Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - The Hanging Balloons - full transcript
[hip-hop music]
"HANGING BALLOON"
[tapping]
[girl] Hurry up, Kazuko.
Open this window already.
- [tapping]
- Come on.
I know you don't have any food left.
If you don't come out
and eat something, you'll die.
There's no way I'll fall for that.
[tapping]
[girl] Come on, Kazuko...
[Kazuko trembling]
ONE MONTH AGO
[wind gusting]
Live, at the home of Terumi Fujino,
who tragically passed away last night
at this very location.
She was found dangling by a rope on
the outer wall of this apartment building.
It's presumed she leaned out the window
from her room
and tied the rope around that power line,
from which she hung until asphyxiated.
SUICIDE?
TERUMI FUJINO (17)
No suicide note has been found,
but her parents have stated
she'd been worried
about working
in the entertainment industry.
Today's guest
is the talented Terumi Fujino,
popular in music and on variety shows!
Hello, there! Great to be here.
You've no idea how much it means to me.
[cheering and applause]
[trembling and sobbing]
[man] Terumi!
[crowd shouting and crying]
WOMAN OF GENTLE HEART,
MERCIFUL LIGHT, AND TRUTH
[man] We will now begin
the memorial address.
Miss Kazuko Morinaka
will represent her friends
and say a few words on their behalf.
[girl sobbing]
Oh, Terumi.
[man] Terumi! Terumi!
[officiant] And with that,
the funeral and memorial services
for the late Miss Terumi Fujino
are now concluded.
Thank you so much
for attending today's service,
and please be safe on your journey home.
[crying]
Taeko, are you all right?
Do you need anything?
[sniffling] No. I'm okay.
Thanks for asking.
I just don't understand.
Why would Terumi kill herself like that?
She didn't seem like she was worried
about anything at school.
Why do you think she did it, Kazuko?
Huh?
I have no idea.
The fans were really something,
weren't they?
[girl 1] You knew they would be.
An idol's funeral?
One who died at the peak of popularity?
[boy] Hey! Don't think
we don't know what happened.
- You gonna say something about it?
- [all] Huh?
- [girl 1] It's Shiraishi.
- [Kazuko] I wonder what's wrong?
You're Shinya Shiraishi, right?
We all know you were Terumi's boyfriend,
so don't try to deny it!
We also know you had been complaining
to her about all her showbiz work!
I don't get it.
What are you trying to say?
We're saying
you were making her worry, you jerk!
You were the one
that drove her to her death!
- It's because of you that Terumi...
- Yeah!
- It's your fault!
- This is on you!
[Kazuko] Hey! Stop that right now!
[boy 1] Just stay out of this, okay?
Listen. Either you stop
or I'm going to call the police.
There were tons at the service today,
so they'd be here right away!
[boys scoff]
[all sigh]
Hey, Shiraishi.
- Are you okay?
- [Shiraishi] Yeah...
Don't let them bother you. They don't
know what they're talking about.
[Shiraishi] No. There might be
something to those accusations.
I may have caused her
a lot of emotional anguish.
Wait, what are you saying?
Terumi wasn't the type to kill herself
over something like that.
- So get that thought out of your head!
- I know you're right.
I know it, but... [whimpers]
[sobbing] Terumi...
[tapping]
[girl] Kazuko... Kazuko?
[breathing shakily]
TWO WEEKS AGO
[man] It's been two weeks since
the incredibly shocking suicide
of Miss Terumi Fujino.
TABLOID TALK SHOW
While that was tragic, it's led to many
other young adults hanging themselves.
To make matters worse,
now there's a bunch of people
saying that they've seen
Miss Terumi's ghost.
- Her ghost?
- You must be joking!
It was at this park that
the bizarre incident allegedly took place.
Multiple eyewitnesses have reported
what they believe to be
the ghost of Terumi Fujino haunting
the skies above these wooded areas.
You two witnessed it, correct?
- Yes.
- Around when was this?
Let me see now, I guess
it was about a week or so ago?
That's right. Sometime around midnight.
It was above that tree over there.
Her head was enlarged and floating.
[reporter] Her head?
