What's wrong?
Let's wrap this up. Kawai will be here in 15 minutes.
Okay, everyone. I'm sure you've seen enough.
Ms. Kawai isn't feeling well.
Right?
Um, yes. It would be much appreciated.
What do you say, Mr. Aoyagi?
Why don't we skip the temple tour and head to your office?
You've confirmed her identity and checked the property with her present.
- You must be satisfied. - No.
I would very much like a tour inside.
But looking at the time--
We are purchasing part of the precious land
that Ms. Kawai and her ancestors have protected.
It would be irreverent to close the deal without paying respects at the main hall.
It may come as a surprise,
but despite how we may look, we value veneration in our business.
Ms. Kawai.
Is that okay?
My pleasure.
Okay then. Let's go.
Please come in.
Let me help.
Let's end this in ten minutes.
Land swindlers.
They steal large sums of money
by posing as landowners who want to sell their land
using forged documents.
A group of land swindlers consists of a leader,
a negotiator, an informer,
a legal expert, a document forger,
and a casting coordinator for imposters.
To swindle billions of yen,
they require precise and highly advanced criminal techniques.
I'll turn right on Route 15 ahead.
Huh?
Oh, okay.
This is truly incredible.
I never knew a temple with such a divine aura existed in the heart of Tokyo.
How should I put it? This place is so cathartic.
Don't you think?
- Definitely. - Oh, yes. Absolutely.
Is this the main hall?
Huh? Oh, yes.
I heard the Buddhist statues here are designated as Important Cultural Property.
May we please see them?
Yes.
That's fine.
- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
Who cares about some damn statues?
Is something wrong?
Oh, no…
- Are you okay? - Yes.
Oh? The doors won't…
I'm sorry, it's very old…
- Perhaps the humidity? We'll help you. - Of course.
- Excuse me. - We'll pull it.
Ready? One, two…
Pull!
There we go.
Good, good…
May we enter?
Yes.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
This is marvelous.
Please let us pay our respects.
All right, that's enough.
Ms. Kawai still has work to do around the temple, so shall we go?
Wait.
There's one final thing I'd like to confirm.
What is it?
Last week,
this was delivered to me.
MR. TAKASHI AOYAGI
The sender
is written as Ms. Natsumi Kawai.
What?
Please take a look.
What?
Let me see.
It says you don't intend on selling,
that this whole deal is completely bogus,
and we are being deceived.
This, of course, is nothing but a lie. It's called "negative campaigning."
You know things like these always appear with a huge business deal.
Yes, I am well aware.
It is also possible that our competitors
were trying to sabotage the sale.
However, in the case this was indeed written by Ms. Kawai--
What the hell are you getting at?!
You're insulting her!
Why would she--
Shut up!
We've got 11 billion on the line, damn it!
I'm so sorry.
I… lied to you.
Those statues are not Important Cultural Property.
What?
This way.
Follow me please.
Please come in.
These are the Five Tathāgatas.
They are seldom shown to the public.
These are our true Important Cultural Property.
Please also memorize this.
- Statues of Buddha? - Yes.
Seriously?
Yes, seriously.
IMPORTANT CULTURAL PROPERTY FIVE TATHĀGATAS: NOT PUBLIC
I show you this
because I consider you as someone very special
to whom I shall pass the land that my ancestors have kept for generations.
I have nothing to do with this!
I assure you,
this is not something I wrote.
With Buddha as my witness.
I appreciate it.
Please forgive my disrespect.
I sincerely ask you…
to make good use of our land for the benefit of society.
We will. Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Well then, let us go.
Ms. Kawai, thank you very much.
Let's go. This way, please.
Let's hurry. Mr. Abiru will be arriving at your office.
I apologize about earlier.
Oh, no. So do I. I didn't mean to raise my voice.
- We'll take taxis back. - Yes.
We'll excuse ourselves.
- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
We'll close the gate.
Oh, wait! Sorry, just one moment.
It might not suit your taste, but please accept this gift.
Sweet bean yokan bars from Toraya.
- How nice of you. - Our pleasure.
We shall take our leave now. Thank you very much.
Reiko,
the doors!
Please check.
