Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023) s01e09 Episode Script

1
[hip-hop music]
[lively conversation]
[girl] What do you think, Michiko?
Just what I'd expect from someone
in the Photo Club!
- Nice, Tsukiko! I love this.
- Oh, yeah?
Now, I can worship Kusakawa
whenever I want.
Well, his photograph. But it's a start.
Ah, I suppose you're right.
- Here's 3,000 yen.
- [Tsukiko] Thanks for your patronage!
- [Michiko] You're such a crooked dealer!
- [Tsukiko] Well, I am a pro in training.
- [Michiko] See ya.
- [Tsukiko] Right. See ya later.
Yeah. I'm definitely on the crooked side.
But I'm also providing
a public service here, you know?
- [footsteps]
- [gasps]
It's Yamazaki!
Excuse me!
- Yamazaki?
- Hmm?
Yeah?
You're from the Photo Club, right?
You remember me!
Yes, my name's Izumisawa. How's it going?
Fine, I guess.
I was hoping for another photo?
- [Yamazaki] You want more?
- [Tsukiko laughs] I do!
You're really popular with girls here.
[Yamazaki] Anything
for the Photo Club, I guess!
- Should I pose?
- [Tsukiko] That'd be great, thanks!
[shutter clicking]
[Yamazaki] Turn this into a business!
I can't do that!
This is volunteer work!
[shutter clicks]
Then I guess modeling
is volunteer work, too.
Huh?
Uh
[Yamazaki] Who is that?
Uh Oh, well I, uh
That's Tomie Kawakami,
she's on the disciplinary committee.
Transferred here recently
[eerie music]
[shutter clicks]
"TOMIE'S PHOTOS"
[Tsukiko chuckles] What a lucky break!
My Yamazaki collection is growing!
[chuckles]
Let's see. Chiyo and Maa
are buying pics from me tomorrow.
Poor Maa. She has the worst taste in guys.
What? 10,000 whole yen?
Why so expensive?
You don't have to buy it.
But it's not fair!
Maa only paid 5,000 yen for her photo.
That's because Maa's subject
isn't as popular.
- Your subject is top tier.
- That's ridiculous! Just
- [girl] Excuse me, Miss Izumisawa?
- [both] Huh?
Can I help you?
[Tomie] I can't see how anyone would think
what you're doing is okay.
It seems terrible from
a discipline standpoint. How pointless.
Shooting and selling boys' photographs
on campus
For an unreasonable price, too.
- What would the teachers say?
- [gasps]
Hold up, you've got it all wrong.
Tsukiko isn't selling anyone pictures.
She's simply showing them to me. Right?
Absolutely.
I wouldn't sell them or anything.
You can't fool me.
I heard all of you talking.
Hey, Taichi. Take a look
inside Miss Izumisawa's bag for me.
[Taichi] RIght.
[Tsukiko] What? Hold on!
What are you doing?
[Taichi] Here they are.
You have a whole bunch of them.
Give those back.
I took them, they're mine.
[Tomie] Sorry, but no.
They will be confiscated.
Normally, I would report such behavior
to a teacher
as part of the disciplinary committee.
But I'll keep these
and let you go for now.
[trembling]
Come on, Taichi, Kimata. We're done here.
[Tsukiko gasps]
[sighs]
[Tsukiko growls]
What an annoying girl. She's a total brat!
Walking around
with those bodyguard henchmen.
- I want my photos!
- [Chiyo] They weren't the only copies?
Unfortunately, they were.
And all the negatives.
Let it go, Tsuki.
You're way out of your league here.
Listen,
Yamazaki hasn't shown interest yet.
- But
- Not that league. I'm talking about Tomie.
Earlier, she said she wouldn't report
this to the teachers,
but don't count on it.
According to rumor,
she does this all the time.
What do you mean?
[Maa] You know how Hayashi from Class D
was suspended the other day?
I heard she was the snitch
who tattled on him.
Oh, cut it out, Maa.
Stop trying to scare me.
You need to keep your guard up.
[sighs] It's fine.
All I have to do is play dumb.
[chiming]
[buzz of voices and laughter]
- [Michiko] I can't believe that happened.
- [Tsukiko] Yeah, what crummy luck, right?
As if I didn't have enough
to worry about already.
Hey, Michiko, if you're asked about it,
cover for me, okay?
[Michiko] Uh, sure, no problem.
I won't let you down.
- Tsukiko!
- [both] Huh?
- [Maa] There's someone here for you.
- Huh?
Yamazaki!
CREATION
- [Yamazaki] Sorry to interrupt lunch.
- [Tsukiko] It's fine. What's up?
- Can I ask you for something personal?
- [gasps]
Uh, sure. What is it?
I guess you could call it a favor.
- It's about a photograph
- [gasps]
This sucks.
