The phone! The phone's ringing!
Let it ring.
Why do you always have to do that?
I'm not in at the moment. If you are in need of medical attention...
please leave a number where you can be reached, your name...
the seriousness of your condition and how much you are able to afford.
I will return your call as soon as possible.
The more I doubt, the more I believe you.
But before that...
The more I lose, the more I yearn.
Let me say goodbye.
All I want is to keep on watching you smile...
as I hold you in these arms called memories.
We leave on a journey now, through the times of dark...
To the other side of the darkness...
Not yet today, but tomorrow is so far.
Darkest time, just before the sunrise.
If they ask you your name, answer, "I am a traveler."
That's all I want you to say. That's all...
Don't tell them where you're going. Don't leave any parting words.
They will remember you as the one who vanished.
I'm not lonely because I know...
In the end, you're always alone.
That's why I close my heart and end up there.
Darkest time, just before the sunrise.
We leave on a journey now, through the times of dark...
To the other side of the darkness.
I'm not lonely because I know...
In the end you're always alone.
We leave on a journey now, through the times of dark...
To the other side of the darkness...
The first time I met my honey was...
on a hill above the washing area where wild pigs roam.
The first time I made love to my honey was...
on a hill with a broken windmill where wild pigs roam.
Whoa!
The first time I... with my honey was...
Honey!
At exactly 3:20 PM today, the Sixth Division...
of the Federal Unites Air Force officially invaded the Ortega Republic.
The sixth division carried out an aerial bombing on the home of the Premiere...
and they have arrested General Cruz, the Prime Minister...
of the Ortega Republic, who was inside the compound.
The Federal Unites has ignored the diplomatic protocol and...
crossed the border to arrest the prime minister of a foreign country.
The international community cannot seem to hide...
their surprise at this unusual occurrence.
Word just came in that President Kelly of the Federal Unites...
will be holding a special press conference.
The Federal Unites has always stood for justice under God.
Meaning, we are the justice of the world!
Pertaining to this matter, our country has merely acted out of duty...
as the police force of the world.
General Cruz, Prime Minister of the Ortega Republic...
is a contemptible criminal toward the world.
Therefore, it is in our country's right...
to arrest him and bring him to trial for his actions.
He abused his power and authoritative position to...
operate an organized drug ring to grow, export and sell drugs.
Not only our country, but the rest of the world mustn't forgive him...
for poisoning the minds of our youths especially!
Everyone, let us meet again on the day Cruz has been judged by our courts...
and is facing his punishment.
Mr. President! Question! Please! Mr. President! Please! A question! Please!
Cruz, your food! You have ten minutes to eat it!
The client requested we meet at the Great Falls...
near the northern border of the Federal Unites.
Pleased to meet you. Call me Maria.
Here's five hundred thousand in cash.
I've brought the exact amount you requested for your medical attention.
Where's the patient?
I'm afraid I can't tell you here.
Why not?
Because the patient is still traveling.
Please be waiting at the designated hotel a week from today.
We promise to pick you up.
And if you fail to show up?
You can keep the five hundred thousand.
Reporting from the San Sante Prison.
This is the prison where General Cruz is being detained.
Soon a vehicle carrying General Cruz will be coming through these gates.
There they are! Here they come! The security level is tremendous.
General Cruz will now be transported to the prosecutor's office to be questioned.
Attack!
Mayday! Mayday! Get me a direct line to the President...
Mayday... May... day...
You idiots! How can this be?
How are we to explain that the defendant disappeared before his trial!
Lmagine how this will affect the image of our country's justice and pride!
No one must know!
This entire matter will be made top classified information!
Do whatever it takes to recapture Cruz before his trial date!
That is a priority-one presidential command!
I found myself waiting at the appointed hotel.
There was one minute left until the one week time limit would expire.
This tends to happen from time to time.
Half a million for waiting around isn't a bad deal.
What happened? What happened to your eye?
It's fine. Never mind me...
Please... Please come with me.
There's a patient in need of your medical attention more than I...
You've sustained severe damage to your left cornea from the bullet.
Without a transplant you will go blind.
I took the liberty of examining your left eye while you were sleeping.
You should rest a little more.
I administered local anesthetic, but you should still be in great pain...
to the point where it's hard for you to stand.
I've endured much painful torture before...
Put your clothes on.
No, doctor! Look at me! I want you to look at me!
So you can understand us!
I want you to understand how we fought and won...
our independence from the Federal Unites!
These scars are my decoration as a soldier!
Captain Maria Carnella, platoon leader of the Ortega Republican Army.
From there on, I would be by her side until the very day...
her fiery passion would extinguish.
Terminal cancer?
Yes, he was diagnosed with a month left to live.
If he's going to die, why are you paying five hundred thousand?
I want to extend his life. A minute more or even a second...
Rather, it's because that minute or even a second is our hope.
