We can't.
Look, we're almost out of air.
Beginners tend to breathe quickly.
You're more tired than you think. Let's call it a day.
Yes, Sir.
Looking good.
Go for it, Kudo.
You owe us dinner, Man.
Keep diving.
I gotta use the can.
Do it here.
I have to crap.
What?
Disperse!
Wait!
Stop!
I worked in Tokyo, too, you know.
A health food company.
In sales.
On a commission-based salary.
I sold to friends and family.
Once they'd bought everything they could, I had no more customers.
I even pushed products on people at my high school reunion.
It was pathetic.
Don't you think?
So I joined the Coast Guard.
Why the Coast Guard?
I love the sea.
Simple reason.
Oh yeah?
Then tell me why you chose to work for a magazine.
I love fashion.
Simple reason.
You should loosen up more. Like you were in the water.
I'm starving.
You wanna grab a bite?
With me?
Just us two?
Why not?
Really?
Somebody help!
Daddy! Daddy!
Somebody help, please!
Wait here!
Hey Kanna...
you really don't remember anything?
What?
The night we met.
Oh that.
I made you take me to a hotel, right?
Truth is, I vaguely recall that.
That's true but...
I mean afterwards.
Erika?
Sorry I left without telling you.
What?
Erika.
You can't come in here!
He tried to help a drowning man.
But...
Monitor reading?
Nothing. Still asystolic.
How long?
One hour.
I see. Cease CPR.
Yes, doctor.
Kudo wouldn't drown.
He's Coast Guard!
Stop screwing around, Kudo!
You're gonna be a rescue diver.
You promised me, Man!
Kudo, snap out of it!
You survived hard training, right?
Kudo!
Wake the fuck up!
Kudo!
His heart stopped an hour ago.
Kudo!
What about your father and brother, huh?!
Say something, Kudo!
Let go of me, damn it!
Kudo's dead.
And the guy...
he went to save?
Didn't make it.
Damn you, Kudo.
Salute!
At ease.
Death seems to follow you.
Master Chief, you're needed in Tokyo.
Understood.
Senzaki...
You okay?
Kudo should've understood his limits.
For a civilian, it would've been a heroic effort.
But for a Coast Guard officer, it's shameful.
He tried to save a life!
But he didn't.
And he died.
It was careless.
As search and rescue divers...
you'll be required to work in conditions like these.
More often, "search" means exhuming the dead.
In my 10 years in the field...
I saved a grand total of one person.
But I brought up 25 dead bodies.
I won't blame you if you quit right now.
There's nothing fun about the front lines, Senzaki.
Tomorrow...
we go to sea.
So ponder this.
You and your "buddy" are alone at a depth of 40 meters.
You have one tank.
And 30 bar: Enough for one man's return.
What do you do?
One man must sacrifice his life.
The stronger one must surface.
And if that were you?
I'd have to leave my "buddy" behind.
How about you, Senzaki?
Your inability to provide a response...
makes Mishima's solution better.
"Open Sea Training Zone, Hiroshima Pref."
All 13 trainees present and accounted for, Sir!
Your first open sea training task:
An emergency return to the surface from 40 meters.
It's a dive-and-surface exercise.
You have 15 minutes.
Proceed no quicker than 10 meters per minute.
Or you'll get the bends.
Holding your breath will make it worse.
Oxygen in your body will expand rapidly, rupturing your lungs.
You'll never dive again.
Or... you'll be dead.
Surface clear.
Senzaki ready.
What happened?
I suddenly couldn't breathe.
My heart rate jumped.
I saw Kudo.
That caused you to panic and let go of the rope.
Know what that means?
Anyone who lets go of the rope...
is immediately...
regarded as missing.
Today, you went MIA.
Found it.
Yes, that.
We expanded the feature editorial. I'm sorry.
You could've told me earlier.
Why? You're not here.
You told me to be with my mother.
To a point.
I had to find a replacement.
You needn't return.
I can leave camp...
until 10 p.m.
Can I see you?
Diving's a thankless job.
You train your butt off...
day in and day out.
It's pointless.
Are you quitting?
I have a friend in Okinawa.
He's invited me to be an instructor... at his diving school.
It pays well.
Beats being a dorky "sea monkey."
Come with me.
Me?
Why me?
I just thought...
Isn't this just a one-summer fling?
I expected it to last only through training.
Don't get me wrong.
When I first met you, my job had me down.
But then you told me not to worry...
because this is what I wanted.
I fed off your positive attitude.
But...
just liking it isn't enough.