Uh-huh. Just the neck up.
It was huge
and floating above the tree line.
Those are just two of the witnesses to
the appearance of this strange apparition.
Similar reports of seeing
the enlarged and bodiless head
of the recently deceased pop idol
continue to roll in.
And while the witnesses don't
have anything in common,
descriptions of the phantasm and
the time of its appearance each evening
are all identical.
Tell me, what do you make of this new wave
of ghost sightings being reported lately?
An intriguing question. Let's see.
Whether or not ghosts actually exist,
speaking from
a purely psychological viewpoint,
the mental state of those
who've made such claims
after losing a public figure
they've admired must be quite unstable.
Meaning we must explore the possibility
of there being a common illusion
that is connected to this recent tragedy.
TABLOID TALK SHOW 2
This is a recreation
inspired by eyewitness testimony.
- Now, that's scary.
- I can't get over how large that thing is.
From what I recall,
her head was almost severed off
by the time they got her down, correct?
Surely that has some correlation
to the fact
that all the ghost sightings
have only been of the girl's head.
Hmm. You know,
you may be on to something significant.
[Kazuko] This is so completely stupid.
What's the deal, sis? I was watching that.
Yosuke, you should go do homework.
Uh... I don't have any.
[turns TV on]
[woman] The other day, a group
of Miss Terumi's fans claimed
they saw her ghost
and fell into group hysteria.
And later, everyone in that same group
fell unconscious.
[boy 1] Hey, you see this?
This is an eyewitness photo, isn't it?
Must be some kinda trick.
SCOOP
WHAT HAPPENED TO STAR SINGER?
[boy 1] Why would you make
a huge head of Fujino and float it up?
[boy 2] I don't know about you,
but that would scare the piss out of me.
[boy 3] I'd probably be so terrified,
I couldn't move.
[boy 2 chuckles] You and me both, bro!
I'd scare my balls off. Seriously.
[girl 1] Hear the story
about Terumi Fujino's ghost?
Yeah, but are you sure it's true?
I think it's a gag.
[girl 1] Or a lie.
[girl 2] But if it's real,
don't you want to see it? A ghost head!
[girl 1] No way! That's too scary!
[giggling]
Hey, Shiraishi.
Did everyone just get over
the fact that Terumi is dead?
It's all about ghost stories now.
TV and magazines are only making it worse.
It floats above the yard of my house
all the time.
Huh?
No matter where I am,
it stares right at me with hollow eyes.
What in the world are you talking about?
You think I'm lying, don't you?
It figures.
No, I... I just think
you need a little rest.
I'll contact you when Terumi shows up.
You can come over and see for yourself.
[telephone ringing]
[knocking]
- Hey, big sis, phone's for you.
- Who is it?
I don't know, some guy.
I'll keep this quiet from Dad.
Why you gotta make it awkward?
[phone playing "Für Elise"]
Yes, hello?
Huh? Shiraishi?
It's Terumi. She showed up.
She's moving north really slowly.
Get over here quick
and you can see her, too!
I'm calling from
the phone booth at Eishoji Temple.
- Head over here as fast as you can!
- [running footsteps]
[Kazuko panting]
Shiraishi?
Huh?
[gasps]
[creaking gently]
[whimpering]
[gasps]
[Shiraishi] Terumi!
Terumi!
I'm so sorry!
[sobbing] Please, forgive me, Terumi!
Don't look at me like that...
Terumi!
[screams] Terumi!
Shiraishi, no, get down from there!
- [crack]
- [screams]
Shiraishi!!
I have to save him, quickly!
[leaves rustling]
[wind gusting]
[gasps]
[wind howling]
Wh... what is that thing?
[soft creaking]
[Kazuko whimpering]
[screams]
[Kazuko] Come on.
You guys don't believe me either?
Look, I don't think you'd be lying,
Kazuko, but...
Shiraishi's been reported
as a missing person.
A giant head that looks like Shiraishi's
came from nowhere and hung him to death?
Admit it, it sounds weird.
Well, weird or not, I think this is
the exact same way that Terumi died.
[all] Huh?
