[hip-hop music]
[low rumbling]
[no sound]
[boy 1] You wanna explore the tunnel?
-[gasps] -[boy 2] Uh…
[boy 3] What's wrong? Are you scared?
Nah, we're not scared of anything. Right?
Mm-mmm…
Great, then it's settled.
Everyone, go grab some flashlights, then meet at the entrance.
-You should come too, Goro. -[Goro gulps]
Wait, isn't that the tunnel where Goro's mom went and, uh…
I-- Uh, I forgot!
That might be all the more reason for you to come, then.
[boy 3 breathes deeply]
All right… Let's head in.
Y-- yeah.
-[boy 1] Hey, don't push me! -[boy 2] I didn't!
[boy 3] Would you shut up?
Hey. Hide. How far in do you wanna go?
I've heard there's something weird near the middle of the tunnel.
Uh, wait. What do you mean, something weird?
[Hide] How should I know? That's why we're going!
It would've been nice to hear about that before we came in.
[Hide] Don't be such a baby. Let's go.
Look at that.
[boy 2] What could have scratched the ceiling like that?
[boy 1] I don't know. But I don't like it.
[all trembling]
[yelps and screams]
Something fell on my head! Here! Blood? Is it blood?
[boy 1] What? Why would it be blood? It's just water.
Screw you, weirdo! You got me spooked, sayin' all that weird stuff!
-[Goro] Hey, guys… -[all] Hmm?
Look there. What's that?
-What? -[boy 1 shivers]
[eerie music]
[all trembling]
[Hide gasps and screams]
-[all yelling] -[gasps]
[Goro grunts]
[boys wailing in distance]
-[girl] Big brother? -[gasps]
[Goro] Mari! Is that you?!
Wh-- what are you doing in a place like this?
I have no idea. I'm just here.
[sobbing] I'm so scared! Big brother, what's happening?
Nobody would ever come to this place without knowing how they…
Come on. We're going home.
[dog barking]
[breathing softly]
-Hey, Dad. -Is Mari asleep?
Yeah. But she has a fever.
She should probably stay home from school tomorrow.
I see.
She doesn't remember how she got there. Strange.
People say that tunnel has a way of luring people in, but…
So, have you… talked to Mari yet? You know, about Mom?
No. Nuh-uh.
Look after her. I'm worried about her.
Sure. Huh?
It's snowing…
It'll pile up by tomorrow.
"STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS TUNNEL"
[silence]
[train approaching]
[train whistle hoots]
[somber music]
MOURNING
[gasps]
[Goro] I'm home.
[Dad] Goro, have you seen Mari around?
Huh? She stayed home from school, right?
[Dad] Yeah. But when I looked a minute ago, her futon was empty.
[gasps]
The tunnel You don't think she--
I don't know.
But it's terrible for her to be walking around in weather like this with a fever.
I'll go see if I can find her.
You stay here at home, okay?
[wind whistling]
-[clock ticking] -[pen tapping]
[Goro] He's been gone way too long.
[gasps]
That's Dad's, all right.
[shouts] Dad, you there?
[echoing] Dad, you there? Dad, you there?
[grunts]
[growls]
Cosmic-Ray Observatory? What is… that?
[gasps]
[soft, steady bleeping]
[gasps]
Mari!
[woman] Mmm?
[gasps]
[woman] Tell me, do you know this young woman?
[Goro] Mari's my little sister.
My dad. He should have stopped by here. Did he?
[woman] Your father? He hasn't come here.
Huh? That's kind of weird…
The tunnel keeps going a good way beyond this, right?
Yes, this lab is more or less the middle of the tunnel.
-[Goro] He could be on the other end! -Eh, I don't think he'd be up ahead.
We would've noticed if someone passed by here.
But that doesn't make any sense!
I didn't pass him or anyone on the way, and I found his flashlight on the ground.
I don't think there's harm in investigating the rest of the tunnel.
Koyama, would you mind driving him to the other side to search for his father?
Not at all, Professor.
I'm sure you'll find that he's not here.
What's that? Are you injured?
-There's blood on your cheek. -Huh?
Would you mind slowing down a bit so I can look?
Yeah, sorry.
We're almost at the other entrance.
I only see tire tracks from the car we arrived in this morning.
No footprints, either.
I'm turning around to head back.
No way. That's weird. So weird…
Maybe… maybe Dad disappeared somewhere inside the tunnel.
