Human Vapor (2026) s01e04 Episode Script
Terror Zone
[objects rustling and clattering]
[woman] Huh? What?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Where's the rest of it?
[intriguing music playing]
[exhales]
[sighs]
Not here. Shit.
[sighs]
Fujita!
Fujita!
[Fujita] Yeah?
[woman] 21,500 yen.
- [Fujita] What?
- [woman] It's gone.
Where'd you put the money?
Hey, don't worry. It was a…
- An investment.
- What?
- Don't tell me it's gone?
- Kaho…
I…
I think I found something
way better than a few thousand yen.
[Kaho] Hmm?
A collection of music videos
from an idol group.
Underground, unknown,
called Dream Succubus.
TAX INCLUDED PRICE ¥21,500
[Kaho] Are you serious?
You took the money for this?
The plan was to save up
and buy a new camera!
[coins rattling in tin]
- Mm-hmm.
- [Kaho sighs]
- Trust me. You'll wanna see this.
- [Kaho] What? Why?
[Fujita chuckles] Come on.
[Kaho] I'm gonna straight-up murder you.
They'll execute me for it,
like Dancer in the Dark.
[Fujita chuckles]
DREAM SUCCUBUS
[pop music playing over speakers]
[Kaho scoffs]
Oof.
I guess I gotta ask,
are you, like,
into this kinda stuff now or you--
It's not like that.
This music video was directed by Goro.
I like his work, so I bought it, and then…
- Ah.
- [music pauses]
Right there. There.
Wait. Hey. No.
- Look.
- [Kaho] What?
[Fujita] Look. There.
[hopeful string music playing]
[Kaho] Wait. Is that…
Great day for believers.
Kaho…
We found it after searching for so long.
We're one step closer
to finding the Human Vapor.
What no one's ever done before.
[music becomes mysterious]
The Human Vapor.
It's gotta be.
[Fujita singing]
[Kaho grunts]
[Kaho] No, no, come on, look up.
- Stop that. I'll take your eye out.
- [Fujita singing]
- We've gotta start. C'mon. Go.
- No, I'm not done.
It's already nine o'clock.
We go live in five. My fans are waiting.
Four, three, two…
LIVE
Welcome to horror paradise!
Hi! We're back again
with Fujita and Kaho's Terror Zone.
- I'm Fujita.
- [Kaho] And I'm Kaho!
How are you killers tonight?
You ready to be terrified?
Of course you are, right?
Because you all know
what we're about to share
is guaranteed to mess you up.
Our videos will have you
shaking in your boots!
Huh?
Or whatever shoes you've got on!
[Kaho] Drop the footwear
and get to the point!
Go on, quick. The main event.
Main event.
Tonight.
Now I bet you know
what we're talking about.
It's everywhere you look.
Let me hear you say it…
[curious music playing]
You're so right.
The Human Vapor.
[chuckles softly]
[Fujita] Enough theatrics!
You saw the announcement.
Now you're here for the goods,
super rare footage that will reveal,
once and for all,
the true identity of the Human Vapor,
here on Fujita and Kaho's Terror Zone!
[yells excitedly]
Oh, I hope you're ready
for the scare of your life!
Kaho… roll it!
[dramatic drumbeats]
[pop music playing]
- I don't get it.
- [Kaho sighs]
- I'm serious. It doesn't make sense.
- [Kaho sighs]
I figured we'd crack at least 100 viewers.
[Kaho chuckles]
Seven isn't quite 100, you're right.
[chuckles] So what do we do now?
[Kaho chuckles]
Here, close your eyes.
[Fujita sighs] Come on.
- Close your eyes.
- Okay.
- Kaho, maybe it's time for you to host--
- No, I already told you.
[gentle piano music playing]
It's just…
You're just, like…
You're way more beautiful
than you think you are, Kaho.
Do you know that?
Ah, ah, ah! Ah!
Stop, that hurts!
So, hey…
You know if this keeps up,
there's no way we're gonna make it.
[both chuckle]
Ow, that stings, stop! Ah!
- [Kaho laughs]
- Ow.
- Sorry.
- [phone buzzes]
- Whoa, look at this. Right here.
- [Kaho] Mm-hmm?
[Fujita] This is crazy, look.
[Kaho] What? Wait. Hey, hey. Look!
[Fujita] "@dadashow"
"I was very intrigued by today's video."
"I would like to purchase
the details of your investigation."
What?
No way.
Is this real?
Uh, so should we…
at least, like, hear the offer?
- Yeah.
- Mm.
Yeah.
Okay, I'll… [chuckles]
[Kaho sighs happily]
I'm gonna send them my phone number.
If whoever this is reaches out
after that, then it's real.
[Fujita] Yo, Kaho. Take a look at this.
Isn't this crazy cool? [chuckles]
- That's been there forever.
- Huh?
- Don't you remember? You found it.
- What? When?
I don't know for sure, but…
Mom was there.
- [Fujita] She was? Really?
- Yeah.
[Kaho hums a tune]
[phone vibrating]
[Fujita] Is that…
- Yeah. It's them.
- [Fujita] They're calling?
They're calling,
they're calling, they're calling!
Uh, hello?
Yes. This is Kaho
from Fujita and Kaho's Terror Zone.
Are you… are you "Dadashow?"
Uh-huh.
[scoffs] Well, of course, it's real, yes.
Yes, we looked into it.
The location of the building?
Uh…
We can't release those details, sorry.
Well, that depends on how much.
Yeah.
Huh?
- Sorry, a million?
- What? A million?
Uh… Sure.
Uh…
No. Uh, yes.
Right, of course.
Yeah. I understand, yes.
I do. No, no, no, that's completely fine.
Thank you, that's quite…
Oh. They're gone.
[Fujita chuckles]
What did they say?
That they want it. For a million.
A million? You're serious?
- Yeah.
- Like, for real?
- Yeah, for real.
- Oh, it's happening! It's happening!
We're actually doing it!
- Great day for believers.
- [Kaho laughs]
Great day for believers!
[Fujita chuckles]
What did I tell you?!
[Kaho] Dadashow.
[Fujita laughs]
[dark, dramatic music playing]
HUMAN VAPOR
There can't be a production company here.
No way in hell.
Look, this is the best lead we've had
to find this place.
If anyone knows,
it'll be the company that made the video.
"In the Socks."
[gasps] There. Up there.
[whimsical string music playing]
- [girl 1] My mom's not home right now.
- [girl 2] So we can do whatever we want.
[girl 1] Yeah!
We could get some snacks
and play at the arcade!
[girl 2] Whoa. Did you see her face?
That, like, bruise thing?
[music fades out]
[Kaho, over phone] Fujita?
Just… be normal in there.
Don't say anything weird or whatever.
[Fujita] Obviously. I know.
[Kaho] Okay. Step one, knock.
[meowing inside]
[meowing continues]
[meowing over phone]
What is that?
[meowing continues]
[man] No, no, no, that's all wrong.
I need to see a cat, okay?
A real cat. A cat in heat.
Like you're trying to attract…
[Kaho] Go in!
[woman meowing]
[man] No, no, you're not listening!
I need you to really embody the cat.
