Harbin
October 26, 1909, 9 a. m. Harbin Station, China
Attempted assassination of Japanese general Ito Hirobumi
Assassin Ahn Jung-geun killed on site
1910- Japan annexes Chosun, Ito Hirobumi inaugurated as the first governor of the Chosun colony
March 1, 1919- Protest against Japanese occupation at Pagoda Park suppressed
1921- Inoue inaugurated as the 2nd governor of the Chosun colony
1932- Assassin Yoon B.G. Killed on the spot at Hongkou Park, Shanghai
1936- US and Japanese allied forces enter WW II
1943- Japan takes over Manchuria
Go, young soldiers! 1943- Japan takes over Manchuria
Go, young soldiers!
1945- Atomic bombs dropped on Berlin; WW II ends
1960- Japan becomes a permanent member of the UN Security Council
1965- Japan launches its first satellite, Sakura 1, into orbit
1988- Olympic games held in Nagoya, Japan
2002- Soccer World Cup held in Japan
2009 Seoul
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Final Exhibition of Inoue Collection
I don't know what to say. It's incredible!
We don't really have to patrol, you know.
There are security guards all over the place.
Who are you?!
We're in.
Seoul Police
We've learned that the terrorists who have taken hostages at Ito Hall
are a "Furei-Senjin" Korean Underground group
calling themselves the "Chosun Liberation Army. "
Once they realized that even Korean-Japanese people did not support
their assertion that Japan and Chosun can't be one nation,
and that Chosun should separate and be independent from Japan,
they did not hesitate to take extreme terrorist actions.
We thought the group had disbanded when all its leaders were arrested
after the 2007 "Japan Culture Research Center Break-in. "
However, today's revival of terrorist action
made us realize that their group was secretly expanding deep underground.
Eight SWAT teams are ready and awaiting orders.
How many terrorists?
We think about ten.
Their demands?
We haven't heard yet.
Can we make the first move?
Considering the hostages' safety, I think we'd better not act hastily.
Remember the "Culture Research Center Break-in" case.
The longer we drag this out, the worse the damage will be.
These guys are brutal.
I don't intend to negotiate with Furei-Senjin any longer!
Sakamoto!
Tough luck, Sakamoto, being called in on your vacation.
What's the situation?
It's too quiet, like nothing's happening.
They've only occupied the main hall and there isn't much movement.
I have a bad feeling about this.
It's like the "Culture Research Center" nightmare all over again.
Go!
Take them to the east emergency exit and wait.
Drop your gun!
Drop your gun and surrender!
Fuck you!
I didn't come here to surrender.
There's nothing you can do now.
Drop the gun.
Are you Korean?
Drop the gun.
I asked if you were Korean!
How can you point a gun at us?
You are nothing but a criminal.
A criminal?
How is fighting for my country a crime?!
I'm going to count to three.
I am a Captain of the Chosun Liberation Army, Kim Junhwan.
One.
Tell them my message.
Two.
Listen, Chosun is an independent nation,
and the Japanese are criminals who robbed us of our country!
Sakamoto, what were you talking about in Korean?
Judging from their diversified break-in routes,
their ability to crack the latest security system, and other factors,
it all leads us to believe that they were a highly trained team.
This shows that the Furei-Senjin are stronger and more organized,
unlike the Furei-Senjin of the past.
By investigating the Ito Hall takeover incident,
we should be able to uncover some big clues
that will help us anticipate the Furei-Senjin's future movements.
However, with just the information we have at this point,
we've been unable to determine what their motive for the takeover was.
Weren't they after the highly treasured exhibits?
Considering the nature of the Furei-Senjin,
it's unlikely that they'd commit a simple robbery.
Exactly.
Although some of the exhibits were damaged due to the gunfire,
there was no evidence that they tried to steal expensive exhibits.
What are the other possibilities?
One interesting thing is that they separated the hostages
and confined them in a waiting room on the second floor.
It seems as if the hostages were evacuated so they wouldn't get hurt.
If that is the case, it means that they had another goal.
When they had achieved that goal and were about to leave,
the police arrived, earlier than they expected.
This was confirmed by statements from the hostages.
Another strange thing is that one of them tried to escape with the hostages.
This is the man.
This is just speculation at this point,
but we think that the gunfight was just a diversion.
I think that is possible.
They sacrificed ten people to let one escape?
Please leave this case to Saigo and myself.
Why do you get so worked up when the case is related to the Furei-Senjin?
Do you have some grudge against them?
We could have left it to Chief Miura, who was at the site before us.
Why did you get me involved? You're really something.
