Proof of the Man (人間の証明)

A HARUKI KADOKAWA PRODUCTION

NEW YORK

JAPANESE SUBTITLES BY SHUNJI SHIMIZU

JONNY HAYWARD

JAPAN AIR LINES

HARLEM

PROOF OF THE MAN

HARUKI KADOKAWA

ORIGINAL STORY BY SEIICHI MORIMURA, KADOKAWA PUBLISHING

SCREENPLAY BY ZENZO MATSUYAMA

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY MASAHISA HIMEDA

MUSIC DIRECTION BY YUJI ONO

MARIKO OKADA

YUSAKU MATSUDA

GEORGE KENNEDY

TOSHIRO MIFUNE

KOJI TSURUTA

DIRECTED BY JUNYA SATO

Kyoko! Kyoko! Kyoko!

KYOKO YASUGI FASHION SHOW

We have reached the 42nd floor.

Thank you for waiting. We have reached the 42nd floor Sky Lounge.

Sir, we've reached the top floor.

Su-to-ha.

- Take the elevator. - Yes, sir.

- Is there a staircase? - Yes.

- Where? - Miyatake, come here.

- Show the detective to the stairs. - This way.

You have a tough job, don't you, sir?

- Thank you, sir. - Thank you.

- Who's the victim? - His passport, sir.

He's American.

Jonny Hayward.

Date of birth: October 28th, 1950.

Could we take a break, Detective? We still have a long way to go.

Detective!

We're waiting for the autopsy to know the details,

but he died from suffocation due to internal bleeding in the chest.

I can't take it, Detective. I'm dying here!

I can't take anymore...

Go and report that all's fine here.

- Hold it! - Who are you?

Wanna see my badge? Munesue from Kojimachi Police Station.

The victim's a Black man called Jonny Hayward.

- Ever heard his name? - Well, he's not one of my models.

Maybe he was a guest at the fashion show.

He just said, "Su-to-ha," and fell.

Su-to-ha?

Su-to-ha?

His head was lolling, and he couldn't stand up straight. I thought he was drunk.

Oh... Sorry, could I take down your name, please?

I'm Takashi Niimi.

And where do you work, Mr. Niimi?

I'm a manager at Toyo Technology.

And the lady is...?

- My wife. - Uh-huh...

This is it, the crime scene.

Right, split up and search the area.

Chief, check this out.

It's a straw hat, isn't it?

Hold on a moment. A straw hat...

The victim said "su-to-ha" before he died.

Maybe he meant "straw hat".

It's a possibility.

"Su-to-ha..." straw hat.

Are you sure?

In any case, the victim walked from here to the hotel.

Looks like a straw hat!

The victim was stabbed in the chest, and then became confused.

To him, that could look like a straw hat.

That's rain! Let's try to find any evidence before it gets heavier.

Move it!

Stop at the lights up ahead, please, driver.

Certainly.

It's pouring, let me give you a lift home.

I'll be fine. I don't want anybody seeing us.

Naomi!

Naomi!

What an idiot.

Could you turn back, driver?

Hold onto her tight, you idiot!

NAOMI

I think we should be able to express ourselves

and enjoy the fun in fashion.

Your designs have a lot of charisma.

You think so? I'm just bold in my use of prime colors.

I heard you were inspired by the pictures drawn by your son in his childhood.

Yes. Children have such a fresh outlook on everything.

Today, we've invited your son along. Welcome.

So, what do you think of your mother's designs?

I never expected her designs to be so youthful. I'm shocked.

You're shocked, are you?

Talking about being shocked, there was a murder last night,

while you were holding your fashion show.

You must be shocked at that.

Mr. Tsuyuki will now give us a full report.

The victim was Jonny Hayward, born in New York in 1950.

This is his photograph.

He arrived Japan on April 24th,

and three days later, he was killed at Akasaka's Royal Hotel.

After being stabbed in the chest,

he walked from Shimizudani Park up to the 42nd floor of The Royal Hotel.

But why would he do that?

According to sources, he was fixated about a straw hat.