He... General Cruz will be able to return to his country alive.
I won't allow him to die in this country, disgraced as a criminal.
General, are you awake?
Captain Maria has returned.
This is Doctor Black Jack.
Someone bring the doctor a glass of bourbon.
After your examination.
I see.
Doctor.
Take off your clothes and lie down.
Yes, sir.
This is Air Unit 603. We are currently passing over Area B-28.
Nothing unusual to report at this point in this area.
We will continue to fly south and continue our search.
They already know we are trying to cross the border.
Colonel Estephan!
This is Doctor Black Jack.
I am Estephan. Pleased to meet you.
The Colonel is the person in charge of this operation.
How is the General?
He went back to bed after his examination.
Doctor, can you please tell me what your prognosis is?
Without X-rays or endoscopes, an exact prognosis is impossible but...
I have a general idea.
He's acting as spirited to the best of his abilities but...
his body has weakened and that's obvious by looking at him.
We can speculate the cancer has already spread throughout his entire body...
from the thyroid gland.
It wouldn't be surprising if he started to drift in and out of consciousness...
and his condition turned critical at any moment.
Does this mean the General won't live long enough to return home?
Transporting him may be too much for him.
The vibration will only accelerate his debility.
There's also the possibility that it may provoke heart failure.
Only morphine can relieve the acute pain from terminal cancer.
However, the use of morphine will accelerate...
the deterioration of the patient's health.
We can only guess how many times he will be able to overcome...
the pain and morphine injections.
What are you doing? I thought this bed was readied for my use only.
It is my duty to guard you, doctor.
Until this operation is finished I can't leave your side even for a moment.
Or are you suggesting I sleep outside and get pneumonia?
No, that's not...
I always live life to the fullest, so I am prepared to die whenever.
Doctor...
The General was arrested by the Federal Unites as a drug lord but...
their claims are no more than false accusations.
How dare they slander a person who has spent his entire life...
fighting for freedom and independence.
This is an act of violence towards a smaller country.
Their plan is to eliminate General Cruz from his position...
and plunge our country into chaos and civil war once again.
Then they'll intervene because...
They want control over Ortega Republic's oil rights.
Do you believe me?
I hope you trust what I'm saying.
No, I haven't bought a word you said.
Mr. President.
This is a picture taken by our Rumchat satellite two hours ago.
Please turn your attention to B-28.
After a thermo analysis...
we have detected at least 20 creatures with body temperatures...
greater than 33 degrees Celsius gathered in this remote forest.
There is a possibility it may be a pack of coyotes or bears, but...
we would like permission to dispatch the special task force just in case.
The Blue Jackets?
Yes!
Second platoon! Roll call!
One. Two. Three. Four. Five.
Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Eleven. Twelve.
This gun is like a part of me.
I hope it serves you well, if the need arises. With love, Maria.
You will parachute down to Area B-28.
You have two mission objectives.
To capture Cruz alive and to kill anyone else on the premises.
Godspeed!
What's wrong?
I'm picking up something faint and it's headed this way.
What? Is it a F-118 Eagle?
No, it's not a fighter plane. Maybe a helicopter? But the sound is too faint.
Strange... It's not coming up on the radar.
Colonel, do you think it may be the Blue Jackets?
The Blue Jackets?
Yes. From what I understand, there's an elite strike force with helicopters...
equipped with silent rotors.
Why won't they show on the radar?
They may be approaching from behind the mountain.
There they are!
Overhead!
What?
Enemy attack! Take your emergency positions!
Doctor!
Find Cruz!
This isn't good, doctor...
I can take even the most excruciating pain... As long as it's pain...
During the war for independence I've taken countless bullets...
When I was captured, I endured every imaginable method of torture...
But this is beyond me...
Lately I've been having dreams that make no sense...
They're such melancholic dreams...
When that starts to happen... the end is near, isn't it, doctor?
He'll last a little longer if I remove his thyroid gland.
Doctor! Please perform the operation!
The General must return to Ortega no matter what.
He must stand before his people and display his courage...
to prove he did not succumb to the Federal Unites' abuse!
The General is our pride.
Please give him an honorable death! For the people of Ortega!!
When I say it'll prolong his life, I can't say for how long.
By removing it from the source...
it will lessen the danger of hyperthyroidism, but...
it's a difficult operation to perform, even in a well-equipped hospital.
And I doubt you currently have the kind of resources to ready such a hospital.
What a gamble...
The moonlight is my time limit...
I might not be able to do a perfect job, but...
A thyroid gland lesion removal surgery...
I had to do it.
All I had were my emergency surgical tools and some medicine.
Doctor, please use this.
It's first aid kits that were in our vehicles.
They only contain the usual military items, but...
Do they contain gauze and bandages?
Yes, they do.
What a blessing!
Boil some water!
