Where should I begin?
The story...
goes back to 1964.
That year...
A mouse with no hair on its body was found,
which was made by a sudden mutation.
The main characteristic of this mouse was that
it was born without a thymus,
an important organ in the immune system.
And so...
this autoimmune deficient mouse...
became known as the "nude mouse."
I'm not dead yet!
Smokin'!
I can't take it!
I don't get it, I just don't!
I don't fucking get it!
I don't get it! I don't get it at all!
Just wait... Wait!!!
What's wrong with you?!
I really don't get it!
What's not to get?!
I don't get it!
We're never gonna die!
He's a nerd, so Arita made friends with him!
What the hell are you talking about?!
He's my friend!
Why did you become his friend?!
Were you lonely or something?!
What does it mean to be lonely?!
That's why I became his friend!
Excuse me!
What does it mean to be friends?!
That's why we became friends. Because I was lonely...
What?!
What does it mean to be lonely?!
That's why... why I became...
Shut up!
Don't talk nonsense.
Just die already!
Actually, we're...
We're already dead.
First of all!
This is Lou.
He died in March of this year. In his sleep, like an old man.
He was born in Japan, but his parents are Taiwanese.
So, I'm sure he's also Taiwanese.
But he didn't like bananas.
But he's already dead, so I'm sure he's not even anyone anymore!
This is Bob.
He also died in March of this year.
He died from being too poor.
His family runs a butcher shop, but they don't make much money.
Anyway, he was poor.
It's really pathetic.
And even though he's dead, he still pretends to be a butcher's son.
But if you die once, it doesn't matter if you were poor.
Now, this is Clay.
He also died in March of this year.
His cause of death isn't known, but...
You know, I think it was just his time.
They always said he would die young, because he was so small.
His dead face was as beautiful as a dream.
His mother took it hard, but she still outlived her son.
What a shameless mother!
Finally, this is Rika, which means "science."
He also died in March of this year, same as all the others.
He has a strange face, but his father is a university professor.
I think he's the smartest of them all.
But he's already dead.
So I hope they put a plaque up at his father's university.
He didn't accomplish much, but...
Stop it already!
So...
Please, forgive me!
Please...
You're kidding!
Who's kidding, asshole?
Yeah!
We died a serious death!
- That's enough. - I don't get it.
I thought we were friends in death.
Or maybe...
You don't want to be my friend anymore?
- No! - Okay...
Just die, then!
Yeah, just die!
Die!
Die! Die! Die!
Hang yourself and die!
Slit your wrists and die!
Inhale gas and die!
Get depressed and die!
Swallow pills and die!
It doesn't matter!
Just go to hell!
What are you doing?
We all had to die!
That's a fact, right?!
Hey, Bob!
Bring it to me.
Come on!
Do you know...
whose bones these are?
No.
These are...
...your bones.
But they look like KFC bones!
You know what?
It's all what you might call...
a problem of explanation.
Do you get it?
Yeah, these are chicken bones.
You bet your feathers, they are. Anyone could see that!
But concentrating on the obvious...
will cause your brain to rot!
That's why, for example...
Maybe you just want to make your body feel a little bit LIGHTER!
So if you think like that...
then these will become your bones!
All right, then, put this inside your own body!
Good!!
Now we need a name for it.
The Emperor's birthday...
No...
The year was...
1989.
June 1989.
June 3rd...
Everything changed!
Chiyoda Line...
Omotesando Station...
He jumped...
off the platform...
and died!
Put up a good picture!
Yo! Yo! Yo! You're from the church, right?
We're going to Aoyama Cemetary, okay?
That's it!
I'm going too! For Yohane's sake!
Let's go to the cemetary!
Yeah, let's go!
Sorry... Excuse me...
Excuse me!
Who are you guys?
Um...
We're from the Tokyo Institute of Technology...
Professor Shimada's son, Takashi...
Is he here?
Rika, that's you!
Hi, I'm Rika...
I mean, Takashi.
Well, this is...
What is it?
It's very hard to say, but...
Your father...
In other words, Professor Shimada...
Unfortunately, in the middle of an experiment at the university...
He died in a terrible accident.
What?
The professor said he was unmarried, so...
We considered looking for relatives, but...