[Kazuko] The rope just happened to
get caught in the power line and tore off.
That's why it looked like a suicide.
Terumi's head is still out there
floating around somewhere
to this very day, I know it.
Just like Shiraishi's head.
[girl 1] That's so morbid!
[Kazuko] It's wandering around
through the sky,
dangling his corpse right now!
- [girl 2] Kazuko!
- [gasps]
Enough of the creepy stuff, okay?
- Are you really okay?
- Hmm...
- Hey, look. Up in the sky there.
- Um...
- What are those things?
- What thi...
It's hard to tell,
but I think they're hot-air balloons?
Maybe they're ad balloons
that broke free from some event?
[Taeko] I don't know. They're kind of
weird shaped for advertisement balloons.
[girl 1] Wait a minute...
That's... There's no way!
[Kazuko] Look closely!
They're all human heads!
With ropes dangling from them.
Yeah, now I can make out
the ropes hanging down.
They look like oversized heads of people.
You see it too, Chiharu?
Is it my imagination,
or are they moving toward us right now?
[girl 1] You're kidding!
[Taeko] It's true!
They are coming closer and closer!
[girl 1] Why are they coming this way?
[Kazuko] No! Look... look at them!
Those faces! Those are our heads!!
[all whimpering]
[grunts] Taeko and Miyuki were...
Kazuko! Above you!!
[yelps]
- [both gasp]
- Chiharu, this way!
Kazuko, what in the world
are those things?
I don't know,
but they're trying to hang us to death!
But why?
I've no idea.
But they've already hung
and murdered Taeko and Miyuki!
[Chiharu] I don't understand!
Why were they chased and hung?
We haven't done anything wrong!
[both scream]
[balloon creaking]
[both scream]
- Someone help us! Please!
- Hey, whoa! What's with all the screaming?
- It's those things there!
- [sighs] What are you...
- [gasps] What the...
- [Chiharu] They're trying to hang us!
- Help us!
- Stay there! I'll be back!
Die!
[screams]
[air hissing]
[Chiharu] All right! It's shriveling up!
Looks like it's nothing but gas.
He got it, Chiharu!
[groaning]
[Kazuko wailing]
[whimpering]
I'm safe...
I'm so sick of this.
It's Father's, Mother's,
and Yosuke's heads.
- [balloon creaks]
- [gasps]
[tapping]
[girl] Hey... You're hungry, right?
You'll die if you don't come out
and eat something.
- [bang]
- Come on, Kazuko!
FIVE DAYS AGO
Just where did all these mysterious
and murderous objects arrive here from?
It's this way all over. Japan is infested
with these strange, floating objects.
The skies above us are riddled with
the lifeless bodies of their victims,
who were hung by their necks!
- [man] Hey, that one's...
- [reporter] Oh, no!
That one looks like me.
That's my own head,
and its headed this way!
There's a rope coming down towards me.
Is it...[grunts]
For those of you out there watching this,
we urge you to stay inside your homes,
if you can.
If you're in a situation
where you must leave the house,
we ask that you please
use a car to travel.
And, what else? A public announcement.
Whatever situation
you may find yourself in, do not,
I repeat, do not attempt to harm
or ignite the mysterious flying objects.
Sources say
if these objects happen to burst or burn,
bursting or burning will happen
to the person with the correlating head.
NEWS PLUS
The government has set up an emergency
team tasked with facing this situation.
We will provide more information
as it comes in.
- [turns TV off]
- What's up with all this crazy crap?
Either way,
I'm still heading to the office.
There's some work that must be done today
no matter what.
- Dear, please!
- Father, don't do this!
It'll be fine.
[whooshing]
I just have to make it to the car before
one of the things swoops down to hang me.
- I can manage that.
- [Mother] Why risk it?
I'm telling you, I'm fine!
I should be back by six.
Just please have dinner waiting for me.
- [Mother] Dear! Don't!
- [kids shouting]
[panting]
Here it comes!
Look behind you!
[groans]
[screams]
- Please don't do this!
- Darling, come back!
[sobbing]
Those monsters! Damn you all to hell!
[Yosuke] How long
are they gonna float around?
