1 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:06,760 No one's been able to reach them 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:08,960 since they took a direct hit from typhoon number 2 ? 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,120 Yeah, and then they were hit back to back 4 00:00:11,120 --> 00:00:13,200 by typhoons three, four five and six. 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,760 Nobody knows the situation, or if its 6 000 residents are okay. 6 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,760 News crews were sent in, but so far nothing. 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,480 Well, Kurouzu-Town is just beyond this tunnel. 8 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,080 Let's go ! Tornado ! 9 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:42,960 Are you all right ? 10 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,280 Sakagami ! Endo... What should I do ? 11 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:49,240 I have to get help... 12 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,080 It feels like there's something in the air... 13 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:58,040 Is it my imagination, or is my breath actually forming into spirals ? 14 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:05,560 Where is everyone ? Why's it so quiet around here ? 15 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,720 All this damage... is from the typhoons ? 16 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:16,960 That's a news chopper ! 17 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:41,440 A whirlpool ? 18 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:53,960 - You have to hide ! - Slowly ! 19 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:55,680 Yeah ! 20 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,520 Kurouzu Elementary ahead ! Prepare to attack at once ! 21 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,000 Combine ! 22 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,480 That looks like fun. Maybe I'll join the Butterfly Gang, too. 23 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,920 Don't even think it ! A lot of people died trying to copy those guys ! 24 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,280 "The Butterfly Gang" ? 25 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,080 A bunch of thugs who're using all this as an excuse to run wild. 26 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,360 Thank you so much. I really owe you one. 27 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,240 Don't mention it. You're hurt ! 28 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,120 - Are you okay to walk ? - Yeah. 29 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,400 - Are you one of those aid volunteers ? - Mitsuo, you have to walk more slowly. 30 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,160 No, I'm a reporter with Toyo TV. I'm Chie Maruyama. 31 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,400 - Toyo TV ?! - Keep your voice down. 32 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,520 So that's why you looked familiar ! 33 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,160 I'm Kirie Goshima. This is my brother, Mitsuo. 34 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,760 We've been out looking for supplies. The way things work, 35 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:46,280 is if one of us makes a sudden move, it will instantly trigger a whirlwind. 36 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,520 The town believes it could be linked to the energy of the six typhoons 37 00:02:50,640 --> 00:02:52,120 that got sucked into that pond. 38 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,440 The one with the whirlpool ? That's Dragonfly Pond. 39 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,680 What do you mean... The pond sucked up the typhoons ? 40 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:00,840 No one really knows what happened for sure. 41 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:05,040 That's why we have to creep along. As slow as a snail. 42 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,000 Even breathing too hard can set one off, so speak softly. 43 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:09,800 Sounds like the Butterfly Effect. 44 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,360 The flapping of a butterfly's wings creates a storm somewhere in the world. 45 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,120 Well, let's head back to where we've been taking shelter. 46 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:17,640 We need to treat those cuts. 47 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:21,640 This is it. Come on in. 48 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:25,840 - Come on, move over a little ! - Quit shoving, damn it ! 49 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,360 - Look, it's more people ! - There's no more room ! Get out ! 50 00:03:29,640 --> 00:03:32,240 That's not fair ! We were living in this house before you ! 51 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,800 - Welcome back, dear. - You have a guest ? 52 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,160 It's gone crazy... Spirals have driven the town crazy. 53 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,360 I'm sick and tired of your muttering, kid. 54 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,640 Crazy... It's all gone crazy... 55 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,880 I've had enough... Get the hell out ! 56 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,560 Shuichi ! Are you okay, Shuichi ? 57 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:52,480 There's a little more elbow room now. 58 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,440 - So, what do we do now ? - We have to look for another shelter. 59 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,720 There aren't anymore. They're all packed now ! 60 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:02,200 Then we'll just have to keep looking. 61 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,160 It's too dangerous out here with the whirlwinds. 62 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,280 What we have to do is get out of this town as fast as we can ! 63 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,480 Yeah, except... 64 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,920 Everybody says that there's no way out. 65 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,360 All I want to do is stay here. And get back to my pottery. 