Who is the biggest victim in this case?
Obviously the Inoue Foundation.
It could be related to the Inoue Foundation, don't you think?
Then we'd better look into the exhibition's background and such.
Thanks, Saigo.
Am I doing it?
That picture...
That Furei-Senjin...
Never mind.
I'll make it so that it won't affect your schedule.
There you are!
Who is that person?
Oh, are you talking about Mr. Inoue?
He is Mr. Inoue Genji, the chairman of the board of our foundation.
He is the grandson of Mr. Inoue, the second governor of Chosun.
That "Utopian World Painting" was painted in 1447 by Kawabata Yukio.
It is one of his famous paintings.
He drew a utopia exactly as he saw it in his dream.
This patterned ceramic style was the very first of its kind.
Isn't it incredible?
I'm so relieved that these survived the gunfight undamaged.
The final exhibition?
Oh, yes. All the exhibits were to be transferred to the mainland
after this Chosun-wide exhibition tour.
Well, the exhibits here are still amazing,
but to be honest, they are not really the most important ones.
The real treasure was already moved to Pusan to be shipped by boat,
since some of them are quite large.
Do you know what this is?
Oh, over there. It was displayed over there.
Inoue, who was the second governor, used his position
to collect very valuable treasures one by one from China and Chosun.
I hear he was quite a collector.
The exhibits this time were all obtained through official means,
but I hear they also own a lot of crazy stuff that individuals are forbidden to possess.
One time, he even wanted a huge rock near Harbin,
but the technology at that time could not move it.
So he added it into his collection by leaving it in his will.
That's quite an obsession, huh?
So he finally obtained it after he died.
Daddy!
Okay, okay. Daddy!
Okay, okay.
Mommy said...
All right, I know.
By the way, why did you ask me over?
That's because today is...
Ask Yuriko.
This was when your daddy was in the Police Academy.
When your daddy and mommy started dating,
they had a fight over some little thing.
What are you telling her?
Your daddy told her they should break up.
Hey, stop it.
But your daddy loved your mommy more than anyone, so he cried for days.
Daddy cried?
He didn't just cry. One day...
That's not something you should tell a child. Stop it.
Mommy!
Mommy received a letter one day.
I hadn't gotten a letter since I was in middle school.
The letter had a stranger's name written in it.
After reading the letter, I thought,
"If he has a best friend like this, maybe I should make up with him. "
Do you know Yuriko still has your letter?
What did you write in that letter?
Why are you keeping a secret with someone else's wife?
Every time I see your family, I envy you.
Yuriko is so kind, and Keiko is so cute.
Is this about a woman?
You told me that you sometimes see some sort of vision.
Oh, that.
I don't know what it is. It seems like a woman, but...
I said it was because you were tired, but that's not it.
Then what is it?
You should get married soon.
Or do you still have feelings for that woman?
That woman?
I was pretty drunk at the Police Academy graduation party,
but I remember what you told me very well.
You felt like you had been in love for a long time. You told me that.
I told you that much?
I don't understand...
You don't understand what?
Those Furei-Senjin...
Why do they fight so zealously,
even at the cost of their own lives?
That's probably because they cling to the past.
Chosun disappeared a long time ago and has long been a part of Japan.
People who don't want to see that reality cling to an outdated idea.
That's the problem.
Is that the reason why you're obsessed with this case?
If I was also of Chosun descent,
I may have been able to understand how you feel a little.
But be realistic. Both you and I are Japanese.
This isn't the time to get emotional over something like that.
Sakamoto...
I've never thought of you as a Korean.
I knew you'd end up dragging me to a place like this.
The Korean district always gives me the creeps.
I just got here and was having a smoke.
I had dinner already.
I know you used to jump out of bed for sushi. What happened?
Like father, like son. You're just like your father.
Masao loved sushi when he was your age.
Let's not talk about my father.
Sakamoto...
Please.
Your father was a great police officer.
If he was, he wouldn't have been shot to death by his fellow officers.
Sakamoto...
Well, I guess it wasn't wise to bring that up on a day like this.
It's a bit late, but Sakamoto, happy birthday.
How is your investigation going?
It's still in the early stages.
Did you know that there was a similar case before?
We couldn't figure out their motive that time, either.
The 1985 Vladivostok case.
Chronological table of Furei-Senjin related incidents
1985 (Showa Year 60) Attempted hijack of barge in Vladivostok
Related materials Furei-Senjin in JBI SWAT Team Agent Sakamoto Masao suspected as a spy.
