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- Winter 1944, Harbin (Manchuria) -
- White Birth Building, Jilin -
- Episode 3 - Aired on 10/09/1991
Yes.
Captain Mita, I suppose?
We were awaiting your arrival, Sir. I'm Lieutenant Tamura.
This is the dressing room for Unit 731's personnel.
Whenever they leave the premises, all officers must come here to get changed.
And the same happens upon their return.
I therefore remind you that procedure demands you first pass through these doors.
This will be your locker, Sir.
- Any other significant scar to report? - None, Sir.
Examine his teeth.
Should you suffer any other injury from here on in, report it immediately.
It is a precaution against espionage, so no negligence shall be tolerated.
Yes, Sir.
Sign this.
Not only is this common procedure for Unit 731 personnel, but also their families.
"The signatory hereby allows the dissection of his corpse in case of death."
"To the attention of the Unit 731 commanding officer."
- Kwantung Army Unit 731, Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Dept. - Harbin, China
Manchuria's Unit 731.
Known as the "Ishii Unit," the Kwantung Army's Epidemic Prevention...
and Water Purification Department was first established in 1939.
This majestic facility occupying six square kilometers was located...
approximately twenty kilometers south of Harbin.
Surrounded by high-voltage electric fence, access to its premises was strictly forbidden,
and no civilian structure could be inhabited within ten kilometers.
Unit 731 was the one and only army apparatus not to...
display the chrysanthemum, symbol of the Imperial Japanese Family,
proving its covert nature even for what concerned the emperor himself.
- Lieutenant General Ishii Shiro - Unit 731 EPWP Department
Captain Mita Yoshinori reporting for duty, Sir.
Catch it! Come on, catch it! Don't let it get away!
We must catch it!
Catch it!
Step aside! Are you out of your mind?
Catch it! Out of the way, dammit!
You have a death wish?
A new arrival, then?
Yes, Sir.
Congrats.
You won't find a more hygienic unit in the entire world.
Every quarter has hot water, not to mention toilets.
Although you could complain about the occasional rat slipping through your fingers.
You know how many fleas that rat was hosting?
And we're talking about ones infected with the purest of pest bacteria.
What a waste...
Pest, you said?
If there's anyone receiving VIP treatment here, it's those rats.
Especially considering that we're in wartime, and yet they feed them tons of rations.
Then, you're not telling me...
Look.
Unless you want to leave your mind here on your way out,
I suggest you avoid these three questions like the plague.
Never even contemplate them.
First.
What are these so-called human beings?
Second.
Can human beings do something like this?
And third.
Can I still consider myself one of them?
Uh?
I was already telling him this a decade before the Pacific War had even started.
"Sire, there are four hundred million Chinese."
"Even if our soldiers were infallible, we'd still need just as many bullets."
"And that is a waste."
"Which is why we need biological warfare to deal with this."
"Every day wasted in hesitation will reap immense regrets."
And then he told me,
"Ishii-kun. Show me what you can do."
"Once the Chinese are dealt with, the Soviets will be next."
Is that clear, Captain?
While our precious youths are being needlessly slaughtered on the battlefront,
I, Ishii Shiro, will devour China and the Soviet Union without firing a single bullet.
What is the purpose of your visit?
I was sent here to oversee operations, Sir.
Is this in any way connected to our secret five million fund?
My assignment is to put your hard work into fruition, Sir.
"A lowly scientist such as yourself needn't join our war efforts."
"Our troops can and should enjoy all the accolades."
Is that it?
Answer me!
All I know is that you're Lieutenant General of the Imperial Army, Sir.
Excellent answer.
- Tamura. - Sir!
Give him a tour.
Of the mighty Ishii Unit which will bring salvation to the empire.
He is a man of arms who lets ammunition do his talking, so keep it simple.
Yes, Sir!
How about you start with the Human Experiments Lab?
That should do it...
This is our Human Experiments Lab.
There will soon be one involving the injection of pest bacteria.
Let me go! Let me go!!
Let me go!
Let me go!!
- Stopwatch. - Yes, Sir.
- Blood pressure. - Ready.
- Pulse. - Ready.
- Breathing rate. - Ready.
Injection.
- Pest Bacteria Injection Test -
He's dead.