Hey! That's… Cut. Cut! Cut, okay?
Imagine starting the meow like a siren.
A warning.
- [woman 1] Okay. I'll try.
- [man] Ready? And… action.
[woman 1 meows]
- [woman 2] Excuse me, who are you?
- Oh! Uh…
Well, I'm, uh… Uh…
- [Fujita] Sorry, I…
- [Kaho] Say you have an interview.
- [Kaho] You saw the listing.
- I saw the job listing on your…
[Kaho] Website.
I came to be the director's apprentice.
[Kaho] I told you not to improvise.
- Do you have a resume?
- [Fujita] I, uh…
[woman 1 continues meowing]
[man] No. Cut!
RESUME
FUJITA FUJIKAWA
[Fujita] My name is Fujita Fujikawa.
Mr. Goro, sir,
it's such an honor to meet you.
Can I just say
I am a huge fan of your work.
All of your work.
You are imitating my fashion.
Who is this guy?
He's weird.
I'll do anything, sir.
- Do you know how to drive?
- Yes.
Can you work a tailgate lift?
Of course,
and I have my color certification.
Unnecessary.
Yesterday, what did you have for lunch?
[Fujita] A hamburger.
Your favorite ingredient
to add to miso soup?
I don't really like it.
- You ever hit another person?
- Never, sir.
How old when you stopped bathing
with your mother?
I don't really remember my mother.
Languages you know?
Three, Mr. Goro.
- [Goro] What about German?
- I speak some.
Then speak some.
Fujita, come on, do it. You have to.
[meowing realistically]
[continues meowing]
[stops meowing]
Right, you got this, buddy.
All this to say, uh,
I'm a big fan.
I love all your work, but, uh,
especially your music videos.
There was one you did for Dream Succubus.
- Wagamama Nightmare.
- Wagamama Nightmare.
You shot it in a warehouse.
It blew me away.
[chuckles awkwardly]
[knocking at door]
Sorry to interrupt.
[Goro] You should try it.
No one makes lemonade like she does.
[Kaho] What?
Wait a second.
That doesn't look like lemonade.
What did she just give you?
[quirky percussive music playing]
[slurping]
[Fujita gulping]
How is it?
It's, um…
It's orange juice?
[woman laughs]
What?
What the…
So,
you passed the test.
In a world of lemonade sheep,
you saw the orange juice
and told the truth.
Welcome aboard.
Those oranges come from my hometown
in Ehime. I squeezed them myself.
With my bare hands.
[Goro] Isn't that marvelous?
The human body is truly beyond compare.
A machine can't deliver
such exquisite taste.
The Wagamama Nightmare music video
was filmed in an abandoned warehouse.
Where is it?
I've always been curious, sir.
Oh, well,
the band's manager found it for us.
His name is Kenta.
Where is he now?
Is he still working as a manager?
[Goro] I don't know where he is.
He said something
about wanting to be an actor.
I wouldn't put it past him.
He's a slippery one.
[intriguing music playing]
[Kaho] Hey, Fujita.
- That's Mimi.
- What?
[Kaho] Mimi. She's part of Dream Succubus.
Maybe she can tell us.
Sorry, are you
Mimi from Dream Succubus?
Yeah.
Maybe you know… something
about what might've happened to Kenta?
No. I have no clue.
Yo, there. Look!
KENTA SUMERAGI
[Kaho] There he is. I knew it.
Yeah, good call.
[music fades out]
[Fujita] Come on, Kaho, let's get you
in there. Come on. Move.
- [Kaho] No, I told you.
- It's your turn.
[Kaho] You go in. Like you did with Goro.
No way! You know it would be weird
for a guy to go in there alone.
Wear a disguise then, I don't know.
[Fujita sighs]
Kaho.
Think of the money. Think about that.
We see Kenta,
find out where the building is,
and we earn a million!
Yeah, I know, it's just that I…
I don't want anyone to see how I look.
[sighs]
That's fine, yep!
You just wanna go the rest of your life
only talking to me, only eating with me,
and avoiding the rest of the world.
It's not like that.
It's not like I chose this stupid face.
- Go to hell!
- I know you didn't choose it! I know that!
But you can't keep hiding from the world
and being sad about it forever!
- Now, get in there!
- What do you know? Leave me alone!
No! Stop!
Open the door! Hey!
Ah, come on… Hey!
- [banging on door]
- Kaho! Kaho? Please.
Is that what you wanna hear?
I'm begging you!
Okay? Could you please do it?
Could you please?
Open up!
[upbeat dance music playing inside]
FUJITA FUJIKAWA
Ah, welcome!
[upbeat dance music continues]
[lively chatter and cheering inside]
- Is… is Kenta free?
- Kenta's with someone at the moment.
In the meantime, we can offer you a table
so you can wait for him, if you'd like?
Okay, sure.
Great! Right this way.
We have a customer coming in.
[hosts] Welcome!
[Fujita] Kaho.
Kaho?
Can you hear me?
If you can hear me, say something.
Are you okay in there?
Wait, was that Mimi?
That was Mimi!
That was Mimi, wasn't it?
Kaho?
[host] Here you are.
It'll just be a moment.
[Fujita] Can you hear me? Are you okay?
[quietly] Yeah, it's cool.
I'll figure something out.
I can confirm that Kenta is
on the other side of the room.
[Fujita] Seriously? Call him over!
[man] It's okay, don't worry.
[Mimi laughs]
- [man 2] Another round!
- [people cheering]
- [people chanting]
- [cork pops]
[chanting]
[dream-like music playing]
- [hosts] Drink it down, keep it up!
- [people laughing]
[indistinct chattering]
[hosts] Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
- [host 1] A round of applause!
- [woman 1] Hell, yeah!
- [host 2] Whoa, hang on. You okay?
- [woman 2 laughs] You hang on!
- [dream-like music continues]
- [indistinct chatter and laughing]
[man] Excuse me.
- Excuse me, miss?
- [music fades]
I'd like to make this a night to remember.
How does that sound to you?
Pleasure to meet you. My name's Kenta.
Welcome to my world.
[soft, quirky music playing]
KENTA SUMERAGI
May I sit with you?
Nice and easy. Don't ask anything
that could give away the game.
Just set the mood.
Uh, so, uh…
I… I don't…
- It's dark in here.
- Yeah. Sorry?
Why don't I take those off?
- No, no.
- [Kenta] Hey, it's okay.
Sh, sh.
[Kaho] No, I just…
[Kenta] Sh, sh, sh, sh.
[shushing softly]
[Kaho whimpers softly]
[Kaho groans]
You have such beautiful eyes.
Why would you hide them?
Careful now.
That's just him trying to butter you up.
Cheers then, miss!
[glasses clink]
Kaho, that's alcohol.
Probably strong.
Slow down. It's alcoholic.
Don't drink the whole thing. Just…
[Fujita sighs]
- [Kaho] Mm.
- [Kenta chuckles]
Whoa. Nice. You want another?
Yeah.
[clicks fingers]
[Kaho chuckles]
[Kenta clicks tongue]
- [Kaho giggles]
- [clicks tongue]
Kaho, you okay?
The mood's probably good now.
Let's ask him.