Then we realized that he had a son.
Well, of course, Takashi, you are his closest relative, but...
you're still a child, after all.
All other arrangements will be made by the university,
with the cooperation of your relatives.
That's all for today.
I'm sorry.
Hey, wait a minute!
Takashi...
I understand how you feel, but...
How could you understand?!
Showing up like this...
All of a sudden...
You guys did something!
Don't assume I'm stupid because I'm a kid!
What do you mean?
In the middle of an experiment?
A terrible accident?
Who would be convinced by a story like that?!
That kind of thing...
Do you think your father tricked you?
No, why would I think that?
Why are you telling me that it's a trick?
Takashi!
Well...
All I can say is...
The professor was involved in some very dangerous research.
And during that research...
You might call it a sudden occurrence...
Well...
Like being infected with a virus.
That's what the university is calling it.
Therefore...
That's why we couldn't let you see his body.
It's not possible.
Please understand that.
Besides...
That's what the professor would have wanted.
We'll explain it all in detail, at a later date.
Please don't worry about it.
Goodbye.
- What is it... - Wait!
Well, you know...
I can't compete with Rika, but...
I loved the professor, too!
It's true!
Really!
When I told you that my body was made of clay...
You were the only adult who didn't make a fool of me!
You cleaned the dirty clay out of me every day...
So my body was always clean!
That's why...
That's why you're the king of science!
Monkeys... evolved...
and became human.
I remember when you said that...
You were my father.
But there was nothing that I could do!
And you just died, without a trace...
You left me nothing!
I can't take it!
Is this real?
That was Kentucky Fried Chicken!
But is this one real?
If KFC can become real bones, then can these become KFC?
Lou, how do you explain this?
I...
I explain it like this.
Your dad...
isn't really dead.
Rika...
This...
What's in here...
It's not Dad's bones!
Rika, stop it!
Don't blame me!
It's just my interpretation!
Rika!
Stop it!
Rika, stop it!
Hey!
Rika, stop it!
Stop it!
See?
I told you.
It's a floppy disk.
What's with these glasses?
It's like an energizer.
An energizer?
If you use this, you can read the information on a floppy disk without a PC monitor.
So the inside of these glasses is a monitor?!
It's not like you can see text, though.
It's like the inside of everyone's brain is a monitor.
What?!
When light hits the energizer,
it sends a signal directly to the brain.
So even if you close your eyes, the image will be projected to the brain.
What, that's crazy!
It sounds so high tech!
It's a little weird at first, but you'll get used to it.
Really?!
Okay...
Look at his face!
Okay!
It's about time.
Ah, okay...
But before that, I have something to tell you.
Okay!
I want you to keep this floppy a secret.
Not just from your teachers, but also your parents and other friends.
Ah, okay...
Do you promise?
Yes!
Okay!
Okay...
Here goes!
There it is!
Science and Studying...?
"Science and Studying"!
What is this?!
The title! It's the floppy disk's title!
Okay, here goes again!
Got it!
Question 1!
What is the difference between plants and animals?
What is this?!
What does this have to do with the professor?
Let's skip this one.
Good idea!
What is this?
What?
We have to finish this problem before we can see the next one.
What?
Hey, don't be angry.
We should bring this to the university and ask them to help us!
Yeah!
No, we can't trust them!
You saw those two guys before!
Dad must have been the one who hid this floppy disk.
Dad is out there somewhere.
He's sending us a message.
But there's no message.
So, look.
I'm sure there's something hidden... Some kind of code, or something.
If we solve each problem, I'm sure we'll find the answer.
A code!
Okay, let's do it!
Hey, I got it!
What?
Tell us!
What is it?
Chopper!
Yeah?!
He didn't die!
Yeah?!
He turned into a plant man!
No good?
Let's just try to solve them.
Okay!
I'm sure we'll find something.
Let's do it!
The difference between plants and animals, right?
The difference is...
You're way off.
If you would listen...
I was about to explain!
So?
Well...
Oh, I know!
Animals are like, dogs and cats, right?
Or like, camels!
Plants are vegetables!
Idiot! What are you talking about?
You explain it, then.
Okay, listen.
Animals can move, but plants can't!
That's great!
Well, that's a good idea.