66 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,040 I want to rebuild my kiln and perfect my art 67 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,000 to master the art of the spiral ! 68 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,800 For that, I need clay from Dragonfly Pond ! 69 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,640 That's impossible ! Dragonfly Pond is a huge whirlpool now ! 70 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:31,800 Crazy... It's all gone crazy... 71 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,520 We're almost near the end. Town's about to turn into a spiral. 72 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:37,880 Trust me, it's going to become a spiral ! 73 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,080 What are those things ?! 74 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,440 They're snail people ! There's been a lot more of them lately. 75 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,120 Something smells good... Like meat being grilled ! 76 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:00,280 Mitsuo ! 77 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:03,840 It's that gang from before... 78 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:06,560 Mitsuo ! 79 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,400 This one's pretty much done. 80 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:22,920 They're eating snail people... 81 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,640 Kid ! Want some escargot ? 82 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,280 What escargot ? They used to be human beings like us ! 83 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:32,920 What ? "Used" to be humans ? 84 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,800 Whatever. How about it, pretty ladies ? 85 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,080 Why don'tcha come join us ? You'll feast like queens. 86 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,520 We're not interested in joining your Butterfly Gang. 87 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,040 We stopped being the Butterfly Gang a long time ago. 88 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,280 Flower nectar just doesn't cut it anymore. 89 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,360 We're the Dragonfly Gang now. A bunch of carnivores. 90 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,920 - We're Jumbo dragonflies. - Not little dragonflies. 91 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:54,600 You stay away from them ! 92 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,640 Piss off, old man. If ya wanna live. 93 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,560 I said stay away ! 94 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:03,800 - No, Dad ! - Honey ! 95 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,200 What have you done ?! 96 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,080 - Ditched us. - Guess we gotta catch up. 97 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:22,920 Let's go ! 98 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,000 - Kirie ! - Chie ! 99 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,880 Two female targets escaping at 12 o'clock ! Combine and pursue ! 100 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:33,240 Roger ! 101 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,400 Chie ! Look where I'm pointing ! 102 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,400 The tornado is pulling us down towards Dragonfly Pond ! 103 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:41,840 We'll get sucked in ! 104 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:54,720 Shuichi ? 105 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,960 Crazy... It's all gone crazy... 106 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:04,640 - Easy... - Walk slowly ! 107 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:07,080 A whirlwind ! Get down ! 108 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:11,320 We lost a few more... 109 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:17,360 - Hey ! You all right ? - Yeah. We're all okay. 110 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,920 I came here five days ago to work as a volunteer. 111 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,800 I arrived here four days ago to help search for family 112 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,480 that I lost contact with, but it seems hopeless. 113 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,200 We've tried repeatedly to escape this place, 114 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:31,160 but there doesn't seem to be any way out. 115 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,600 Go in any direction and you end up back here. 116 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,200 It's like the roads twist back on themselves. 117 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,520 I walked down the tunnel for ages with no end in sight. 118 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,040 Eventually, the tunnel kept twisting. 119 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,440 It got so bad, I nearly slid down into the darkness below. 120 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:47,360 I had no choice but to turn back. 121 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:49,440 My gosh ! 122 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,000 We also thought about escaping by sea. 123 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,320 The typhoons had wrecked all the boats, so we built a makeshift raft. 124 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,240 Soon after, we saw another group set out on their own improvised raft. 125 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,080 They were swallowed by a whirlpool that appeared out of nowhere. 126 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:07,080 Right before our eyes. 127 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,360 Looks like there's no escape. But we could be the lucky ones. 128 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,600 That's right. The trauma some have faced was so severe, 129 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:16,960 it drove them to madness. 130 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,680 So tell me, where did you guys come from ? 