- For you.
- Uh, thanks. [chuckles]
Yeah, thanks.
- I'll take another glass, actually.
- Of course.
[Fujita] You've had enough.
You don't need any more.
Yeah, I know! Shush!
Hmm? What was that?
Oh, uh…
- It was nothing.
- Hmm.
I can't figure out why you'd wanna know
where that abandoned building is.
- You shooting a movie?
- No, a movie?
- [Kaho] I mean… Kinda.
- Wait. Yeah, yeah, okay.
We've got big plans
to shoot a horror movie.
[Kaho] Yeah, we've got
really big plans to film a horror movie.
[Fujita] In the movie, there's an idol…
There's an idol who comes back
from the dead as a vengeful spirit.
- Kills other idols…
- And then she, like…
Uh… She kills people,
she kills more popular idols, one by one.
Uh, hey,
do you, like, need more actors?
It's just that the whole reason
I got into this in the first place
was to be an actor.
- I work here for now, but…
- [Fujita] Manager.
- Well…
- We're looking for a manager.
We do need a new manager.
Like, someone to play him. The manager.
- I think you'd be perfect for it.
- You think so? Really?
The movie opens on a wide shot
of the abandoned warehouse.
And then, a ways away, we see her…
The ghost of the dead idol.
The new girl group is coming.
They're shooting a music video
at the warehouse,
and they don't notice anything
out of the ordinary.
Until our girl group's manager,
who was just helping out on set,
all of a sudden…
All of a sudden,
he feels a damp, clammy, cold hand--
Wait, wait, stop.
You said it opened on the group
arriving at the warehouse?
- Then…
- [Kaho] Hmm?
Nobody quite knew why, but that day,
there was a chill in the air…
[eerie music playing]
[Kenta] There's an old abandoned factory
in Katsushika. I think it's still there.
It's funny, ever since I was a kid,
people had talked about it being haunted,
so I always stayed away. Until that day.
[Kenta] Okay, ladies, we're here.
Everyone out.
Hey! We might have to leave.
Keep the van running.
- Tenga!
- Sir?
If anyone asks, you tell them
you're with the Tokyo Film School.
- You hear me?
- [Tenga] Yes, Mr. Goro.
[Kenta] It was the perfect location
for the shoot, so I recommended we use it.
[wind whistling]
[Kenta] It's hard
to put into words, honestly,
but there was something about that place.
Something… wrong.
And then, we were just about to start
shooting at the back of the lot…
There.
Hey, I got that.
Uh, Kenta…
I don't wanna be here. I'm scared.
Can you give me a hug?
- No, I can't give you a hug here.
- Why not?
I'm really scared.
[Kenta grunts]
[Mimi laughs]
Anna.
You know I don't like waiting.
Mimi, pull yourself together.
You know idols aren't allowed to date.
And action, action!
These six devils will haunt your dreams
tonight!
- Miho!
- Mai!
- Mimi!
- Ayaka!
- Yuri!
- Anna!
[together] Dream Succubus!
[music starts]
[gothic pop music playing]
[lyrics in Japanese]
Wagamama nightmare ♪
Dream Succubus ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
Dream Succubus ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
What? What's the matter?
You forgot the choreography. Again! Kenta!
- On it!
- [Goro] First positions! Starting again!
[sighs] What's wrong?
- Kenta.
- Yeah?
Look.
[eerie, suspenseful music playing]
What are you looking at?
Is there something there?
No. It's nothing.
[Goro] Good. Back to one!
I wanna get this in one take!
[woman] Places, everyone! Let's go!
[Kenta] It wasn't nothing. I saw it too.
But I explained it away at the time.
Thought I was just imagining things.
But then I saw the finished music video,
and I knew…
[Mimi laughs]
- [man] Come on…
- Oh, Leo…
- I love your skin. It's so pretty.
- [Leo] Smooth, right?
- [Leo] I've got a new skincare routine.
- Ah, you're cute!
- Look at you!
- [Leo] Okay, hands off the face now.
[Leo] That's enough!
[Kenta sighs]
We all had a lot of fun… before…
Mm… Mm-hmm.
[gags]
Whoa! Hey! You okay?
You okay? You gonna puke?
- You all right?
- [slurps]
Yeah? Hey.
- [Kaho gulps]
- You okay?
- Yeah, all good.
- Right.
[Kaho gags]
- [gags]
- Oh, whoa!
[Fujita] Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
[sighs] I told you not to drink so much.
You know how much that puke cost?
[Kaho] Please shut up.
[coughs] Whatever.
We got the address, didn't we?
Once we tell Dadashow, we get paid.
- If they're telling the truth.
- So it was worth it.
[Fujita] Katsushika Ward, Tateishi Kita--
- We're not going there now?
- Obviously.
[Kaho] No! You can't make me!
- I wanna go home.
- Get in the van.
- I wanna have a bath, I stink.
- Trust me, I know.
- I'm tired. My head hurts.
- Okay, got it.
- I don't feel good. Hmm.
- Okay, directions.
As soon as we have the money,
you can get that treatment
you always wanted.
[Fujita whistles]
[Kaho chuckles]
Okay. Thanks, bro.
Okay, well in that case…
I guess I'll be on camera too.
What? For the live streams?
You wanna host?
- You changed your mind?
- Quit it.
- Awesome!
- No. Hey!
- You're gonna host? Hell yeah!
- [Kaho laughs]
- Great day for believers!
- [Kaho groans]
Great day for believers!
- All right!
- You're so loud. My head.
[Fujita] We're gonna have
a million subscribers, baby!
[Kaho] Yo, could you--
I'm gonna puke. Slow down!
[haunting music playing]
This is the creepiest place.
Let's just get what we need
and get outta here.
[Fujita] Hey! Kaho, check it out!
[Kaho] What? Where?
[haunting music continues]
[Fujita] Is that the window?
- [Kaho] Is it? Looks right to me.
- [Fujita] No, not the one.
We're looking for a blue door.
[wind whistling]
Fujita, Fujita.
[Fujita] Uh?
Look, right there.
- That's the one. That's the blue door.
- Yeah.
[Fujita gasps] Here it is.
[Kaho] Okay…
[wind whistling]
[haunting music continues]
[breathing shakily]
- [clattering]
- [Kaho] Let's not mess around.
[Fujita] We need to get more lights on.
- [Kaho] What?
- [Fujita] J… just find a light switch.
Wait, are you scared?
I've made peace with my fear, so…
That's why I'm a true horror connoisseur.
[Kaho] What does that mean?
- [switch clicks]
- [Fujita] Are you doing that?
- [Kaho] No.
- What?
Who turned the lights on? What happened?
What if someone lives here?
There's no way.
Unless it's him?
The Human Vapor isn't going to pay
the electric bill every month.
Right, yeah.
[Kaho] Whoa.
- Fujita! Look!
- What?
- Down here.
- What is it?
- [Kaho] Uh…
- [Fujita] Where do you think it goes?
[water dripping]
[eerie music playing]
Right.
Come on, let's go.
[Fujita grunting]
[eerie music continues]
- [Fujita] What is this place?
- [Kaho grunts]
[Fujita] Whoa.
