PART 6
Who goes there?
Who's there? Show yourself!
Take cover!
Get out of sight or they'll spot you below.
You can't go down there.
Why not?
The Chinese are mopping up Japanese stragglers.
There's a logging road down in those woods.
Our territory ends there.
What are you doing here?
We're dug in here.
Go see our commander.
He'll brief you, and you can decide what to do next.
It's impossible to bomb us here.
Our troops are the very best,
armed with machine guns and mortars.
We have supplies to last until next spring.
After next spring, then what?
I'm getting to that.
Do you men realize what's happening to Japan?
What about Manchuria?
You think Russia will return it to China?
They will. They must.
To whom? Chiang Kai-shek?
No, not Chiang Kai-shek.
Wouldn't he want it?
He'll try to take it with America's backing.
You think the Chinese will fight back?
Yes.
Good.
We seem to agree there.
The US will back Chiang Kai-shek
in driving all communist influence out of Manchuria.
Just wait. There'll be a civil war...
and in the very near future.
That's when we go into action.
With your 50 men?
Strength of numbers means nothing.
What matters is the significance of our action.
When the Nationalists go into action, we too make our move -
You'll be crushed.
You seem intent on throwing away your men's lives.
What about you?
You'd let your men meet a dog's death in dangerous territory.
It's not a dog's death.
They're all sick of war, sick of the army.
They keep walking only to get home.
Why should they risk their lives for the Americans or Chiang Kai-shek?
Then go on! Keep moving!
Don't speak out of place.
We have supplies to last the winter.
If any of you wish to join us, speak up.
Each man must decide for himself.
We'll camp nearby and leave early tomorrow.
I talked to the NCOs over there.
We could never break through.
Their scouting party was wiped out
by a Russian cleanup unit.
Does that prove it's safer to remain entrenched here?
Those who wish to can stay.
Winter's coming.
We have to hurry.
It's a long way yet.
With their cleanup units, can we break through?
There are so many of us now. They'll spot us for sure.
It's a big forest. Stop worrying.
Tange says we should surrender.
Where's PFC Kaji?
Over there.
PFC Kaji.
Over here.
Mind if we join you?
We don't care to get involved in another war.
It's your decision.
If you can't tell your commander, I'll do it for you.
No, please don't.
We'd be punished as deserters.
Then how will you get away?
We'll make our way to the woods down there. Pick us up there.
As long as we get out of this place,
we can eke out a living... right?
We vowed to live and die together.
That means to advance or retreat as one.
You have no authority to punish them.
The army's been disbanded. Army regulations no longer apply.
Don't meddle in our affairs!
The fact these two broke their vow
is a minor matter,
but it could affect others.
We're convinced that the best way forward
is to await our chance to go into action.
Sir, don't waste your breath.
PFC Kaji!
Quit your meddling and get off this hill.
Our men are raring to go.
Let them try.
We'll see how disciplined they are.
Guerrillas! You're a band of mountain bandits!
And in good bandit fashion, I'll lop your head off!
Wait.
Call your leader. I suspect he conspired with these men.
I wouldn't advise that.
He's as bad-tempered as me, with a shorter fuse!
If you mean me, I'm right here.
Tange, get back!
Commander, I'll make you a deal.
Some of my men want to join you.
I'll swap them for those two.
Newcomers will not be rejected,
but deserters and traitors will not be tolerated!
Kitago, execute them!
Bastard!
Tange, the rifle!
Commander, you'd better let us go without any trouble.
You'll all be wiped out or taken prisoner before winter.
But not us! We're pushing on!
- What's that on their backs? - Flamethrowers.
Easy-going bastards - no rear or advance guards!
They're a pushover from the rear.
You can try it alone.
Let's go.
I'm surrendering.
You are?
After you guys are gone...
I'm going over to them.
Call out from a distance first
with your arms in the air.
Will we meet again?
If we both survive.
Maybe what you're doing is right
and I'm wrong.
Who knows?
No one can say.
It's a woodpecker.
Don't worry so much.
It's as still as death.
It'd be nice to have a roof overhead tonight.
We'll split up to be safe.
This is getting to my back.
I've about had it.
That was close!
If you hadn't split us up, we'd be dead.
When this thing started rattling, I went cold!
Now it's my turn to try it. - Leave their weapons.
Why? With these we could -
They may not help. If we're caught with them,
we'll be executed.