Fifty-six minutes, Sir.
We managed to reduce the process by twelve minutes, Sir.
Well done.
Good... Autopsy.
- Autopsy Test -
- Harimoto. - Yes, Sir.
What do you attribute all the red in the corridor to?
It's likely a precaution against flies and mosquitoes, as they avoid red.
You majored in bacteriology, if I'm not mistaken?!
That's right.
You will be assigned to our Zoology division,
and report directly to me every evening after duty.
You will also be assigned other tasks on the side.
That'll be all.
May I ask you a question?
Harimoto Natsuo.
Born Jang Harim in Chosen.
Fourth year of medical school,
volunteered to join the army under accusations of anti-war involvement.
- Correct? - Yes, Sir.
You will not hear me ask any more questions about you or your people,
but don't expect me to answer any of yours.
All I need is your medical knowledge.
Consider yourself a walking notebook of sorts,
which means any personal feelings are out of the equation. Is that clear?
Yes, Sir.
It's that body they tested, getting incinerated.
They argue that a single death inside a lab could mean...
the ability to kill one to ten thousand in battle.
We sure do the empire proud with this, both you and I.
- Kyoto, Japan -
You're heading to the peninsula?!
Does that man's family even know you?
I doubt.
All I know is the address in Gyeongseong* he gave me. [*Seoul's name during the colonial period]
From what I hear, his brother and mother are living there.
And if they refuse to accept you, then what?
I'll find another place to live around there.
And should he fail to return?
War is not even kind to our compatriots.
Let alone a student soldier from the colony...
I will wait.
I'm sure...
He'll come back.
You could have left without saying a word,
but I suppose you still came here in search of encouragement.
Father...
I might not have met that Chosen youth,
but I should...
I must have faith in my daughter.
- Arashiyama Precinct, Kyoto -
Purpose of your visit.
My family remained there, so I was going to bring them back.
- Itinerary. - I'll take a ship from Shimonoseki.
Next.
Destination is Gyeongseong in Joseon.
Itinerary, Shimonoseki.
- Shimonoseki to Busan -
Let me see.
Yamada from the Metropolitan Police.
Stop!
Quick! Stop it.
You really thought you could run away? I thought I told you...
I never let go of a woman unless I get tired of her.
Isn't that touching?
A man taking precious time out of his busy schedule,
and all to come here for you.
You're going to Joseon...
A Japanese woman like you going there just for a Joseon man.
Let go of me.
I knew a woman named Yoshie.
I was the one she loved, but she ended up with a more powerful man.
But I still let her go. Want to know why?
Because I knew that one day I would become strong enough...
to keep the woman I wanted.
Let go of me.
You might be doing this to amuse yourself,
but this is a matter of life and death to me.
It's a foolish obsession, Katsuko.
We're at war. Life itself is war.
And justice is only on the side of winners.
Are we letting romanticism get the better of us, Katsuko?
A suicide is not going to touch me in the slightest.
Endurance and fierce resistance are much more poignant!
Katsuko! Katsuko!!
- Imperial Army 15th Div. - Nanjing, China
Get your ass up!
- Nishihara. - Sir!
- Owaku. - Sir.
- Tamada. - Sir.
- Kenji. - Sir!
You're on recon, get changed.
- You have ten minutes. - Yes, Sir!
- Sakai. - Sir!
- Kaneyama. - Sir.
- Assigned to the pig sty. That's all. - Yes, Sir!
- Kenji, you went last time, too. - Shut it...
Just embrace your daughter's picture and get some sleep.
Look... Listen to me.
Can you get me some rice cakes on your way back?
All right.
Don't forget!
Transporting crops and coal, night patrol...
It's the third straight day we're on duty.
He's working us to death, all right.
Imagine what Oe will say if I end up croaking.
"I knew you Chosen scum were a bunch of ninnies."
Go tell him to his face.
What?
Go say that to Oe's face.
You little...
Are they really all that different?
Who?
Women.
I mean, are experienced women different from the other ones?
And it's not like she asked for it...
It was forced upon her, so what does it matter, anyway?!
Again with that Bongsun?
She was too poor to get married, so they forced her here.
Careful. If Oe finds out you meet her every chance you get, you'll both be in trouble.
Oe?!