On November 20th at 2:00 p.m.,
in the reception room of the Sekiyo House head office,
a sale and purchase agreement was sealed between Abiru Holdings and Sekiyo House.
Sekiyo called their staff and a judicial scrivener
waiting at Legal Affairs Bureau.
We just sealed the agreement. How are things over there?
Your application has been accepted.
You may proceed and settle the payment.
Our application for registration for the ownership transfer was accepted.
The application for registration for the ownership transfer was accepted.
The purchase price of 11.2 billion yen had been made ready in four checks.
Abiru Holdings gained a brokerage fee of one billion yen.
Thank you.
And we, as the landowner's agent,
received 106 million yen
for the miscellaneous expenses concerning the ownership transfer
and 10.09 billion yen for the land.
With this, all the settlement procedures
and the final settlement were complete.
They are correct.
We are truly grateful that you let us purchase such precious land.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Thank you for your hard work.
You did a splendid job, Takumi.
I will send this money overseas first to launder it.
Please let Goto and Reiko know
that it will take some time before I can transfer their shares.
Wasn't that Takeshita's job?
No. I will do it.
Was it Takeshita?
The reason Natsumi Kawai suddenly came back from Okinawa
was because of this, wasn't it?
POPULAR HOST MURDERED AT NAHA AIRPORT, OKINAWA
Please keep this in mind, Takumi.
It is not your enemy who drags you down when you're one step away from your goal.
It is one of your own people.
Although, he did do a wonderful job up until this point.
Let us raise a glass to Takeshita.
"A job so big, there'll be dead bodies everywhere," was it?
Mr. Takumi Tsujimoto.
I know you're there.
It's Kuramochi from the police. We met at the cemetery.
I'm here to tell you something.
Could you open up?
It's something important
regarding your late wife and son, and your father.
Well then, please listen from where you are.
I found out the whereabouts of Nishitani, the swindler who scammed you,
and learned about the details of the incident.
"Nishitani" is a fake name. His real name is Kazuma Saeki.
He's currently hiding in Manila, Philippines.
Detention center?
Yes, a facility sort of like a prison.
In the Philippines,
it's safer for fleeing criminals to stay in a detention center than in a hotel.
If you bribe the staff, you can eat well and use technology all you want.
Saeki has been directing bank transfer frauds in Japan from the detention center
and raking it in.
I asked my contact to sneak into the center to hear Saeki's story.
- All the lines finally crossed. - What?
Remember I said that Saeki fled because someone tried to kill him?
The one who tried to kill him
was this guy.
Isn't this…
Harrison Yamanaka.
It turns out that Harrison devised the fraud
that deceived Masami and Takumi Tsujimoto.
And Harrison tried to kill Saeki
after an argument over how to split the money.
Honestly, that guy's just crazy.
I mean, unlike us, he's not after money.
He carries out land fraud like it's a game.
Once done, he kills the associates and imposters.
For him, that's the best part.
And to top it off, he films it!
Look at this.
He was filming while chopping them off.
Now I can only do "fuck you!"
That bastard's not human!
Seriously! He's insane!
Don't you think Harrison knew about you from the beginning
and asked you to become a land swindler?
Harrison's the one who destroyed your family!
I have no idea what kind of land fraud
you and Harrison are trying to pull off right now,
or if you've done it already.
Regardless,
I think Harrison is planning on killing you.
I will leave the photo
and my business card.
Contact me when you're ready to talk.
KURAMOCHI SECOND INVESTIGATION DIVISION
In the end,
it all comes down to whether you believe in yourself all the way.
- Exactly! - Right!
Some talk about things like data, precedents, or compliance.
But I say those who let such things dictate their judgment are all shitheads!
- He's talking about you, Takasu. - No!
Same for this project too. All of you almost gave up, didn't you?
But you know what?
I didn't give up.
I found that land with my own two feet,
and I grabbed it!
You're the best!
Let's go!
That said, all of you worked hard for this too.
I truly appreciate it!
You're my boss forever!
All right. Boss!
Congratulations!
Once again, here's to Team Aoyagi. Cheers!
- Cheers! - Cheers!
All right! Let's get wasted tonight!
Drink as much as you want!