They'll think some Japanese soldiers were just mowed down.
Shoot off all the ammo. Then we're moving on.
Doesn't look like a Manchu village.
Some kind of settlement?
Looks like it.
What do we do?
Let's have a look.
According to that commander,
there are no Japanese stragglers in this area.
This might be the border with civilized society.
Split into four groups.
Keep 400 yards between you.
My group will go first.
If anything happens to us,
you decide whether to run or give yourselves up.
By today or tomorrow,
our fate will be decided.
Where are you gentlemen headed?
Across the railroad tracks to south Manchuria.
- Just the three of you? - No.
There are 15 men behind us.
You may not know this,
but the railroad is about six miles from here.
Just beyond that is a POW camp.
Have any of our soldiers passed through here?
Some have passed through once in a while.
And they brought nothing but trouble.
They stagger in half starved.
We've used up all the supplies we brought,
and our fields have been constantly plundered.
We don't know what we'll do now.
What happened to those soldiers?
They would change direction when they left here,
but we'd always hear the distant rattling of those automatic guns.
It's doubtful any of them survived.
Do enemy troops come and make trouble?
At first we feared and hated them,
but they're actually better than our own men.
They bring us bread.
They're huge, but they're naive as babies.
If we're nice to them, they leave peacefully.
Not like our troops, who are just freeloaders.
You intend to stay here overnight?
Since even the Russians seem more popular than us,
I won't insist.
We can camp out.
You're a man of character. May I ask one favor?
The Soviets are supposed to look after us,
but that solves none of our immediate problems.
I know it's asking quite a lot...
What is it?
They're growing corn and potatoes
about two miles from here.
So we steal some?
It's an evil thing we ask,
but the women will carry it all.
Please just protect them from any harm.
I understand. We'll be your villains.
Come partway and wait for us there.
It's better if you don't enter the fields.
It's cold out here, even with a fire.
Why don't you men come inside?
I've kept a spot for you.
No need to keep watch?
I'll stay up a while longer.
Someone can relieve me later.
That young man's in for a surprise.
Why?
They're all rolling around together in the dark in there.
And there's more women than men.
Soldier, are you angry with me
for what I said about the Russians?
No.
But you think I'm immoral.
Is that it?
No.
Are the women here... I mean, are you married?
Yes.
So we married women should just starve?
Bite our tongues off and just die?
Who said anything like that?
Even if we get home alive,
how many of us can return to our former lives?
Women and soldiers who spend fleeting nights together
always talk about returning home together.
When flesh meets flesh, it really seems possible.
But at dawn, the soldiers are strangers again.
They get restless and anxious
and grab their weapons and sneak off.
Soldier, are you listening?
I hear you.
Women waste no tears.
They just wait patiently for the soldier who'll come
and take them away.
We'll never get home.
We'll never see our loved ones again.
We don't even know how long we'll live.
We all share the same fate. We're all ruined!
We eat only to keep our strength from failing.
We'll never get home!
We'll never see our loved ones again!
We all share the same fate! We're ruined!
We all share the same fate.
We'll never get home.
We'll never see our loved ones again.
Never get home...
never see our loved ones again...
Let's go inside.
It's safe here at night.
No Russians or Manchus will come.
You go on.
I'll find someplace to sleep later.
A paragon of virtue, eh?
Rare for a soldier.
Too good to be dallying with my kind.
So I was buying a woman by stealing that food?
Michiko...
I'm still alive.
I'm still walking toward you.
If you weren't waiting...
I doubt I could continue another day.
There's trouble brewing inside.
Some want to marry the women and stay here.
Others want to take them along.
What about you?
I felt like having fun last night.
Hadn't had a chance to work out the kinks in a while.
But what about you? You're acting like some Zen priest.
Weren't any girls interested? - Who the hell cares?
I'm thinking of disbanding our unit here.
Last night I really learned to appreciate a woman's tenderness.
What do you say
we discard our weapons and join them as refugees?
Weak-kneed women? We'd never get anywhere.
We'd have to discard them somewhere.
Not necessarily. With just men, it's kill or be killed.
With women, they might go easy on us.
Even some of the soldiers want to come along with us.
We have to act now while they're here.
This may be our last chance!
And if you run into Russians or Manchus on the road?
The soldiers have weapons. They might get away.
