Years of Upheaval (1991–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Episode #1.5 - full transcript

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After the 1943 Guadalcanal
offensive by the American troops,

the tide of the Pacific War
had forever changed.

The counter-offensive
continued past the Pacific.

After losing Burma to the
Imperial Army, the Allied Forces...

focused on building a transport
route from Ledo in India to Yunnan,

which would be later
known as the Ledo Road.

Completing this road would allow the
Allied Forces to constantly transport...

weapons and gasoline to China, which
would put the final nail in the coffin for Japan.

This route would gain fame among
the Allies as the "Road to Tokyo."

- Maymyo (current Pyin U Lwin), Burma -
Imperial Army 15th Division HQ



The Imperial Army decided to stake the
empire's fortunes by invading India instead,

with their Imphal campaign.

This was Japan's last resort to
regain control of the Pacific War,

and repeal the Allied Forces'
advance through the Ledo Road.

In charge of operations was 15th
Division Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Renya.

- Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Renya -
(15th Division Commander)

Ten-hut!
Salute!

At ease.

The 33rd division will reach Beijing
and move on to Imphal.

Divisions 15 and 31 will cross the
Chindwin River all the way to the border.

We must complete the whole
campaign in three weeks.

Sir.

Are we only deploying these
three divisions, Sir?

They will more than suffice.



But the 15th division hasn't
even arrived yet.

They began a 2,500 ri march from Nanjing.

Not to mention the fact that they would
be in no condition to fight upon arrival.

They're not the only ones
fatigued by the war.

The entire army is staking
its very survival here!

- Kunomura.
- Sir.

Send an urgent dispatch.

The 15th division must arrive
by the 7th of this month.

- I want them all on the double!
- Yes, Sir!

- Episode 5 -
Aired on 10/16/1991

Sir, people called Hukawng the
"Valley of Death" for a good reason.

Even natives avoid that area.

Reaching it in only three weeks
while carrying all that armament...

No need to bring heavy artillery.

We'll leave the cannons behind.

But when facing against enemy tanks...

We'll steal tanks and cannons from the
enemy and use them to our advantage.

Take the first,
and the rest will capitulate.

That is how this Mutaguchi
campaign will succeed.

But we can only count on a hundred
fighter planes at the moment.

That is only a tenth of estimated enemy...

No need for air support.

What would be the point,
when they're fighting in the jungle?

But we first must set up a supply route.

No need for that, either.

Didn't I tell you?
Three weeks and it'll be all over.

Give the soldiers two weeks'
worth of rations, and it'll do.

But that's only assuming we
don't face any problems.

And with the enemy's gliders...

Kunomura!

Sir.

Send a dispatch to army headquarters.

Tell them I've had it with chiefs
of staff who talk nonstop,

and that I need a fighter, not empty
theories thrown at the wall.

- Kunomura.
- Sir.

Do you believe our Imphal campaign
has no chance of succeeding?

It will if our chiefs of staff all think so,
especially when they try to stop it.

Nobody suggested that, but only that
we need enough time to prepare.

Enough time to prepare...

There is no such thing as "enough
time to prepare", when you're at war.

Not to mention that the empire no longer
has any time or resources to do so.

When faced with such a crisis,
people in charge have no other choice.

And that is to lead by example, and show
the will and determination to win this war.

Sir. Then...

You can rest assured, Kunomura.

I still have to face defeat
in my long career.

I'm blessed with luck.

And not just that, but also
by the power of the gods.

I'm blessed by divine protection!

Sir!

The 15th division's 51st regiment
has just arrived from China.

Sir, water.

Step aside!

- Imperial Army 15th Division -
Nanjing, China

What the hell are you looking at?

What now?
Should I stay or not?

Listen.
What do you think I should do?

Aren't you going back to Japan?

You're right. I could.

I'm not from Chosen, so I
could go back anytime.

But there's no way.

No way to get back.
Give me a break...

What was I expecting, anyway...

It's all I've been hearing my entire life.

No matter how hard I try, there is
always something blocking my path.

Hey, Chosen woman.

- Imperial Army 114th Div. 66th Reg. 1st Bat. -
Zhengzhou, China

Finding this wasn't easy.

Would this do?

Aigoo... It's the real deal.
Got it from a medic.

Stop being stubborn, why don't you?

Will you really give birth?

Aigoo...

Take it.

Here.

I paid thirty tickets
for that medicine.

I can have them back, right?

Here.

Who's there?

Hands up.

Back off.

I thought you came here
to send smoke signals.

Some infiltrated natives do that,
from time to time.

