Holmes of Kyoto (京都寺町三条のホームズ)

Vice Abbot...

Residents of Nanzenji Temple: I have taken the dragon.

I swear... What's goin' on here?

I can't believe they're so sophisticated.

I'm shocked.

Um, could I ask what's going on?

Aoi-san...

The owner and I recently visited several art museums.

We found impostors mixed in among the exhibits.

Impostors?

Just what it sounds like.

Counterfeits.

Counterfeits?

Holmes of Kyoto

Episode 5

"The Lost Dragon"

Counterfeits?

I saw one when I first started working here...

Holmes-san, you saw through it immediately,

and turned the man away, right?

Yes.

But the counterfeits we saw this time were quite sophisticated.

It's deplorable, seein' fakes like those right on display in a museum.

It's almost as if they're testing appraisers like us.

That's the impression I got of the maker.

Testing... appraisers?

Look, the people who counterfeit art are experts in their own way.

We appraisers gotta stay one step ahead.

We need you to up your game, too.

I understand.

Now, let's see...

I'm gonna drop in on Yanagihara-han.

Don't forget about tomorrow!

Of course. Although, I must say...

Yeah?

You don't need to put up a front for me.

You're going to Pontocho to have fun, aren't you?

Shut up! That's how I stay healthy and energetic!

The owner never changes, does he?

Heya!

If it isn't Akihito-san.

I came all the way from Tokyo to stop by,

but now I feel like a third wheel.

Really?

I believe you came here to act in a television program set in Kyoto,

and you've come here to get information from me.

H-How did you know all that?!

Someone like you who has no interest in antiques

would never visit Kyoto midsummer, much less our store,

unless you needed help with work.

Boy, you're Holmes through and through.

You hit the nail on the head.

I've been cast as the navigator for an upcoming travel show called Kyoto Days.

Wow!

For the first episode, I'm supposed to show off Nanzenji Temple,

but I don't know it too well.

So I was thinking, maybe Holmes would be willing to...

Absolutely not.

At least let me finish!

There's Holmes-san's trademark nastiness...

What's the big deal?

I bet you know tons about it.

Couldn't you learn enough from books and the internet?

It's not like that!

What is it like, then?

That stuff you told me about my inheritance from Dad actually stuck with me!

The way you talk is special!

So please! Come with me to Nanzenji!

Very well.

You mean it?!

I would be hard-pressed to refuse when you're so insistent.

It may be sudden, but would tomorrow be acceptable?

I'm okay with that, but...

Aoi-chan, want to come along?

Oh, no... I'll be watching the store all day tomorrow.

The truth is, I have an engagement at Nanzenji Temple tomorrow afternoon anyway.

So you already had business there, huh?

Is that what the owner mentioned earlier?

Yes. It's not for an appraisal,

but it sounds like a rather difficult matter.

I see...

Well, sorry, Aoi-chan!

Guess I'll be borrowing Holmes tomorrow!

Now, if you could peruse these documents beforehand...

All those?!

That's Holmes-san for you...

So nasty.

Awesome!

Yes.

It makes you want to shout, "Such a view, such a view!"

That's Ishikawa Goemon, right?

I can't believe the world's greatest thief climbed up here too!

He didn't, actually.

That's from a kabuki play.

This gate wasn't built until after the historical Ishikawa Goemon's execution.

Aw, really?

It just shows the spirit of adventure the people of Kyoto felt when they saw this view.

I get it.

It sure is a crazy awesome view!

Akihito-san.

That honest enthusiasm of yours is your best trait.

You should convey that sense of wonder to the viewers.

But please refrain from saying things like "crazy awesome."

You'll be representing Kyoto men in this program, after all.

I know that!

Anyway, let's see the aqueduct.

Awesome! I never knew there was a bridge this close by!

The aqueduct was built in the Meiji era.

Water from Lake Biwa flows like a stream over the bridge.

By the way, do you have a girlfriend?

I do not.

I bet you meet plenty of girls, though.

When I'm with someone, I quickly learn a great deal about them.

When they're lying, when they're being calculating...

I see too much of all of it.

Huh...

And the first person I ever dated rewarded me with painful betrayal.

It's put me off of women completely.

At the moment, I'd much prefer superficial, temporary liaisons.

Wow, that's a pretty major thing he just put out there...

Of course, I know that's hardly acceptable, so please don't tell anyone I said it.

S-Sure...

Hey, what about Aoi-chan?

Aoi-san?

I got the impression she's special to you.

It's not quite that she's special.

When she first came to my shop

and broke down crying about her breakup...

I felt like I was seeing my past self.

Your past self?

Yes.

But I didn't react the way she did.

Seeing her cry, exposing all her weakness and ugliness...

I found it terribly admirable. Enviable, in a way.

And so I wanted to help her.

O-Oh yeah?

Well, shall we have lunch, then head for the temple?

Sure!

Hey... lunch will be my treat, okay?

Let me pay, okay?

I really want to treat you!

I appreciate that.

But I wish you wouldn't shout.

Even if I have been put off women,

I would prefer to not have any misunderstandings about our relationship.

Would you be Yagashira-san?

Yes.

A pleasure to meet you.

I am Ensho, a priest of Nanzenji Temple.

Thank you for coming.

You mentioned that you needed to talk to me.

I'll allow the vice abbot to explain.

Please, come this way.

What does this say?

"Zuiryu."

It is the first title of Nanzenji's full name.

As I'm sure you know,

Zuiryu

this scroll was written by Nanzenji's eighth superintendent priest, Shimada Kikusen.

I see why you're known as the Holmes of Teramachi Sanjo.

Oh, but I'm only known as Holmes because my surname is Yagashira.

Now, don't be so humble.

I've heard of your many great deeds.

It's hardly anything worth bragging about...

Oh, don't be like that.

Would you like to have a look at our best pieces?

I certainly would.

This is the national treasure, the old abbot's quarters.

The screen paintings are truly magnificent!

Yeah, this screen's totally dope!

Ah, I'm sorry...

Photography is not permitted here.

But you can photograph that.

"Statue of Kanzan and Jittoku."

It's another of our temple's treasures.

It's magnificent!

It's just a statue of two old men cuddling.

"Unryuzu" is another of your treasures, isn't it?

Yes, right this way.

Hey, wait for me!

Hey, how'd you like that Zuiryu thing we saw before?

Oh, that?

I found it quite impressive.

Oh yeah?

I gotta say, this Ensho guy kinda has the same vibe you do.

Does he?