We could be stripped naked and who knows what else.
That young man's really afraid of you.
Why?
You have a way of intimidating people.
It was me who seduced him, you know.
How's that my business?
It is your business.
I hear you saved his life.
He claims he'll follow you wherever you go.
So I'm coming too. You don't mind, do you?
This is no time to be playing house.
The past few weeks have made a man out of Terada.
If casual love turns into the real thing, fine.
I'll leave him behind. You two can do as you wish.
You were probably his first woman.
Any man might do for you,
but the boy's still naive.
If he fell in love overnight, you're partly responsible.
I just want you to stay clear of me.
After all, I'm human too.
The women insist on relying upon you
and going wherever you go.
Won't you become a refugee and go south with us?
At least wait till dusk and take us as far as the railroad.
Please?
There we can decide whether to go north or south.
That'll only take till dawn. Let's do it.
Is that asking too much?
I've heard various opinions
from my men and the women.
I myself don't know would what be best.
So those who feel the same way should go on together.
Each person can decide which group they'll join.
What are you going to do?
I'm crossing the railroad and continuing on.
And your rifle?
I'm taking it.
Are you sure you'll make it?
No... but I'm going to try.
I'm leaving right now.
Terada, you'd better stay here.
You can pass as a young refugee.
Bury your rifle and bayonet.
I won't stay behind.
I'm going.
What about her?
She's depending on you.
Didn't you want someone to depend on you?
She means nothing to me. It's only 'cause you rejected her that she -
Stop pretending to understand things you don't.
She doesn't want you or me.
She just wants male protection.
Stay behind and give her that.
Keep trotting along behind me and you'll never become a man.
Run for it!
Enemy troops!
Take cover!
Women out of sight and don't come out!
How many?
About 20. Soviets and Chinese peasant militia.
Fire when you hear my first shot.
Toss your grenades and attack immediately.
Aim for the automatics first!
Wait till I fire!
Stop!
What will happen to us if you start a battle?
Please!
Soldiers...
please don't!
Soldiers!
Drop your weapons, all of you!
We're surrendering.
Terada, don't come out! Stay with the women!
Six... seven... eight... nine...
Son of a bitch!
Stop crying!
It's not over yet.
It's only just beginning.
Forward!
Get in line!
Let's go.
Move it!
Get going!
You there! Move it!
You there! Move!
Get back in line!
Back in line!
Stand up.
Move along!
Stay in line!
Bastard!
Get up!
Terada, get up!
Halt!
Get up!
Get up, quick!
No sitting down!
Get up! No sitting down!
Interpreter!
Who called this halt?
Who gave the unauthorized order to halt?
It came from the rear.
Who was it?
Step forward or everyone will be punished!
The commander's angry.
If the culprit isn't found,
you'll all get three days' hard labor without food.
Who was it? Step forward!
Who did it?
It was you. Step forward.
Go on!
It was me.
Fool! Why'd you do such a thing?
I didn't mean to.
I didn't think they'd halt, but I was hoping they would.
He says the prisoners need a rest.
That's for the commander to decide.
Are you resisting my authority?
You're just a prisoner.
Just do as you're told.
Explain what I'm saying.
The commander doesn't realize conditions at the rear.
The men are hit by diarrhea.
Some have even been kicked by the guards.
Maybe I went too far,
but he has to understand the conditions back here.
He says many men in the rear have diarrhea.
The guard kicked one of these men.
He wants the case investigated.
He claims one of you kicked a prisoner. Is this true?
Physical force against prisoners is not allowed!
However, if a prisoner violates military discipline again,
he'll be punished!
Fascist samurai!
He'll let you off this time, but don't do it again.
And he called you a fascist samurai.
Forward!
Filthy dog! Go to hell!
Get up!
I'm sorry.
It's okay. Forget it.
- Fascist samurai? That's a good one. - Shut up!
Starting today,
I, Noge, assume command of this work detail
by order of the Red Army.
The fortunes of war have turned against us,
and we've tasted the bitterness of defeat.
But our fatherland still remains.
Someday we shall again trod the soil of our fatherland.
The Japanese are a race that respects authority.
To show the Soviets what an extraordinary race we are,
we must meet our labor quotas.
I will then be able to negotiate with the Russian officers
to win improvements in your work conditions.
You must endeavor to maintain good health,
bear these bitter trials,
and await the rebuilding of our fatherland.
