▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁possessed ▁Y osh ik awa . ▁ ▁Mrs . ▁Te zu ka ▁- ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁lives ▁at ▁the ▁complex , ▁known ▁for ▁disturb ing ▁behavior , ▁such ▁as ▁walking ▁around ▁the ▁complex ▁driving ▁an ▁empty ▁st roller . ▁Mrs . ▁Te zu ka ▁was ▁once ▁conf ined ▁in ▁a ▁mental ▁hospital , ▁after ▁what ▁was ▁perhaps ▁a ▁nerv ous ▁break down ▁following ▁a ▁mis car riage . ▁Kil led ▁by ▁falling ▁de br is ▁during ▁E ts uk o ▁and ▁Old ▁Cho ' s ▁fight . ▁ ▁The ▁inspect ors ▁Yam ag awa ▁and ▁Tak ay ama ▁both ▁appear ▁in ▁an ▁earlier ▁one - shot ▁by ▁Ot omo , ▁namely ▁Ash ita ▁No ▁Y ak us oku , ▁which ▁involved ▁the ▁pair ▁yet ▁again ▁as ▁head ▁inspect ors ▁on ▁a ▁b izar re ▁murder ▁case . ▁This ▁story ▁was ▁collected ▁in ▁Highway ▁Star . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ 1 9 8 1 : ▁Japan ▁Cart oon ists ▁Association ▁Award , ▁Ex cell ence ▁Award ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 : ▁N ih on ▁SF ▁Ta ish o ▁Award ▁▁ 1 9 8 4 : ▁Se i un ▁Award , ▁Com ic ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Lo oper ▁director ▁R ian ▁Johnson ▁has ▁c ited ▁it ▁an ▁influence . ▁ ▁Film ▁adaptation ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ot omo ▁confirmed ▁that ▁a ▁live - action ▁film ▁adaptation ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁works . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : D ark ▁Hor