We either have to make a break for it
or stay here and starve to death!
- [Kazuko] Yosuke, you need to calm down.
- Are you freakin' kidding me?
I'm gonna go get some food.
Stop this, don't be an idiot!
[Kazuko] If you leave,
you'll end up just like Father.
If we don't get some food,
we'll die anyway.
- I'm done talking about it. I'm going.
- [Kazuko] Yosuke!
[Yosuke] I'm sorry for yelling, big sis.
Don't worry.
I won't go down without a fight.
I'll stab that thing with this umbrella.
I won't die, all right?
I'll be back real soon.
With a whole lot of food.
- [sobbing]
- Yosuke...
[Yosuke] Damn it!
Here it comes!
Yosuke.
Be careful and return to us safely.
[tapping]
[girl] Hey, Kazuko. Open up.
Your mother is telling you to hurry, too.
THREE DAYS AGO
What are you doing?
[murmuring]
[whimpers]
PRESENT DAY
[Kazuko] Alone. I'm all alone now.
[tapping]
[girl] Hey, Kazuko... Open up!
The weather outside is wonderful.
Ugh! What's your deal?
You're the only one
that's still being stubborn about this!
[tapping]
[whimpers]
[tapping continues]
[Yosuke] Hey, big sis! Are you there?
Yosuke?
Please, open up!
I brought some food.
If you don't hurry, that thing...
My head will come flying over!
I can only run from it for so long!
[tapping]
Yosuke! You're okay?
[Yosuke] Big sis! There you are!
I'm so sorry I'm so late. Is Mom okay?
Actually... she went outside and...
[sniffles]
I'm sorry. I'll open up now.
[gasps]
Yosuke...
- [Yosuke] Big sis.
- Hmm?
Thanks for opening the window
[laughs]
[cheerful pop music]
[man] See, here it is. Right here.
It's not high-quality paper,
but still, It's better than nothing.
I slide the soft pen over
its bumpy surface, preparing to scribe.
What I saw last night was a sad man
who could not fall asleep.
And there, a cicada out of season
is crying out in an insane frenzy.
"HANGING BALLOON"
[tapping]
[girl] Hurry up, Kazuko.
Open this window already.
- [tapping]
- Come on.
I know you don't have any food left.
If you don't come out
and eat something, you'll die.
There's no way I'll fall for that.
[tapping]
[girl] Come on, Kazuko...
[Kazuko trembling]
ONE MONTH AGO
[wind gusting]
Live, at the home of Terumi Fujino,
who tragically passed away last night
at this very location.
She was found dangling by a rope on
the outer wall of this apartment building.
It's presumed she leaned out the window
from her room
and tied the rope around that power line,
from which she hung until asphyxiated.
SUICIDE?
TERUMI FUJINO (17)
No suicide note has been found,
but her parents have stated
she'd been worried
about working
in the entertainment industry.
Today's guest
is the talented Terumi Fujino,
popular in music and on variety shows!
Hello, there! Great to be here.
You've no idea how much it means to me.
[cheering and applause]
[trembling and sobbing]
[man] Terumi!
[crowd shouting and crying]
WOMAN OF GENTLE HEART,
MERCIFUL LIGHT, AND TRUTH
[man] We will now begin
the memorial address.
Miss Kazuko Morinaka
will represent her friends
and say a few words on their behalf.
[girl sobbing]
Oh, Terumi.
[man] Terumi! Terumi!
[officiant] And with that,
the funeral and memorial services
for the late Miss Terumi Fujino
are now concluded.
Thank you so much
for attending today's service,
and please be safe on your journey home.
[crying]
Taeko, are you all right?
Do you need anything?
[sniffling] No. I'm okay.
Thanks for asking.
I just don't understand.
Why would Terumi kill herself like that?
She didn't seem like she was worried
about anything at school.
Why do you think she did it, Kazuko?
Huh?
I have no idea.
The fans were really something,
weren't they?
[girl 1] You knew they would be.
An idol's funeral?
One who died at the peak of popularity?
[boy] Hey! Don't think
we don't know what happened.
- You gonna say something about it?