- Thank you! - Thank you!
Hey. Having fun?
- Good evening, sir! - President!
Hey. I had a business dinner nearby, so I thought I'd drop in.
I see.
Congratulations. Excellent job.
Thank you, sir!
I'm nominating you as director in the next promotion meeting.
You'll be busy. Be ready.
- Yes, sir! - Good.
I also reported it to the chairman.
Who's that?
He's our president.
What? Oh my gosh!
And our boss is our future president.
- Really? - Oh, wow!
I want you all to keep supporting Aoyagi.
- Yes, sir! - We certainly will!
Here. Take this.
It's for you all.
A bottle of champagne from the president!
Thank you very much!
You all can come in late tomorrow.
Yes! Awesome!
I'll be going now.
- Thank you, sir! - Have a good evening!
We need new glasses, please!
Congratulations.
Hey.
You see that over there?
What?
Can you see that dark patch beyond that station?
What? I can't tell.
That's the land I snatched today for 11.2 billion yen.
You're amazing!
Come on.
How's that? How do you like that?!
I won.
I'm the winner!
ONE WEEK LATER
Hi, Nagai.
Oh, Takumi. Hey.
What's going on here?
Well, I'm moving out.
The job we just did was way too huge, you know?
I'm moving before the police do.
Makes sense.
Here's food for the little ones.
Oh, thanks.
Sure. Good girl.
And you? Is everything good?
Sekiyo will learn soon that their ownership transfer request was dismissed.
I wonder how they'll react.
Yeah.
- Let's set the benchmark there. - Okay.
It'll work better this way.
Oh, never mind.
- I'll do it instead. - I'm sorry.
Excuse me.
Yes?
Um, may I ask what you are doing?
What? Oh, just one moment, please.
Excuse me! Over here!
It's someone from the temple.
Oh, sure.
We'll go over there.
How may I help you?
Oh, well, um… What is going on?
We're starting the land survey today. We appreciate your cooperation.
- Show her the schedule. - Sure.
This is the demolition schedule. Please take note.
We've also delivered this flyer to your neighbors. Here you are.
- Shall we? - Yes.
Please excuse us.
DEMOLITION OF KOUAN-JI PARKING LOT AND FORMER FACILITY BUILDING
Floors one through three will consist of restaurants and cafés.
Floors four through 13 will have office spaces for lease.
Floors 14 through 21 will be a hotel accommodation.
The building is basically a commercial complex,
but we will also be incorporating culture with a cinema, performance theater, etc.
We expect a greater number of customers by targeting a broader demographic.
This area has been dubbed as the "southern gateway to Tokyo,"
- yet there's been no notable landmark. - What?!
What do you mean?
- This Takanawa Project… - Okay.
- …is a new landmark… - Got it.
- I'll tell him. - …leading to the area's revitalization.
Excuse me, Boss.
Not now.
Furthermore, Toranomon Hills is already nearby--
My apologies. We need to take a short break.
Excuse us.
The police are involved? What the hell is going on?!
Everyone's panicking so I'm not sure, but it seems Ms. Kawai called the police.
What?
But why?
In any case, we should head over there.
Oh! Boss!
Bad news! It's from the Legal Affairs Bureau--
What is it?
The Legal Affairs Bureau just contacted us, a-and--
Just spit it out!
They said our application to transfer ownership of the land has been dismissed.
But the fact is that we bought this land.
So who exactly did you buy it from?
The landowner. We confirmed her identity and signed the agreement.
But did you buy it from her?
Hey, watch it!
What the hell?
Boss!
What's going on?
Boss!
Why haven't you met her yet?
How could you purchase land
without meeting the landowner or confirming her identity?!
Are you sure this isn't fraud?
Like it wasn't listed in the first place?
And these documents… All of these!
What if imposters forged them?
Excuse me…
Um…
Is… Ms. Natsumi Kawai here?
Yes? I am Kawai.
Y-You're lying.
This person…
She's not Natsumi Kawai, is she?
What?
- You're not Natsumi Kawai! - Hey!
Tell me you're not her, damn it!
- Hey! Say that you're not her! - Stop it!
No…
You're not her…
Please just tell me you're not.