Investigation Report Investigation Journal Press Releases Search for Materials
Weapons used by Koreans Barge Thomas List of Barge Cargos Simulation Replay
Company Name Inoue Culture Association
Industry Shipment Origin Culture-related Harbin
Destination Cargo Pusan
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What are you staring at?
I thought it might be related to this case.
Mr. Hideyo, don't you want to get new glasses?
They're a little old-fashioned,
but my wife bought them for me, and she likes them.
Then you have to keep them.
Here, the pictures you asked for.
Thanks.
Hey, what's going on?
We overlooked a simple fact.
The spot where this was dropped and where it was displayed
were more than twenty meters apart.
So?
It's made of rock and it's not that small.
It's hard to think someone kicked it,
and it would be tough to throw even ten meters.
Remember that this guy was trying to escape with the hostages.
They left this morning.
What do you mean?
The rest of the exhibition was canceled
and it was decided to ship them to the mainland sooner than planned.
What's that moron doing?
Mission completed. Withdraw immediately.
K-1, answer me. K-1! K-1!
Sakamoto...
Let's go.
K team! All withdraw!
In both this case and the Ito Hall case, we didn't know their motive.
Their target was this.
It's called the "Lunar Soul. "
It is estimated to date back to the B.C. Era.
It was excavated in 1923
by the Japan Culture Research Center's Inoue survey team.
The excavation site was in the Wandal Mountains near Harbin.
It is said that it was used for festivals and ceremonies.
I wonder why they would try to steal such a useless thing?
That's the question.
The Furei-Senjin tried to steal this "Lunar Soul" in the face of casualties
and now they've finally succeeded.
Now we know their target was this "Lunar Soul,"
but we still don't know the details of why they needed it.
This is a list of similar cases.
Inoue Commemorative Hall bombing in 1975.
Attempted barge hijacking in Vladivostok in 1985.
Inoue Welfare Hall Takeover in 1997.
One case in 2005, two in 2006, and five cases between 2007 and now.
And this case.
They're all connected to the Inoue Foundation directly or indirectly.
So their target was the Inoue Foundation.
These weren't coincidences.
The Furei-Senjin and the Inoue Foundation are clearly connected
and all these cases involve something we don't yet understand.
To find the answers, we must fully investigate the Inoue Foundation.
An investigation?
The Inoue Foundation is much more powerful than you think.
We can't act hastily without solid evidence!
What's he thinking?
The Inoue Foundation?
Are you afraid?
Sakamoto, did you get permission from the Commissioner?
The higher up they are, the more cowardly they become.
Even if I have solid evidence, the Commissioner would still back off.
Even so, we shouldn't act without his permission.
You saw the record of that incident in Vladivostok twenty-four years ago?
The case where the Furei-Senjin tried to hijack a barge?
The report says they were after a few hundred million worth of semiconductors.
But there was something else on that barge. Can you guess what?
Does it also involve the Inoue Foundation?
Right. Something they tried to ship from Harbin to the mainland.
The artifact Inoue wanted to have even after he died.
That was on the barge.
Then are you saying that artifact was the Furei-Seijin's real target?
Right.
But what does it have to do with this case?
Harbin.
Harbin?
That artifact and the "Lunar Soul"
were both excavated near Harbin at the same time.
The conflict between the Furei-Senjin and the Inoue Foundation
should have something to do with these two artifacts.
I'm not really sure what's going on...
But it sure is a strange connection.
Harbin is where the attempted assassination of Ito Hirobumi happened 100 years ago.
It was Inoue who saved Ito's life then
and later became the second governor, wasn't it?
What do you want?
Please answer.
Since that incident, there's no data on this artifact anywhere.
It even disappeared from the Inoue Foundation's collection list.
It's at the Foundation, isn't it?
I'm saying I don't know!
Why are you hiding it?
Do you really think it's appropriate to suddenly barge in
and start nosing around about some incident from twenty-four years ago?
I apologize, sir. I admit we didn't follow proper procedures.
We'll officially request your cooperation in the investigation.
Please let us see Mr. Inoue. I'll ask him.
You don't have any manners, do you?!
Where do you think you are, you idiot?!
You've got some nerve treating the Inoue Foundation like a criminal.
Why are you changing the subject?
Wasn't the item on that boat the one
that was brought from Wandal Mountain in Harbin?!
Sakamoto, what's the matter with you? Calm down.
What did you say your name was?
I'm Sakamoto Masayuki.
Vladivostok in 1985. Now I remember. Yes!
There was one Korean police officer.
A corrupt police officer, one who took bribes and supported the Furei-Senjin.
That has nothing to do with my question.
I believe he was shot by his colleague and died.
