Monster (怪物)

Firetruck behind you. Please clear the road.

MONSTER

Minato?

A fire, a fire.

Minato?

Come look.

It's a fire.

Don't fall.

If a human gets a pig's brain transplanted, is it a human or a pig?

What are you talking about?

There's research.

Who told you that?

My teacher, Mr. Hori.

They teach weird stuff these days That's not a human being, listen...

It started.

Go for it!

Not so loud.

Go for it!

Wait.

Wait, wait.

Your water bottle!

The bottom kids support gymnastic formations, so hang in there.

Off you go.

Over the white line, you go to hell.

That was when I was a kid.

You still are.

Excuse me.

Yes, welcome.

Welcome I'll take care of it.

I just passed it, and it was completely burned.

Well, you know,

I could hear the fire trucks until after 1am.

There was a hostess bar on the third floor Did you know?

I saw a girl in short skirt handing out tissues to promote it.

And according to what I heard,

Mr. Hori was there.

A teacher in a hostess bar...

Is he lonely?

Word gets around fast about something like that.

I'm tired.

Minato?

In the bathroom?

Sorry, I'll make dinner right away.

What? Oh, no, what the...

What are you doing?

- What, what? - I'm naked.

What, what are you up to?

Against school rules.

About your curly hair?

Was it Kamata? Did he say something again?

What the hell is this?

- Hello. - Manager, customer.

I'm home.

Here goes,

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday, dear Father.

Happy birthday, to you.

Enough.

Blow them out.

The cake got smaller again Dad would have eaten it in two bites.

He won't eat it, he's already dead.

He can hear you.

Give him an update.

About school and about your friends.

Out loud.

Did they throw dirt over him in his grave?

He was cremated first, so there was no dirt.

Is he already reborn?

Then I wish he'd come see us.

What if he's reborn as a stink bug?

He's reborn into something more noble.

Like a giraffe?

I'd have to look up at him.

Meet him on the veranda.

I prefer a horse.

He liked horses,

and he could give us rides.

Give him an update.

If I talk to him, you can hear me, too.

Got it.

What is it?

Go see the doctor?

Will you be OK?

Time to get up and get ready.

OK?

An experiment.

For Science.

Wait for me, I'm hungry!

What time did Gaku last see him?

He was riding his bike? Where?

What?

Minato?

I'M HERE.

Who's the monster?

Who's the monster?

Minato?

- Who's the... - Minato!

Minato!

Sorry.

Your ear hurt?

I...

be like Dad.

Your father was much worse.

He was a rugby player.

He'd come home with a complex fracture like it was no big deal.

But I've promised your father.

That I'll hang in there until you're married and have your own family.

Just an ordinary family you see anywhere is fine.

Until you have your own family, the greatest treasure...

Minato?

Minato!

Mugino Minato.

Come to the exam room.

Let's go.

Come in.

Please, come in.

You'll be fine.

Let's just have them take a look.

Please wait outside for your son.

Can't we get the car back?

If we can't, I'll go crazy at the police station.

Don't worry.

Mom, did you...

see the X-rays?

The CT scan? Sure.

Everything looked normal.

Oops, I'm in hell.

You're really fine.

Nothing's wrong with you.

What is it?

What's up?

Did something happen at school?

That you're a slow eater?

Why did you cut your hair?

Why did you lose your sneaker?

What happened here?

It's a pig's brain My brain was switched with a pig's.

That's what's strange about me,

I'm a monster...

Who told you that?

Was it Kamata? It was Kamata, right?

Who told you that!

Minato, who told you that!

Who said that?

Mr. Hori.

- Bye. - Bye.

Principal...

I had been using this at home.

Bye.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm fifth grader Mugino Minato's mother.

His gym bag was thrown down the hall,

or not allowed to eat lunch because he wasn't prepared for class.

He's told me these things.

Yes.

His ear was pulled so hard it bled.

He said, "Mr. Hori, stop, it hurts,".

Mr. Hori told him, "Your brain is a pig's brain,

you won't learn until it really hurts".

Yes.

Sorry we're late.

Ms. Mugino, it's been awhile I was his second grade...

Mr. Kanzaki, hello.

And now?

I teach first graders...

That must be tough.

A war zone.

Please sit down.

Please.

- Please share your concerns. - I just explained to the principal...

The principal has pressing business.

But it's about a student What other business...

The principal recently

lost her grandchild in an accident.

It's an appointment about that, but if you insist...

No.

I'm sorry, I didn't know...

Ouch!

Ouch! What, what?

And here's how we tricked her.

Maybe it's faked Would you get tricked that easily?

You know it's a lie because it's on TV.

My skin's super supple!

Super supple!

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE CEREMONY

We've kept you waiting.

Regarding

the concerns that you shared with us,

Mr. Hori would like to offer you an apology.

Stand up.

In this case, because my instruction,

toward Mugino, to Mugino,

resulted in a misunderstanding

I feel most regretful.

I do formally apologize.

And, so?

- We are terribly sorry. - That's not right.

This isn't right at all.

Please, please wait.