I'm sure you'll find he's at home already.
By the way, what exactly is a Cosmic-Ray Observatory?
Cosmic-rays rain down on us from space, and we investigate that type of radiation.
As radiation, it has the ability to pass through our bodies like an X-ray.
Of course, they can pierce the mountains and come flying into the tunnel.
Old tunnels like this are often used to observe similar types of phenomena.
[Goro] I don't really understand, but okay.
[rings]
That you, Dad?
Oh…
Uh-huh.
[Mari sobbing]
Big brother, I'm terrified…
Why do I come down here? I don't understand it at all.
Mari…
Tell me, Goro, do you have any relatives?
Anyone that you and your sister can stay with
until your father is located and returns home?
I have an aunt in Tokyo. I can ask her.
[Professor] What's the meaning of this?
-[machine squeaking] -Damn it! This research is futile!
I find no malfunctions, but the data is a complete mess!
[groans]
Professor! Hold on, are you all right?
Yes, thanks. I've noticed I've felt strangely fatigued
since we started coming down to this tunnel.
That's strange. My body's been feeling sluggish and heavy
over that same timeframe.
Fascinating.
[Koyama] Agreed. There's definitely something going on here.
[man] Professor!
You need to come take a look at this!
The commemorative photo we took the other day was developed.
[Professor] What in the world is all that, Ishikura?
It looks like a bunch of unidentified somethings flying through the tunnel.
And to my eye, at least, they have human-like characteristics.
Whatever they are, they're passing through us as easily as X-rays do.
[Professor] Indeed. These do look human.
[Ishikura] What in the world are they? Could they be ghosts?
[Koyama] Impossible! There's no such thing.
Perhaps all the abnormal data we've gathered
gives credence to their existence?
What if it's true? If these things have actually been passing through our bodies?
It would explain why we share the symptoms of radiation poisoning.
This is all just conjecture, but it may be dangerous
to stay down here for long periods of time.
COSMIC-RAY OBSERVATORY CLOSED TILL FURTHER NOTICE
[telephone rings]
It's me, Koyama from the Cosmic-Ray Observatory. Please come right away!
Hurry! There's a huge issue here and--
[screams]
[dialing tone]
-[gasping] -[Koyama] Goro…
Goro!
[shouts] Goro!
The professor and Ishikura…
They were human! I see them flying around!
Amazing! They're passing right through the walls!
Uh-- And somehow, I… I'm sinking right through the hard ground!
So hard to believe… I don't understand!
How are we being sucked right through this hard surface?
[gasps] Help me, please…
[screaming]
They're gone.
-[Koyama] Goro! -[gasps]
We decided to stay away, but we came here again!
It's as if this place is drawing us in!
Big brother, I'm scared…
-[buzzing sound] -I'm scared!
[gasps] Huh?
-[sobbing] -[Mari screams]
[both screaming]
Mari!
Mari! Mari! Mari!
[trembling]
[both panting]
Miss Koyama! Hurry!
Goro, hold on, something is…
[yelps]
Miss Koyama!
-I feel like something's following us. -Huh?
[somber music]
[low whooshing]
[whimpering]
Big brother, help me!
[groaning]
Koyama, wait! Don't leave us!
-Aah! -[shrieks]
[Goro] Miss Koyama!
[Koyama gasping]
[screaming]
-[trembling] -[Mari] Big brother!
Help me, please!
[Goro screams]
[yelling]
[ghosts wailing]
[Goro whimpering]
[silence]
[jaunty music]
[man] ♪ One, two, three, four! ♪
-♪ Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream bus… ♪ -[children singing along]
♪ What flavor will it be today? ♪
♪ Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream bus ♪
♪ Watch all your troubles melt away ♪
[child laughing]
"ICE CREAM BUS"
-[man] Ice cream! Cool and delicious! -♪ Ice cream, ice cream… ♪
-How about some ice cream? -Hey, Dad. Can you buy me some ice cream?
Sorry, but no.
-It's time for dinner. -[vendor] Single file, okay?
-[girl] Where are we going today? -Let's see… Where should we go?
Somewhere fun!
-Take care. -Bye, Mom!
Remember, we're having dinner when you get back.
-Uh… -Oh! You two just moved here, right?
I'm Sonohara. Where exactly are the children going?
This kind ice cream man started coming to this housing complex every Saturday,
starting a month ago.
