Beauty (美貌, Bibō) is the sixth episode of the midnight tokusatsu series GARO.
Synopsis
Kouga is attacked by an unknown assailant's dagger during a Horror hunt. The Watchdogs are surprised to discover that the weapon is one that belongs to a Makai Knight. Kaoru meets a mysterious man in the city who seems interested in her and Kouga. Meanwhile, a middle-aged prostitute named Kotomi is possessed by the Horror Utoque, regaining her youth and killing men as her prey.
Summary
Kouga chases a Horror as Zaruba recites a psalm from the Makai Realm. Kouga manages to corner it in a graveyard, but the Horror manipulates the headstones in an attempt to crush him. Kouga slices up the headstones and then stabs the Horror in an effort to slay it, but is distracted when a Haja Dagger is hurled at him and he blocks it with his hand. The Horror escapes and Kouga wonders who the assassin was. Zaruba admits he has never seen that kind of blade before. A scream is heard and Kouga races to the rescue. But the scream is from a man who is being pinned down at his wrists by a middle aged prostitute, who then proceeds to beat up his escort girls after bashing the man's head with a rock. She demands they surrender their money and the call girls reluctantly comply with her demand, handing over their wallets. The girls then pick up and carry the man and flee. Kouga arrives and uses his Madō Lighter, but gets no reading of possession from the prostitute. At first, the woman thinks Kouga is flirting with her and thinks he is cute, but after Kouga realizes she is not a Horror he quickly leaves without responding. This angers the prostitute and she claims he was coming on to her. She then picks up a chunk of a broken headstone from the graveyard and puts it in her purse to use as a weapon. The Horror from before speaks then to her, seeing the darker aspects of her soul and tempting her with the promise of offering power and her heart's desire in exchange for letting it inside of her. The Horror then stalks her and seemingly lunges at her as she screams.
At the Saejima Estate, Kaoru is heading out and tells Gonza when she gets back he can model again for one of her paintings. Gonza is naturally uneasy by this.
Kouga staggers in as Kaoru is about to leave, having been somehow weakened from the cut on his hand from grabbing the dagger, which Kouga presents to Gonza to examine. Kaoru freaks out and frantically starts talking about taking Kouga to a hospital and being unable to find first aid kits in the house. Gonza looks through the library records and finds that the dagger is a Haja Dagger, a blade specifically designed to kill Makai Knights and is capable of killing ordinary humans within minutes after being wounded. After Kaoru leaves, Kouga asks for a Reverter potion to heal him and cleanse to poison form his body, which his butler delivers to him. Kouga drinks it and then uses his Madou Lighter to magically enhance its effects by healing the wound with the flames. Kaoru runs in with a bottle of expensive liquor and prepares to disinfect Kouga, but first takes a sip of it and spits it out in Gonza's face.
Kotomi is approached by Kirishima in a bar who tells her that she is drunk. As Kotomi throws up in the bathroom, she transforms into a younger version of herself. The younger version on Kotomi invites Kishidani to join her and then devours him.
Kouga throws the Haja Dagger at the watchdogs, but it is caught by Kodama. He implies that a Makai Knight tried to kill him.
As Kaoru is feeling sick in the park, two young men approach her. They try to drag her to the bar, but she is rescued by Rei Suzumura. Rei vaguely threatens Kaoru before suggesting that they go on a date. As Kaoru cycles to her jo interview, she speaks to Karune Ryūzaki on the phone, who gives her good advice.
Kirishima tells Kotomi that she won't get anymore customers as Kaoru walks into her interview. Kirishima offer Kaoru a job immediately.
Kouga is training while discussing how he will deal with whomever threw the Haja Dagger at him. He is interrupted by Zaruba who tells him that Kaoru is near a horror.
Kaoru gives a glass of water to Kirishima, which the younger version of Kotomi drinks. Kirishima follows Kotomi into a back room where she devours him. Kaoru takes the phone to Kirishima and witnesses him being devoured. She runs to the pier, where she is saved by Kouga. Rei throws another Haja Dagger at Kouga as he is battling Kotomi. Rei tells Kouga that they are in the same profession. Both Rei and Kouga battle Utoque as Kouga tramsfoms into Garo and kills Utoque. Silva reminds Rei that they are only meant to be watching. Kotomi begs for her life before her body evaporates. Rei introduces himself to Kouga while antagonising him and saying that Kaoru could be his target.
Characters
- Kouga Saejima
- Zaruba
- Muraki
- Kotomi Himigawa
- Mika
- Hitomi
- Gonza Kurahashi
- Kaoru Mitsuki
- Kirishima
- Kishidani
- Keiru
- Beru
- Rose
- Kodama
- Young Man in the Park
- Rei Suzumura
- Karune Ryūzaki
- Silva
Cast
- Kouga Saejima (冴島 鋼牙, Saejima Kōga): Hiroki Konishi (小西 大樹, Konishi Hiroki)
- Kaoru Mitsuki (御月 カオル, Mitsuki Kaoru): Mika Hijii (肘井 美佳, Hijii Mika)
- Rei Suzumura (涼邑 零, Suzumura Rei): Ray Fujita (藤田 玲, Fujita Rei)
- Karune Ryuzaki (龍崎 駈音, Ryūzaki Karune): Masaki Kyomoto (京本 政樹, Kyōmoto Masaki)
- Madō Ring Zaruba (魔導輪 ザルバ, Madōrin Zaruba, Voice): Hironobu Kageyama (影山 ヒロノブ, Kageyama Hironobu)
- Madō Necklace Silva (魔導具 シルヴァ, Madōgu Shiruva, Voice): Ai Orikasa (折笠 愛, Orikasa Ai)
- Gonza Kurahashi (倉橋 ゴンザ, Kurahashi Gonza): Yukijirō Hotaru (螢 雪次朗, Hotaru Yukijirō)
- Keiru (ケイル): Keaki Watanabe (渡辺 けあき, Watanabe Keaki)
- Keiru (Voice): Fumiko Inoue (井上 富美子, Inoue Fumiko)
- Beru (ベル): Anri Okamoto (岡本 杏理, Okamoto Anri)
- Beru (Voice): Machiko Kawana (川名 真知子, Kawana Machiko)
- Rose (ローズ, Rōzu): Yukina Kashiwa (柏 幸奈, Kashiwa Yukina)
- Rose (Voice): Akemi Satō (佐藤 朱, Satō Akemi)
- Kodama (コダマ): Mark Musashi (マーク 武蔵, Māku Musashi)
Guest Cast
- Utokku (ウトック, Utokku)/Kotomi (氷見川 琴美, Kotomi): Nao Oikawa (及川奈央, Oikawa Nao)
- Utokku (ウトック, Utokku)/Kotomi Himigawa (氷見川 琴美, Himigawa Kotomi): Yoshie Uehara (上原義恵, Uehara Yoshie)
- Muraki (村木): Minoru Nanaeda (七枝 実, Nanaeda Minoru)
- Mika (美佳): Akiko Mita (三田 あき子, Mita Akiko)
- Hitomi (瞳): Momoko Hamada (浜田桃子, Hamada Momoko)
- Kirishima (霧島): Kentaro Shimazu (島津健太郎, Shimazu Kentarou)
- Kishidani (岸谷): Tsutomu Henmi (ヘンミ 勉, Henmi Tsutomu)
- Young Man in the Park: Ryushin Tei (竜神帝, Tei Ryuushin)
Suit Actors
- Garo: Masaki Onishi (大西正樹, Ōnishi Masaki)
- Utokku: Akira Ohashi (大橋 明, Ōhashi Akira)
Trivia
To Be Added
References
External Links
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