131 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,600 All the row houses are taken and a whirlwind injured my mom, 132 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:24,920 so she can't move. So for now, we're here. 133 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,240 Hi, mom. Are you still in pain ? 134 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:29,760 I'm doing fine. Did you find your father ? 135 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,560 We looked for him everywhere, but still no sign. 136 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,920 I knew it, he was killed when that whirlwind carried him off ! 137 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,720 Don't worry, Mom ! I'm sure he's okay somewhere ! 138 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,160 It's not really safe here. Maybe there's a row house with space. 139 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:43,880 Let's look around. 140 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,400 I can't figure it out. Even concrete buildings 141 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,360 are near collapse, so how are those busted row houses standing ? 142 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,880 Yeah. I know what you mean. And they were built a long time ago. 143 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:55,240 How many of em are there ? 144 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,440 I've never counted, but there are some in the middle of town, 145 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,240 and more along the outskirts. 146 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,080 Then some of those outlying houses might have room. 147 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,440 But if we keep walking at this pace, we won't make it there before dark. 148 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,240 We never introduced ourselves. My name is Tanizaki. 149 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,400 - And I'm Takemoto. - Nice to meet you. 150 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:16,440 We met everyone back in town a while ago. We're all pretty exhausted. 151 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,520 Something's wrong with my back... Can you take a look for me ? 152 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,000 Your back ? 153 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,680 Looks like he's already started to transform. 154 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,160 Probably won't be long until he's a snail person. 155 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,040 So slowly that the curse of the spiral can now catch up to us. 156 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,120 We might be its next victims. 157 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,360 What do you mean ?! Check me now ! 158 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,080 - No, you're fine. - How about me ? 159 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,720 Togawa... There's a spiral mark on you. 160 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:51,920 - Tell me you're joking ! - Keep your voice down ! 161 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,280 Doesn't matter, we need to hurry and find a row house. 162 00:09:54,680 --> 00:09:57,320 We don't even know what's causing people to change into snails ! 163 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,640 How can you be sure that it's any safer inside ?! 164 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,600 Do you think this spiral mark will go away once we're inside ? 165 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:03,920 How should I know ? 166 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,880 But we do know it's definitely the safest place in town. 167 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,520 I heard that you turn into a snail if you stay outside ! 168 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,360 Get lost ! We don't have any room ! Try somewhere else. 169 00:10:17,560 --> 00:10:20,960 You can't do this ! I'm begging you, let me in ! 170 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,280 I'm already starting to turn into a snail ! 171 00:10:23,560 --> 00:10:26,440 Move along ! I couldn't care less what you're turning into ! 172 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,880 You're sick ! I'm getting inside one way or another ! 173 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,160 - Yeah ! - Us too. 174 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:34,040 All together now ! 175 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,080 It opened ! 176 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:42,800 - Those bastards ! - Blow ! 177 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:45,920 - Let's go ! - Together ! 178 00:10:48,680 --> 00:10:49,920 We did it ! Get inside ! 179 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:56,200 - What's happening ? - I told you we don't have any room. 180 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,760 We tried to keep watch, but more people snuck in ! 181 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:02,080 And look what happened ! With all the shoving around, 182 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,840 our bodies got so intertwined that now we can't untangle ourselves ! 183 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:27,200 What are they doing over there ? 184 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,000 They're trying to cover their exposed bodies with that loose scrap wood. 185 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,560 They want to extend the house... 186 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,920 - They're extending the row house ? - Yeah. 187 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,000 Maybe we could add on to the side of it... 188 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,080 Hang on, Tanizaki ! Are you actually planning on staying here ? 189 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:45,280 We should be thinking of ways to escape first ! 190 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,200 Even if we got into a row house, 191 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,880 if we turned into one of those monsters, it would be a living hell ! 192 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:52,640 Get down ! 193 00:11:54,560 --> 00:11:56,120 Look ! We're already in hell ! 194 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,520 Would you rather die out here or stay alive inside ? 