Eyes Of Dawn
- US Army 27th Division POW Camp - Tanapag Coast, Saipan
Morning, Sir. Yes, Sir.
Open the gate.
- Carry on, soldiers. - Thank you, Sir.
- Episode 10 - Originally Aired on 10/31/1991
Next.
Name, post, and rank.
I'm private first class at the army hospital.
Your name?
- Jang Harim. - What?
Jang Harim. I'm Korean.
- Ohh... You speak English. - A little bit.
Korean?
Yes.
- Where's Korea? - It's a tributary country of Japan.
Kinda like Hawaii in the United States.
It is different.
So where did you learn your English?
At the university. I studied at Tokyo Imperial University.
Tokyo Imperial University? Is that in Japan?
I wonder if it's a good school.
Next question.
What were your duties at the army hospital?
I was in a team for the cultivation of bacteria.
Anything else?
Haven't you heard of the team for the cultivation of bacteria?
Anything else!
I was a medic.
Stop there!
Report.
Sergeant...
Sergeant!
It's me!
You...
Private Ikeda, Sir.
Forgive me...
I'm still alive.
So you've made it.
Yes. I put my life on the line fighting, but in the end...
Don't say that. Not quite yet.
The war is far from over.
The empire will not be defeated. Always remember, Ikeda.
Is that clear?
Reinforcements will arrive in a couple of days.
All we need to do is wait.
Hey!
You!
What is your affiliation?
Army hospital. Private Harimoto, Sir.
He's from Chosen, I've heard.
Is that so...
You didn't have the look of an imperial soldier, for some reason.
Were you arrested? Or did you surrender?
Lost your tongue? Answer me at once!
- Does it make any difference? - What?
Could you please get out of the way?
I'd like some rest.
You little son of a...
- Kill all those Chosen rats! - Do you want to fight that bad?
How about one on one?
Or maybe all at once?
Watch your mouth, you scummy Chosen rat.
One on one? You surrender and still have the guts to say that?
Hold him!
Wake up, Chosen scum.
You wouldn't be the first one who gets killed in here.
Someone who betrayed the empire by surrendering deserves to die!
Are you all crazy? Sit down and shut up!
Hurry up! Sit down, people!
Hey, you. What's the matter with you? Outside.
Outside the tent.
Hurry it up, up there!
Make sure you sit down.
Keep the line moving.
Is this all?
- Is it an all-you-can-eat buffet? - Say what? You son of a...
I'll be damned... Made up your mind to get killed?
Is it that hard to get on your knees and beg?
"Long live His Majesty." It's all you needed.
You didn't know?
I was the one who called the Americans.
I should thank you.
What if you got killed? The Americans would start investigating.
And then they'd start searching all our belongings.
Think I'd let them confiscate all I have?
Need anything?
How about you?
Don't you smoke?
No need to pay me. Watches, pens, or anything else will do.
Have any photos of your Japanese lover?
That'll make the Americans go crazy.
You slut! I'm gonna kill you!
- Longling - (390km West of Kunming, Southwest China)
Sir, this man is from Joseon. May I do the questioning?
Thank you.
I'm sure the Japs are responsible for educating you,
but shall we just speak Korean?
Here, have a seat.
I'm fine.
Did you volunteer to join the Imperial Army?
No, Sir. I was a student.
They forced me to enlist.
If that's really the case, why didn't you run away all this time?
When we found you, you were about to die of starvation.
Had it been the Imperial Army, wouldn't you still be pledging allegiance to Japan?
You might have had it easy here because you're from Joseon,
but bear in mind that you're still a prisoner.
We are questioning a POW here. Is that clear?
He might still be in shock, by the looks of things.
I'm fine. Perfectly fine.
You speak Chinese?
I was studying at the Beijing University.
You have no idea what the Imperial Army is.
Run away?!
Try to open your eyes.
Slowly.
Can you see?
What do you see?
Your recovery is remarkable.
Our medic here is well versed in both western and oriental medicine.
He's very skilled.
And for someone who managed to escape from Burma, you're in good shape.
Don't you think?
It's all thanks to you.
All the senior officers liked your report of what you went through there,
especially about that superior of yours who ate human flesh, Oe.
Are you the only Joseon man here, Sir?
I guess you could say that.
I think it's been around three years since I've joined Chiang Kaishek's army?!
Then, are you affiliated with the provisional government?
You even have an interest in politics?
Just a few things I've heard while in college.
That Joseon people in China organized an independence movement,
but their support was split between Chiang Kaishek and Mao Zedong,
not to mention all the internal factions.
Looks to me like you've only heard the worst of it.
Will supporting this movement truly help us gain independence?
Can we drive all those Japs out of our land, if we succeed?
Do you want to join the movement?
I just don't ever want to meet scum like Oe again.
Because he... You know, he...