How'd I end up in this situation?
Why do I have to be the one to take
pictures of some other girl for Yamazaki?
And to make things worse, it's her,
of all people! Ugh, what a nightmare.
There she is.
- [gasps]
- [chuckles]
Come on out, don't be shy.
[Tsukiko sighs]
You can take as many pictures of me
as you want, okay?
Feel free to print them up
and scatter them around campus.
[chuckles] You sure?
I'm up for it if you are.
Yes. Be my guest.
[shutter clicking]
[Tsukiko] Oh, these are great.
I must admit, you really are pretty.
Just like a model.
Step back a little.
I'd like to take a full-body shot.
Hey, I'm allowing you
to take the photographs.
So you should be the one to step back.
[chuckles] Right. True.
Tell me, Miss Izumisawa
How much will one of my photos sell for?
Well, let's see
There are boys out there who'd likely
pay, pfft, over 100,000 yen for one.
Oh!
[gasps]
[shudders]
Izumisawa?
Mr. Tani, I
What a sad state of affairs this is.
How disappointing to find out the Photo
Club is selling pictures for a profit.
No, sir! You've got it all wrong!
[giggles]
Got caught red-handed.
[gasps]
[trembles]
All right, fine. I admit it.
And I'll resign from the club
as my punishment.
Feel free to suspend or expel me
if that's not enough.
Hmph.
Hmm.
- Sir?
- Hmm?
Excellent work.
[eerie music]
[birdsong]
[bell tinkling]
[sighs]
Yamazaki can't possibly be in on this
[woman] Tsukiko!
Yeah, Mom, what is it?
I got those photos
you asked me to pick up!
[Tsukiko] Where'd you put them?
- [Mom] On top of the table there.
- [Tsukiko] Thanks!
[gasps]
What is this?
[gasps]
[whimpers]
[shuddering]
[creepy music]
[laughter and exclamations]
[gasping]
Hey, boys I have a very important favor
to ask of you.
Listen close.
Serves her right! [laughs]
I wish I could see the look on her face.
- [thud]
- [gasps]
[Yamazaki breathing shakily]
Yamazaki?
Listen, Izumisawa.
You need to hide somewhere!
- Come on!
- [Tsukiko] What's going on?
- Some people are coming after you.
- [gasps]
[Tsukiko] After me? Why?
[Yamazaki] It's the guys
in the disciplinary committee.
I overheard them
talking with Tomie earlier.
Her body was trembling.
From anger!
- They were making plans to murder you!
- [Tsukiko gasps]
[Yamazaki] I thought they were joking
at first, but they're completely serious!
They're coming to find you and kill you!
[murmuring]
Have you seen Tsukiko Izumisawa?
Uh Yeah.
She went that way a few minutes ago.
Thanks.
PHOTO CLUB
[sighs]
Okay. Hey, I think the coast is clear.
They're gone now, you're fine.
[Tsukiko] Oh, thank you so much.
That was terrifying!
But why exactly is all of this happening?
Why are they trying to kill me?
[Yamazaki] I feel
a lot of this situation is my fault.
It's because I asked you
to take those photos.
Everything just spun
out of control from there.
What compelled you to scatter
those pictures all over campus?
Uh it's because
she said to.
But it was mostly jealousy.
And by that
I mean, Yamazaki, I-
Hey, I [gasps]
[Yamazaki grunting] Die!
Please forgive me. It was Tomie.
She trembled when she looked me in the eye
and asked me to kill you.
I'll do anything for her. Anything!
You're not my type. Not next to Tomie!
- [grunting]
- [Tsukiko moaning]
- Aah!
- [yells]
[Yamazaki screaming]
[Tsukiko coughing]
[Yamazaki] My eyes!
- Oh no!
- [Tsukiko whimpering]
- [Yamazaki screaming]
- [panting]
[Yamazaki] Oh no!
[Yamazaki continues screaming]
[Mom] Tsukiko, where have you been?
I got a call about your suspension.
Answer me!
You really are hopeless, you know that?
Your father's going to hear
all about this, young lady.
When he gets back from his trip,
he'll have some words for you.
Ugh. I'm leaving.
I'll be with your father
till we return end of this week.
[footsteps]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[gasps]
Taichi and Kimata? Why?
[shudders] Huh?
Tsukiko. You and I should talk.
To kill you?
[laughs] Who said such a thing?
[laughs]
Ridiculous.
Yamazaki.
He said it,
then tried to choke me to death.
He's under your spell.
Oh please, I'm not a witch. [chuckles]
Besides, I don't know anyone
named Yamazaki.
This sounds like one big misunderstanding.
[sighs]
Maybe he's so madly in love with you,
it drove him to a crazed, murderous rage.
Wanna share a drink with me?
Come on. There's no poison in it.
Ooh, and take a look,
I have some sweets, too.