Shitty land swindlers can't handle something like this.
- I manage Ms. Kawai's assets. - You shouldn't get too greedy.
- Kouan-ji. - How's 12 billion?
...sell as soon as possible.
- I assure you… - We have a condition.
- A lie. - …I did not write this.
- In two weeks… - What the hell?!
- …signing and payment. - Buddha as my witness.
METROPOLITAN POLICE
It's started.
A hit-and-run?
What is this?
…injury from a traffic accident in Takanawa.
Male victim in critical condition. Remains unconscious.
Allegedly relevant to the Kouan-ji crime report near the accident site.
The link between the Kouan-ji crime report and traffic accident needs investigating--
If we don't move quick, this might be bad for us.
What are you gonna do?
I'll get you a passport if you're fleeing Japan.
Hey, Nagai.
Can you do me a favor?
A FEW DAYS LATER
LAND SWINDLERS BEHIND 11.2 BILLION SEKIYO HOUSE LAND FRAUD?
That Sekiyo case.
We'll be handling it, right?
- Actually, we can't get on with it yet. - What?
I heard that Sekiyo hasn't filed a report yet.
Why not?
I have no clue.
Seems like they're having an internal dispute.
Hello?
Oh, hi.
How are you doing?
I'm good now.
- But I still have some check-ups left. - I see.
I can't wait to get out of here.
I mean, the hospital food tastes so bad. It's driving me nuts.
Take this, then.
What?
- Thanks! - Sure.
Huh?
What?
What's this?
Your share.
Oh, no, I couldn't. Takeshita will kill me.
Just take it.
You can't get hold of Takeshita anyway, can you?
And you've got medical bills to pay.
Right?
- Thanks. - No worries.
But seriously, I wonder where Takeshita went.
Maybe he's dead.
Dead?
Like he overdosed on meth and died in the gutter somewhere.
Uh-huh.
This is so good!
So what's your plan after this?
Hmm?
Going abroad?
Yeah, I guess so.
I'm so jealous.
Maybe I should try becoming a land swindler.
You think I could if I train for a few years?
I wouldn't really recommend it.
What? Why not?
Just because I didn't graduate high school…
Is something wrong?
Are you departing?
Yes.
On a red-eye.
I see.
How about a drink?
Looks like it'll be a long trip, so I thought I'd finish this one at least.
No. I'll pass.
My stomach's been upset lately.
I see.
We did sail through rough seas this time.
Yes.
But thanks to you, we managed to finish it successfully.
Once again, I deeply appreciate it.
Not at all.
How long has it been since you and I teamed up?
It's been five years.
I see.
In a mere five years,
we've come such a long way.
Had we been alone, we wouldn't have gotten this far.
Although,
I personally think we can go even farther ahead.
A place far, far away.
Somewhere beyond our imagination.
Will you come with me?
What about Goto and Reiko?
Well…
Both of them indicated to me that this was to be their last job.
What will happen?
Will they end up like Takeshita?
Some sort of penalty may be in order.
It is a fact of life
that to gain something, you must lose something.
SPIRIT TABLET OF KENTA TANIGUCHI
IMPOSTER STOCK YOSHIE TANIGUCHI
NEEDS FIVE MILLION YEN FOR SON'S SURGERY
DELETE NOTE
Canada?
As a family?
Yeah. Great idea, huh?
We've saved enough money.
So from now on, I want to live in an absurdly enormous country
instead of this cramped nation.
You were saying you want the kids to study abroad one day too.
I did, but isn't this a bit sudden?
As they say, "Strike while the iron's hot."
Oh!
And as I say, "Strike while the poop's hot!"
You idiot.
The toilet?
It's in the back.
Thanks.
Just like that…
You've been killing your associates and imposters just like that.
What's wrong?
And my family too.
So, you knew.
But I had nothing to do with what happened to your family.
Your father acted on his own, had he not?
No.
You pretty much killed them.
Perhaps I cannot blame you for thinking that way,
but it was truly coincidental that I asked you to be a land swindler.
Do you remember
the day we first met?
You…
have killed someone before, haven't you?
At that moment, my instincts spoke to me.
"Ah, yes."
"This man and I are cut from the same cloth."