[door rattling]
What's over there?
[music fades out]
[yelps] There's something there! It's him!
[Kaho] What the hell?
- [Kaho] It's just a cat.
- [Fujita] Oh.
[cat meows]
[breathing shakily]
[Kaho] What are you doing
all the way down here?
[Fujita sniffs]
[water dripping]
[suspenseful music playing]
Fujita, look.
We can get through here.
Okay?
[Kaho grunting]
[Fujita grunting]
RECORDING
- I… I think something's there.
- [Fujita] What?
- Where?
- Look, look, look, there.
[Kaho] Fujita?
What is it? Fujita?
- Kaho.
- Yeah?
Look.
Hold this.
[suspenseful music building]
What?
The Human Vapor.
You think it's him?
It has to be. Look at it.
Just look…
[Kaho] Why isn't he moving?
[Fujita] He must be asleep.
[Kaho] What do you mean, asleep?
Whoa…
CALLING DADASHOW
[Kaho breathes deeply]
[wind whistling]
[automated voice] The customer
you have dialed is not available…
They're not answering.
- If you wish to leave a message…
- Leave a message then.
Hi, this is a message for Dadashow.
This is Kaho, from the Terror Zone.
I can tell you
where the abandoned building is.
I even took some videos at the site, so…
Call me back, please.
The sooner the better.
- Thank--
- [phone ringing]
[phone ringing]
What? [grunts]
- [zipping]
- What's going on?
- [Kaho] Uh…
- [Fujita] What's going on?
- [Kaho] There!
- [Fujita] What? Stop it!
- [Kaho] W… what's it doing?
- [Fujita] What is this?
- [Kaho] Look!
- [yelps]
- [Kaho] What? What are those?
- [Fujita] Dominoes?
- [Kaho] Did someone set a trap?
- [Fujita] Record player?
[Fujita] No, don't touch it!
- [Kaho] What do we do?
- [Fujita] I don't know! Wait…
- [Fujita] Is that… music?
- [record crackling]
- [Fujita] What?
- [Kaho] Wait a second.
["Ellie My Love"
by Southern All Stars playing]
[Kaho grunts]
[Fujita] Hide! We gotta hide!
- [Kaho] But where?
- [Fujita] Down there!
[Kaho panting]
["Ellie My Love" continues playing]
[lyrics in Japanese]
Do you know what this song is?
- "Ellie My Love."
- Who's Ellie?
[Fujita] It's a song
by Southern All Stars.
I think it came out before you were born.
Ellie ♪
My love ♪
So sweet ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
Ellie ♪
My love ♪
So sweet ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
Ellie ♪
My love ♪
So sweet ♪
Ellie ♪
My love ♪
So sweet… ♪
Greetings, listener.
Go right ahead
and make a wish.
[modem connecting tone]
["Ellie My Love" continues]
[Kaho gasps softly]
[automated voice]
Your target is Saburo Otomo.
I just faxed you the details.
Kill him immediately.
- [whispers] What did he say?
- He's gonna go kill a guy.
["Ellie My Love" continues]
Ellie ♪
- My love… ♪
- [door opening]
So sweet ♪
[quietly] Fujita, no!
It's dangerous! Don't go.
No, stop! Don't!
You'll get yourself killed! Fujita!
- Ellie, my love… ♪
- [song fades out]
[record player clicks]
[tense, sinister music playing]
[exhales] What the hell was that?
What just happened?
[Fujita] I think
that song that was just playing
must be some sort of trigger.
Wait, so,
when this specific song is played he…
he… what? Turns into a human?
[Fujita] Exactly, and then
his orders print out over there,
and he carries them out.
So what you're saying is…
That's impossible.
I'm saying the Human Vapor
is being mind controlled.
He's not
acting of his own free will.
[Fujita grunting]
Hey, Fujita.
- Should we be telling someone?
- [Fujita] Telling them what?
That the Human Vapor's got another target.
If we call the police now, we might
be able to stop him killing again.
Stop him? No way.
No, no, no, no. Hey, listen.
- Hey. We're not gonna call.
- [Kaho] What?
We're gonna take it up a notch!
We need to get videos of the puppeteer
controlling the Human Vapor.
Just think what that would be worth.
We could get way more
than they promised at first.
- Isn't that kinda dangerous?
- [Fujita] Ah, it'll be fine.
We go in, we get it done.
You and I, we're gonna get paid,
show off our prize,
then turn our backs on this town
and leave it behind!
Gross, dude. [laughs]
[laughs] Bleh.
- [Kaho] I just…
- What?
I don't know, you make it sound
like our lives are awful, but they're not.
[Fujita sighs]
That's your opinion, but I don't agree.
[cigarette lighter striking repeatedly]
Okay.
[newscaster] Shortly after 7:30,
police received reports of a car
being attacked by the Human Vapor…
We gotta get back to the factory now,
beat him there.
Fujita, look.
[newscaster] According to
the Metropolitan Police,
the victim was Mr. Saburo Otomo,
president of the Fujishiro Syndicate.
Mr. Otomo was rushed to a nearby hospital,
but was pronounced dead on arrival.
- Receiving reports that the Human Vapor…
- Oh my God.
…first attacked him at work.
He managed to escape in his car,
but was pursued by the Human Vapor…
[whooshing]
- Go, go, go!
- [Kaho whimpers]
[dramatic music playing]
[Kaho grunting]
[Fujita] Hurry! Come on!
He's turning back into a statue.
[Fujita] Oh shit.
This is so crazy.
So, if someone is controlling him,
why does he come all the way back here?
[Fujita grunts]
I bet this is like his respawn point,
you know?
- "Respawn"?
- It's a video game thing.
It's where he starts.
Maybe he's programmed
to go back to that spot.
[clanging and footsteps]
[music builds then fades]
Uh?
Who's that?
[Fujita] It can't be a coincidence.
It's gotta be the person controlling him.
[footsteps approaching]
- [Kaho] They're coming.
- [Fujita] Quick! In here!
[Kaho] What are you doing?! Hey!
[tense music droning]
[phone vibrating]
[Fujita] Sh! Turn it off!
Turn it off, quick!
[Kaho whimpers]
- [Kaho] It's Dadashow.
- Who cares? Hang up!
[door clatters]
[phone continues vibrating]
[vibrating stops]
[woman] Kaho from Terror Zone. Here I am.
You said the sooner the better.
[intriguing music playing]
[music fades]
["Wagamama Nightmare"
by Dream Succubus playing]
[lyrics in Japanese]
Wagamama nightmare ♪
DREAM SUCCUBUS
Dream Succubus ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
Dream Succubus ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
[song continues in Japanese]
WALK QUIETLY IN THE HALLWAY
Nightmare ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
- Uh-huh ♪
- Dream Succubus ♪
- Wagamama nightmare ♪
- Ooh! ♪
Dream Succubus ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
Wagamama nightmare, ah-ah ♪
Wagamama nightmare, ah-ah ♪
[men screaming]
WAGAMAMA NIGHTMARE
[all, distorted] These six devils
will haunt your dreams tonight!
- Miho!
- Mai!
- Mimi!
- Ayaka!
- Yuri!
- Anna!