I brought all of this as a peace offering
to apologize for how you got suspended.
Want some?
I never dreamed this could happen
from letting you take photos of me.
Who'd have predicted a teacher
would be standing behind you?
Coincidences are scary.
Coincidence, huh?
Maybe a well-orchestrated one.
Hmm.
Wow! Did you take these photos?
[Tsukiko] No, they were given to me
by a friend.
[Tomie] Hmm
This looks like Gaudí.
Have you ever been to Spain before?
I haven't.
[Tomie] Ah, that's too bad.
I used to live in Spain
before I came here.
I was born in France, though.
My family lived in a big, beautiful house
in the center of Barcelona.
Of course, it was a building
that Gaudí designed.
Mother loved it, may she rest in peace.
She was a famous actress.
Grandfather was an artist
and close friends with Picasso.
There's a photo in my house
of the two of them together.
Hey, here's an idea!
Why not come to my place and see it?
We could leave now
and catch my father there.
He's been hoping he could meet you.
Sorry, I'm gonna have to decline.
I have a bad feeling about this.
[Tomie] A bad feeling?
[sighs] Don't tell me you still doubt me?
It's so sketchy.
And it just sounds so fake!
Gaudí and Picasso? No way that's true.
It's far more likely that you're just
some sort of pathological liar.
It's a form of illness.
Meaning you're out of your mind.
[Tomie trembling]
Did you just say
I have some form of illness?
[Tsukiko] See!
You're showing your true colors!
You're a lying monster!
Those photos I took and scattered
managed to capture your hideous true form!
[Tomie] Izumisawa did you just now
use the word "monster"?
Did you, in reference to me,
use the words "hideous" and "monster"?
[hyperventilating]
[screeching]
My my my head!
Stop it, stop it, stop it!
Oh, you're not getting away with this!
[Tsukiko] Oh, give it a rest!
This is all just for show!
- [whimpers]
- [gasps]
[shrieking]
- [screaming]
- Hmm?
Huh?
- What did you do?
- [Tsukiko gasping]
Stop it! Let go of me!
- [Taichi growls]
- [Kimata] Tomie!
[Tomie screaming] It hurts!
[Kimata] Tomie! What's the matter?
- Hey! What's wrong?
- Don't look at me!
[gasping]
[Tomie weeping]
What are you staring at?
Don't just stand there, do something!
Get this horrific swelling off of me
and burn it! Now!
[tinkling]
[Taichi grunting]
[yells]
- [grunts]
- [screams] Easy, that hurts me!
- [whimpering]
- [Taichi grunting]
Don't die on me!
- [trembling]
- [Kimata] Please, Tomie! Stay strong!
- [thumping]
- [Tomie groaning]
[Tomie screams]
[both panting]
There. We finally got it off.
Hey. You okay?
We got the swelling off,
just like you asked us to, Tomie!
[Kimata wails] Miss Tomie is headless now!
This is insane
[Kimata] Why didn't you notice
while you were cutting it off?
[Taichi] What about you?
What should we do? We're murderers now
[Kimata] No, it's all right.
Nothing to worry about. Nobody saw us.
[both gasp]
[Kimata] Hey, Izumisawa,
why are you pretending to be asleep?
[Taichi] Stop screwing around.
You saw everything that happened,
didn't you?
Uh no, I saw nothing at all.
[Taichi] Liar!
I could feel someone watching me.
[Kimata] Yeah, same. Maybe you even
took some pictures with that camera.
- [Taichi] That'd be terrible.
- [Kimata] She's a master at photo editing.
She made Tomie look like a monster!
[Taichi] Yeah! That's why we planned
to murder you at the mansion.
[Kimata] Tomie is a beautiful goddess!
Taichi, let's kill her off
right here, right now!
Taichi! Kimata! What are you doing?
[both gasp]
Hurry up and burn it off!
Burn off this horrifying swelling!
If you don't hurry,
that thing will wake up again! Hurry!
I said hurry, damn it!
- [whimpers]
- [Taichi and Kimata] Right!
[squelching]
- [thumping and squelching]
- [groans softly]
Huh?
[melodramatic music]
[Tomie hisses]
[moaning]
[bell tinkling]
[hissing]
[chuckling]
[cackling]
[continues laughing]
[cackles loudly]
[grunting]
[panting]
[cackling loudly]
I don't know what was a dream or real,
but I should clean things up, either way.
[sighs]
Man, my photos are ruined.
[squelching]
[shutter clicks]
[cheerful pop music]
[man] Oh, it appears the insects
are starting to argue with one another.
My, oh my, this might not be an argument.
Is it bullying?
Everyone's watching this.
It's better if you stopped.
I'm watching as well,
with my very own eyes.
Oh, the ink. It's no longer coming out.
I need more red ink.