Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl (Umezu Kazuo: Kyôfu gekijô Negai)

Quietly standing still on top of an abandoned building...

Is an amber-colored starlight, falling as it comforts you.

Nobody turns around to look at a town covered in grey.

A butterfly flies around like something burning down.

I hold up the frozen wings to the moon and shake them desperately.

I'm looking for a place of comfort, a blue evanescent flame.

Kazuo Umezz's Horror Theater

Original Story by Kazuo Umezz

I hate you.

Ugly Witch

What a dumb BBS!

I wish you were dead. Die you idiot.

Where does our hate come from?

Riko Narumi Arisa Nakamura

Kyusaku Shimada

Minako Tanaka

Directed by Noboru Iguchi

Do not enter

Stop acting like that.

What are you driving at?

What's that you're hiding?

Show me.

Do not enter

Hi Yumiko.

What?

Don't go in there, it's cursed.

That's ridiculous.

They'll seal it up forever.

Whatever. Let's go.

Yumiko?

Aren't you coming?

Or do you want to be left alone, forever?

Yes, I'm coming.

Let's go.

I hated that teacher anyway.

SNAKE GIRL

11 year old girl beats teacher to death

Hatred and violence

There was a brutal murder at her school.

The poor girl is shaken up.

She's definitely trying to hide her feelings.

Good idea. She has a vacation coming up.

Can she stay with you?

Yumiko, I made sandwiches for you.

Sorry, I can't make it. I have to work.

Yumiko would love to go.

What's your daughter's name? Kyoko, yes.

They're the same age.

I'm not disturbed.

But I know that Mother is worried about me.

Sorry, I'm spending the holidays with relatives.

Darn, there's no signal.

Excuse me, how far to Midoro village?

Who are you?

Where are you from?

I'm Yumiko Nakamura, from Tokyo.

Yumiko?

No. wait.

Why me? Darn.

Is that you, Yumiko?

You must be Kyoko.

Kyoko!

Yumiko!

I'm glad to see you.

It's been years.

Sorry, I only just heard you were coming.

What happened to you?

Well...

What's wrong?

Why are you crying?

I'm back.

Yumiko's here.

Good evening Uncle, Aunty.

Thanks for having me.

You really shouldn't have come.

Don't say that, she's just got here.

Come with me, Yumiko.

Take a bath first.

Okay.

Sister.

Who? Who's here?

Mariko is blind.

Your things will arrive tomorrow. Wear mine for tonight.

Thank you.

Have a good rest.

And...

...forget about what Mom said.

She didn't mean it.

Good night.

Good night, Kyoko.

No...

This can't be real...

The snake!

What?

What is it?

We send her back to Tokyo tomorrow.

Don't be silly. She just got here.

They'll think it's strange.

But if anything happens, we'll be forced to leave.

And besides...

Wear it until your luggage arrives.

I got it off someone.

It's lovely.

I don't usually wear frilly things.

Ahead of my path...

Should there be snakes...

What's that song?

It's a charm for avoiding snakes.

But I hate superstitions.

C'mon, let's go.

Ahead of my path...

Should there be snakes...

Okay, get ready.

Get in closer.

Like this?

Ready?

Smile.

It feels great here.

You were still a baby when you were last here.

I don't remember.

So it feels like the first time.

How do you play with your Tokyo friends?

Friends?

I wonder I have any.

We just hang around together and swap e-mail.

That's great.

You have the Internet, right?

There are no kids my age around here.

I really envy you.

They're not really my friends.

We're cousins, but we can still be good friends, can't we?

Probably.

What's this?

Don't step on it. What's this?

That's a snake's cast-off skin.

If you step on it, your legs will rot.

Do not take me, Snake God. We are not one and the same.

What's that song?

Kyoko, what's the matter?

That's Okiyo's house, she's a shaman fortune-teller.

Okiyo, the shaman?

She's an old woman.

She prophesized that a snake will ruin the village.

A snake?

It coincided with you turning up.

So Mother was very worried.

That's why she was nasty to you.

I'm really sorry.

It didn't bother me at all.

Don't worry, Kyoko.

I'm sorry.

One.

Two.

Three, four...

Five...

Six, seven...

Eight, nine...

Snake!

What's the matter?

A snake!

Snake?

Where is it?

Snake!

Quick, look!

What?

I wonder.

I don't like this.

C'mon, let's run.

Remember that girl who beat her teacher to death?

Did you hear about it?

That was at my school.

I'd never spoken to her, though.

Apparently she hit her with a hammer.

Why do people hate others so much?

Fear and hatred are from the same source.

Our brains process both hatred and fear in the same place.

You're so knowledgeable.

I have nothing else to do, so I read a lot.

That's great. I'm so impressed.

What's wrong?

I've changed my way of speaking.

I sound more feminine. I spoke like you do.

Listen Kyoko, I'm not...

You can't be the snake that brings disaster.

Let's go see the shaman to get rid of any doubts.

I don't mind what the villagers think of me.

Hello, Okiyo. Are you in?

Let's not do this.

Are you there?

Okiyo?

Are you in?

Wait, Kyoko.

Kyoko?

Hatred...

It's only a picture.

Hatred...

Hatred.

This can't be real...

Why won't it open?

Help!