Doppelganger (ドッペルゲンガー)

Presented by The Doppelganger Production Committee

YAKUSHO Koji

Hey...

NAGASAKU Hiromi

Takashi

What are you doing here?

I just finished work Want a ride?

Yusuke Santamaria

Call if you're going to be late

EMOTO Akira

DOPPELGANGER

As you can see, violent waves are pounding

the beach here on the Ki Peninsula

As we heard earlier...

What?

What?

Welcome back

How'd you get back?

What do you mean, how?

Weren't you just at Home Improvements

Home Improvements? Are you crazy?

What?

Oh, no, did I mistake someone else for you?

How embarrassing

Takashi, can you get the phone?

I've got my hands full here.

Yes, hello?

Nishimori Police here Is this Nagai Takashi's residence?

Yes, it is

And you are...

I'm Takashi's sister

I see. You'd better come straight to the Chuo Hospital

Um, um... Did something happen to Takashi?

He just passed away

What?

The investigating officer believes it was a suicide

Oh, you have the wrong person Takashi's here at home

But,

we got your number from his student ID

Please wait a minute I'll put him on the line

Takashi, will you come here? There's a strange phone call

Takashi?

Oh, no...

Takashi?

At Medical Cytech Corp.

we continue to develop visionary medical equipment

through unique ideas and constant technical innovation

For individuals suffering paralysis after a spinal cord injury,

were developing the Artificial Human Body Chair

A simple sensor around the neck, communicates your every wish

The ultimate nursing care robot

Its radical flexibility even lets you chase a tennis ball

A little reading when you're bored...

Shut that damned thing off

Yes

I'm sorry

Maybe my will's too weak

Maybe so

Takano, adjust the sensors

Yes

What are you doing. Aoki? Record that data

Yes

Don't you think we should try simplifying the information stream?

What?

I mean, the human will is fairly complex

We've known that all along

Well, yes

The product's useless unless it obeys commands universally

That's why it makes sense to try simplifying it

I thought the point was to replicate the complexity of human behavior

Get with it

Yes

Say, Hayasaki

Didn't you once say you wanted to develop a new pacemaker?

Yeah

Got any? Good ideas?

Nope

Oh, right

Get to the point

What?

That project would be easier to allocate funds for

Since when were you my enemy?

What?

We're all on your side

You have no enemies in this corporation

We all live off that blood pressure instrument of yours

Don't talk about the ancient past

Sorry

I'I get the funding Keep on working

Try not to be such a perfectionist

Do you need that data?

No, I don't! Who needs a useless log of failures

- Here you are - Thanks

We all work too hard

You're right

Can I ask you something?

Sure, what?

Do you believe in paranormal phenomenon, Hayasaki san?

No, I don't That stuff on TV, right?

The brother of a friend of mine, killed himself recently

Huh

And according to his sister,

he died because he'd seen his doppelganger

Doppelganger?

Like a double They say if you see it, you die

But,

some psychologists claim to have similar cases

When people see their exact double

I imagine her brother was in denial

That he was burdened with some terrible pressure

What's your opinion?

My opinion? Sorry, I'm not interested

Hey there Key please

Hey, it's gone Didn't you take it?

- No, no, I didn't - What?

Yeah, I'm much better now

What?

I haven't touched his room

I can't just throw away his things

Yeah, more or less

I'm fine Don't worry

Yeah, yeah... Thanks

I'I call you

Yeah, bye, now

The President wants to promote you to management

What do you say?

I think it's a nice way of kicking you out of research

Isn't it about time you considered taking it easy?

A management position isn't so bad, you know

Murakami, I'll never work for anyone but myself

When you don't need me, fire me Tell that to the President

All right, I will

It's just...

For you to continue your research, we need a little ritual. You understand

No, no way

That machine isn't ready yet

Don't be so stubborn It's your duty to report on your work

I'll write up a report But I won't unveil the machine

I told you, it's just for the executives A hoop to jump through

If you have to show it to them, just take it! Leave me out of it

I'll go make some coffee

Yeah

Are you OK?

Yeah

Is it Murakami san?

No, that's not it

Recently I've been...

You've been what?

Someone's been stalking me

Stalking?

Wow, that's a drag

Is it a woman? Or a man?

- Oh, thanks - Sure

Listen, Takano

Remember that... Who was it?

The person you know whose brother killed himself?

Yeah

How's she been, since?

She said things had settled down

Huh...

And her brother?

I mean that, the...

Doppel... ganger?

But her brother's dead

Oh, right, right, right

That's right Silly me

Maybe I'm cracking up...

- Welcome - Welcome

- Anyone joining you? - Oh, no

Call me when you're ready

The same

What?

Like I said, the same

The same as what, sir?

What's that?

- Coffee - That, then

Right away

Thank you

You're really stuck, aren't you?

Get out This is my house

Huh?

I'll call the police

Like you're such a hotshot

Who are you?

Me? I'm you

I'm Hayasaki Michio

I'm Hayasaki Michio, too

What kind of nonsense is this?

Just hurry up and disappear

What do you mean? I turned up here because felt sorry for you

I'm overworked I'm losing my mind

Hey, what are you doing?

I'm hallucinating

Man, you're uptight

I'm offering to help you accomplish

what you can't do on your own

Hard to dream up a better partner

I still hear him

You all right?

The figment's saying something I can't listen