That's why… I wanted to teach you.
When I learned of your name later on,
I was surprised to discover that you were the son of a man I had deceived.
But it made me feel that it was your destiny all the more.
To find the land swindler who drove your family to death,
you became a land swindler.
It may have been an agonizing choice for you to make,
but it was inevitable.
You became a land swindler because you were meant to.
To work as a land swindler in order to find this man.
That must have been your true purpose.
But tell me something.
You teamed up with me and carried out a number of frauds.
You have deceived many people and pushed them into hell.
And as time passed,
did you not start to feel the ecstasy from the act of deception?
You are already
a land swindler.
No.
I am not…
a land swindler.
Oh.
Did you have Nagai make it?
Can you handle such a toy?
I've already tested it.
You taught me to be thoroughly prepared.
I will kill you…
and turn myself in.
And I'll confess everything.
I see.
That's unfortunate.
I wish I could've spent a little more time with you.
He asked for my advice a little while ago
about becoming a land swindler.
So I gave him a test to prove his determination.
D-Did I pass?
Yes.
Yes! Then I'll finish him off.
Sorry about this, Takumi.
I see. This is well-made indeed.
There is no way a rudimentary ape like him could become a land swindler.
Isn't that right, Takumi?
You were my greatest masterpiece.
Police! Harrison Yamanaka, put your hands in the air!
Hands up!
Aren't you going to shoot?
That other detective… he would have shot me.
MY OWN WRONGDOINGS LED TAKUMI TO PARTAKE IN LAND FRAUD
MASAMI TSUJIMOTO
SEKIYO SCAMMED IN 11.2 BILLION LAND FRAUD
Takumi Tsujimoto's confession
exposed the full details of the Sekiyo House land fraud case.
The details, along with an unprecedented loss of 11.2 billion yen,
shocked the nation.
Every day, newspapers and news programs
were buzzing with the unfamiliar term of "land swindler."
They revealed the fraudsters' elaborate techniques,
as well as their brutality that extended to murder.
…the victim may have been involved…
Meanwhile, what sparked public interest
was how could Sekiyo House, a leading real estate developer in Japan,
be so easily swindled out of an astounding 11.2 billion yen
in a real estate sale.
Once the fraud came to light,
Sekiyo House immediately set up
an internal investigation team under the Chairman.
…Abekawa bears grave responsibility.
Interviews were conducted with all employees involved in the incident,
but since Aoyagi, the head of development and the person in charge, had died,
all of them only gave vague testimonials.
It was… Division Head Aoyagi.
Later, a third-party investigation team that included the police was assembled,
and their investigation is still underway.
On a side note, of the 11.2 billion yen that was swindled,
one billion that was paid to the broker, Abiru Holdings, was retrieved.
The remaining ten billion that the land swindlers received
is yet to be retrieved and still nowhere to be found.
Are you all right?
Yes.
It's fine. Stay as you are.
Thank you.
Has there been any progress since?
No.
Nothing more than what's being reported in the media.
I see.
If there's anything I can do, I will give you my full cooperation.
Yes.
I will interrogate you thoroughly once you're discharged.
Okay.
May I
ask you one question?
Sure.
In your five years as a land swindler…
what were you feeling?
I'm sure you held onto the motivation to get revenge.
But that led you to deceive and devastate so many people.
There were many deaths too.
Yet, to me…
you don't seem like someone who can bear the gravity of such outcomes.
Harrison said to me
that although I sent so many people into hell,
a part of me must have felt ecstasy from it.
I have never once
felt any ecstasy from deceiving people.
But…
maybe I just wanted to escape.
Escape?
What land swindlers do
is make up lies.
All of it
is completely fabricated.
Perhaps…
I wanted to escape from being Takumi Tsujimoto, from my own reality…
and live in a world full of lies.
And forget about revenge?
That never left my mind.
Although…
the longer I did…
this land swindler job…
a part of me became more invested in it.
I cannot deny that.
It's not a job.
It's a crime.
You, the other land swindlers, and Harrison.
You are all criminals who have committed unforgivable crimes.
Yes.
Um…
do you know where Harrison is?
Subtitle translation by: Astrid Oliver