[together] Dream Succubus!
[music ends]
[woman] Huh? What?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Where's the rest of it?
[intriguing music playing]
[exhales]
[sighs]
Not here. Shit.
[sighs]
Fujita!
Fujita!
[Fujita] Yeah?
[woman] 21,500 yen.
- [Fujita] What?
- [woman] It's gone.
Where'd you put the money?
Hey, don't worry. It was a…
- An investment.
- What?
- Don't tell me it's gone?
- Kaho…
I…
I think I found something
way better than a few thousand yen.
[Kaho] Hmm?
A collection of music videos
from an idol group.
Underground, unknown,
called Dream Succubus.
TAX INCLUDED PRICE ¥21,500
[Kaho] Are you serious?
You took the money for this?
The plan was to save up
and buy a new camera!
[coins rattling in tin]
- Mm-hmm.
- [Kaho sighs]
- Trust me. You'll wanna see this.
- [Kaho] What? Why?
[Fujita chuckles] Come on.
[Kaho] I'm gonna straight-up murder you.
They'll execute me for it,
like Dancer in the Dark.
[Fujita chuckles]
DREAM SUCCUBUS
[pop music playing over speakers]
[Kaho scoffs]
Oof.
I guess I gotta ask,
are you, like,
into this kinda stuff now or you--
It's not like that.
This music video was directed by Goro.
I like his work, so I bought it, and then…
- Ah.
- [music pauses]
Right there. There.
Wait. Hey. No.
- Look.
- [Kaho] What?
[Fujita] Look. There.
[hopeful string music playing]
[Kaho] Wait. Is that…
Great day for believers.
Kaho…
We found it after searching for so long.
We're one step closer
to finding the Human Vapor.
What no one's ever done before.
[music becomes mysterious]
The Human Vapor.
It's gotta be.
[Fujita singing]
[Kaho grunts]
[Kaho] No, no, come on, look up.
- Stop that. I'll take your eye out.
- [Fujita singing]
- We've gotta start. C'mon. Go.
- No, I'm not done.
It's already nine o'clock.
We go live in five. My fans are waiting.
Four, three, two…
LIVE
Welcome to horror paradise!
Hi! We're back again
with Fujita and Kaho's Terror Zone.
- I'm Fujita.
- [Kaho] And I'm Kaho!
How are you killers tonight?
You ready to be terrified?
Of course you are, right?
Because you all know
what we're about to share
is guaranteed to mess you up.
Our videos will have you
shaking in your boots!
Huh?
Or whatever shoes you've got on!
[Kaho] Drop the footwear
and get to the point!
Go on, quick. The main event.
Main event.
Tonight.
Now I bet you know
what we're talking about.
It's everywhere you look.
Let me hear you say it…
[curious music playing]
You're so right.
The Human Vapor.
[chuckles softly]
[Fujita] Enough theatrics!
You saw the announcement.
Now you're here for the goods,
super rare footage that will reveal,
once and for all,
the true identity of the Human Vapor,
here on Fujita and Kaho's Terror Zone!
[yells excitedly]
Oh, I hope you're ready
for the scare of your life!
Kaho… roll it!
[dramatic drumbeats]
[pop music playing]
- I don't get it.
- [Kaho sighs]
- I'm serious. It doesn't make sense.
- [Kaho sighs]
I figured we'd crack at least 100 viewers.
[Kaho chuckles]
Seven isn't quite 100, you're right.
[chuckles] So what do we do now?
[Kaho chuckles]
Here, close your eyes.
[Fujita sighs] Come on.
- Close your eyes.
- Okay.
- Kaho, maybe it's time for you to host--
- No, I already told you.
[gentle piano music playing]
It's just…
You're just, like…
You're way more beautiful
than you think you are, Kaho.
Do you know that?
Ah, ah, ah! Ah!
Stop, that hurts!
So, hey…
You know if this keeps up,
there's no way we're gonna make it.
[both chuckle]
Ow, that stings, stop! Ah!
- [Kaho laughs]
- Ow.
- Sorry.
- [phone buzzes]
- Whoa, look at this. Right here.
- [Kaho] Mm-hmm?
[Fujita] This is crazy, look.
[Kaho] What? Wait. Hey, hey. Look!
[Fujita] "@dadashow"
"I was very intrigued by today's video."
"I would like to purchase
the details of your investigation."
What?
No way.
Is this real?
Uh, so should we…
at least, like, hear the offer?
- Yeah.
- Mm.
Yeah.
Okay, I'll… [chuckles]
[Kaho sighs happily]
I'm gonna send them my phone number.
If whoever this is reaches out
after that, then it's real.
[Fujita] Yo, Kaho. Take a look at this.
Isn't this crazy cool? [chuckles]
- That's been there forever.
- Huh?
- Don't you remember? You found it.
- What? When?
I don't know for sure, but…
Mom was there.
- [Fujita] She was? Really?
- Yeah.
[Kaho hums a tune]
[phone vibrating]
[Fujita] Is that…
- Yeah. It's them.
- [Fujita] They're calling?
They're calling,
they're calling, they're calling!
Uh, hello?
Yes. This is Kaho
from Fujita and Kaho's Terror Zone.
Are you… are you "Dadashow?"
Uh-huh.
[scoffs] Well, of course, it's real, yes.
Yes, we looked into it.
The location of the building?
Uh…
We can't release those details, sorry.
Well, that depends on how much.
Yeah.
Huh?
- Sorry, a million?
- What? A million?
Uh… Sure.
Uh…
No. Uh, yes.
Right, of course.
Yeah. I understand, yes.
I do. No, no, no, that's completely fine.
Thank you, that's quite…
Oh. They're gone.
[Fujita chuckles]
What did they say?
That they want it. For a million.
A million? You're serious?
- Yeah.
- Like, for real?
- Yeah, for real.
- Oh, it's happening! It's happening!
We're actually doing it!
- Great day for believers.
- [Kaho laughs]
Great day for believers!
[Fujita chuckles]
What did I tell you?!
[Kaho] Dadashow.
[Fujita laughs]
[dark, dramatic music playing]
HUMAN VAPOR
There can't be a production company here.
No way in hell.
Look, this is the best lead we've had
to find this place.
If anyone knows,
it'll be the company that made the video.
"In the Socks."
[gasps] There. Up there.
[whimsical string music playing]
- [girl 1] My mom's not home right now.
- [girl 2] So we can do whatever we want.
[girl 1] Yeah!
We could get some snacks
and play at the arcade!
[girl 2] Whoa. Did you see her face?
That, like, bruise thing?
[music fades out]
[Kaho, over phone] Fujita?
Just… be normal in there.
Don't say anything weird or whatever.
[Fujita] Obviously. I know.
[Kaho] Okay. Step one, knock.
[meowing inside]
[meowing continues]
[meowing over phone]
What is that?
[meowing continues]
[man] No, no, no, that's all wrong.
I need to see a cat, okay?
A real cat. A cat in heat.
Like you're trying to attract…
[Kaho] Go in!
[woman meowing]
[man] No, no, you're not listening!
I need you to really embody the cat.
Hey! That's… Cut. Cut! Cut, okay?
Imagine starting the meow like a siren.