But actually, plants do move. They just move very slowly.
You need to account for chlorophyll and photosynthesis.
Plants have a substance called chlorophyll.
They can make their own food by absorbing light.
So they breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen.
It's the opposite of animals. That's the biggest difference.
That's it!
We got it!
Yeah, we did it!
We did it!
If we work together, we can cruise through without working too hard!
You're so smart! I wanna be smart like you!
Okay! I'll go to the next one.
Okay!
There it is! What does it mean?
The difference between fish and reptiles...?
Oh, I know this one!
Nice!
Fish have scales, but reptiles don't.
Wait, they do...
Hey, what's a reptile?
Idiot! It's like snakes and lizards.
What? It's easy!
Water! Fish live in water!
Idiot! What about sea turtles and stuff?
Sea turtles?
Yes.
This question is stupid!
I know! Eggs!
No...
Can I say something?
What is it?
I think the answer is gills.
What are you talking about?
Gills! What a stupid answer.
- That's correct. - What?!
It's gills.
Fish can only breathe through their gills.
But all reptiles breathe with lungs, even ones who live in water.
But we also had gills when we were in the womb.
No way!
It's a proof that we were once fish.
What?!
We did it!
We did it again!
I'm going to the next one!
There it is.
Reptiles and mammals.
It's got to be eggs!
Right, mammals don't lay eggs.
There are exceptions, but close enough.
Also, body temperature.
Body temperature?
Mammals are high-temperature animals. Their body temperature remains constant.
But reptiles are low-temperature animals.
They change their body temperature to match their environment.
Whoa!
So they don't need fur or clothes.
That makes sense!
We did it!
We did it again!
I'll go to the next one!
There it is.
Monkeys and humans...?
Monkeys and humans?
- Monkeys are stupid! - Oh, shut up.
That's really the only difference, though.
Then, let's make a list of reasons why humans are smarter!
Oh, yeah!
Let's see...
I know!
Humans can talk!
Yes, language.
What else?
Oh, right!
Humans make tools and use them.
It's technology.
Humans have big brains.
Right, the development of big brains.
I might be wrong, but...
Humans can walk upright.
I think we have enough.
Let's try it.
Yeah! We got a bonus!
I'll go next!
There it is.
What's the difference between Bob and Lou?
What's the difference...
between Bob and Lou?
Hey, you know what?!
Maybe this is where the secret code part starts!
You might be right.
Anyway, let's try to solve it.
We're always together, so this should be easy!
The difference between the two of us?
Okay, let's see.
I'm more thoughtful.
Hey, I think about stuff too!
Okay... Never mind!
Wait, let me think...
I don't know... Isn't it weird for us to answer about ourselves?
Let's answer together.
Yeah, let's answer together!
Then we'll have a better chance.
I'll go first.
Bob is very direct and stingy.
What?!
Lou is indecisive and sullen.
No, I'm not!
What do you mean?
You're sullen.
You're always moping!
You never say what you mean, just bitching and moaning...
Shut up, asshole!
Then I'm not stingy, either!
You are stingy!
You're a stingy fucking wanker!
Let's not talk about that.
I'm sorry...
You can't just divide people by personality.
It's "Science and Studying."
You have to think logically.
Then...
That's right.
Lou's from Taiwan.
Yeah.
And I'm full Japanese.
That explains it!
Yeah, let's try it!
We got it wrong!
It's messing with us!
Wait, why was it wrong?
I mean, Lou is Taiwanese, right?
Yeah!
Both of my parents are Japanese.
Something's not right...
It must be the floppy!
Okay, I get it!
I mean, your ethnicity is like your blood type.
It's actually just as ambiguous as your personality.
That's too difficult!
I mean, for example...
Do you know exactly what percentage of each ethnicity is in your blood?
Right?
So, if you think like that...
It's hard to pin down exactly what ethnicity someone actually is.
Well, what about before?
When I said that I'm already dead, so I have no nationality anymore.
You can't say I was wrong about that, right?
Then, what about...
blood type?
- I'm AB! - Okay!
I'm AB, too...
What?!
Okay, what else could it be?
Let's see...
I know!
Height! It's their height!
I'm 175 cm!
Yeah!!! I'm 170!