At first I even despised those women, thinking they were disgraceful.
Those Japs act as if they're some kind of public latrine.
I thought, "Why couldn't they just die? I wish they just killed themselves."
But I still got the urge to meet them. You know, being from Joseon and all.
Know what I mean? You felt the same.
But that Bongsun doesn't even think about death.
Just like you crave food when you're hungry, all she thinks about is surviving.
How can you despise someone like her...
I actually feel sorry whenever I'm with her.
Because I'm a Joseon man.
And yet despite feeling guilty, I feel this great sense of peace when with her.
The things women do to you...
Sir, allow me.
Thank you.
You know, Oe?
I told you about him, right? Our superior.
If this war had never happened, he'd still be raising pigs at home.
I guess taking up arms awakened some sort of lifelong vocation.
So I bet beasts like him will wish for eternal war?
Give him the slightest chance and he'll go...
"I might be illiterate, but I know how to behave like a soldier in battle."
Yeah, right...
He even haunts my dreams at night.
But at least he's getting shot there.
And that's when I start thinking... "It can't be a dream, can it?"
- Zhongshan Donglu, Nanjing -
All down!
Stay down!
Take it!
I come from a place called Gaegul-Ri, because of all the frogs* there. [*lit. Gaeguri]
Then again, I guess there are enough of them to deserve that name.
When the village headman took his afternoon naps,
his servant would throw rocks at them, so that they'd stop croaking.
Want to go back?
Of course I do, it's my hometown.
How much longer can this war go on, anyway?
So I'll survive this war and go back.
I can imagine what you're thinking.
I can just lie to them.
And say I really worked at a supply factory.
I've even saved a good sum, already.
You know how many two won notes I have by now?
When I go back, I'll buy all the fields there and they'll call me "My Lady."
Still, even if I become a landlord, tenants will only pay half.
During bad harvests, a quarter will do.
That's good, isn't it?
Nishihara!
Ken... Kenji!
Kenji!
Kenji... Kenji!!
Did they kill him?
- Kenji! - I want them all dead!
- Who sleeps here? - Kaneyama, Sir!
You son of a bitch!
A comrade just died and you worry about getting laid?
All you deserve is to die. Die, you bastard!
You traitor...
Get up! Up...
Get off of me!
You'll kill him!
Son of a bitch... Get up!!
Gutless son of a bitch... A comrade is dead and you just sleep around?!
You deranged slut!
What's wrong with you?
That slut deserves to die!
Bongsun...
Bongsun!!
Bongsun...
Bongsun!
Kenji...
Kaneyama.
Kaneyama!
You little piece of...
Kaneyama, you little...
You fool, Kaneyama...
What the hell are you doing?
Answer me! Why did you?
Answer!
Ka... Kaneyama...
Sakai! Catch him!
Catch him! This fool's gone batty.
Catch him!
Why did you kill her? Why did you?!
Why did you?
Answer me.
Don't make me pull this trigger!
Look... What's wrong?
I didn't know.
I never imagined it was so serious between you.
Why did you do it?
- Why did you have to kill her? - Please...
Answer me!!
Dongjin!!
Catch him!
Get that Chosen scumbag!
I'm going to kill that son of a bitch!
- WithS2 Presented - 20th Anniversary Special E Y E S of D A W N - Episode 3 -
- Starring - PARK Sangwon (Jang Harim) CHAE Sira (Yoon Yeook)
CHOI Jaesung (Choi Daechi) JANG Hangseon (Oe)
PARK Inhwan (Kubota) KIM Heunggi (Mita)
MIN Jihwan (Ishii) KIM Hyeonju (Katsuko)
LEE Seongwoong (Yamada) JEONG Hogeun (Kwon Dongjin)
OH Yeonsu (Bongsun) LEE Migyeong (Hanako)
LEE Heedo (Ohara) HONG Sunchang (Isaki)
JEONG Hanheon (Nishihara) KIM Hongseok (Owaku)
YOON Cheolhyeong (Tamura) IM Daeho (Kenji)
- Written By - SONG Jina
- Based Upon the Novel By - KIM Seongjong
- Produced By - KIM Jonghak
- Translated By - Anarchist
- Timing - julier
- Editing - langdon813
- Coordinators - ay_link, mily2