This is a photo of the straw hat found in Shimizudani Park.

The Royal Hotel also resembles a straw hat, when viewed at night.

Also, before his death,

he's said to have uttered the phrase "su-to-ha", meaning "straw hat".

At this point, we're still not sure what his connection is with the straw hat.

The victim was holding another particular item. This is it.

Of course, this is just a copy of the original.

It's the 1947 collection of Yaso Saijo's poetry.

Hello, this is the studio.

- I'm watching your show right now. - Yes.

I saw the victim last night at Shimizudani Park.

And your name is?

I work as a waiter at the Elza Cafe in Shinjuku.

- Get the cars ready. - Yes, sir.

I guess it was around 7:00-7:30. Right?

We wanted to take a break in Shimizudani Park.

Hey! What are you doing? Stop bothering us!

Su-to-ha...

We thought he was drunk.

Did you see anyone else?

When we crossed the Benkei Bridge about three minutes before that,

we saw a woman come out of the park, get into her car and drive away.

This woman, what age was she? How was she dressed?

She was wearing Western dress, but it was dark, I couldn't see properly.

What was the make of the car? License plate?

It was a white Crown.

I'm not sure about the license plate, though.

FUJI TELEVISION

- Welcome home, madam. - Welcome back.

Good morning.

Kyohei, sit down there.

You look serious. What's wrong?

You remember this vase?

Why did you start taking things from home to sell to antique shops?

Kyohei, why...?

If it's money you need, be upfront about it and ask me.

Why are you acting like a petty thief?

What was that look? Say what's on your mind.

Stop right there!

Why do you always run from everything? That's why I think you're useless!

Shut up! All you do is lecture me!

Kyohei!

If I'm a thief, then you must be a robber baron!

All politicians act like robber barons!

Wasn't your precious vase just a bribe from someone?

- Don't be so rude to your father. - He's no father!

He has a bunch of mistresses and children outside of marriage!

- And he thinks he can lecture me? - Kyohei, you shouldn't say that.

You're just a lowlife! You know he has affairs, yet you still won't leave him!

You're just protecting yourself!

Kyohei, criticizing others doesn't mean you're in the right!

- Where's the bike from? - I borrowed it.

- Give me the paper. - Don't worry, there's no news about it.

I dropped your pocket watch on the road, though.

Don't look at me like that. I just panicked!

Get on.

- Your mom'll be angry with you, right? - Shut up and get on.

Where are we going?

We have to find the watch, before someone else does.

CLUB JUNKO

Welcome.

- What is it? - Naomi didn't come home last night.

Sure, she comes home late sometimes, but she's never stayed out the whole night.

- Naomi took the day off yesterday. - What?

Around five yesterday, she said she was going to work.

Tell him, Kimiko.

Yes, I remember, she called around six.

She said she wasn't feeling well and needed a day off.

I took the call.

Naomi said these were gifts from a client.

Who's the client?

I'm not sure about her relationships with the clients outside work...

But you'd know, right?

Who's the client Naomi's especially close with?

Especially close...? I couldn't say.

- Eh, Mama-san? - Well, Naomi's a serious woman.

- She's always very proper at work. - Right.

Mama-san... I'm Naomi's husband.

KOJIMACHI POLICE STATION

Let's start with those items found on the victim.

- Kusaba, you first. - Sir.

The murder weapon was an Arrow brand fruit knife.

Three thousand were produced in 1976.

As for the straw hat, we know it was definitely made in Japan,

but we haven't found the manufacturer.

It's most likely a product from the 1940s.

One other item is the collected poems of Yaso Saijo.

Like the straw hat, it was also produced in 1947.

It's out of print now. End of report.

We have some updated information about the straw hat.

Customs officers at Haneda Airport remember him placing the straw hat in a black box.

They were curious as to why the victim treated it with such care.

It's likely that he also brought the poetry book from America.

However, we still don't know why he brought such things to Japan with him.

Report to me right away, should you find anything regarding the hat and the book.

As for the white Crown, over 300,000 have been produced.