That's it!!!
We got it wrong again!
Why wasn't that right?
I don't know.
Our score went down to 0!
PENALTY?!
What are we supposed to do?
What's happening?!
Who are you?
So you're Rika?
What?
I see... so you're Rika!
What the hell?
Tell me who you are!
I've been looking for you!
Your father has done SO much for me!
It... it was you!
I'm Hosei, and that's Dorothy.
How very nice to meet you!
Ri... ka!
Don't call me that.
Okay then, Rika...
Darling!
Hello.
This is Rika.
Little miss Rika.
Sweet Rika...
Stop it!
My name is Takashi!
But everyone calls me Rika because I'm good at science.
Do you like your father?
I'm asking if you like him.
I like him.
- Do you respect him? - Yes, I do.
Then you should respect me and Dorothy, too.
Your father is a great guy!
His brain is really top-notch!
And thanks to him, we now have...
our bodies are half technology!
It was a terrible accident.
There really was no saving us.
It hurt so bad that I cried.
And who was first to arrive at the University Hospital?
It was none other than...
Professor Shimada!
I'm counting on you.
Please...
help...
me!
Please...
help...
Please!!!
The release form...
I signed it.
Like selling my soul...
...to the devil.
That's a lie!
This tongue is...
silicon!
The bones in my arms are...
ceramic!
My stomach is...
mostly...
mechanical wiring!
Not only that... My eyeballs are...
filled with blue crystals!
I need a magnifying glass to see!
That's right!
And thankfully...
my skin is made of mink!
That's funny!
That's a lie!
Dad wouldn't do that!
This guy is great!
Humans and animals have different genetics, so that's not even possible!
Hey, Takashi!
Now, I'll show you something!
Do you want a body like this, too?
Huh?
If you were him, how would you feel?
Answer me, Rika!
Hey...
What...
are you doing...
with this little...
...contraption?
It's nothing!
It's homework! Homework!
It was assigned by my prep school!
Kids these days...
are really something!
No...
not really...
By the way...
what happened to your father?
Huh?
You don't have to be so scared!
It's just...
the truth is...
we heard some rumors...
not very nice rumors, about your father.
That's all.
It appears that...
he had an accident...
during an experiment of some kind...
he had a bad fall or something...
Something like that.
Why?
Who cares, if you know?
Is it true?
Yes, it's true!
Where are...
his bones?
Bones?
His remains!
I mean, look what he did for us!
The least we can do is burn some incense for him!
Is that too much to ask?
But...
he's already buried!
Where?
A- Aoyama Cemetary.
Aoyama Cemetary?
Where in Aoyama?
What? How would I know that?
He's alive, isn't he?
What?
Your father's alive, isn't he?
You and your university friends...
You can't just run away from us!
What are you talking about?
What gives you the right to go after me?
It makes me sick!
Your father just died...
and you're just hanging out...
doing homework with your little friends!
Oh, well.
Rika, you're so studious.
I'm sure you've studied all about...
hereditary inheritance, right?
If you don't know, I'll explain it to you.
First of all, when a parent dies, half of their property goes to their spouse.
And the other half is divided between their children.
Divided equally!
That's how it works.
Now, let's examine the case at hand.
Professor Shimada was not married.
So you, sweet little Rika, are the sole heir.
In other words, Professor Shimada's property belongs solely to you!
That's the way the cookie crumbles!
What are you trying to say?
Well...
On the other hand, I can say the same thing about the professor's debts.
So, as far as we're concerned,
if you continue to insist that the professor is dead,
then we will have no choice but to ask you
to take care of our problems, as repayment for all we've been through!
That's ridiculous!
Oh, I know!
I know, darling Rika!
You didn't do anything wrong.
But you know...
That's how the world works.
If you want someone to blame...
why don't you blame your father?
Hey, stop!
What are you doing?
Don't touch me!
Stop it!
You've got to understand...
We're the victims, here.
We're the victims!!!
Well?
How does Dorothy taste?
That's just what Dorothy took from one dog's anus.
There's a lot more where that came from.
Are you going to let your dad taste it?
Or are you going to lap it all up yourself?
You better think about it long and hard.
We'll be seeing you.
Hey, wake up!
Come on, wake up!
