Dog of Fortune (黄金の犬)

AUTUMN, 1978, HOKKAIDO

Here it goes.

Kitamori, are you alright? Hold on!

Stop! We have to pick up Goro.

Goro! Goro!

Goro! Catch up!

Kitamori, forgive me. It's my fault.

I shouldn't have dragged you out of Tokyo to go hunting.

Hold on, Kitamori!

Hold on, Kitamori! We're almost there.

*OPERATION IN PROGRESS*

Is he...

...dead?

Yes.

I don't believe you! Kitamori!

Kitamori!

THE GOLDEN DOG

What?

Goro hasn't come back?

No.

We've looked everywhere around the farm.

Keep looking.

Call the police, the fire brigade, the rescue service - everyone.

But find Goro!

I can't do it anymore. My feet are killing me.

I want to finally sleep in a soft bed.

It's dangerous in Yokohama.

Besides, we have no money.

How many times do I have to tell you?

I want to go back to Tokyo. Don't you?

And you don't care you might get killed?

- I do. - Then stop whining.

Enough!

If I get killed, let it be. But I want to go back to Tokyo.

I'm sick of this tramp life.

I want to have normal food and sake.

Hey!

- Don't. - Let go of me!

- Stop it. Are you out of your mind? - I'm going back.

Hey! Stop!

Give us a lift, please.

Nagayama! Let's go!

They've agreed to give us a lift.

Do you hear me? They'll give us a lift.

You don't want to go? Very well. Then I'll go alone.

Come on! Get in the car!

Thank you very much. You really helped us out.

- You must be from Tokyo. - That's right.

What are you doing?

Aren't we supposed to go through Tomakomai?

- Do you see him? - No.

He has nowhere to run.

Let's hide the body first. We can look for him later.

KUSHIRO POLICE STATION

Sir, you left this!

- Here are the pictures. - Can't you see I'm eating?

We haven't identified the body yet.

But forensics say he was killed with some unusual kind of gun.

Show him.

Here it is.

We don't have the database here to determine the kind of gun.

We'll have to send it to Tokyo.

Do whatever you think is right.

Excuse me?

Yasutaka, don't you care?

You were assigned to this case.

It's just Yakuza killing their own.

We won't get another chance like this.

I'm freezing.

Excuse me.

Hey, what's wrong with you?

What happened?

Goro. Meguro, Tokyo.

So you're from Tokyo.

How did you get here?

He has pneumonia.

- Is he going to be alright? - I'll give him an injection.

He'll be fine in three days.

This is a rare kind of dog you picked up.

He must have got lost, so he's trying to get home now.

To Tokyo? It's impossible!

Why not? Dogs can find a way back home from anywhere.

If you want to know the owner's exact address, open the capsule.

Goro.

Get well soon and go back to Tokyo.

I wish I could go with you.

Unfortunately...

...I can't do that.

NAGAYAMA'S HOUSE

So, where is your husband?

I don't know.

You're lying. He must have called at least once.

He hasn't.

Where exactly on Hokkaido is he?

Please, my child is sleeping.

Leave me alone. Please.

No!

Get undressed.

I'll kill you.

Don't kill me.

So are you getting undressed or not?

Yes or no?

Yes.

Even while I was observing the house, I knew that you'd be mine.

Go on.

You'll do whatever I say.

Yes. I see. Thank you.

The victim has been identified.

It's a journalist named Tadao Ohashi, aged 42.

Our people in Tokyo are gathering information about him.

Now about the weapon. It was a CZ 75.

Made in Czech Republic?

Yes.

- Why? - It's a powerful gun.

A CZ then...

Does it ring a bell?

The gears seem to finally be in motion.

The victim had matches with your club's logo in his pocket.

Looks like the man who was here about ten days ago.

Nagayama-san was having a drink, and this man joined him.

Nagayama-san?

Head of Arms Department in the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

What have you found out?

We know that...

...on October 17th, Tadao Ohashi was drinking in the Ginza Club...

...together with the Head of Arms Department...

...in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Yukichi Nagayama...

...aged 36.

Two days after, Nagayama disappeared.

Well, Yasutaka, are you interested in the case now?

Goro!

Goro...

...let's leave this place together.

Could you give us a minute?

Of course. Have a nice time.

Thank you.

I've been watching you for a long time.

You live a lavish life.

You bought a house and a car.

You spend every night in this expensive club.

What are you getting at?

Not long ago,

you gave permission to export a special kind of ships...

to one of the countries in Southeast Asia.

Ordinary civil ships.

Except for cannons.

They were removed to avoid complications.

But if you put them back in place, you get great military ships.

That's a great business. Even better than fighter jets.

It's nothing but assumptions.

Not exactly.

I know for a fact that someone from the government...

received 2.5 billion yen for this.

Here's a copy of their correspondence with private firms.

30 million yen and it's yours.

30 million?

HEAD OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

You signed the permission to export.

Don't drag me into this.

I signed it, but on your orders.

If Ohashi publishes this...

...the Prosecutor's Office won't be interested in me alone.

It's unpleasant when some punk tries to blackmail you.

But if the problem can be solved with money, it's safer to pay.

I agree.

But you'll have to tighten your belt too.

SAUNA

I have a feeling that I'm being followed.

Have you hired a hitman?

I received phone calls with threats myself.

You too?

We know too much.

And someone doesn't like it.

Alright, I'll give you the copies for 20.

Even for 10 million.

- Talk to your boss again. - It's not only about money anymore.

You've stirred up a hornet's nest.

What are you talking about?

My boss wants to get rid of me.

So don't count on getting your money.

What do you mean?

I can sell them to a newspaper and earn good money.

Stop right there.

They won't let you do that.

Leave me alone.

The door is locked.

What's going on?

Hey! Unlock the door!

Unlock the door!

We're going to die in here!

What's going on? We almost chocked in there!

I don't understand.

Are you deaf? We screamed for you.

Someone must have played a joke on you. The door was blocked with this.

You were right. They're trying to kill me.

Not just you, but me as well.

They won't stop until we're dead.

What are we going to do?

We have to run.

But where?