That's all.
They eat officer rations and do nothing. Easy for them to say.
International law allows for special treatment for officers.
Oh? Discrimination in the land of the Reds?
WORK STATION #1
Terada, I just had an idea.
Starting tomorrow, pretend you're sick and stay behind.
After we leave for work,
rummage through their garbage heaps.
Potato peels, scraps of carrot -
salvage anything edible.
We'll add it to our rations.
Otherwise we'll starve...
and I refuse to die like this!
FIGHT ON FOR COMMUNISM!
Back to work! On your feet!
We can't work unless they feed us.
Stop your grumbling!
Come on, boys! Our presence is requested!
What are you doing?
Making clothes out of these sacks.
What if the Russians catch you?
With that nice uniform, you don't need these,
but we fought in these same clothes last summer.
Just shut up and put them back.
It's just gunnysacks, but it's still their property,
and it's a disgrace to the Japanese people!
Leave me alone.
The waters will be freezing soon.
I'm wearing these gunnysacks...
unless someone provides winter clothing.
I know rummaging for garbage must be rough.
Only washing the stuff, now that the water's so cold.
But then I feel better, knowing we'll all live another day.
When you hear them singing,
you get the feeling they're good men.
They must have something to sing for.
Outside the army, I mean.
When I joined up, I was so ignorant.
You once said to me,
"You're a fool"
and "Dying in battle is a dog's death."
Remember?
It was true.
We walked a long way.
I didn't expect to end up like this.
But it's all right.
I see now how important it is to go on living.
My life is just beginning.
There's no sinking any lower.
We can only go up from here.
Jerks on kitchen duty usually go on about dames.
You don't hear much philosophizing.
Then you can stay behind and I'll go on work detail!
Ignore him.
He has the bad habit of sneering at anyone
who talks about anything serious.
I was hoping we'd meet again.
I can't say the same.
Are thieving rapists allowed to run around free in here?
I was taken prisoner after that incident, thanks to you.
But I used my brains.
I'm one of the "active elements" here.
Me, old Kirihara!
Where are Hikita and Fukumoto?
Shipped out to Siberia.
I'll be keeping my eyes open around here.
Can't allow any violations, you know.
Kaji...
it's my turn now.
I have to survive
to see that bastard unmasked.
If I talked down to you before, I'll correct that.
It had become a habit.
But the world's going "democratic" now, and I have to adapt.
You're a good worker,
but is it true you've planted a saboteur among us?
He's not a saboteur. He's sick.
And it wasn't intentional, but inevitable.
Well, I can't allow it.
The Red officers are angry.
Not that the other groups are all copying you,
but they're planting saboteurs too.
That's how the Reds see it.
If this easy work detail produces saboteurs,
they threaten to send us to north Siberia,
and no one ever returns from there.
That's how it is. What do you think?
I don't think anything. Why exactly was I called here?
We want you to stop the sabotage.
You can live well on your officer rations,
but we have no alternative but to protect ourselves.
For now the Soviets grant you the privileges of military rank.
If you'll see to it that we can work without fear or concern,
I'll gladly change my ideas.
I'm a prisoner myself.
You enjoy defying your former officers. Those gunnysacks, for example.
It's not enjoyment. It's necessity.
Then you refuse to stop this sabotage, even if I ask?
I must refuse.
It may not be right, but I cannot stop it.
This insubordination will not be tolerated!
Major objectives sometimes call for minor sacrifices.
I may be forced to hand you over to the Reds.
Do what you will, Noge-san.
I have faith in the future of socialism,
and in my countrymen.
I will continue to work,
but I must also preserve the strength of those around me.
That's how it is.
That kind of element will bring trouble in the future.
We must deal with him now.
How'd your talk with Noge go?
Keep pushing it and they'll take us off this light work detail.
You never do any work anyway.
It's guys like you who undermine my argument with Noge.
Finally showing signs of wear and tear, eh?
You're a good fellow, but stupid.
Living right doesn't necessarily mean living seriously.
Chaotic times call for chaotic living.
Your naïveté brings tears to my eyes.
They say even a thief has his reasons.
Son of a bitch!
I'll show you what real labor means!
Son of a bitch!
Constant loafing has made you soft.
Stop that!
Stop it!
Enough!
Whatever this man did, that's going too far!
How can you stand there laughing?