Wake up!
Come on, wake up!
Hey!
What the hell?
What happened?
I fell asleep.
Man, my head hurts!
I told you to stop doing this.
Forget it, just listen to me!
What's wrong with you?
You look just like your father.
Shut up!
You all saw it, didn't you?
I saw my father's face, from the floppy!
Then these weird guys came out!
Come on...
Now we have proof!
This floppy was definitely sent by my father!
And that floppy holds the key to solving this case!
The questions we got wrong, those were all hints!
Hints?
And you know...
I solved it!
I figured it out!
The answer to the fifth question!
Listen to me!
The answer it's looking for...
It's not something superficial like height.
Okay!
We need evidence that Bob is Bob and Lou is Lou.
When I thought about it, I realized...
What is it?
Here, look...
Can you open your mouth?
- Why? - Just do it!
Like this?
Your teeth are jagged, right?
So what if they are?
If you have bad teeth, you should get fillings, right?
Hey, I like the way my teeth look!
Most people would get fillings.
If they were really bad, you'd get false teeth, right?
So what?
Okay, what would you do if you got a bad burn?
What?
- You'd have to get a skin graft, right? - No, I would never do that!
That's the only option!
Really?
If it's your own skin, it'll attach itself right away.
But if it's someone else's skin,
it'll fall off, if it's not transplanted correctly.
What?
That's why Bob can't get a skin graft from Lou.
That makes sense!
So, how can you tell Bob's skin apart from Lou's skin?
What?
Well...
It's a gene contained in his skin cells.
A gene?
Genes contain a compound which can connect to other genes.
And that compound is the same in all humans.
But the combination is different.
The combination?
Bob and Lou's genes have different combination patterns.
Oh... That makes sense!
So, the only thing that makes me different from Lou is our combination of genes?
Yes, of course.
But I mean, I don't know anything about my genes...
Anyway, I'll put the answer in.
Okay!
Here goes!
It won't be like last time, right?
Don't worry. We'll get it right this time.
Put it in!
Okay...
Reverse!
We did it!
You were right!
Go to the next one!
Let's go!
There it is!
What's this?
"Who is the greatest cellular biologist in Japan?"
Here we go!
It's the professor, it's the professor!
- It's Professor Shimada! - I think you're right!
It's got to be Shimada!
We did it!
"Bring the..."
"floppy disk to..."
"the Ten Research Institute."
"Go."
"I..."
"want to..."
"talk to..."
"you!"
Rika...
I'm coming.
Father, I'm coming!
Excuse me.
Look at them all!
Carp, glass lizards...
Newts...
African clawed frogs...
White horned owls!
Giant anteaters...
Birds of paradise...
Excuse me!
Monkeys, flatworms...
Proboscis monkeys and opossums...
There were about 78 of them.
Professor Shimada was lying on the ground,
as if he were being swallowed up by a sea of laboratory animals.
Rika!
I thought to myself, this can't be!
What's going on?
I thought I'd save him.
And?
What happened?
Huh?
You're Takashi Shimada!
Yes, I am.
- You're Mr. Ten, right? - Yes, I'm Ten.
Nice to meet you!
Huh?
You don't remember me?
You really don't remember me?!
Well...
Well, that's understandable.
But I still remember you being this small.
Huh?
This is what happened.
Right after you were born,
I put you in a Japanese monkey cage for a week and observed you.
What?!
And ever since you were in elementary school,
I've been sending you this blue, small, pressure dance model
from the English Museum of Contemporary Art.
But you don't remember me?
I see!
- Hey, Rika! - That's too bad...
Look... I'm sorry I forgot.
But I wanted to ask you something about my father.
Why ask me?
We got a floppy...
Floppy?!
Some people from the university told me that my father is dead.
But I just couldn't believe it.
So if you have his remains...
What?!
I mean, if you had his remains...
If I had his remains?!
You think I would do that?
What? No!
What do you call it?
That kind of nonsense.
No, wait!
That's not what he meant!
Rika's just confused!
Yeah, that's right! He's not a bad person!
You should blame the university instead! If you don't have the remains, then they do!
- That's right! - I took care of the remains.
What?
And I was the one who put him in the floppy disk.
Takashi...