You almost got shot.

Comfort women are prohibited
from leaving their quarters.

I was hungry.

Don't they feed you enough?

We're running low on all
supplies these days.

Everyone needs to sacrifice
for the sake of victory.

And doing this just for your own benefit...

breaks the rules.
And is unpatriotic.

Here. Have it.

I'm pregnant.

So I need to eat for two.

I wouldn't want my baby to starve.

Ahh... So it was you!
I've heard the rumors.

That some of the comfort
women were pregnant.

Know what the others are saying?
That you'll give birth to quite the boy.

Because hundreds of men chipped
in to get you pregnant.

- Taungtat, Burma -

- Across the Chindwin River -

It's what people call the
Genghis Khan strategy.

Twenty thousand between horses,
cows and sheep are brought along.

They will carry our supplies and equipment,
and can later be eaten when in need.

You kept pressing me about this
Imphal campaign's lack of supplies,

but seeing as we'll be stealing
everything from the enemy,

we might actually be dealing with
an excess of supplies instead.

But Sir, wouldn't malaria be
the biggest issue there?

Malaria?

Here, open your mouth.

It's quinine, used to prevent malaria.

Allied Forces? The British?

Last I've heard, they've already fled.

So there will be no one
blocking our advance now.

If there's any enemy we
must conquer, that's malaria.

And don't think it'll be an easy battle.

Never get the urge to
have some unadon?

With soy sauce on top,
the best kind.

Last time I was in Osaka...

All down!

Let's move.

Sons of bitches!
We just ought to kill you all!

- Kabaw Valley, Burma -
"The Valley of Death"

Don't!
You can't drink that.

Want to get the runs?
You'll get dysentery this way!

Again with the gruel?

Need to ration our food.

When will we finally get to
meet the goddamn British?

So I hear we'll make contact
in about a fortnight,

and that their camps are filled with food?

Keep eating this way, and you
might die from malnutrition.

We'll probably have trouble eating
even this much as we go on.

When it came to sushi,
my wife was second to none...

You can't imagine how good it was,
even with only a little radish on top.

And that rice...

You sack of shit.

Want to get the whole division killed?
Uh?

I told you I wanted no smoke
during the day,

and no fires at night.

Are you deaf or what?

Everyone, take a good look.

We have a brilliant college student here.

He can warn us about water
filled with germs,

but not about enemy planes.

Listen well, Sakai.

I don't know what they might
have taught you in college,

but don't give me any of
that crap anymore.

- Unit 731 -
Harbin, China

What did you do to yourself?!

It wasn't as hard as I thought.

And now I don't need to
draw anything anymore.

Military officers will take
me in for investigation.

And I'll finally leave this place.

But this will only mean leaving
without solving a thing.

If doing all this sickened you,
you should have made up for it.

But now there is nothing
you can do in this state.

You do it.

When you get the chance,
atone for all you did here.

Remember this.
It's not just the Japanese who are evil.

Man is weak by nature.

- Maruta Prisons -

- No. 536, out of here.
- No!

- Naeuri!
- Get the hell up!

Naeuri!!

Naeuri, please don't...
Don't do this!!

- Naeuri... At least the baby...
- Shut it!

At least the baby, please...

Naeuri...

Naeuri, please don't kill us.
Please!

- Gas Test -

It's lewisite, Sir.

It's a tremendously effective arsine which
can have immediate effect upon inhalation.

The Germans might be focusing on gas alone,

but nothing beats bacteria
when it comes to this.

With gas even our own
forces could be impacted,

but all you need to deal with
bacteria is vaccines.

With this kind of technology,
the empire can conquer the world.

- Why, does that sound like a platitude?
- No, Sir.

- So you'll be transferred?
- That's right, Sir.

- To the south?
- Yes, Sir.

I'm curious what this experience
will help you with down there.

- Lieutenant.
- Sir.

Shouldn't we bid Captain Mita
a proper farewell tonight?

Captain, take me with you.

I come from a samurai clan myself.

I want to fight with honor
on the battlefront.

Do you even know what I'm
being sent to the south for?

I can imagine.
Biological warfare.

And that is why you were
sent to our Unit 731.

Lieutenant. The moment you use
bacteria or gas, it stops being "warfare".

- But Captain...
- And certainly nothing to do with the samurai spirit.

Find a more honorable way
to stake your life.

No. 476!

Your arm.

No. 1237.

Your arm.

No. 1237!

You little...

No... No way!!

Carry him out.

Don't tell me...

You're still drinking?

And I thought you weren't the type...