Such brutality will not be tolerated again!
Rest quietly, or you'll end up like that too.
I won't die.
Not after making it this far.
We've been through worse than this.
Be quiet and rest.
Get a fire going in here.
Minagawa!
Is Minagawa the interpreter around?
Sorry, but one of my men needs a sickbed.
They're all taken.
They're even discharging patients who are still sick.
Then can you get him some aspirin?
That's only for inpatients.
Then I'll go ask myself. Will you interpret?
Listen, I'm busy.
I can't be running around for one patient.
You know, you'd better start showing up for work.
I can't stick up for you much longer.
I'm suspected of something again?
It's not just you.
The Soviet officers are angry.
They're cracking down on reactionary elements.
"Private first class, 21 months of service.
Previous employment: Labor supervisor."
So you helped exploit workers, eh?
Yes...
it seems so.
What did he say?
It doesn't concern this interrogation.
This is not a court. I will not pronounce sentence.
But we cannot allow resistance and sabotage by prisoners.
You will be assigned to a detail pulling up railroad tracks.
There are no camps nor fenced enclosures...
but you cannot escape or resist.
If you try, you will starve to death.
You're getting hard labor as punishment for sabotage.
If you resist or attempt escape,
you will starve to death.
That's ridiculous!
I don't mind hard labor, but can't we talk like human beings?
Let me tell my side.
Tell him that.
What's he saying?
He says
that what you say is ridiculous...
and stupid.
Son of a bitch!
Fascist Jap!
What did he say?
Ah, it's you!
Wait a minute.
I've seen you somewhere before.
Yes, it's you! The samurai scoundrel!
I'd expect something like this from you!
Nazi dogs are the worst scum in the world...
and then come Japanese like you!
Forgive my delay. It was a lengthy meeting.
What's wrong, Captain Sverdlov? You look angry.
I've never seen such a notorious fascist!
This saboteur takes us for fools, Comrade Chapayev!
- He called us stupid, Comrade Chapayev. - No!
This one he addresses as "comrade"
must be a true party member.
If only I could speak their language!
That fool Minagawa!
There's so much to tell you.
It would take me all night.
But...
I wonder if you'd understand.
Explain your reasons for the sabotage.
And leave out all the fancy talk!
I survived the battle and tried to escape.
I hoped to find proof here that I was wrong to run.
But now I see that that was an idealistic miscalculation.
Russia's needs and its historical mission
lead it to destroy human lives and then justify doing so.
Just or not, the sacrificed individuals suffer.
They must protect themselves, but it looks like resistance.
What other way is there?
After the war ended,
did you ever harm any of our men?
I did.
Did you also harm any Chinese?
I did.
That is sufficient to declare you a war criminal.
I could have denied it. You have no evidence!
Meanwhile you deny that your own troops
committed rape and pillage against the Japanese...
even though it would not harm the prestige of the Red Army.
I at least admit my faults so that I may point out yours.
I don't know whether Kirihara or Noge turned me in,
and it doesn't matter.
What matters is that you use such men to censure me
for saving my men's lives by sifting through your garbage heap.
In your urgency, supervision grows slack.
You stick to inflexible rules.
Good intentions are suppressed, and evil is tolerated.
The fact that socialism is better than fascism
is not enough to keep us alive!
Stand up.
You're very excited and worked up.
Things don't always run smoothly here.
Your main complaint
is that we organize our work here
without considering your position, correct?
Given more time,
a democratic movement will develop among you
and all will progress smoothly.
You must wait and not resort to your own methods.
You admit to sabotage.
We cannot openly condone such acts.
The commander has decided to send you and your accomplices
to work on the forest railroad.
It's only for one week. You must submit.
Anything else to say?
If possible, I'd like some aspirin or something.
He wants medicine.
He says his friend is sick.
We'll have something for you tomorrow.
You'll come back, won't you?
Didn't you say your life was just beginning?
If you're not well when I get back,
you're just a weakling.
Look after Terada, okay?
Going away, huh?
Will you do something for me?
What?
It's Terada.
You wanted revenge on me.
You got it.
Terada's sleeping now. See that he gets food.
That should be no problem for "Comrade Kirihara."
Trying to butter me up, eh?
You squealed on Noge and me in your interrogation,
but they took no notice, eh?
That's all right.
Now you'll be sleeping out in the cold.