What did you do with that floppy disk, anyway?
- I brought it. - You brought it?
- That's what it said... - Did the floppy say that?
Well, it's okay.
Mr. Ten...
Please tell me the truth.
Please.
Okay.
You said my father had fallen down, right?
I did.
But...
Was it really an accident?
Yes, it was.
But he's alive, right?
It's a lie that he's dead, right?
Mr. Ten!
He's alive.
Yes!!!
However, I want to ask you something.
Your father's body has gone through some changes...
I wonder if...
No matter what your father looks like,
do you have the confidence to call him your father?
Of course I do.
Are you sure?
When you say that his body has changed, do you mean...
like a bad burn?
No.
Or, maybe he lost an arm?
No.
Is he deaf?
No.
He can't speak?
No.
Then, is he paralyzed?
What?
He can't move half of his body?
No.
Then, did he lose his mind?
No.
Then, what is it?!
- You know... - What?
Not you, your father!
Hey, Shimada!
Where is he?
What should I do?
I disposed of your body and kept you hidden.
Now your son comes to me,
and says he wants to see you!
So...
What should I do?
Mr. Ten.
Please let me see my father.
Please.
I'm ready for anything.
So...
Please...
Please stop hiding my father and let me see him!
Mr. Ten, please!
Please!!!
Well, Mr. Takashi Shimada...
Yes?
That white floppy disk you have with you...
Over there, do you see a small disk drive?
Please put it in there.
Why?
Just do it!
I put it in.
Good.
In that case...
it's time to call him.
The king of science that everyone admires.
The king of science!
Mr...
Shimada.
It's the professor!
Father!!!
Hey, did you see that?
He replied, didn't he?
Yeah...
Okay, I'll try it again.
Watch carefully, this time!
See?
- He sees us, right? - Yeah!
- He understood me! - Wow!
Now, you guys try!
What?
Come on, try it!
No, it's okay...
I don't want to!
Just try it!
Come on, just try it!
Really? I mean...
Do it!
Just do it!
Come on, guys...
Stop it, Dad!
What are you doing?
It's Clay!
You remember him, don't you?
I mean...
We came all the way here, just to see you.
You know what...
He hasn't seen you in awhile, so...
I think he's embarrassed.
Embarrassed?!
Okay, we'll try something else.
Bob, try standing on a chair and ringing your bell.
What?!
Just do it!
- From here? - Sure, that's fine.
Let's go.
He heard it...
What?
Do it again!
He's receiving audio information in real time!
Okay, Dad. Next is walking practice.
What?
It's a necessary skill if you want to be a part of society.
Okay...
Just try to follow me.
Wow!
He's moving!
Okay, keep walking!
Whoa, that's awesome!
That's incredible!
Hey, look!
I know what we should do next!
Speaking practice!
Rika, you haven't seen your father in awhile.
You probably want to talk to him, right?
Okay, then.
Um...
Um... Hello!
Ah... Hello!
Uh... I'm Rika's friend...
I'm Lou!
What?
No, it's not that.
It's Lou!
No, not Lee.
Lou!
Lou! Lou!!!
No, not that...
Lou!
No, it's Lou!
Lou!!!
Mr. Ten...
Mr. Ten!
What?
This is just a bad joke, isn't it?
Right, a joke!
Hey, you know what?
If we keep doing this long enough, he'll probably come out and surprise us.
Right?
No...
The teacher is there.
Right, Takashi?
Drop the act, old man!
Hey, stop!
What are you doing?
You'll hurt your head!
I can't accept it! That's not my father!
If he had died...
that would have been...
Takashi...
Listen to me.
I'll tell you an interesting story.
In the Soviet Union...
I like Russians, by the way.
In the Soviet Union...
These days, when sending a missile,
they research whether they can hit the enemy's base without being detected.
In order to escape from all communication satellites and radar,
they have no choice but to use the sea.
However, their own electromagnetic waves can't pass through the water either.
So what do you think they do, in this case?
They take a mother rabbit who's just had children, and keep her at the base.
I like rabbits, too.
Then, they keep the baby rabbits at the command center until it's time for the launch.
When it's time to launch the missile,
they cut off the babies' heads...
one by one.
What?
All for national security.