A warning.
- [woman 1] Okay. I'll try.
- [man] Ready? And… action.
[woman 1 meows]
- [woman 2] Excuse me, who are you?
- Oh! Uh…
Well, I'm, uh… Uh…
- [Fujita] Sorry, I…
- [Kaho] Say you have an interview.
- [Kaho] You saw the listing.
- I saw the job listing on your…
[Kaho] Website.
I came to be the director's apprentice.
[Kaho] I told you not to improvise.
- Do you have a resume?
- [Fujita] I, uh…
[woman 1 continues meowing]
[man] No. Cut!
RESUME
FUJITA FUJIKAWA
[Fujita] My name is Fujita Fujikawa.
Mr. Goro, sir,
it's such an honor to meet you.
Can I just say
I am a huge fan of your work.
All of your work.
You are imitating my fashion.
Who is this guy?
He's weird.
I'll do anything, sir.
- Do you know how to drive?
- Yes.
Can you work a tailgate lift?
Of course,
and I have my color certification.
Unnecessary.
Yesterday, what did you have for lunch?
[Fujita] A hamburger.
Your favorite ingredient
to add to miso soup?
I don't really like it.
- You ever hit another person?
- Never, sir.
How old when you stopped bathing
with your mother?
I don't really remember my mother.
Languages you know?
Three, Mr. Goro.
- [Goro] What about German?
- I speak some.
Then speak some.
Fujita, come on, do it. You have to.
[meowing realistically]
[continues meowing]
[stops meowing]
Right, you got this, buddy.
All this to say, uh,
I'm a big fan.
I love all your work, but, uh,
especially your music videos.
There was one you did for Dream Succubus.
- Wagamama Nightmare.
- Wagamama Nightmare.
You shot it in a warehouse.
It blew me away.
[chuckles awkwardly]
[knocking at door]
Sorry to interrupt.
[Goro] You should try it.
No one makes lemonade like she does.
[Kaho] What?
Wait a second.
That doesn't look like lemonade.
What did she just give you?
[quirky percussive music playing]
[slurping]
[Fujita gulping]
How is it?
It's, um…
It's orange juice?
[woman laughs]
What?
What the…
So,
you passed the test.
In a world of lemonade sheep,
you saw the orange juice
and told the truth.
Welcome aboard.
Those oranges come from my hometown
in Ehime. I squeezed them myself.
With my bare hands.
[Goro] Isn't that marvelous?
The human body is truly beyond compare.
A machine can't deliver
such exquisite taste.
The Wagamama Nightmare music video
was filmed in an abandoned warehouse.
Where is it?
I've always been curious, sir.
Oh, well,
the band's manager found it for us.
His name is Kenta.
Where is he now?
Is he still working as a manager?
[Goro] I don't know where he is.
He said something
about wanting to be an actor.
I wouldn't put it past him.
He's a slippery one.
[intriguing music playing]
[Kaho] Hey, Fujita.
- That's Mimi.
- What?
[Kaho] Mimi. She's part of Dream Succubus.
Maybe she can tell us.
Sorry, are you
Mimi from Dream Succubus?
Yeah.
Maybe you know… something
about what might've happened to Kenta?
No. I have no clue.
Yo, there. Look!
KENTA SUMERAGI
[Kaho] There he is. I knew it.
Yeah, good call.
[music fades out]
[Fujita] Come on, Kaho, let's get you
in there. Come on. Move.
- [Kaho] No, I told you.
- It's your turn.
[Kaho] You go in. Like you did with Goro.
No way! You know it would be weird
for a guy to go in there alone.
Wear a disguise then, I don't know.
[Fujita sighs]
Kaho.
Think of the money. Think about that.
We see Kenta,
find out where the building is,
and we earn a million!
Yeah, I know, it's just that I…
I don't want anyone to see how I look.
[sighs]
That's fine, yep!
You just wanna go the rest of your life
only talking to me, only eating with me,
and avoiding the rest of the world.
It's not like that.
It's not like I chose this stupid face.
- Go to hell!
- I know you didn't choose it! I know that!
But you can't keep hiding from the world
and being sad about it forever!
- Now, get in there!
- What do you know? Leave me alone!
No! Stop!
Open the door! Hey!
Ah, come on… Hey!
- [banging on door]
- Kaho! Kaho? Please.
Is that what you wanna hear?
I'm begging you!
Okay? Could you please do it?
Could you please?
Open up!
[upbeat dance music playing inside]
FUJITA FUJIKAWA
Ah, welcome!
[upbeat dance music continues]
[lively chatter and cheering inside]
- Is… is Kenta free?
- Kenta's with someone at the moment.
In the meantime, we can offer you a table
so you can wait for him, if you'd like?
Okay, sure.
Great! Right this way.
We have a customer coming in.
[hosts] Welcome!
[Fujita] Kaho.
Kaho?
Can you hear me?
If you can hear me, say something.
Are you okay in there?
Wait, was that Mimi?
That was Mimi!
That was Mimi, wasn't it?
Kaho?
[host] Here you are.
It'll just be a moment.
[Fujita] Can you hear me? Are you okay?
[quietly] Yeah, it's cool.
I'll figure something out.
I can confirm that Kenta is
on the other side of the room.
[Fujita] Seriously? Call him over!
[man] It's okay, don't worry.
[Mimi laughs]
- [man 2] Another round!
- [people cheering]
- [people chanting]
- [cork pops]
[chanting]
[dream-like music playing]
- [hosts] Drink it down, keep it up!
- [people laughing]
[indistinct chattering]
[hosts] Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
- [host 1] A round of applause!
- [woman 1] Hell, yeah!
- [host 2] Whoa, hang on. You okay?
- [woman 2 laughs] You hang on!
- [dream-like music continues]
- [indistinct chatter and laughing]
[man] Excuse me.
- Excuse me, miss?
- [music fades]
I'd like to make this a night to remember.
How does that sound to you?
Pleasure to meet you. My name's Kenta.
Welcome to my world.
[soft, quirky music playing]
KENTA SUMERAGI
May I sit with you?
Nice and easy. Don't ask anything
that could give away the game.
Just set the mood.
Uh, so, uh…
I… I don't…
- It's dark in here.
- Yeah. Sorry?
Why don't I take those off?
- No, no.
- [Kenta] Hey, it's okay.
Sh, sh.
[Kaho] No, I just…
[Kenta] Sh, sh, sh, sh.
[shushing softly]
[Kaho whimpers softly]
[Kaho groans]
You have such beautiful eyes.
Why would you hide them?
Careful now.
That's just him trying to butter you up.
Cheers then, miss!
[glasses clink]
Kaho, that's alcohol.
Probably strong.
Slow down. It's alcoholic.
Don't drink the whole thing. Just…
[Fujita sighs]
- [Kaho] Mm.
- [Kenta chuckles]
Whoa. Nice. You want another?
Yeah.
[clicks fingers]
[Kaho chuckles]
[Kenta clicks tongue]
- [Kaho giggles]
- [clicks tongue]
Kaho, you okay?
The mood's probably good now.
Let's ask him.
- For you.
- Uh, thanks. [chuckles]
Yeah, thanks.