Think about the price you're paying for driving me out once.
Here, take some.
Don't think you've won!
Kaji!
Is that you?
Tange!
It was a mistake to escape and walk all that way,
and another mistake to get caught.
I'm considering making one further mistake.
Sure you can pull it off?
Not really.
You'll be captured or killed, or you'll freeze to death.
It's not like you to trust in luck.
It's strange you should fear Siberia.
If you can't survive it, no one can.
They can send us to Siberia and work us to death.
But take down the "peace" and "liberation" signs. Listen to me.
Exploit our labor and then try to reeducate us -
that shouldn't be the Soviet way.
I'm not complaining about too much work.
I can even understand the short rations.
Their guards even sleep on the ground like us.
What I'm saying...
is that most POWs are not enemies in the class struggle.
How they treat the men seems lacking in some ways,
excessive in others.
Excessive in what way?
Maybe I'm wrong...
but they seem smug and selfish to me.
That can't be helped.
The present stage calls for a Soviet-first policy.
Really?
It can't be helped?
Is that the universal solution to human dilemmas: "It can't be helped"?
History will correct that...
not you or me.
Well, I'm fed up!
If they ship me to Siberia, I'll stake my life on stressing that point.
Terada!
Wake up!
I warned him repeatedly,
but his fever was down and he got out of bed.
He insisted on going out for more scraps.
His luck ran out when Kirihara caught him.
He was beaten severely and given latrine duty.
We carried him, limp and covered with shit,
to the infirmary...
but it was too late.
I heard he died repeating your name.
You may not believe me, but I took the case to Noge.
The bastard wouldn't listen.
Do the guards know?
Yes, but they say it wasn't a crime.
No direct evidence.
Tange...
I've changed my mind.
I'm breaking out tonight. Don't try to stop me.
I know it's a mistake, but I'm going.
Chapayev wants to see you about me.
At this hour?
I requested that we have it out.
Afraid?
Don't be stupid!
We'll need Minagawa.
No need. One of them can understand us.
You coming?
Or will you apologize?
You're a pest.
Good riddance, shipping you off to Siberia.
This way.
Son of a bitch!
Get up!
I'll let you have it until you do!
Stop it, please!
Please! I apologize!
That's what I've been waiting to hear!
Bastard!
Die! Worthless scum like you deserve to die!
It takes too long to do away with bastards like you!
Meanwhile, good men suffer and die!
Die!
Come on!
Step up!
Keep moving!
All right.
What's wrong, you stinky devil?
Kaji-san!
Terada, is that you?
Are you still following me?
Don't, Terada.
If you keep dogging my heels,
you'll never become a man.
No... you're already a fine young man.
You can go anywhere.
I'm still walking on.
If I lose my way, please guide me.
You're a man now. Please guide me.
I'm not mistaken, am I?
No, I'm not!
Tange's now off in Siberia.
That rascal...
probably both despises and envies me.
Michiko.
Let them laugh. Let them try to stop me.
I'm coming back to you.
I'm still walking on.
I'll beg for food at that village
and then continue on to you.
Get lost, beggar!
Are you deaf?
Get out of here!
Thieving dog! I'll kill you!
Thief!
This one's Japanese!
Look, a Japanese devil!
Michiko, forgive me.
I've come as far as I can.
Michiko, look. I've come this far.
I'm going to save this for you.
I'm bringing this dumpling to you.
It's my only gift.
After over 700 days away from you,
it's all I have to bring you.
I had to kill many men...
to continue my journey back to you.
I killed many men.
Don't hate me for it!
I'm coming home to you.
Even now I keep walking toward you.
Michiko, do you still await my return?
I'm so happy!
No matter what they said, I knew you'd return.
Your beard's tickling me!
You must shave it off...
and take a bath.
No, you can eat after that.
I never stopped believing.
I knew you'd come back.
I was positive you'd return.
In your arms...
I seem to melt away.
Wait for me, Michiko! It won't be long now!
I've come this far. It won't be much longer.
I faced so many trials along the way,
but that's all over now.
Tonight I'll see your face,
hear your voice, touch your hands,
and my memories will bring back all that we've lost.
It's not far now.
Let me rest just five minutes.
Then I'll continue on to you, no matter what.
In the end we never had to say farewell.
Tonight our life together will begin anew.
Michiko, I'm home at last!
I'm with you at last!
THE END