Rainbow Kids

Three recently released criminals stake out Toji's mansion for two months, mapping her daily routine and noting when she leaves with her chambermaid Kimi on mountain hikes. They observe her patterns to choose the moment for the abduction.

During one of Toji's routine mountain hikes with Kimi, the kidnappers strike and seize her. Toji remains calm and begins negotiating, aiming to spare Kimi from harm.

In the car en route to their planned hideout, Toji negotiates with the abductors and convinces them to release Kimi. She hints that she knows how to avoid the police and steers the group toward an alternate location.

Toji loudly raises the ransom to ten billion yen, insulting the captors for their initial offer. She outlines how the ransom will be arranged and that her family will contribute, including strategies to minimize tax impact.

Toji dictates the delivery method for the ransom note and explains how her family will raise funds, including selling land to ensure the payment can be made after taxes. The plan is tightly choreographed to evade law enforcement attention.

Police inspector Daigoro Igari takes a special interest in the case due to Toji's past charitable acts toward him and publicly questions whether Toji is truly safe. His skepticism adds public pressure to the affair.

Toji arranges a TV broadcast from an undisclosed location to prove she is safe and to instruct her family on how to sell land to fund the ransom. The broadcast is designed to project control over the situation.

The ten-billion-yen ransom is so large that a helicopter carrying it barely has room for the pilot, and a second helicopter follows. The logistics of moving such a sum become a central logistical hurdle.

After a dizzying flight across the wilderness, the ransom helicopter disappears. The pilot is later found drugged and sleeping in a cave, raising questions about the operation's integrity.

One of the kidnappers falls in love with a local woman and decides to walk away from the plan, refusing his share of the ransom. His decision unsettles the others and shifts group dynamics.

Another kidnapper takes his cut, interpreting the promised amount as ten million yen. This creates tension as the value and expectations clash with the original plan.

The kidnapper who conceived the idea begins working for Toji as a carpenter, with his first task repairing a shrine on the property. This marks a surprising turn toward normalcy for at least one participant.

Igari reveals that he has figured out most of Toji's plan and its purpose: evading taxes and preventing the mountains from falling into government ownership. He also suggests the majority of the ten billion yen is hidden in the recently repaired shrine.

Despite suspecting the shrine houses the money, Igari indicates he will not pursue the matter further for now. The case lingers, with Toji seemingly having achieved her strategic goals.