The true event in the film "Sugamo Abandonment Incident" (translated from Japanese Wikipedia)

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"Sugamo Abandonment Incident" translated from Japanese Wikipedia

The eldest son was born in 1973. In 1979, the father of the eldest son disappeared from the world, and the eldest son reached school age but did not receive a school notice. Only then did the mother know that the father of the eldest son had not issued a marriage certificate and birth certificate of the eldest son. The eldest daughter (the second child) was born in 1981 without a birth certificate. In 1984 the second son (third child) was born, but died not long after. In 1985 the second daughter (fourth child) was born. Three daughters (fifth child) were born in 1986.

In the fall of 1987, the mother let the eldest son take care of the family, and went to live with her lover herself. My mother sent tens of thousands of yuan for living expenses, and sometimes came back to check.

In April 1988, the three girls (then two years old) were crying. The eldest son's friends were enraged and jumped from the closet several times on top of the three daughters, who were killed by these atrocities. The body was buried in the woods in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture.

On July 17, the landlord found that the rental house had become a gathering place for delinquent teenagers and called the police. Police found the eldest son (14-15 years old at the time), the eldest daughter (7 years old) and the second daughter (3 years old) in the rented house. The body of the ossified baby (second son) was also found. There is no trace of the parents. The eldest daughter and the second daughter were very weak, and all three were malnourished. On July 23, the mother who learned of the incident from the news appeared. The police learned that the mother left home nine months ago and that the three daughters were missing. On the 25th, according to the eldest son's testimony, the police learned that the three daughters were brutally killed by the eldest son's friends and their bodies were buried in the woods.

In August 1988, the mother was arrested and prosecuted for abandoning her to death and sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for four years. The eldest son was sent to the Tokyo Family Court due to injury and body abandonment, but after considering the actual situation, he was finally sent to a child welfare institution.

After the incident, the eldest and second daughters were taken back by their mothers. The eldest son was unknown after the incident.

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  • Keiko, the mother: Now that we've moved into a new home, I'm gonna explain the rules to you, one more time. Let's promise to keep 'em, okay?

    Yuki: Okay. How many are there?

    Keiko, the mother: Okay, first of all: No loud voices or screaming. Can you do that?

    Yuki: I can.

    Keiko, the mother: Okay, next: No going outside.

    Yuki: Okay.

    Keiko, the mother: Can you do that? No even out on the veranda.

    Yuki: Okay, Mommy.

    Keiko, the mother: "Okay, Mommy." Can you keep that promise?

    Yuki: Sure!

    Keiko, the mother: Can you do it, little Shige-runt?

    Shigeru: MEEEEEW!

    Keiko, the mother: You gotta promise hardest, huh? Right? Absolutely no going outside. Can you do that? Bet you can-can.

  • Pachinko Parlor Employee: Shit. I'm 10 yen short. Lend me 10 yen.

    Akira Fukushima: Ten yen?

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: No big deal, huh? Lend me. What the hell is with that big wallet? What the hell is this?

    Akira Fukushima: It's a hand-me-down from Mom.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: From who?

    Akira Fukushima: From Mom.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: You moved, right? Roomy, huh? Any pubic hair comin', yet?

    Akira Fukushima: No...

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Bullshit. I got mine in fifth grade.

    Akira Fukushima: No way.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: No bullshit.

    Akira Fukushima: Well...

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: What the heck are you smiling about, huh?

    Akira Fukushima: Well, It's just that single mother's gine, well... there's no money...

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Whoa. I don't have any money. What've you got left?

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: About 10,000 yen.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Oh, that's enogh, huh? You know, I'm in a hell of a jam. My stupid girlfriend, you know, she totally maxed out my credit cards. I'm badly off. I'm working my ass off, slowly paying it down, man. Uh, this is all I've got on me. This is it, the last time, huh?

    Akira Fukushima: Thanks, thank you.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Okay. I'm outta here.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: By the way, Yuki ain't my kid. Every time I did with your mom, I used a prophylactic, huh? Good bye.

    Akira Fukushima: See ya.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Bye-bye.

    Akira Fukushima: Thanks for this.