However, if you cut off the heads at a certain angle, in sequence,
after about five of them, the mother's brainwaves begin to move.
Then, they press the button.
What?!
It's funny, isn't it?
After all, even a cutting edge military like the Soviet Union's
is used to repeating such experiments on a regular basis.
Takashi...
In a field of biology that has faced many challenges,
we have made a step forward.
So, what we scientists are most interested in now
is that parent-child bond, the flow of energy between you and your father.
So, what do you think?
If anyone can get through to your father...
it's not us...
It's you.
Don't you agree with that?
Hey guys, I'm sorry, but...
What?
Can you leave me alone?
I mean...
can I be alone with my father?
Oh yeah, of course...
Mr. Ten, you too.
Go ahead.
Dad!
If you can hear me,
listen carefully.
If you can't hear me,
that's okay, too.
Right now...
I just accessed your floppy disk.
Did you notice?
That's why...
I'm...
I'm going to go inside of you.
Dad, I'm going to hack you.
I guess that makes me a hacker.
You may not like it, but...
You have to admit that what you did was pretty selfish.
So...
Just be patient.
Alright.
I'm going in.
Don't you understand?!
That's our password.
That was the password that we always used!
Don't you know my password?
Well?
Open, father!
Ah...
Shi...
He talked...
Ma...
Ma... shi...
Ee...
Ah... su...
Wa... ah...
T... mo...
Ma... ee...
Ru-ha... ah...
Ee... wa... ta...
Shi...
Wa... Su...
D- re...
Ee... Pu...
Ro... Eh... Pu...
Po... No... Na...
Ee... Oh...
Bu... Oh... Ta... Ka...
Bu-ha... Wa...
Ta... Shi... Ee...
Ah...
Su... Wa... Ah...
To... Wa... Ee...
Ru-ha... Wa... Ee...
What are you saying?
I can't understand that!
I...
My...
name...
Ah... Shi... Na... Ha... Ee...
Mo... Wo...
Shi, ah, oo, ee....
Oh... Oh...
Oh... No... Ma... Ma...
Ko... Ka... Fu... Ee...
Ri... Ri... Meh...
Wh- Wh- What is this?
D- D- Dad!
What...
is this...
Your... skin...
Your... cells...
Ta...
...ka... shi...
Yes?
I... brought... you...
...here... to... join...
...with...
...m- m- me.
Rika!!!
He's gone!
Oh, my dear Rika!
We've come for you!
It's them!
Yes, it's me!
Oh no, it's them!
Hey, hey, hey, my little Rika!
Artificial muscles are really amazing!
Once it gets stretched out, it can stretch all the way to your brain!
I mean it!
I must say, I was surprised!
I should have known...
Scientists of the future will publish papers in their brains, just to train their skulls!
Ohhhh!!!!
Hey, why are you here?!
Oh, no...
Don't ask such stupid questions.
And why are you here?
Can't you answer?
Then, I'll tell you instead.
"Dad, I came to see you."
Idiot!
You lied to us and tried to hide in a place like this.
Isn't that right?
So what?!
Who is the professor to you?
Shut up!
Rika...
I'm sorry.
Okay, I'll tell you.
I'll tell you the truth.
Hurry up and tell me.
Dad is...
He's alive!
Uh-huh.
But what you told me about the other day...
It's not my responsibility.
That's right...
I didn't do it, right?
So, if you have any complaints, bring them to my father.
Okay.
Hurry up and bring him out, then.
I'm sorry, Rika darling!
I don't understand!
That's my father!
Dad, say something!
Ho... ho... sei... ei... ei...
Do-ro-thy, Do-ro-thy!
H- H- H- H- Hey!
If you think...
You can make a fool of us and get away with it...
You little brat!
- Trying to fool us with tricks! - It's not a trick!
This is my dad!
You won't believe it, but it's my dad!
- Don't fuck with me! - I'm not lying!
I know it sounds crazy!
But it's really him.
- Explain yourself! - I will explain!
But Dad and Mr. Ten are the only ones who know what really happened.
Still, if someone kills him, I'll know it was you, so don't try anything...
Hurry up and tell me!
There's a disk drive in here, right?
There's a white floppy disk in here.
It's contains all of Dad's information.
