I hear he didn't shoot any down again?
Apparently the enemy has phased in new models.
The guy's getting desperate, huh?
So the ace returned empty-handed too?
Turned tail and ran, did ya?
Why try so hard to make McCoy money?
Shin, how's the engine response?
It's fine.
There are twenty one of the enemy.
Don't be reckless. Your plane needs an overhaul.
I know...
I'm going.
Something's strange.
He's not gonna make it back.
Hey! He hasn't even taken off yet!
I can tell by the sound.
The Treacherous Sky
Kazama! Big Sammy's picked up reinforcements.
Break off now!
Can I shake them?
Damn! At a time like this!
Fragments of my Crusader...
Kazama was shot down?
Yes, Sir.
Greg was heading in as support and confirms he saw a parachute.
Did he now?
But we can't send out a search party for a while.
Not until the wicked old man goes by.
Why?
Why don't you go out to search? Shin was shot down, right?
Saki's orders.
There's such a thing as a "don't search" order?
There's nothing we can do. A wicked old man is coming.
Wicked old man?
A sandstorm.
Anyway, do something.
He might bite it in this sandstorm, right?
We really want to go out too,
but how do you expect us to spot a person on the ground in a sandstorm?
Besides, why are you that hung up on Kazama?
When Greg went down, you didn't say anything, right?
That's...
It's because we're both Japanese.
Gustav, where are you going?
He stopped at McCoy's PX.
He's going to search for Shin!
He's a lot different than you two!
I'll deduct the cost from Shin's account.
Gustav!
You're going to search for Kazama, right?
Take me along!
Do as you like.
I appreciate it.
Nobody else is going out to search for Kazama.
This isn't a taxi.
I want to get shots of the desert too.
A person living or dying is your bread and butter, huh?
You said it.
Even if it means putting your own life on the line?
Let's go.
Kanzaki!
Kanzaki, I passed the final exam.
Finally...
Yeah, but the training went by in a flash.
So tomorrow it's back to Japan,
officially a big pilot for Yamato Airlines.
Yeah...
Why are you so concerned about the guy?
A resemblance to a son who died or something?
His eyes.
It's the guy's eyes.
His eyes are like a wounded wolf's.
But in their depths there is an unthinkable sorrow.
He's different from the rest of this bunch,
with nothing but thoughts so cold and gray that even the tears are gone.
That guy doesn't belong here.
So that's all?
That's all.
Mickey, do you think Shin is...
Shut up!
I refuse to die!
I'll get back alive.
Check it for sand!
Judging by yesterday's sandstorm, he was swept northeast from here.
Northeast is a pretty wide area. How...
Hey!
We search, that's all.
That's something!
You're with the daughter of the president of Yamato Airlines, huh?
So what's the wedding date?
Ryoko's not thinking about marriage or anything yet and neither am l.
Right now the flying takes all I've got.
From the way you say her name, it sounds like it's pretty serious already.
Kanzaki!
Just drink up.
When we get back to Japan,
do you want to go see the director of the orphanage?
I'm sure he'd be pleased if we both went.
No, I won't go.
Why?
and rebuild that shabby old facility for them.
Until then, I won't go back.
You...
Shin, let me tell you something.
I have no intention of settling down as a mere pilot.
I n due time, I'll set up my own company and get my hands on money and power.
That's my goal.
Let's do some real drinking today!
I put in the radio code so you can contact Gustav.
Thanks.
It's getting late. Let's go!
Ready any time!
All right!
We got a dispatch request from Strategic Command HQ.
I see, order all personnel now on base to the ready.
What do we do about the search for Kazama?
Didn't you hear me?
I said, all personnel now on base.
Nineteen hours...
Huh?
That's the maximum time a person can survive here without water.
That means...
But there was a pilot who survived for three days in the deadly Libyan desert
with hardly a sip of anything resembling water.
Reassuring words.
You know somebody who did that?
It was Saint-Exupery.
Hey, hey wait!
You said ninteen hours after the last drink of water, right?
What're you doing? Let me go!
Do you want to be shot as a deserter?
Shin Kazama, as of 1 2:00 a. m. on this day,
you have been incorporated into the Kingdom of Aslan Foreign Brigade.
That's ridiculous...
Kanzaki?!
Why...
Why did you make me do such a thing?
Shin! Hey, Shin!
This is the paperwork for staying outside the dorm overnight. Sign it.
Huh? Paperwork for staying out?
Under this contract,
you must submit to military service in the Aslan Air Force for the next three years.
We welcome anyone who is a superior pilot, regardless of past, career history or nationality.
It can't be.
Kanzaki...
Kanzaki, why?!
Shin! Shin!
Ryoko...
You really like airplanes, don't you?
Ever since I was little, flying has been my only dream.
You only love the sky?
Tomorrow you're off to Paris.
Come back quickly, okay?
Ryoko...
Spotted him?
It's no good. I'll try to contact Gustav.
Got it. We'll keep heading east.
Roger.
I bought that for Shin.
What does it matter? Nineteen hours, right?
Are you betting that Shin's dead?
There's no way...
How could he survive in this kind of place without water?
That's good!
Stop!
What is it, Shinjou?!
It's Kazama's helmet!
Shin!
It's him!
I'm way too softhearted.
What do I do if he's still alive?
Shin! Hey! Are you okay, Shin?
How is he?
Kan...
Kanzaki...
Kanzaki?
Water...
Yeah, can you sit up?
Drink slowly.
Good...
I didn't realize water tastes this good.
If you realize how good water really tastes, you can survive in the desert.
I can survive.
I'm alive.
I'm alive...
You two look like angels.
We may be devils.
Wouldn't it be easier on you if you'd cashed in your chips here?
I can't die here.
Even if the Angel of Death himself comes for me,
I swear I'll survive. You watch.
It's Shin.
That bastard. When he gets back, I'm making him pay for my fuel.
Kazama has been found.
Direct a rescue helicopter to him.
Yes, Sir.
This isn't a taxi.
I want to see the desert sunset.
Lipstick cutting across the blue sky at the speed of sound.
Its color is the color of blood.
Her fragrance is the smell of gunsmoke.
Her hair fluttering in the blast of an explosion,
her eyes reflecting the arid desert,
a crimson angel now descends.
This is Area 88,
An Unyielding Spirit in Lipstick This is Area 88,
An Unyielding Spirit in Lipstick a battlefield of wind where selected warriors gather to take wing.
An Unyielding Spirit in Lipstick
Burned through by the sun
I look at stars in the lonely night sky
The faintly-heard melody
I ' m so nostalgic for it that I can't remember it
The warmth I turned my back on
Dance in the battlefield
I shut my eyes
Play in a brief moment's dream
Gentleness isn't needed here
The moon illuminates the darkness