The Files of Young Kindaichi (金田一少年の事件簿)

The women's bathroom on the second floor of an abandoned hospital.

Stand in front of the end stall.

Hanako, let's play

Say this and knock on the door.

Let's play

If she finds you favorable,

this ghost of the girl will lead take you to your death.

She is called...

"Hanako of the Toilet."

FILE 04

GHOST OF THE ABANDONED HOSPITAL MURDER CASE

Move the wrists in a snappy motion, like this.

Feint the opponent, and then...

Man, you suck at ping-pong.

Are you good at it, Kindaichi?

Yeah. My grandpa loves ping-pong,

so he taught me when I was young.

Hajime's grandpa is the silver league champion in his neighborhood association.

Actually, what a coincidence.

My grandfather played too.

-Wow, really? -Yes.

My grandfather played in the Olympics.

Amazing! Then, are you good at it?

I learned a few things from my grandfather, yes.

I can play a little.

The grandson of a silver-league champion,

against the grandson of an Olympic athlete?

It'd be a close match.

I don't think so.

What, Miyuki? Are you ridiculing my grandpa?

The Olympics is on a different level!

Ridiculing the neighborhood association?

I'm not!

Kindaichi!

Do you want to spend a night at my relative's inn this weekend?

What?

They have ping-pong tables there, so we can play to our hearts' content.

You said it. Bring it on.

I'll win this match no matter what it takes.

On my grandfather's name!

This boy sure loves his grandpa.

Miyuki, why don't you join us?

You want me to come?

Yes.

Why are you being creepy?

Alright!

What a nice sidewalk.

It's only rice fields.

Don't say things like that.

The ping-pong match is just an excuse to trick them into falling in love.

I'll be their Cupid!

What are you filming?

Don't mind me at all. Think of me as a fairy!

That's one manly fairy.

It's shabby.

I prefer the term "distinguished."

If you say so.

What?

Hey, my can's empty.

I'll go get another one.

Did you bring the battery?

YAMASHINA ART UNIVERSITY STUDENT KOHEI INO

Sorry, I forgot to pack it.

What about the cable?

I forgot that too.

Useless punk.

I saw a charger out in the hallway.

Then go plug my phone in.

Yes, I can do that.

You guys...

Stop wasting time, Narusawa. Hurry up.

Sorry.

Don't forget about my beer too!

What gives you the right?

We're claiming the ping-pong tables as soon as we eat, got that?

-We're beating the other group to it. -Roger!

What's that ball?

Oh, it's my grandfather's personal ball.

Oh, you're right. It has a marking on it.

We're fighting for our grandfathers, so I brought it.

When your grandfather is an Olympian, you have a custom-made ball.

Geniuses don't rely on tools.

Saki, I can grab you more stewed potatoes.

That'd be nice. Thank you.

Why are you here anyway, Miyuki?

You have nothing to do with our match.

You don't have to be rude.

-So mean. -Come on, let's--

Hey.

You guys free?

We are students at Yamashina Art University.

We're here on a trip. We're thinking about doing a dare.

The more people, the more exciting it would be. You guys join too.

A dare?

-Sorry, but we have a ping-pong match-- -We'd love to join!

That's fine, right, Miyuki?

-What about ping-pong? -We'll join.

Count us in.

But ping-pong...

This dare is a tradition for our club.

Fujihama General Hospital, close to this inn,

closed its doors 30 years ago.

A girl named Hanako died there.

It's said she still haunts the place.

Do you remember seeing an old shrine on the way here?

Hanako's grave still stands near that shrine.

Hanako's ghost still haunts the hospital's bathroom,

looking for a friend to play with her.

"Hanako, let's play"

Stand by her stall and say those words

and Hanako will take you somewhere.

She will then kill you, leaving you covered in blood.

Who is that?

Stop messing around, Ino!

I was making it more exciting!

You chicken. Hurry up and decide the order.

Yes.

Please pick a number from this box.

All right.

Who wants to go first?

Someone's phone is ringing.

Oh, that's mine.

UNKNOWN CALLER

Drat.

I'm fourth.

I'm fifth.

I have third.

Crap, I'm the first to go.

And you, Shishijima?

I got second.

I'll be going sixth.

It was just a prank call.

Ino, you're last to pick.

Man. I got seven.

I have to go last.

FUJIHAMA GENERAL HOSPITAL

When the clock strikes nine,

Maki, who drew number one, will go first.

Then, every ten minutes, we'll leave in the order we drew earlier.

Hanako's stall

is the end stall of the women's bathroom on the second floor.

Prove you did the dare,

by grabbing the ping-pong ball from the can.

Got that?

Since I got first, I'll leave this can inside Hanako's stall.

Everyone has to grab a ping-pong ball.

All right.

When you knock, don't forget to say...

"Hanako, let's play"

You better not skip this part!

Murders may not scare you, but you sure are afraid of ghosts.

-Shut up. -Narusawa?

Maybe we shouldn't do this.

What?

I lived near this hospital when I was in elementary school.

We used to sneak into this hospital all the time.

Let's play.

There was a girl who liked to pull pranks.

She'd smudge red ink all over her shirt like blood.

She got a kick from pulling pranks on us like that.

But one day...

she got in an accident on the way to school.

Her name also happened to be

Hanako.

You're such a wuss.

This is just a game.

Well, the clock hit nine.

First one off, Maki Kunieda. See you later!

Hope you make it out alive.

Shut up.

All right.

It's my turn now.

All right. See you soon.

MAY 20TH (FRIDAY)

All right, it's my turn next.

Let go, please.

All right.

I'm going now!

I can do this!

Hurry up and go.

For crying out loud!

I'm Hanako.

Kindaichi!

Wait up!

-Hey! -Kindaichi!

Are you okay, Kindaichi?

What's going on?

-It's me! -I'm done.

-What? Who? -It's me!

-It's Saki! -Saki?

Where am I?

Let's wait here for Miyuki. The more the better.

It'd be more fun to do the dare with the three of us.

Do we have to?

Oh, no, there's a ghost!

Such a softie.

Now, let's go.

Miyuki, have you heard of the suspension bridge effect?

Isn't it something about easily falling in love

with whomever you experience fear with?