I forgot more things than he'll ever learn,
and I could easily beat him one on one.
He was that insignificant. Do you understand?
And yet, I couldn't lay a finger on him.
If he asked me to lick shit off his shoes,
I had to.
Also...
Also, I met a woman there.
She was mine,
but people like him stepped on her...
Right under my eyes.
All I could do was stand there and watch!
And that's because I thought it was natural.
Oe and all those other scumbags were abusing Yeook,
and I was just waiting in line outside.
Yeook was mine...
And yet I didn't even stop to think of how shameful all this was.
Do you understand?
Where are we headed?
Keep your voice down. We're running away.
Where to?
Without me around, you won't be safe.
Who on earth are you?
Will you follow me or just stay here?
- Yunxian - (390km West of Kunming)
There are Japanese troops all over the place.
Get some sleep, will you?
We'll have to get moving tonight.
This is the last one.
By now, the transportation unit will be frantically looking everywhere.
Don't you think you left too early? You could have stayed there longer.
It's been two years, wasn't all that intel enough for you?
But you know the higher-ups...
Not everyone in the Kuomintang is a fool.
I was already arousing suspicion.
But, Sir Kim...
That's that.
I need some documents, one for me and the other for that fella.
Where are you headed?
For starters, Shanghai.
I'll meet with our men there.
But don't be too sad, there is still a lot of work to do.
Why? Thought it was that Oe, or something?
What are you all about?
This place is swarming with imperial soldiers, why did you take me here?
Shouldn't I first know what it is that you're doing, before I decide what to do?
There's no need to hurry.
What we need to do now is rid yourself of that army minion slant.
The same that makes you stand up and go "Yes, Sir!" every time you hear "Chosen."
Open, it's an inspection.
Open the door!
Show us your documents.
Who are those people?
Choi Daechi!
Close it.
Why?
Does the Japs' military police scare you that much?
We have no documents.
And if I get caught, it's over for me. Not only I deserted...
How much longer will you keep groveling at the Japs' feet?
Where did all that fervor that made you want to kill Japs go?
Didn't you say that they abused your woman as well?
That you felt ashamed.
You're not their dog anymore.
Nobody will ever call you "Chosen scum" anymore!
Hurry up and open.
Open the damn door!
What are you doing?
- I'm terribly sorry. - Why didn't you open?
I apologize.
Your papers.
I'm sorry.
Hey... Over here. Hurry up!
Quick, hurry up!
Thanks.
Well done.
You're a fine shooter.
Here, your documents.
That friend of mine brought them just in time.
With these on our hands, we might get to Shanghai without facing trouble.
To Shanghai?
You asked about me, right?
On paper,
I was in charge of collecting intel for Chiang Kaishek's army.
To be specific, a spy.
One that took weapons from the Chiang Kaishek army...
and provided them to the Eighth Route Army.
I even recruited Joseon men like you for them.
But right as I was about to leave, that's when I met you.
Then, are you a communist?
Right, I'm an official party member.
How did it feel to gun down those Japanese officers?
- US Army 27th Division POW Camp - Tanapag Coast, Saipan
- They're coming! - Back to your positions, quick!
Harim Jang. Harim Jang.
You... Are you Harim Jang?
Harim Jang, from Joseon.
Saipan Army Hospital, Private First Class.
Your position within the army hospital?
Examining comfort women.
Diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
What else?
I thought I already answered that.
I was assigned to a special task force.
Your assignment within this special task force?
Bacteria cultivation.
Bacteria cultivation? Be more specific.
I read a report about you. That you can speak English well.
Can you operate a radio transmitter?
"I'm a Korean student-soldier."
"Blow up the military hospital in Saipan."
Perhaps you could continue.
"There are germs in the basement of the hospital."
"Pestilence, cholera, rats..."
"Blow up the military hospital in Saipan."
Well, we finally found him.
But why didn't you say something sooner?
You could have saved us a hell of a lot of time.
- US Army 27th Division Command - Charan-Kanoa, Saipan
We found something very interesting while searching through the rubble of the hospital.
Something very interesting indeed.
You know... No one on our side actually believed it,
what you said in your message.
We went ahead and bombed the place, just in case you were right.
Well... anyway. Glad to have met you.
Shall we get started?
How much do you know about the Japanese research on germ warfare?
If you find it difficult to answer in English, feel free to answer in Japanese.
Whichever is more comfortable.
Is this an interrogation, or are you asking me for cooperation?
Perhaps you don't realize what position you're in.
You're a war criminal of the worst kind.
You worked with germ warfare research.
It doesn't matter what nationality you claim.
Fact is, you participated.
Do you want to have me shot to death?
That's up to you.
- Which side is better? - What?
Japan, and your country.
Which country is better to believe.
All right, I can see this line of questioning is not gonna get us anywhere.
