The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) (2007): Cast & Plot

In 1995, Mikiya Kokutō briefly encounters Shiki Ryōgi while walking home. Later, at his high school, Mikiya spots Shiki in a crowd and introduces himself. Although Shiki seems to have forgotten their prior meeting and behaves quite differently, the two gradually become friends, building a fragile bond under unusual circumstances.

That bond is tested when Shiki slips out at night to roam the streets of Mifune City. She discovers the corpse of a traffic accident victim and, in a trance, applies the victim’s blood to her lips. The following night, a man is brutally killed by an unseen knife-wielder, and during lunchtime the next day, Mikiya discusses the murder with Shiki, a conversation that visibly unsettles her.