- I'll take another glass, actually.
- Of course.
[Fujita] You've had enough.
You don't need any more.
Yeah, I know! Shush!
Hmm? What was that?
Oh, uh…
- It was nothing.
- Hmm.
I can't figure out why you'd wanna know
where that abandoned building is.
- You shooting a movie?
- No, a movie?
- [Kaho] I mean… Kinda.
- Wait. Yeah, yeah, okay.
We've got big plans
to shoot a horror movie.
[Kaho] Yeah, we've got
really big plans to film a horror movie.
[Fujita] In the movie, there's an idol…
There's an idol who comes back
from the dead as a vengeful spirit.
- Kills other idols…
- And then she, like…
Uh… She kills people,
she kills more popular idols, one by one.
Uh, hey,
do you, like, need more actors?
It's just that the whole reason
I got into this in the first place
was to be an actor.
- I work here for now, but…
- [Fujita] Manager.
- Well…
- We're looking for a manager.
We do need a new manager.
Like, someone to play him. The manager.
- I think you'd be perfect for it.
- You think so? Really?
The movie opens on a wide shot
of the abandoned warehouse.
And then, a ways away, we see her…
The ghost of the dead idol.
The new girl group is coming.
They're shooting a music video
at the warehouse,
and they don't notice anything
out of the ordinary.
Until our girl group's manager,
who was just helping out on set,
all of a sudden…
All of a sudden,
he feels a damp, clammy, cold hand--
Wait, wait, stop.
You said it opened on the group
arriving at the warehouse?
- Then…
- [Kaho] Hmm?
Nobody quite knew why, but that day,
there was a chill in the air…
[eerie music playing]
[Kenta] There's an old abandoned factory
in Katsushika. I think it's still there.
It's funny, ever since I was a kid,
people had talked about it being haunted,
so I always stayed away. Until that day.
[Kenta] Okay, ladies, we're here.
Everyone out.
Hey! We might have to leave.
Keep the van running.
- Tenga!
- Sir?
If anyone asks, you tell them
you're with the Tokyo Film School.
- You hear me?
- [Tenga] Yes, Mr. Goro.
[Kenta] It was the perfect location
for the shoot, so I recommended we use it.
[wind whistling]
[Kenta] It's hard
to put into words, honestly,
but there was something about that place.
Something… wrong.
And then, we were just about to start
shooting at the back of the lot…
There.
Hey, I got that.
Uh, Kenta…
I don't wanna be here. I'm scared.
Can you give me a hug?
- No, I can't give you a hug here.
- Why not?
I'm really scared.
[Kenta grunts]
[Mimi laughs]
Anna.
You know I don't like waiting.
Mimi, pull yourself together.
You know idols aren't allowed to date.
And action, action!
These six devils will haunt your dreams
tonight!
- Miho!
- Mai!
- Mimi!
- Ayaka!
- Yuri!
- Anna!
[together] Dream Succubus!
[music starts]
[gothic pop music playing]
[lyrics in Japanese]
Wagamama nightmare ♪
Dream Succubus ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
Dream Succubus ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
What? What's the matter?
You forgot the choreography. Again! Kenta!
- On it!
- [Goro] First positions! Starting again!
[sighs] What's wrong?
- Kenta.
- Yeah?
Look.
[eerie, suspenseful music playing]
What are you looking at?
Is there something there?
No. It's nothing.
[Goro] Good. Back to one!
I wanna get this in one take!
[woman] Places, everyone! Let's go!
[Kenta] It wasn't nothing. I saw it too.
But I explained it away at the time.
Thought I was just imagining things.
But then I saw the finished music video,
and I knew…
[Mimi laughs]
- [man] Come on…
- Oh, Leo…
- I love your skin. It's so pretty.
- [Leo] Smooth, right?
- [Leo] I've got a new skincare routine.
- Ah, you're cute!
- Look at you!
- [Leo] Okay, hands off the face now.
[Leo] That's enough!
[Kenta sighs]
We all had a lot of fun… before…
Mm… Mm-hmm.
[gags]
Whoa! Hey! You okay?
You okay? You gonna puke?
- You all right?
- [slurps]
Yeah? Hey.
- [Kaho gulps]
- You okay?
- Yeah, all good.
- Right.
[Kaho gags]
- [gags]
- Oh, whoa!
[Fujita] Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
[sighs] I told you not to drink so much.
You know how much that puke cost?
[Kaho] Please shut up.
[coughs] Whatever.
We got the address, didn't we?
Once we tell Dadashow, we get paid.
- If they're telling the truth.
- So it was worth it.
[Fujita] Katsushika Ward, Tateishi Kita--
- We're not going there now?
- Obviously.
[Kaho] No! You can't make me!
- I wanna go home.
- Get in the van.
- I wanna have a bath, I stink.
- Trust me, I know.
- I'm tired. My head hurts.
- Okay, got it.
- I don't feel good. Hmm.
- Okay, directions.
As soon as we have the money,
you can get that treatment
you always wanted.
[Fujita whistles]
[Kaho chuckles]
Okay. Thanks, bro.
Okay, well in that case…
I guess I'll be on camera too.
What? For the live streams?
You wanna host?
- You changed your mind?
- Quit it.
- Awesome!
- No. Hey!
- You're gonna host? Hell yeah!
- [Kaho laughs]
- Great day for believers!
- [Kaho groans]
Great day for believers!
- All right!
- You're so loud. My head.
[Fujita] We're gonna have
a million subscribers, baby!
[Kaho] Yo, could you--
I'm gonna puke. Slow down!
[haunting music playing]
This is the creepiest place.
Let's just get what we need
and get outta here.
[Fujita] Hey! Kaho, check it out!
[Kaho] What? Where?
[haunting music continues]
[Fujita] Is that the window?
- [Kaho] Is it? Looks right to me.
- [Fujita] No, not the one.
We're looking for a blue door.
[wind whistling]
Fujita, Fujita.
[Fujita] Uh?
Look, right there.
- That's the one. That's the blue door.
- Yeah.
[Fujita gasps] Here it is.
[Kaho] Okay…
[wind whistling]
[haunting music continues]
[breathing shakily]
- [clattering]
- [Kaho] Let's not mess around.
[Fujita] We need to get more lights on.
- [Kaho] What?
- [Fujita] J… just find a light switch.
Wait, are you scared?
I've made peace with my fear, so…
That's why I'm a true horror connoisseur.
[Kaho] What does that mean?
- [switch clicks]
- [Fujita] Are you doing that?
- [Kaho] No.
- What?
Who turned the lights on? What happened?
What if someone lives here?
There's no way.
Unless it's him?
The Human Vapor isn't going to pay
the electric bill every month.
Right, yeah.
[Kaho] Whoa.
- Fujita! Look!
- What?
- Down here.
- What is it?
- [Kaho] Uh…
- [Fujita] Where do you think it goes?
[water dripping]
[eerie music playing]
Right.
Come on, let's go.
[Fujita grunting]
[eerie music continues]
- [Fujita] What is this place?
- [Kaho grunts]
[Fujita] Whoa.
[door rattling]
What's over there?
[music fades out]
[yelps] There's something there! It's him!