And I think it's the machine that connects it to the outside world.
So that machine is...
just an extremity.
To put it simply, it's a body.
So...
What I'm saying is,
that machine allows you to see him.
And... it's connected to this white floppy disk.
That's enough!
I get it!
That's enough!
You've been playing with your computer too much.
Maybe you've gone crazy?
That's not what it means to be alive!
You know what?
Maybe you're right.
But I've made up my mind.
In other words, it's my interpretation.
This person is definitely my father.
That's why...
I've decided to call this person Dad.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Thank you.
Your interpretation, eh?
That's very convenient, isn't it?
But, you know...
He's not a professor or anything.
He's just a pile of junk.
It really makes me sad!
How pathetic!
But you know, Rika darling...
I'm sorry, but we're stronger than you.
You're wrong to hate my father!
It's not right!
He saved your life, so who cares?
What did you say?
You shouldn't act on your feelings. You just have to learn accept them!
I read it in a book!
You can control your emotions by restricting your actions.
You just have to accept it! That's all!
You read it in a book?!
I see.
My darling Rika...
I don't think you realize who your dad really is.
Do you understand?
Do you know...
how it feels to have your skin...
peeled and torn off?
Or how it feels...
to have your bones...
whittled and carved?
Do you know...
how it feels...
to be torn apart?
Do you...
like your father?
You asked me that before.
- Do you still like him? - Yes, I do.
- Do you respect him? - Yes, I do!
Okay!
I'll show you...
what it means...
to be human.
I'll make you understand.
What are you doing?!
Come on!
Come on!!!
What's going on?
Everyone, stop!
Try to remember!
Lou!
Your interpretation, don't you remember?
We're already dead, remember?
We're all...
K- K- K- Kentucky... Kentucky Fried Chicken!
What are you gonna do to a dead person?!
That's the spirit!
I'll smash you up first, then.
Okay, sound good?
Come on!
I said, come on!
You bastard!
You!
You come apart so easily!
I could sell you...
I could sell you for $8000 at a Texas meat market!
Hey, kid.
Next time you wanna learn something, just leave it to me.
This artificial liver is freshly made. So soft and velvety, too.
You can connect it to a PC disk drive, an external monitor, anything you want.
People all over the world will be lining up to connect to this product!
So, come on!
Try to break it!
I'd like to see you try!
Come on!
I said, come on!
What's wrong?
Come and get me!
What's wrong?
I'll start with him, then.
Here, take this!
Hey, come on!
Here I come!
Hey guys, where are you?!
Rika!
Where are you?!
Takashi!
Father, look what's happening to your son!
Takashi!
I'm going to kill you!
Dad!
Stop it!
You...
and I...
are...
connected.
You and...
I are...
connected.
You and...
I are...
connected.
Death.
In 1964...
the nude mouse was discovered.
Also in 1964, in that same mouse,
an autoimmune deficiency was discovered.
In 1968, cells from a normal mouse were successfully transplanted into a nude mouse.
In 1971, a parasitic cell was transplanted from a normal mouse to a nude mouse.
In 1973, cells from a large mammal were successfully transplanted into a nude mouse.
In 1976, human cells were successfully transplanted into a nude mouse.
In 1978, autoimmune response within a patient was successfully suppressed.
In 1981, an artificial organ transplant was successfully performed on a patient.
In 1982, a regenerative artificial organ was successfully transplanted into a patient.
In 1984, Takao Shimada's autoimmune response was successfully repressed.
In 1986, a regenerative artificial organ was successfully transplanted into Takao Shimada.
In 1988, an unknown infection suddenly appeared within Takao Shimada.
Also in 1988, Takao Shimada's biological data was converted into digital form.
In 1989, Takao Shimada was transferred into a permanent body.
Also in 1989, the biological data of Takashi Shimada was successfully absorbed.
Also in 1989, the biological data of the patient Hosei was...
Rika!
It's okay.
He's not...
He's not my father anymore.
He's not...
He's not my father anymore!
He's...
He's the king of science.
What he did...
It destroyed my father.
I'm awake now.
I'm...
I'm going to study.
Study science!
DIRECTOR: Norimizu Ameya
Subtitles: WiseJake237 -- JINGI MINAMI SUBS --