYUKI KADOKURA

KIRAWUS

TAKUBOKU ISHIKAWA

KANTAROU OKUYAMA

ANJI TONI - THE BLIND GUNMAN

TOSHIZO HIJIKATA

SUPERIOR PRIVATE
HYAKUNOSUKE OGATA

SOFIA GOLDEN HAND

HEITA MATSUDA

JACK THE RIPPER
KEIJI UEJI

WAICHIROU SEKIYA

BOUTAROU THE PIRATE

WILK

VASILY PAVLICHENKO

CIKAPASI - ENONOKA - RYU

YOSHITAKE SHIRAISHI

INKARMAT

GENJIROU TANIGAKI

ASIRPA

SAICHI SUGIMOTO

HOKKAIDO KONJIN INQUIRER

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