Episode 13: The Painting Which Swallows People - da Vinci is the thirteenth episode of Ghost Stories.
Episode Ghost: Da Vinci
Synopsis[]
A ghostly painter with the ability to trap souls within his work has reawakened, and not even the other ghosts of the old schoolhouse want anything to do with him. Satsuki and the gang travel back in time in order to put the artist back to sleep, where they meet someone familiar.
Cast[]
- Satsuki - Hilary Haag
- Hajime - Chris Patton
- Leo - Greg Ayres
- Momoko - Monica Rial
- Keiichirou - Christine Auten
- Amanojaku - Rob Mungle
- Da Vinci - Vic Mignogna (credited as "Obi Frostips")
- Kayako - Marcy Bannor
- Principal - John Swasey
- Janitor - George Manely (sic)
- Da Vinci's Model - Melissa Davis
Plot[]
Opening: A painter depicts a painting of a young woman wearing red. She then dissolves, screaming.
Picture of Kayako
Satsuki and her friends crowd around her painting of the old school, which has been awarded first place. A teacher tells them it is time to go home. After everyone leaves the school, blood begins to drop from Satsuki's painting. At home, Satsuki finds her father, listening to a music box while looking at Kayako's picture. Satsuki asks him what he is doing; Reiichirou maintains that it is a secret.
The next day, Satsuki takes the bloodied painting off the wall when it attracts a crowd. When a boy exclaims there is a mirror stain on the old school house, the crowd leaves to see it. Among the sightseers are Leo and Hajime, the former of which claims that this is a supernatural phenomenon. When the principal and a janitor enter the building, the gang decide to follow them and investigate. They find the art prep room's floor submerged in a red substance, which is actually rainwater mixed with red ink, giving it the appearance of blood. The principal tells the janitor to clean it up and leaves.
The friendly ghosts give the kids incense
Outside the room, the gang realize that Satsuki's painting is changing to match the old school house's physical state. Amanojaku reveals that Momoko is missing and explains the story of Da Vinci, a ghost who paints pictures of beautiful young girls to trap their souls. Da Vinci is so powerful that he can even capture ghosts in his paintings. Checking the Ghost Diary, Satsuki finds that Kayako had sent Da Vinci to spiritual sleep in her painting of the old school house by enveloping him in incense sticks and chanting a spell. The group are then gifted incense sticks from the ghosts of the old school: Hanako, Human-Faced Dog and Ninomiya; they set off to save Momoko in the next door art room.
Da Vinci painting a portrait of Momoko
When the gang enter the art room, Da Vinci is nowhere to be seen. The gang decide to look for him, and while they are distracted, Da Vinci jumps into Satsuki's painting with Momoko. Satsuki and Hajime follow them and are teleported to another dimension. Here, there is no new school building, only the old school. An unknown boy pulls Satsuki into the building, gifts her a small music box, and then runs away. Satsuki and Hajime realize they are in the past when they see a painting of the old school: under the painting, there is a card with the name "Kayako Miyanoshita", the name of Satsuki's mother.
Kayako, while looking for the boy, meets Satsuki and Hajime in the hallway. Satsuki asks her for help with putting Da Vinci to sleep. At first, Kayako is surprised that Satsuki knows about Da Vinci, but then she notices her painting has been tampered with. The three of them set off to put Da Vinci to sleep again. Back in the first dimension, Leo and Keiichirou race to the art room. They arrive to a cleaned room absent of any paintings. Realizing that the janitor could have thrown Satsuki's painting away, they rush to the window to see the janitor placing paintings into the furnace.
Kayako and Satsuki compliment each other
Kayako, Satsuki, and Hajime enter the room where Da Vinci is, who is almost finished with his painting. Da Vinci confronts Kayako and takes the painting of the old school house from her. He then attempts to hang Momoko. Hajime and Satsuki rush to rescue her. Meanwhile, Da Vinci has almost finished transporting himself to the first dimension, but the painting he is moving through catches on fire. As he tries to put out the fires on himself, Satsuki and Kayako send him to spiritual sleep.
Reiichirou enters looking for Kayako, who wants to show him Satsuki. When she turns around though, the gang is nowhere to be seen: they are hiding, waiting for Reiichirou and Kayako to leave. Once they do, Amanojaku jumps into their dimension and opens a time hole. Satsuki is about to return to her dimension when she remembers she still has Reiichirou's present from earlier; she places it down to ensure that her parents will get married. Reiichirou unexpectedly returns and manages to have a brief conversation with Satsuki before she jumps into the time hole.
Back in present day, Amanojaku notices that the entry on Da Vinci in the Ghost Diary has been updated to mention Satsuki.
Trivia[]
- The actor doing the voice of Da Vinci is Vic Mignogna, who is known for voicing Broly in the Dragon Ball series, Dark Mousy in D.N.Angel, Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Ikkaku Madarame in Bleach, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Nagato in Naruto: Shippūden and Zero and Ichiru Kiryu in Vampire Knight.
- Vic Mignogna declined to have his name attached to the show, and was credited under the alias Obi Frostips, which was made up by Steven Foster.[1][2]
Gallery[]
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Cultural References[]
- “I prefer the angry homo-eroticism of earlier Mapplethorpe, but this will do in a pinch.” – Leo
Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer famous for his black-and-white portraits. - “Like Jesus on tortillas.” – Satsuki
She is referring to the phenomenon of Maria Morales Rubio seeing an image of Jesus on a tortilla shell. - “Someone call Artforum.” – Amanojaku
Artforum is a respected fine-arts magazine. - “Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think? Daughter unwittingly paints the picture that brings back the ghost mommie banished. Someone call Canada. We need Alanis Morissette, stat!” – Amanojaku
He is referring to Alanis Morissette's hit song “Ironic”. - “I oughta know.” – Satsuki
”You Oughta Know” is the other big song from Alanis Morissette’s breakout 1996 album, Jagged Little Pill. - “Olan Mills?” – Keiichirou
Olan Mills was a photography company in Tennessee which specialized in creating church directories. - “It’s patchouli. I hate patchouli.” – Satsuki
Patchouli is a species of mint which is used as a fragrance in perfume and incense. - “Thundercats ho!” – Everyone
This was the catchphrase from the cartoon Thundercats. - “Stop trying to look up my skirt. It’s a cartoon! (David Williams)” – Satsuki
This may be a reference to David L. Williams, one of the co-founders of ADV Films, the company that produced the dub. - “The other daughter on Roseanne was a bait-and-switch. “- Leo
He is referring to the season on the show Roseanne in which the character Becky was portrayed by a different actress. - “10 to 1 he’s behind the green door. Damn, that was such a good movie.” – Kayako
Behind the Green Door was a 1972 pornographic movie. - “I’ve done caricatures at Six Flags in my down years. Ha!” – da Vinci
Six Flags is a chain of amusement parks. Sometimes artists will draw sketches of park guests. - “Thanks for your little Edward Hopper, by the way” – da Vinci
Edward Hopper was a 20th century realist painter. - “Richard Pryor” – Hajime (seeing da Vinci light up)
In 1980, Richard Pryor accidentally set himself on fire after spilling 150-proof rum on himself. - “I’m going to open up a timehole to get out of this second-rate Wyeth” – Amanojaku
Andrew Wyeth was a 20th century realist painter.