What is it?
Doesn't smell bad?!

I started drinking at the age of
three anyway, but why do you?

Too many thoughts haunting me.

See?

The biggest problem is people
who think too much.

And try to add courage to that.
See what happens.

Should any one of them find
their way to the top...

That's when wars start.

Or they end up chopping off
their hands like Ohara did.

But the world still goes round because
ninety percent of the people act like me.

Stupid and cowardly enough to know better,

and to follow the tide,
wherever it leads them.

So let's hear it.
Which type are you?

Who knows...

Might be haunted by thoughts, but I
wouldn't exactly call myself courageous.

Really?!

Then, enough with the drinking.

You might get drunk enough to believe
otherwise, and make things worse.

But you know what the most
miserable type is?

Those with courage and no brains.

If there's anyone who becomes fodder
for target practice, that's them.

- Spring 1944, Gyeongseong -

You already have a "gi"
for generation name,

so you only need another one,
what's so difficult about it?!

Listen to you...

The father should choose
his kid's name.

You don't even know when he'll be back,

are we just supposed to
leave him without a name?

Looks like she'll deliver in
less than two months...

But we don't know whether
it'll be a boy, yet.

It's a son, I can tell.

Look at her belly's shape.

Give it a rest.

Listen.

You've been married for seven years now.

Why?

Seeing as you haven't had children yet,
I doubt things will change.

So I was thinking...

I'm sure it won't happen,
but just in case...

Should...

anything happen to your brother,
you must raise that child as your own.

And as our first born.

When is this war ever going to end...

They're saying that all Joseon
soldiers are forced on the frontline.

What's wrong with this thread, really...

Who are you?

What is the matter?

Honey!

Honey!

Who are you?

Who on earth...

Where is that Japanese
woman named Katsuko?

Japanese woman?!
What is that supposed to mean?

Is that her?

No, she's from Joseon.

- There must be a mistake...
- It's her.

Wait!
What's going on here?

Number 376, Ishikawa.
Electrocution test.

Number 513, Minato.
Cholera test.

Numbers 214, 541
and 306, Tanabe.

Dissection.

Number 411, Takashi.
Pest bacteria injection.

I'm dying...

What is it?
What's wrong?

This is one of Takashi's, isn't it?

We've earned us a long rant, all right.

What is it? Uh?

What's the matter now?

What's going on in there?

Stop there!

Stop!

Stop!!

Stop!

Open it!

Open the door, you bastards!

Open it!
Open the door!!

Open! Open the door!

A riot erupted at the
maruta prisons, Building 8.

They've opened all the
cells and gathered.

Requesting deployment of our
entire security and task forces.

Gas on stand-by.
Over.

Captain!

What are you doing?

Captain, get those weapons out of here!

We're dealing with valuable
test subjects here.

You can't kill them!

They're armed.

Letting them flee is out of the question.

Didn't I make myself clear?

You'll be responsible for
every single death.

They're all infected with
contagious diseases.

Don't you know?

Hey!

I'm from Joseon, too.

I'm from Joseon like you.

Let me go.
I did nothing wrong!

But if you cause a riot,
they might even kill you.

They're trying to kill us all!
They fooled us!

They injected me saying it would
cure me, but I was infected instead.

They're trying to kill me!

I did nothing wrong!

Listen well.

Do something to calm them down.

Trust me and you'll survive.

They don't want you dead, either.

Come on, do it!

Go back now.

Withdraw!

Captain! Captain.
I can convince them.

I'll make sure they go
back to their cells.

It will only take a moment.

Get up... Up!

Open the door!

Open it, you bastards!

Help me!

Well done.
You helped us buy time.

Everything's ready.

They used cyanide gas.

Since the corridor was approximately
51 square meters, we used 120 cc.

- Survivors?
- None.

How long did it take?

[Help me, Mother]

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20th Anniversary Special
E Y E S of D A W N
- Episode 5 -

- Starring -
PARK Sangwon (Jang Harim)
CHAE Sira (Yoon Yeook)

CHOI Jaesung (Choi Daechi)
JANG Hangseon (Oe)

PARK Inhwan (Kubota)
KIM Heunggi (Mita)

MIN Jihwan (Ishii)
KIM Hyeonju (Katsuko)

KIM Giju (Mutaguchi)
Yu Younghwan (Kumonura)

- Written By -
SONG Jina

- Based Upon the Novel By -
KIM Seongjong

- Produced By -
KIM Jonghak

- Translated and Timed by -
Anarchist

- Timing QC -
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- Editing -
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