195 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,280 I want to get outta this place ! 196 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,480 He's right ! There has to be a way out of here ! 197 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:04,000 Look over there ! 198 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:05,880 Rescue ships ! 199 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:08,240 Finally, they've come to save us ! 200 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,920 Isn't this great, Kirie ? We have to go tell your mother and Mitsuo ! 201 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,480 But we still don't know where my dad is... 202 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:38,400 This is all we have left ? Nowhere near enough to satisfy us. 203 00:12:38,680 --> 00:12:40,640 There's some meat over here ! 204 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,880 - Meat ? - It's snail people meat ! 205 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,200 The Dragonfly Gang must have left this ! 206 00:12:47,680 --> 00:12:50,360 "Snail people meat"... We're calling them "meat" now... 207 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:56,960 Still... It's not like we have a choice... Right ? 208 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,600 They taste good, I wish I would've eaten one sooner ! 209 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,680 When Okamoto finishes turning into a snail, let's cook him right up ! 210 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,920 You better eat some, too ! You won't survive if you don't ! 211 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,960 It's not even human anymore ! Eat ! 212 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:21,240 Shuichi... 213 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,040 The shelter is gone... What happened ? 214 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:34,600 Sis ! 215 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,160 - Mitsuo ! - I'm over here ! 216 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:41,080 Were you hit by a whirlwind ? Where is mom ?! 217 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:44,600 - She got carried off by a whirlwind ! - What did you say ? 218 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,640 Kirie, wait ! Look at Mitsuo's back ! 219 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,320 If we can get out of town before he turns into a snail person, 220 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,840 I'm sure he'll return to normal ! Once he's safe, 221 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,440 I'll come back and continue looking for our mom and dad. 222 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:07,200 How can you, though ? The tunnel and sea aren't safe. 223 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,120 The mountains are still an option. 224 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,440 There might be a forest path that no one has discovered yet. 225 00:14:11,680 --> 00:14:15,480 It's no use... We've been marked by the spiral's unyielding curse. 226 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,040 You're right. It's better than us doing nothing. 227 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,800 Yeah. Let's pick a direction. 228 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:28,600 It's no use... 229 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:33,320 Sis, my back is itching like crazy. 230 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,600 Hang in there, we're almost out of town. You'll feel better then. 231 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,680 The row houses are centered around Dragonfly Pond. 232 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:46,320 Look there ! 233 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,080 Someone's building onto that row house down there 234 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:50,600 and setting off whirlwinds ! 235 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,520 Wait, is that... Isn't that Tanizaki ? 236 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:58,640 Where you running to ? 237 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:02,200 I'll have this house extension done by the time you get back ! 238 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,480 - How far does this path go ? - I'm tired... 239 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,840 It's strange, we should have reached the road ages ago. 240 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,480 Looks like more newcomers have wandered into town. 241 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,840 Takemoto ! How did you get here ? 242 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,080 - What about you ? - What about us ? 243 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,560 We're trying to get out of Kurouzu-Town. 244 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,280 This path should lead through the mountains to the next town over. 245 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:41,920 What do you mean ? The road's that way ! 246 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,520 We saw you going up the mountain and that's why we followed you ! 247 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,080 All the roads in this town loop back on themselves ! 248 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,960 - We'll never get out of here ! - You have to calm down ! 249 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,080 Let's just keep going and see what's up ahead. 250 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:04,000 Damn it... It's like we're going around in an endless circle. 251 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,120 - Let's eat ! - I wonder what they're like raw. 252 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:24,440 Sounds delicious ! 253 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,680 - He hid in his shell ! - You're too slow ! 254 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,560 - Let's crack him open ! - Hold it ! 255 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,480 Did you know that there are bugs that eat snails like this ? 256 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:56,960 - That's enough ! - Don't eat it all ! 