Zanbai (惨拝, Zanbai) is Yami Shibai Season 1 Episode 2.
Airdate - July 21, 2013
Plot[]
The title is a wordplay on "banzai" (万歳, may you live long); "zanbai" ( 惨拝) means "misery.” A man named Inoue wakes up in a hospital with no memory of how he got there. He tries to ask a trio of other patients, who ignore him, whispering amongst themselves in a corner. The doctor explains what had happened, and that he would be discharged the next day. That night, the three patients surround the curtains of Inoue's hospital bed, repeatedly whispering "he cannot leave.” The next day, as Inoue boards a taxi to leave, he notices the three patients on the hospital roof, seemingly performing the banzai cheer for him, but in reverse. The driver notices this in the rear-view mirror and horrifically realizes they are doing a ritual called "Zanbai.” He suddenly urges Inoue to get out of the car, or he would not be able to leave the village alive. At this point, the cab is struck by an oncoming truck.