- [all] Huh?
- [girl 1] It's Shiraishi.
- [Kazuko] I wonder what's wrong?
You're Shinya Shiraishi, right?
We all know you were Terumi's boyfriend,
so don't try to deny it!
We also know you had been complaining
to her about all her showbiz work!
I don't get it.
What are you trying to say?
We're saying
you were making her worry, you jerk!
You were the one
that drove her to her death!
- It's because of you that Terumi...
- Yeah!
- It's your fault!
- This is on you!
[Kazuko] Hey! Stop that right now!
[boy 1] Just stay out of this, okay?
Listen. Either you stop
or I'm going to call the police.
There were tons at the service today,
so they'd be here right away!
[boys scoff]
[all sigh]
Hey, Shiraishi.
- Are you okay?
- [Shiraishi] Yeah...
Don't let them bother you. They don't
know what they're talking about.
[Shiraishi] No. There might be
something to those accusations.
I may have caused her
a lot of emotional anguish.
Wait, what are you saying?
Terumi wasn't the type to kill herself
over something like that.
- So get that thought out of your head!
- I know you're right.
I know it, but... [whimpers]
[sobbing] Terumi...
[tapping]
[girl] Kazuko... Kazuko?
[breathing shakily]
TWO WEEKS AGO
[man] It's been two weeks since
the incredibly shocking suicide
of Miss Terumi Fujino.
TABLOID TALK SHOW
While that was tragic, it's led to many
other young adults hanging themselves.
To make matters worse,
now there's a bunch of people
saying that they've seen
Miss Terumi's ghost.
- Her ghost?
- You must be joking!
It was at this park that
the bizarre incident allegedly took place.
Multiple eyewitnesses have reported
what they believe to be
the ghost of Terumi Fujino haunting
the skies above these wooded areas.
You two witnessed it, correct?
- Yes.
- Around when was this?
Let me see now, I guess
it was about a week or so ago?
That's right. Sometime around midnight.
It was above that tree over there.
Her head was enlarged and floating.
[reporter] Her head?
Uh-huh. Just the neck up.
It was huge
and floating above the tree line.
Those are just two of the witnesses to
the appearance of this strange apparition.
Similar reports of seeing
the enlarged and bodiless head
of the recently deceased pop idol
continue to roll in.
And while the witnesses don't
have anything in common,
descriptions of the phantasm and
the time of its appearance each evening
are all identical.
Tell me, what do you make of this new wave
of ghost sightings being reported lately?
An intriguing question. Let's see.
Whether or not ghosts actually exist,
speaking from
a purely psychological viewpoint,
the mental state of those
who've made such claims
after losing a public figure
they've admired must be quite unstable.
Meaning we must explore the possibility
of there being a common illusion
that is connected to this recent tragedy.
TABLOID TALK SHOW 2
This is a recreation
inspired by eyewitness testimony.
- Now, that's scary.
- I can't get over how large that thing is.
From what I recall,
her head was almost severed off
by the time they got her down, correct?
Surely that has some correlation
to the fact
that all the ghost sightings
have only been of the girl's head.
Hmm. You know,
you may be on to something significant.
[Kazuko] This is so completely stupid.
What's the deal, sis? I was watching that.
Yosuke, you should go do homework.
Uh... I don't have any.
[turns TV on]
[woman] The other day, a group
of Miss Terumi's fans claimed
they saw her ghost
and fell into group hysteria.
And later, everyone in that same group
fell unconscious.
[boy 1] Hey, you see this?
This is an eyewitness photo, isn't it?
Must be some kinda trick.
SCOOP
WHAT HAPPENED TO STAR SINGER?
[boy 1] Why would you make
a huge head of Fujino and float it up?
[boy 2] I don't know about you,
but that would scare the piss out of me.
[boy 3] I'd probably be so terrified,
I couldn't move.
[boy 2 chuckles] You and me both, bro!
I'd scare my balls off. Seriously.
[girl 1] Hear the story
about Terumi Fujino's ghost?
Yeah, but are you sure it's true?
I think it's a gag.
[girl 1] Or a lie.