You know that, too.
I'm returning to Tokyo.
Mom's getting out soon, and I've got work to do.
An instructor sounds fun? You'll get the girls.
Take care.
Oh yeah...
I owe you an apology...
for calling you a dorky "sea monkey."
So our super rookie's dropping out.
He's mentally unfit.
Thanks.
Have some tea.
You know why Minamoto's so tough?
Long time ago, a cargo ship sunk.
Minamoto was a diver there.
Kyono was his "buddy." They'd been partners a long time.
The sunk cargo ship shifted.
Kyono caught trapped.
Minamoto had to leave him.
His "buddy" died?
Even now, people accuse him of murdering his partner.
But he says nothing.
Minamoto suffered physical damage preventing him from ever diving again.
Minamoto!
Minamoto! Where's Kyono?!
We've lost the ship!
He knows better than anyone how scary the sea is.
The reason why...
he doesn't say anything to you...
is because he knows this is your decision to make.
No one will blame you for quitting.
You're still a young man.
Your whole life's ahead of you.
See you.
It's Senzaki.
Enter.
I've decided...
not to quit.
Let me complete the training.
A depth of 40 meters... Just you and your "buddy."
One tank... 30 bar.
Enough for one.
I would...
find a way to save us both.
I don't ever want to lose my "buddy" again.
You called for us, Sir?
What is it?
On tomorrow's last exercise.
I'm pairing Senzaki with you, Mishima.
What?
Kawaguchi will pair with trainer Otomo.
I insist on knowing your reason for pairing me with him, Sir.
My reason?
Because I said so.
I'm not Kudo.
So don't get in my way.
Don't expect me to save you.
You do the same.
"Buddies" are merely a crutch.
Hey, isn't that Kanna?
It is!
Hey Kanna!
This is our final training exercise.
You'll dive to 40 meters...
where Bando and the other instructors will monitor you as you build...
a flange.
Then you'll surface.
Prepare to dive!
Yaegashi, Hayashi, done!
Sakai, Nakahara, done!
Affirmative. Last two pairings.
Kawaguchi-Otomo, Senzaki-Mishima.
Let's roll.
Let's go.
Surface clear!
Senzaki did it.
Otomo's bleeding!
He's all right. Take him to the infirmary.
What happened down there?
Sudden change in current.
Mishima and Senzaki...
are adrift, Sir.
Two diver trainees are reported missing, Sir!
Are rescue divers present?
All divers have been down 40 meters.
They're full of nitrogen.
Call for help!
Sir, send us down. We can still dive!
Send us two!
I'm sorry. You're just trainees.
Help is on its way.
All Hiroshima Coast Guard stations...
"Mobile Rescue, Diving accident 7th Regional Headquarters" reported at 250 degrees,
"Mobile Rescue, 7th Regional Headquarters"
"Mobile Rescue, 0.5 miles off 7th Regional Headquarters" Nishinoumi Island.
Status report urgent.
"Patrol ship 'Chikuzen,' Ube Bay"
North longitude 34-degrees-13.4'!
East latitude 132-degrees-22.5'!
Downed divers drifted southwest!
There are no divers available for rescue on site!
Rescue divers arriving in 15 minutes.
How much air do they have?
I estimate 20 minutes, Sir.
Sir, Instructor Otomo is up!
Otomo!
Mishima's hose is ruptured.
What?!
Shit.
It got caught on the flange. It's leaking air.
Save them please, Sir!
Sir!
Why doesn't Senzaki surface?
A depth of 40 meters...
You and your "buddy"are alone.
You have one tank, 30 bar.
Enough for one man's return.
They're together!
What's Senzaki's bar reading?
Under 60... 10 minutes.
5 minutes each.
This is Minamoto. Permission to send down my trainees.
That's against regulations.
I take full responsibility. Grant me permission!
Help is arriving in 10 minutes. Stand down.
That's too long.
Trainees are not authorized. Follow HQ orders!
Trainees, prepare to dive!
Yes, Sir!
But Sir!
Hover at 25 meters!
Do a circular search!
Visibility is bad so use your emergency whistles!
Sir! Are you ignoring HQ orders?!
Senzaki won't leave his "buddy."
He believes you're coming. I want them brought back alive!
Yes, Sir!
Tanks on!
They've surfaced!
We've got 'em!
Mishima...
"Japan Coast Guard Headquarters, Tokyo"
Chief Petty Officer, 1st Class, Taro Minamoto,
We've examined the reports detailing the events of the accident.