257 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,200 - Kirie, let's get out of here... - Yeah. 258 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:02,800 The spiral has them... 259 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,680 Got any clue where we are or how much farther ? 260 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:09,080 I have no idea. 261 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:13,440 I told you there was no escaping here. We've been marked by the curse. 262 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:15,920 A tree stump can tell you which way is north. 263 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,120 - Shuichi... Come back to us... - Dad ! It's my dad ! 264 00:17:26,120 --> 00:17:28,600 It almost feels like time is slipping through our fingers. 265 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:30,960 As if we're moving in slow motion... 266 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,320 - Why are you running away from us ? - We're not running away... 267 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,240 You wanna tell me why that kid's back look so swollen ? 268 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,440 That's just his backpack. 269 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,120 He looks so tired. I'll carry him. 270 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,800 - Let me. - Sure... Thanks. 271 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:04,360 I'm so hungry... Are there snails out here ? 272 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,080 Of course not. Why would they be in the mountains ? 273 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:24,840 - I knew it ! - How should we eat him ? 274 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:26,320 Run for it ! 275 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,680 Mitsuo, think you can crawl down this cliff ? 276 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,000 You can do it ! Come on, just go ! 277 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,600 You have to go ! Go, or I'll smack you ! 278 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,160 Go ! You have to hurry ! 279 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,240 I'll come back for you, I promise ! 280 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:02,080 - Trying to ditch us again ? - Better hand that snail over to us ! 281 00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:04,880 - You wanna eat this one raw, too ? - Of course we do. 282 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,280 You remember how good it was when we ate Okamoto ? 283 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:11,520 When we squeezed into his shell and ate his soft cheeks and sweet face ! 284 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,320 It was delicious ! 285 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,600 - The Spiral's cursed them... - Let's go back to town for now. 286 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,320 This can't be Kurouzu-Town ! 287 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:28,920 We must have stumbled on another city the spiral's cursed ! 288 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:31,040 No, this is Kurouzu-Town. 289 00:19:32,120 --> 00:19:33,280 Row houses ? 290 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:37,400 They extended the row houses, building outwards on both ends. 291 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,560 How is that even possible ? 292 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,440 They only started expanding when we left ! 293 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,320 You said it earlier, time was slipping through our fingers 294 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:46,080 while we were wandering in the mountains. 295 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:55,680 How do they fit together so well ? 296 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,680 It's like they were made to be connected in a spiral shape. 297 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,120 Maybe it's actually the opposite. 298 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,280 Maybe long ago, there was just one spiral structure. 299 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,000 Over the years, it slowly decayed and crumbled, 300 00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:09,640 leaving only a handful of scattered remnants behind. 301 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,720 And now, what we see here is the town in its original form. 302 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:20,080 This is it. I have to go inside and look for my mother and father. 303 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,440 You two should go and find a way out. I'll catch up with you later. 304 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,200 Don't be ridiculous, Kirie. We'll help you find them. 305 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:29,080 The heart of the spiral... 306 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,880 I want to solve the mystery of the spiral myself ! 307 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:06,800 - Tanizaki ! - It's you kids. 308 00:21:07,120 --> 00:21:09,640 How long has it been ? You all haven't aged a bit. 309 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,760 its turned this place into a real maze. The expansion should be done soon. 310 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:16,040 The residents have been working on extending the houses from the inside. 311 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:17,600 Hard workers, I'll give them that. 312 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,160 Would you possibly know where my parents are ? 313 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,560 My mom and dad were both carried off by whirlwinds. 314 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,680 - My father is a potter. - Your dad's a potter ? 315 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,720 I've heard about a couple that was still making pottery by Dragonfly Pond. 316 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,560 - Wait ! Are you serious ?! - Yeah. 317 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,080 I've never met him myself, but I hear he keeps going on 318 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,200 about how "Pottery's the art of the spiral." 319 00:21:36,360 --> 00:21:39,160 - I knew it, they're alive ! - Kirie ! That's great ! 320 00:21:39,360 --> 00:21:42,400 Thank you so much, Tanizaki ! I'm heading there now ! 