[girl 2] But if it's real,
don't you want to see it? A ghost head!
[girl 1] No way! That's too scary!
[giggling]
Hey, Shiraishi.
Did everyone just get over
the fact that Terumi is dead?
It's all about ghost stories now.
TV and magazines are only making it worse.
It floats above the yard of my house
all the time.
Huh?
No matter where I am,
it stares right at me with hollow eyes.
What in the world are you talking about?
You think I'm lying, don't you?
It figures.
No, I... I just think
you need a little rest.
I'll contact you when Terumi shows up.
You can come over and see for yourself.
[telephone ringing]
[knocking]
- Hey, big sis, phone's for you.
- Who is it?
I don't know, some guy.
I'll keep this quiet from Dad.
Why you gotta make it awkward?
[phone playing "Für Elise"]
Yes, hello?
Huh? Shiraishi?
It's Terumi. She showed up.
She's moving north really slowly.
Get over here quick
and you can see her, too!
I'm calling from
the phone booth at Eishoji Temple.
- Head over here as fast as you can!
- [running footsteps]
[Kazuko panting]
Shiraishi?
Huh?
[gasps]
[creaking gently]
[whimpering]
[gasps]
[Shiraishi] Terumi!
Terumi!
I'm so sorry!
[sobbing] Please, forgive me, Terumi!
Don't look at me like that...
Terumi!
[screams] Terumi!
Shiraishi, no, get down from there!
- [crack]
- [screams]
Shiraishi!!
I have to save him, quickly!
[leaves rustling]
[wind gusting]
[gasps]
[wind howling]
Wh... what is that thing?
[soft creaking]
[Kazuko whimpering]
[screams]
[Kazuko] Come on.
You guys don't believe me either?
Look, I don't think you'd be lying,
Kazuko, but...
Shiraishi's been reported
as a missing person.
A giant head that looks like Shiraishi's
came from nowhere and hung him to death?
Admit it, it sounds weird.
Well, weird or not, I think this is
the exact same way that Terumi died.
[all] Huh?
[Kazuko] The rope just happened to
get caught in the power line and tore off.
That's why it looked like a suicide.
Terumi's head is still out there
floating around somewhere
to this very day, I know it.
Just like Shiraishi's head.
[girl 1] That's so morbid!
[Kazuko] It's wandering around
through the sky,
dangling his corpse right now!
- [girl 2] Kazuko!
- [gasps]
Enough of the creepy stuff, okay?
- Are you really okay?
- Hmm...
- Hey, look. Up in the sky there.
- Um...
- What are those things?
- What thi...
It's hard to tell,
but I think they're hot-air balloons?
Maybe they're ad balloons
that broke free from some event?
[Taeko] I don't know. They're kind of
weird shaped for advertisement balloons.
[girl 1] Wait a minute...
That's... There's no way!
[Kazuko] Look closely!
They're all human heads!
With ropes dangling from them.
Yeah, now I can make out
the ropes hanging down.
They look like oversized heads of people.
You see it too, Chiharu?
Is it my imagination,
or are they moving toward us right now?
[girl 1] You're kidding!
[Taeko] It's true!
They are coming closer and closer!
[girl 1] Why are they coming this way?
[Kazuko] No! Look... look at them!
Those faces! Those are our heads!!
[all whimpering]
[grunts] Taeko and Miyuki were...
Kazuko! Above you!!
[yelps]
- [both gasp]
- Chiharu, this way!
Kazuko, what in the world
are those things?
I don't know,
but they're trying to hang us to death!
But why?
I've no idea.
But they've already hung
and murdered Taeko and Miyuki!
[Chiharu] I don't understand!
Why were they chased and hung?
We haven't done anything wrong!
[both scream]
[balloon creaking]
[both scream]
- Someone help us! Please!
- Hey, whoa! What's with all the screaming?
- It's those things there!
- [sighs] What are you...
- [gasps] What the...
- [Chiharu] They're trying to hang us!
- Help us!
- Stay there! I'll be back!
Die!
[screams]
[air hissing]
[Chiharu] All right! It's shriveling up!
Looks like it's nothing but gas.