The children look forward to spending some of their Saturdays with him each week!
To answer your question, I take them on a roundabout tour of the city
while eating ice cream, then return here.
Just a little something fun for the children.
Okay, I'll be taking care of them for a bit now.
I wanted ice cream!
[Sonohara] Come on, are you still pouting?
All the other kids had some. It's not fair.
Eat your dinner. It's getting cold.
The meals you make taste like hot garbage.
[sighs] That's not the least bit true.
[mouth full] Ah! Yes! Oh, it's so delicious!
I wanted ice cream, and you're mean!
[wailing]
I want Mom!
[sobbing] I'd rather be with her!
[sighs]
-♪ Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream bus… ♪ -[children singing along]
♪ What flavor… ♪
-[Sonohara] Tell me, Tomoki… -[Tomoki] What is it?
Would you really rather live with your mom, like you said?
[Tomoki sighs]
-[song playing] -Oh. Hey, it's the ice cream bus!
[Sonohara] Right, today's Saturday…
-[sighs] -[Ice Cream Man] Ice cream. Ice cream!
It's cool and delicious! How about some ice cream?
[Sonohara] All right. How about we get some ice cream?
Huh? Really?
-[hubbub] -[boy] I want cookies and cream!
-[Sonohara] What would you like? -[Tomoki] Chocolate!
Hello, welcome. What can I get for you today?
[Sonohara] One chocolate ice cream, please.
Sure.
Okay, let's get lined up. We'll be leaving soon.
Tomoki, want to ride on the bus with them?
Can I?
Of course, if you promise to eat the dinner I'll make us when you get back.
Mmm! [laughs]
-[chuckles] -♪ Ice cream bus ♪
♪ Ice cream bus ♪
[music stops]
-[door slams] -[sizzling]
[Tomoki] I'm home!
-Dad! The ice cream bus was amazing! -[Sonohara] Hmm?
There was this huge pile of strawberry ice cream inside.
Everyone licked it!
-We had a licking race, even! -Huh?
That's why my tongue is all red, you see? Aaah!
What happened to your chocolate ice cream?
[Tomoki] I ate that, too.
You'll upset your stomach eating like that.
-I'm totally fine! I don't need dinner! -Hey! You promised me you'd eat it!
[Tomoki] I'm too full already!
[sighs] I should've known.
A huge pile of ice cream? I gotta be more careful.
Oh!
[groans] Crap.
[key turns]
Hey, I'm home!
-[children shouting and laughing] -Huh?
[boy] Do it again!
Guess he made some friends on the bus ride.
Today's guest is the talented Terumi Fujino,
popular in music and on variety shows!
[Terumi] Hello!
Tomoki, you haven't said anything about wanting to go be with Mom lately.
Well, of course not.
The ice cream bus doesn't go anywhere near where Mom's place is.
Hmm?
[humming ice cream bus song]
-♪ Ice cream, ice cream… ♪ -[laughter]
[girl] Let's go!
See ya later, Dad!
[girl] Heading on now!
-[boy] Bye, Mom! Love you! -[chuckles]
♪ Ice cream bus… ♪
Uh, excuse me, sir?
I'd like to board with the children, if that's all right?
I'm terribly sorry, but I cannot allow adults to board.
[Sonohara] Oh, I see.
[slurping]
[gasps]
-[yelps] -[engine starts]
[song playing]
[groans] What is this crap?
This is bizarre. Wait a minute, what--
[squelching]
Hmm?
So weird.
Hey, I'm home!
[squelching]
Tomoki?
Are your friends here? It seems kinda quiet if they are--
[grunting]
[Tomoki] Kenichi is vanilla.
Takeshi is chocolate.
[giggles] Kazuyuki is strawberry.
And Daisuke turned into yogurt.
Guess all my friends melted away.
What did you say?
They taste good.
[slurping]
Just stop it! You shouldn't be licking that!
Ah--
[screams]
[distorted] ♪ Ice cream bus… ♪
♪ Ice cream bus… ♪
[computer voice] Ice cream…. Ice cream…
[cheerful pop music]
[man] It's amazing. The red ink turns black when it dries.
Good, good. That's good for me.
Hmm, where does this poignant smell of iron come from?
Oh well.
And what's that thing with my face that's flying around?
I must write down every little thing I see and hear with the ink.
Oh, but there's no paper…