Collect the containers and dishes. Boil them so they're sterile!
Put the fire out as soon as they've been sterilized!
If we're discovered, it's all over.
Please use my blood.
You'll need to transfuse blood, won't you?
The General and I are the same blood type.
I'm his daughter.
If we need it, I'll inform you.
You find it amusing that I'm his daughter?
No, it's not that.
We're in luck.
It's a sign. I think this operation will probably be successful.
The most important thing to avoid is excessive bleeding.
Excessive bleeding will decrease the patient's health...
even when it's compensated with transfusions.
With a terminally ill patient...
a decrease in health will certainly lead to the patient's death.
To minimize the bleeding, I avoided the major arteries and...
cut along the skin and muscle fibers in a concise stroke as quickly as possible.
I went ahead with the surgery...
without any preparatory X-rays or an endoscope exam, but the lesion...
was at the exact location and condition I speculated it to be.
I discovered the cancerous lesion on the upper thyroid gland.
I couldn't thank the moonlight enough.
Now for the hard part...
To isolate and remove the lesion it requires the utmost caution.
I understood I couldn't use an electrical scalpel but...
I wished I had another moon shining upon me.
Colonel, the signal...
I know.
Maria.
We're going to leave a vehicle for you.
Travel east before you cross the border.
Colonel.
We're going to divert the enemy to the west.
Doctor, please take care of the General for us.
I wish you all the luck, Maria.
And to you too, Estephan!
Forceps!
Yes!
Iceman to Mirage! Do you read me, Mirage?
OK, Iceman! We read you. Report the situation!
Here it comes!
Move it! Move it!
Everyone will head west and disperse!
For those fortunate enough to cross the border...
we will meet at the church in Kamale.
Listen, men!
Give them more than a taste of the Ortega Army's pride...
that has fought for freedom and independence!
All right! Move out!
Damn it.
The thyroid gland lesion was removed.
I immediately started to stitch the incision.
I made it...
The full moon should shine in the Heavens a little while longer.
But what an empty-feeling job...
Although the cancer should go into remission for a while...
the cancer had spread to the lymph glands and respiratory organs.
There was nothing left that I could do.
We are heading for the border.
I could care less where we're headed.
Mr. President! We've been waiting for you.
You'd better be right, Commissioner.
Please look for yourself.
This is amazing.
He is heavily addicted to opium and was arrested for murder.
He doesn't remember his past, nor does he know who he is.
We altered his face a bit, but he should suffice to sit silently in court.
Cruz was a drug addict and has become deranged... Is that the story?
Death penalty isn't an option, but we could get him life in prison.
We can confine him in a hospital for the rest of his life.
Hey, it's a direct order from the President!
Cruz is to be killed on sight!
Doctor...
Why didn't you make love to me last night?
I don't remember yesterday.
Liar. Five years, no, ten years...
Perhaps the life's worth of hatred you bear on your shoulders...
I can tell you make every effort to not forget that...
That's why I forget anything enjoyable, even if it happened yesterday.
Enjoyable? Really?
You lied next to me and didn't even touch me, but you still enjoyed it?
Does that mean I still have a pulse?
You're like my father. Always fighting for something and always tense...
unable to live without that.
You're describing yourself.
I'm like that too, but you're much more so!
Maria, give me my gun!
Don't move! You need to rest!
Give me my gun...
They've come to attack my village...
Fire!
Yes, General!
Maria!
Maria!!
Maria.
I'm meeting everyone at the church in Kamale...
I was near the Ortegan border when morning came.
I am Sam Vallenger, Jr., President Kelly's special aide.
I would like you to hand over General Cruz to us, Dr. Black Jack.
Thank you, doctor. You can put me down now.
Out of my way, kid!
If you shoot, you'll also be blown to pieces!
Get out of my way! I'm going home to my country!
To my country... To Ortega!
Hey!
Don't shoot! I won't allow you to shoot him!
Fire!
Are you going to shoot me?
Shooting me won't resolve anything. This is a war between two countries!
The first village across the border was Kamale.
I waited at the church...
knowing no one would come. I waited for three days.
Watch this!
Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! What's this?
I found this in the desk drawer in the study! It looks like it's special!
So what is it? Is it a charm?
I guess you could say that.
What kind of charm is it?
That's what I was just wondering...
while watching the sea...
The city I returned to...
Wasn't how I remembered it.
Glass walls were endlessly erected.
"I want you to wait for me."
The whispers I swallowed that day...
"I want you to wait for me."
My wound opens up now as if it were fresh.
Between the gaps of the high rise buildings...
The moonlight comes through.
Are you also looking for someone?
It will never change... Peace is far beyond our journey.
Does it only exist beyond the skies?
But I'll be back again.
Subtitle Translation - MAYUMI KOBAYASHI DVD Subtitles - JUSTIN SEVAKIS