Missing Child Videotape (ミッシング・チャイルド・ビデオテープ)

Matsushima Shohei-kun?

Are you okay?

This?

Ah, it's a bear bell.

A demon repellent?

Here, take it.

Let's go home.

Big brother...

has been rescued.

According to Gunma Prefectural Police, Shohei-kun...

was found near a river about 3 kilometers from the forest road where he went missing...

by a male volunteer who was part of the search party.

Oh, good morning.

I'm home.

Did you just wake up?

Yeah.

Ah, hey! Too bright, too bright, stop it!

Ah...

You should've called me—I would've picked you up.

Tsukasa, you're working too, right?

2. Well, yeah.

3. Oh, that’s for Keita.

4. From Mom again?

5. Yeah.

6. My parents wouldn’t even send me anything if I asked.

7.

8. What’s wrong?

9. Hungry?

10. Should I make something?

11. Ah… It’s fine.

12. Oh, no— Actually, maybe I’ll have something.

13. Yeah, got it.

14. Hey…

15. Do we even have a VCR?

16. Uh, can I help you with something?

17. Sorry to drop in like this.

18. I’m Mikoto Kuzumi from the Gunma Shinpo’s Society section.

19. Huh…

20. I wanted to ask Kodama Keita-san a few things.

21. I rang the doorbell earlier, but no one answered.

22. Oh.

23. He just got back, so he might be asleep.

24. Oh, right. That makes sense.

25. Um, about Kodama Keita-san…

26. I’m his roommate. Something up?

27. It’s about that boy...

28. Shouhei Matsushima, the one who went missing and was recently found.

29. Saw it on the news. What about it?

30. Oh, do you mind if we walk and talk?

Ah... yes

2. After finding Shouhei Matsushima— He disappeared from the scene...

3. There are volunteers

4. I think that might be... Keita Kodama-san

5. And then?

6. Do you know about the disappearance case from 13 years ago?

7. About Kodama-san's younger brother— Hinata-kun

8. This might be rude, but...

9. That personal alarm...

10. It's just a guess, but...

11. I'm not stalking, but... I've been following Hisumi-san

12. I can see them, you know— Things of that nature

13. Nobody likes being interrogated, right?

14. Tsukasa Amano

15. About Keita... I might not be able to help

16. But if you're troubled by something like that, I can at least listen

17. Well then, excuse me

18. Does this have something to do with your brother?

19. Why would Tsukasa know about this?

20. A journalist approached me today

21. They were asking about Keita

22. They're looking for volunteers who found that kid in Gunma the other day

23. I declined the interview, but...

24. He went missing

25. When I was in elementary school

26. He still hasn't been found

27. Sorry for keeping quiet...

28.

29. He's gone to his room

30. Tsukasa...

I want Tsukasa to watch it with me too.

Hinata and Dad are playing catch.

Hinata is...

Keita.

That's Dad's, isn't it? He'll get mad again.

It's fine. Dad said it was okay.

Really?

Well then, Keita, why don't you go play outside with them?

Ugh, annoying.

Should I go...?

What's that?

Should I go...?

Looks like a dam.

Whoa, no way! It's so high...

There are no fish.

This place is kinda sketchy.

It's scary here.

Whoa, it's all rocks.

Big bro.

Go away.

Why?

I wanna play alone.

I wanna play hide-and-seek.

Well, I don't.

Why?

"Why, why" —ugh, so annoying.

Just go over there for now.

Hey, go stay with Mom.

What is this place...?

Amazing.

There's a Puyo Puyo!

What? A bug?

Puyo Puyo!

Huh? What's that?

There's nothing here. See?

Big bro, can't you see it?

No.

Then let's play hide-and-seek.

Hmm... Hinata, you hide over there.

I'll be "it" first.

No.

Come on, stop with that already.

Here, go on.

１ ２ ３

4, 5, 6

７ ８ ９

Ready or not?

Can I come out now...?

Not here.

Not here either.

Where is she...?

Found you!

Okay, your turn to be "it," Hinata.

Huh?

Hinata?

Hinata?

Hinata?

Hinata?

That's enough...

That's enough...

Hinata...

That's enough...

Hinata...

That's enou...

What happened after that?

We went down the mountain

And told my father and mother

The police came

But no matter how much they searched that ruin itself couldn't be found

That was the end of it?

Do you feel something?

I think we should burn this or throw it away

Yeah, you're right

Keita's mother... why would she...

Ah... the door was open

The children will be arriving soon

Just a little while is fine

Pardon me

Is she angry about something?

Was it Amano-san who gave you my number?

To whom?

I got a call yesterday from Keita Kodama's father

But we couldn't really have a proper conversation

I'm not quite following what you're saying...

"Please take care of my son"

What on earth is that about?

Um...

That guy's father passed away last year.

Huh?

His ashes are at my place right now.

His parents got divorced, so...

Apparently, there was no one else to take him in.

Wh... What... That can't be...

Is this really okay with you?

Thank you very much. Yes.

Thank you very much.

Yamato... Yamato... Yamato?

Yamato?

Yamato?

Yamato?

Yamato?

Kodama-kun, could you go handle the register for a bit?

Yamato?

Huh? Is he lost?

Yamato?

Nah, nah, we'll find him in no time.

What if we don't?

Huh?

Mama...

Yamato!

See? Found him, just like that.

The register, please. Handle the register.

A videotape... capturing the moment he disappeared?

Yes

2. His mother

3. While organizing the luggage, we found his father's belongings

4. She sends them occasionally

5. It was mixed in with those

6. Can you take a look at it?

7. No, that's a bit...

8. I see