And we deem that what happened...
to trainees Senzaki and Mishima was force majeure; unforeseeable.
Still, at risk of escalating the situation...
you sent ill-prepared divers into a rescue mission against direct orders.
Can you provide just reason for carrying out such a reckless act?
I cannot. I am prepared to face the consequences.
We'll inform you of that shortly.
May I speak?
I fail to understand why the Chief must be punished, Sir.
I, too, must protest, Sir.
His decision saved our lives.
Stand down!
That is easily said in hindsight.
I lost a partner at sea once.
The pain will remain with me forever.
Understand this...
You are not yet rescue divers.
Your chief's punishment is a matter of necessity.
He hasn't the authority to mobilize trainees for active duty.
Sit down.
It was...
a training exercise.
What?
An exercise?
A rescue exercise at 40 meters.
We merely carried out a task Chief Minamoto had presented us.
That is correct, Sir.
Stop it.
It's true. It was an exercise.
Your vessel, the Hakata, issued an SOS.
7 Coast Guard ships were deployed...
as were 2 airborne vessels.
You call that a training exercise?
Not until then...
had I relied so much on my fellow trainees...
nor trusted in my Chief...
nor felt solidarity with my partner.
But now more than ever, I want to be a rescue diver.
Instructor Bando, do you concur that this was all part of an exercise?
Yes, Sir.
Chief Minamoto...
Is this how you train your divers?
Yes, Sir.
Very well.
Without an accident, we have no reason to call an investigation.
You are dismissed.
Thank you, Sir!
Atsushi Kawaguchi, Coast Guard Officer, 3rd Class.
Yuji Mishima, Coast Guard Officer, 3rd Class.
Daisuke Senzaki, Coast Guard Officer, 1st Class.
Graduating class of 13...
14, Sir!
Why have you become rescue divers?
To save lives, Sir!
There's nothing fun about serving on the front lines.
Do you understand?!
This completes salvage and rescue diver training for 14 officers!
Graduates, salute!
At ease!
There's something I need to tell you.
At the hotel on the night we met...
you fell asleep.
Nothing happened.
Sorry I lied.
I wouldn't say "nothing" happened.
Would you?
Hey, wait up!
Hideaki Ito
Ai Kato
Ken Kaito
Karina
Atsushi Ito
Mitsuru Murata
Motoki Fukami Sougen Tanaka
Katsutaka Furuhata Seiji linuma
Keishu Shinya Sano
Munetaka Aoki Kengo Ohkuchi
Takumi Saito Tadahiro Aoki
Tetsushi Tanaka Toru Nakane
Noriko Watanabe
Mayumi Asaka
Kyoko
Jun Kunimura
Tatsuya Fuji
Executive Producers: Chihiro Kameyama, Shuji Abe
Katsuhiko Takemasa, Yoshinari Shimatani
Planning: Kazuyoshi Seki, Toru Horibe
Producers: Hirotsugu Usui, Chikahiro Ando
Based on the Comic "Umizaru" written by Syuho Sato
Published by Shogakukan Young Sunday Comics
Screenplay: Yasushi Fukuda
Music: Naoki Sato
Line Producer: Shouichi Takeuchi
Director of Photography: Akira Sako
Lighting: Kenichi Mizuno
Recording: Yasushi Tanaka
Art Director: Naoki Soma
Art Designer: Tetsuji Tatsuta
Editor: Hiroshi Matsuo
Sound Effect: Kenji Shibasaki
In Water Photography: Tetsuro Sano
VFX Supervisor: Norio Ishii
Diving Coordinator: Masanori Kinjo
Script Supervisor: Tetsuko Kai
Assistant Director: Kazuhiko Kondo
Produced by Fuji Television Network/ ROBOT/Pony Canyon/Toho
Directed by Eiichiro Hasumi
"16:30. Large ferryboat carrying 413 passengers is missing."
"17:28. Fire from an explosion rages during rescue operations."
We confirm this to be a maritime disaster of major proportions.
"17:36. Japan Coast Guard Emergency Headquarters..."
"confirm Code 1 Disaster."
Passengers are diving into the water...
putting rescue divers in further peril!
This is Seahawk 1, taking position above the bridge!
More explosions are imminent!
Evacuate!
Evacuate Coast Guard personnel!
That's an order!
Senzaki! Respond!
There are still passengers onboard!
Evacuate now, Senzaki!
The 7 remaining divers have evacuated.
Senzaki!
I'm not giving up.
I'll make it back alive.
(c) 2004 Fuji Television Network/ROBOT/Pony Canyon/Toho