Please answer me!
Sakamoto Masao...
What was on that barge?!
I said I don't know! What was on that barge?!
I said I don't know!
I'd heard his son became a police officer too.
Sakamoto!
What's wrong with you?
What?
That attitude! It's not like you!
You saw it, too, didn't you? He was avoiding answering.
I bet he's hiding something.
Is that why you got so upset?
Is that why you lashed out without thinking of the consequences?
Listen to me! We have to always remain calm.
Don't bring your stupid emotions about your father into the case!
What did you say?!
You're right, my father was the lowest kind of police officer.
He became a Furei-Senjin dog. He was a cowardly, dirty traitor.
Did you want to hear that? Do you want to despise me?
Go ahead and laugh. It's true that dirty blood runs in my body.
Sakamoto!
I shouldn't have called your emotions stupid. I'm sorry.
I'll solve this case no matter what.
Congratulations.
Ancient Koreans worshipped the sun and the moon.
The templestone,
the altar dedicated to the Sun God "Haemosoo," used to be here.
Dr. Ono, then what was the "Lunar Soul" used for?
It was probably a stone sword to cut off the heads of birds and beasts.
It was probably named the "Lunar Soul"
because people thought that the soul of the moon dwelled in it.
The soul of the moon. Don't you think it's a beautiful name?
It was more than twenty years ago.
The villagers were all against it,
but couldn't do much because they were forceful.
Many people were crushed to death while trying to take it off.
So people said it was cursed and no one lives around here nowadays.
That's right, it was the Inoue Foundation.
This is the Saigo Shojirou that I told you about.
Say hello to Mr. Inoue Genji, the chairman of the board at the Inoue Foundation.
Kayaran
Don't move.
Do you know me?
You must know me.
JBI agent Sakamoto Masayuki.
What else?
A traitor who points a gun at his own brothers.
You criminals don't have the right to call me a brother.
Criminals?
What about your father?
You call him a criminal too?
All we want is to get back our country.
Nobody wants it back.
You're only making other Koreans suffer!
Cut the crap! You're just their dog anyway!
You should drop that backwards idea!
Shut up!
There's no Chosun! Shut up!
There's no Chosun!
Shut up!
You can't shoot me.
I can see it in your eyes.
Then, you shoot me if you can.
You just don't have the courage to be like us.
Sakamoto!
You're off this case.
Do you know why?
Because you're Korean.
Please give me a justification for my job suspension!
So you think that your selfish action was justified?!
I told you to arrest the Furei-Senjin,
but I didn't tell you to secretly investigate the Inoue Foundation!
What are you trying to do, picking a fight with the Inoue Foundation?
The key to this case is held by the Inoue Foundation.
Unless we make them tell the truth, the Furei-Senjin...
Shut up!
Do you want to be some sort of hero by investigating a huge foundation?
Who the hell do you think you are, acting so arrogant?!
What was with your attitude at the Inoue Foundation?!
The incident in 1985 was by people who targeted the templestone.
It's also related to this case.
I don't want to hear your excuses!
You investigated on your own without informing your superior.
That's enough reason for disciplinary action.
Do you have something to say about it?!
No, sir.
His letter... What did he write?
It was a long letter.
He wrote many things about you and himself.
At the end of the letter, he said that you couldn't live without me.
He said he wanted us to reconcile for your friendship's sake.
Were you that sad when I scolded you for not eating kimchi?
You were crying your eyes out.
No, I wasn't.
Yes, you were.
It was just too spicy. That's all.
You know I haven't been able to eat it since then.
You were a crybaby.
No way.
Do you remember the school picnic?
Please, let's not talk about the past.
I put aside my case and went through all that trouble
to make that lunch for you that day,
but you refused to eat it and burst into tears.
You were so sad that you were the only one without parents.
I got mad at you at last.
I was just a kid.
Listen.
I was sad that you didn't understand how I felt.
But I was really mad at myself for not being able to fill your dad's place.
I told myself again and again, I wouldn't make him cry again.
I would keep my promise to your dad.
Why did you tell me about the 1985 Vladivostok case?
Sakamoto, you're mistaken about your father.
He wasn't a corrupt cop.
It is true that he sided with the Furei-Senjin.
He thought that was the only thing he could do for Chosun.
I was only seven years old then.
Was it worth abandoning his family?
Listen.
He worried about you till the end.
He came to me the night before he left for Vladivostok.
He asked me to take care of you, and that was the only time I saw him cry.
You should understand his pain of having to leave you behind.
He loved you more than anything else.
Please, no more.
We ran out of drinks.
I'll get it.