Come in.
- Was it good? - Yeah, was great.
Here Baby, take this package. I'll see you later.
Take it easy, Honey.
Stop crying, Mommy is asleep.
Are you hungry?
Here.
Don't take anything from her! I told you she's dirty, didn't I?
Shut your mouth and sleep.
What?! Dirty?
Hey... What's dirty?
Lost your tongue? What's dirty?
Get your hands off me. Some people just have no shame...
And you call yourself a Japanese woman?
Japanese?
Why, the Japanese don't eat?
Don't you get fed by the Americans?
If there's anyone who's dirty, that's you!
Japan, my ass.
Who should I blame for all this?
All your high and mighty Japanese men...
Those pricks.
Stop it now.
Take your clothes off.
Let's see how clean you bitches really are!
Stop it.
I've really had it with this.
Want some water?
I knew this would happen.
When all those women were jumping off those cliffs,
I knew I'd end up like this right as I was staring at them.
I knew I'd regret not jumping off as well.
Here.
Get some sleep now.
But shouldn't there be a reason?
If I have to jump off a cliff, shouldn't there be a reason at least?
His Majesty the Emperor?!
I can't take this anymore.
I wish I could at least learn who's responsible for all this before I die.
I never imagined you'd be alive.
Was it you, Harimoto?
The one who contacted the enemy and told them to bomb the hospital.
It was me. I was worried they wouldn't believe me.
I guess dogs do bite the hand that feeds them, after all.
I thought you'd actually be grateful?!
Are you wagging your tail at the Americans now, Harimoto?
Shouldn't you be grateful I stopped you from killing thousands of people?
I should have realized that you Chosen scum will never change.
Will you speak your mind, for once?
I'm sure that's not really what you wanted to do.
Weren't you troubled by the fact that you were about to kill...
thousands and thousands of people, enemies or not?
I don't want to speak with dogs who bite the hand that feeds them.
That day in the hospital's basement, you couldn't shoot me.
You could have, but didn't.
Didn't you?
You can't help but grow fond of dogs you raise at home.
One often becomes attached to a dog raised in the house.
Didn't you ever contemplate the fact that Japan could lose the war?
If Joseon gains independence after the war, will you keep calling us "dogs"?
Will you keep bragging about the fact you could have killed thousands of them?
Japan won't be defeated.
I guess we might lose this war.
But we'll be triumphing in the end.
And you know why, Harimoto?
Because of our fighting spirit.
And that's something neither you Chosen scum nor those Yankees will ever understand.
The way we approach warfare might change.
But as long as that spirit of ours survives,
we will triumph.
And when that day comes, you'll dearly regret not being one of us.
Harimoto.
If you believe what I did was of any help to you at all,
will you do me just one favor?
I want to die like a warrior.
Help me take my own life.
The only one who doesn't get it here is you, Mita.
What you call "fighting spirit" is a crazed obsession that's ravaging you all.
Don't you get it?
Well, how about it, my very suspicious friend?
Do you think you're ready to cooperate with us now?
- I have several requests. - How interesting.
Do you really think you're in a position to be requesting anything?
All right.
Go ahead.
There is a need for the POW to be divided into groups.
Those who gave themselves up, particularly Koreans...
I wish they can stay separated from the rest.
Don't you know? How brutal the Japanese militias are?
And then?
There is a Korean woman.
She's going to have a baby soon, in the female camp.
She needs help.
You're quite the humanitarian, I see.
I suppose it is only my pride.
It is difficult to stand that I've become a dog of the American army.
Come in.
Captain Mita is dead, he strangled himself.
Well... Looks like you are the only one now that knows anything about this.
This puts you in a much better position.
Maybe I'll honor this deal now, Mister Jang.
- Tanapag Coast, Saipan -
This is the bedroom.
And here is the kitchen.
I had some utensils sent, but if you need anything else, let me know.
I thought these could be used as diapers, would that work?
Didn't you have any friends at the POW camp?
They told me you could have someone else live with you here.
It would be great if it was someone who could help you deliver.
I managed to find a few books on gynecology, so I'm studying again.
- I'll have to help you deliver, anyway. - Why?
Why are you doing all this?
I never imagined you'd ask me that.
I thought you'd just be grateful...
Why are you being so kind to me?
I never really thought about it...
I can't say.
For starters, I guess it's because you're from Joseon.
Must there be any other reason?
I guess it's because I can.
Isn't it when you truly help someone that you start to feel alive?
- Starring - Choi Jaesung (Choi Daechi) Chae Sira (Yoon Yeook) Park Sangwon (Jang Harim)
Lee Jeonggil (Kim Gimun) Kim Heunggi (Mita) Yoon Munshik (Koga)
- Written By - SONG Jina
- Based Upon the Novel By - KIM Seongjong
- Produced By - KIM Jonghak