He got it, Chiharu!
[groaning]
[Kazuko wailing]
[whimpering]
I'm safe...
I'm so sick of this.
It's Father's, Mother's,
and Yosuke's heads.
- [balloon creaks]
- [gasps]
[tapping]
[girl] Hey... You're hungry, right?
You'll die if you don't come out
and eat something.
- [bang]
- Come on, Kazuko!
FIVE DAYS AGO
Just where did all these mysterious
and murderous objects arrive here from?
It's this way all over. Japan is infested
with these strange, floating objects.
The skies above us are riddled with
the lifeless bodies of their victims,
who were hung by their necks!
- [man] Hey, that one's...
- [reporter] Oh, no!
That one looks like me.
That's my own head,
and its headed this way!
There's a rope coming down towards me.
Is it...[grunts]
For those of you out there watching this,
we urge you to stay inside your homes,
if you can.
If you're in a situation
where you must leave the house,
we ask that you please
use a car to travel.
And, what else? A public announcement.
Whatever situation
you may find yourself in, do not,
I repeat, do not attempt to harm
or ignite the mysterious flying objects.
Sources say
if these objects happen to burst or burn,
bursting or burning will happen
to the person with the correlating head.
NEWS PLUS
The government has set up an emergency
team tasked with facing this situation.
We will provide more information
as it comes in.
- [turns TV off]
- What's up with all this crazy crap?
Either way,
I'm still heading to the office.
There's some work that must be done today
no matter what.
- Dear, please!
- Father, don't do this!
It'll be fine.
[whooshing]
I just have to make it to the car before
one of the things swoops down to hang me.
- I can manage that.
- [Mother] Why risk it?
I'm telling you, I'm fine!
I should be back by six.
Just please have dinner waiting for me.
- [Mother] Dear! Don't!
- [kids shouting]
[panting]
Here it comes!
Look behind you!
[groans]
[screams]
- Please don't do this!
- Darling, come back!
[sobbing]
Those monsters! Damn you all to hell!
[Yosuke] How long
are they gonna float around?
We either have to make a break for it
or stay here and starve to death!
- [Kazuko] Yosuke, you need to calm down.
- Are you freakin' kidding me?
I'm gonna go get some food.
Stop this, don't be an idiot!
[Kazuko] If you leave,
you'll end up just like Father.
If we don't get some food,
we'll die anyway.
- I'm done talking about it. I'm going.
- [Kazuko] Yosuke!
[Yosuke] I'm sorry for yelling, big sis.
Don't worry.
I won't go down without a fight.
I'll stab that thing with this umbrella.
I won't die, all right?
I'll be back real soon.
With a whole lot of food.
- [sobbing]
- Yosuke...
[Yosuke] Damn it!
Here it comes!
Yosuke.
Be careful and return to us safely.
[tapping]
[girl] Hey, Kazuko. Open up.
Your mother is telling you to hurry, too.
THREE DAYS AGO
What are you doing?
[murmuring]
[whimpers]
PRESENT DAY
[Kazuko] Alone. I'm all alone now.
[tapping]
[girl] Hey, Kazuko... Open up!
The weather outside is wonderful.
Ugh! What's your deal?
You're the only one
that's still being stubborn about this!
[tapping]
[whimpers]
[tapping continues]
[Yosuke] Hey, big sis! Are you there?
Yosuke?
Please, open up!
I brought some food.
If you don't hurry, that thing...
My head will come flying over!
I can only run from it for so long!
[tapping]
Yosuke! You're okay?
[Yosuke] Big sis! There you are!
I'm so sorry I'm so late. Is Mom okay?
Actually... she went outside and...
[sniffles]
I'm sorry. I'll open up now.
[gasps]
Yosuke...
- [Yosuke] Big sis.
- Hmm?
Thanks for opening the window
[laughs]
[cheerful pop music]
[man] See, here it is. Right here.
It's not high-quality paper,
but still, It's better than nothing.
I slide the soft pen over
its bumpy surface, preparing to scribe.
What I saw last night was a sad man
who could not fall asleep.
And there, a cicada out of season
is crying out in an insane frenzy.