321 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:43,640 Good luck. 322 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,720 I'd be surprised if you're able to get anywhere near there, though. 323 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,160 Hell, even I've never been to Dragonfly Pond. 324 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:06,520 I wonder if the entire spiral is packed full of people like that. 325 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:15,400 If this is Kurouzu-Town in its original form... 326 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,920 Why would the people back then have built something like this ? 327 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:22,080 It's possible that this has happened over and over again since then. 328 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,400 Maybe every century, or few centuries, 329 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,760 the spiral's curse descends on its domain. 330 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,880 And each time, the inhabitants revert it to its original state. 331 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:33,480 But if that's true, 332 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:35,560 wouldn't there have to be a record of it or something ? 333 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,680 Maybe something happened to break the line of tradition at some point. 334 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,640 Maybe everyone who could have passed those memories 335 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:43,120 were erased along with them. 336 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:47,920 That's it... I can't keep walking anymore. 337 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:51,320 Look there. 338 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,520 Somebody's being cremated over there. 339 00:23:00,120 --> 00:23:03,680 We can use it as a guide ! We have to hurry, before it fades ! 340 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:09,800 Look, there's an opening over there ! 341 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:11,400 Hurry, before it closes up ! 342 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:19,920 No, Chie ! 343 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,560 - Kirie... - Chie ! 344 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,240 - It connected ! - It connected ! 345 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,400 - Same here ! - It's all connected now ! 346 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:10,760 This was under Dragonfly Pond ! 347 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:15,360 I'm going in. My mom and dad are down there, I know it. 348 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:18,640 We'll both go. 349 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:20,280 Okay. 350 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:32,960 Come on. 351 00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:36,120 - Let go of me ! - Take me with you ! 352 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:41,040 Shuichi ! 353 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:06,440 Can't hold on... 354 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:20,480 It was a huge ruin like nothing I'd ever seen before... 355 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,160 There was this blinding light. 356 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:27,440 I had seen it in the spiral stairway, it was being produced by these spirals. 357 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,800 All around me was a vast sea of people... 358 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,200 They must have come from the row house above. 359 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:36,760 And now they were all staring, transfixed, at the spirals. 360 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,000 It's almost like they're becoming one with the ruins. 361 00:25:44,120 --> 00:25:49,520 Mom, dad... I was hoping I'd find you down here. 362 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:52,480 Kirie... 363 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:59,320 Kirie... Look at all of these ruins. 364 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:05,360 It was this all along. This was the truth behind the curse. 365 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,400 It almost seems like it's alive. 366 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,240 Yes. And I think it has a will of its own. 367 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,880 The spirals draw the gaze of whoever sees them towards its center. 368 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,280 Whatever the ancient builders intended for this structure, 369 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:25,080 these ruins are now acting on pure instinct, 370 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:30,480 luring in the unsuspecting living above, as it hungers with each century. 371 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:35,760 Shuichi, if that's the case, what's gonna happen to us now ? 372 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,840 I don't think I can fight the spiral curse anymore. 373 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,960 Kirie... Do whatever you have to do to get out of this place. 374 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,880 Something tells me that the curse has almost run its course. 375 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,440 I don't have any energy left to fight it, either. 376 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:57,080 I want to stay here with you. 377 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:29,480 Just like that, the spiral curse that plagued our town came to an end. 378 00:28:31,360 --> 00:28:35,760 This small, eerie town of ours turned to dust as time marched on 379 00:28:37,360 --> 00:28:39,560 and was reborn as a new city. 380 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:40,920 And maybe... 381 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,920 ... this time around, its people will live peacefully. 382 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:48,240 Eri ! Welcome back. 383 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,720 Would you ever consider leaving this town together ? 384 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:04,800 At least, until those ruins stir from their slumber once more.