[Kaho] What the hell?
- [Kaho] It's just a cat.
- [Fujita] Oh.
[cat meows]
[breathing shakily]
[Kaho] What are you doing
all the way down here?
[Fujita sniffs]
[water dripping]
[suspenseful music playing]
Fujita, look.
We can get through here.
Okay?
[Kaho grunting]
[Fujita grunting]
RECORDING
- I… I think something's there.
- [Fujita] What?
- Where?
- Look, look, look, there.
[Kaho] Fujita?
What is it? Fujita?
- Kaho.
- Yeah?
Look.
Hold this.
[suspenseful music building]
What?
The Human Vapor.
You think it's him?
It has to be. Look at it.
Just look…
[Kaho] Why isn't he moving?
[Fujita] He must be asleep.
[Kaho] What do you mean, asleep?
Whoa…
CALLING DADASHOW
[Kaho breathes deeply]
[wind whistling]
[automated voice] The customer
you have dialed is not available…
They're not answering.
- If you wish to leave a message…
- Leave a message then.
Hi, this is a message for Dadashow.
This is Kaho, from the Terror Zone.
I can tell you
where the abandoned building is.
I even took some videos at the site, so…
Call me back, please.
The sooner the better.
- Thank--
- [phone ringing]
[phone ringing]
What? [grunts]
- [zipping]
- What's going on?
- [Kaho] Uh…
- [Fujita] What's going on?
- [Kaho] There!
- [Fujita] What? Stop it!
- [Kaho] W… what's it doing?
- [Fujita] What is this?
- [Kaho] Look!
- [yelps]
- [Kaho] What? What are those?
- [Fujita] Dominoes?
- [Kaho] Did someone set a trap?
- [Fujita] Record player?
[Fujita] No, don't touch it!
- [Kaho] What do we do?
- [Fujita] I don't know! Wait…
- [Fujita] Is that… music?
- [record crackling]
- [Fujita] What?
- [Kaho] Wait a second.
["Ellie My Love"
by Southern All Stars playing]
[Kaho grunts]
[Fujita] Hide! We gotta hide!
- [Kaho] But where?
- [Fujita] Down there!
[Kaho panting]
["Ellie My Love" continues playing]
[lyrics in Japanese]
Do you know what this song is?
- "Ellie My Love."
- Who's Ellie?
[Fujita] It's a song
by Southern All Stars.
I think it came out before you were born.
Ellie ♪
My love ♪
So sweet ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
Ellie ♪
My love ♪
So sweet ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
Ellie ♪
My love ♪
So sweet ♪
Ellie ♪
My love ♪
So sweet… ♪
Greetings, listener.
Go right ahead
and make a wish.
[modem connecting tone]
["Ellie My Love" continues]
[Kaho gasps softly]
[automated voice]
Your target is Saburo Otomo.
I just faxed you the details.
Kill him immediately.
- [whispers] What did he say?
- He's gonna go kill a guy.
["Ellie My Love" continues]
Ellie ♪
- My love… ♪
- [door opening]
So sweet ♪
[quietly] Fujita, no!
It's dangerous! Don't go.
No, stop! Don't!
You'll get yourself killed! Fujita!
- Ellie, my love… ♪
- [song fades out]
[record player clicks]
[tense, sinister music playing]
[exhales] What the hell was that?
What just happened?
[Fujita] I think
that song that was just playing
must be some sort of trigger.
Wait, so,
when this specific song is played he…
he… what? Turns into a human?
[Fujita] Exactly, and then
his orders print out over there,
and he carries them out.
So what you're saying is…
That's impossible.
I'm saying the Human Vapor
is being mind controlled.
He's not
acting of his own free will.
[Fujita grunting]
Hey, Fujita.
- Should we be telling someone?
- [Fujita] Telling them what?
That the Human Vapor's got another target.
If we call the police now, we might
be able to stop him killing again.
Stop him? No way.
No, no, no, no. Hey, listen.
- Hey. We're not gonna call.
- [Kaho] What?
We're gonna take it up a notch!
We need to get videos of the puppeteer
controlling the Human Vapor.
Just think what that would be worth.
We could get way more
than they promised at first.
- Isn't that kinda dangerous?
- [Fujita] Ah, it'll be fine.
We go in, we get it done.
You and I, we're gonna get paid,
show off our prize,
then turn our backs on this town
and leave it behind!
Gross, dude. [laughs]
[laughs] Bleh.
- [Kaho] I just…
- What?
I don't know, you make it sound
like our lives are awful, but they're not.
[Fujita sighs]
That's your opinion, but I don't agree.
[cigarette lighter striking repeatedly]
Okay.
[newscaster] Shortly after 7:30,
police received reports of a car
being attacked by the Human Vapor…
We gotta get back to the factory now,
beat him there.
Fujita, look.
[newscaster] According to
the Metropolitan Police,
the victim was Mr. Saburo Otomo,
president of the Fujishiro Syndicate.
Mr. Otomo was rushed to a nearby hospital,
but was pronounced dead on arrival.
- Receiving reports that the Human Vapor…
- Oh my God.
…first attacked him at work.
He managed to escape in his car,
but was pursued by the Human Vapor…
[whooshing]
- Go, go, go!
- [Kaho whimpers]
[dramatic music playing]
[Kaho grunting]
[Fujita] Hurry! Come on!
He's turning back into a statue.
[Fujita] Oh shit.
This is so crazy.
So, if someone is controlling him,
why does he come all the way back here?
[Fujita grunts]
I bet this is like his respawn point,
you know?
- "Respawn"?
- It's a video game thing.
It's where he starts.
Maybe he's programmed
to go back to that spot.
[clanging and footsteps]
[music builds then fades]
Uh?
Who's that?
[Fujita] It can't be a coincidence.
It's gotta be the person controlling him.
[footsteps approaching]
- [Kaho] They're coming.
- [Fujita] Quick! In here!
[Kaho] What are you doing?! Hey!
[tense music droning]
[phone vibrating]
[Fujita] Sh! Turn it off!
Turn it off, quick!
[Kaho whimpers]
- [Kaho] It's Dadashow.
- Who cares? Hang up!
[door clatters]
[phone continues vibrating]
[vibrating stops]
[woman] Kaho from Terror Zone. Here I am.
You said the sooner the better.
[intriguing music playing]
[music fades]
["Wagamama Nightmare"
by Dream Succubus playing]
[lyrics in Japanese]
Wagamama nightmare ♪
DREAM SUCCUBUS
Dream Succubus ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
Dream Succubus ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
[song continues in Japanese]
WALK QUIETLY IN THE HALLWAY
Nightmare ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
- Uh-huh ♪
- Dream Succubus ♪
- Wagamama nightmare ♪
- Ooh! ♪
Dream Succubus ♪
Wagamama nightmare ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
Wagamama nightmare, ah-ah ♪
Wagamama nightmare, ah-ah ♪
[men screaming]
WAGAMAMA NIGHTMARE
[all, distorted] These six devils
will haunt your dreams tonight!
- Miho!
- Mai!
- Mimi!
- Ayaka!
- Yuri!
- Anna!
[together] Dream Succubus!
[music ends]