My covenant with you: There shall no more be a flood to destroy the earth.
As a token of this covenant between me, you and every living thing with you
when I bring a cloud over the earth, a rainbow shall be seen therein.
Excerpted from Genesis 9-11
Yutaka...
Ryoko...
Koichi...
Masayuki...
Maiko...
Little Hiro...
My dears...
How long, for chrissakes?
How much longer do we bang this?
I don't want to die here...
Say something.
Is help ever going to come?
September 16th Typhoon No. 8 hits Tokyo
HQ to Search Team 8, Shinohara...
This is Shinohara.
Abandon the search. Head back to base.
Abandon it... why?
Huge storm imminent. Cave-in likely. Turn back at once.
252: Signal of Life
September 14th 2 days before typhoon's landfall
1000km south of Tokyo Ogasawara Islands
3 days since the magnitude 7 earthquake struck the Ogasawara Islands
the general evacuation order has been lifted
and normal transportation services have been restored.
However, despite this return to normality
the Meteorological Agency has issued a warning of aftershocks.
30 meters remaining...
20 meters remaining...
10 meters remaining...
Stop there. Stand by for water sampling.
Copy. We have stopped.
September 15th
Meteorological Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
The quake cracked the sea bed.
Methane hydrate from the exposed magma
and the resulting temperature spike has caused a huge marine die-off.
What's that?
Distribution of the methane hydrate.
The rising steam column creates upward air currents,
producing huge cumulonimbus clouds that could spawn a typhoon.
Our observation vessel recorded temperatures
of 35'C as near as 100 meters.
Methane levels are 10 times higher than normal.
Sir, we should go...
How big might such a typhoon be?
870 hectopascals at its center.
Average winds 70 meters/second gusting up to 110 meters/second.
A massive typhoon...
Hardly credible. Are you done?
Boss has a meeting at the Meteorological Agency.
Wait a minute.
Ms. Umino. This is all theoretical.
Careless forecasting might cause panic.
Just keep a close eye on it.
Yes, sir.
Great.
It's really cool.
It sure is.
Not sure about black...
It's fine. You've no license anyway.
I bet it's so fast.
It is... but best to take it easy.
We'll come again.
Thank you for coming.
You can't kill their buzz.
Sorry about that.
Got a minute?
Come with me.
Sure.
It's been 4 days since the earthquake
damage repair is well underway in the worst-hit areas.
As aftershocks gradually subside, authorities still urge caution.
You lied to me, Papa.
He can't help it, he's got work.
Shiori...
I'll be done early, so let's meet in...
Ginza.
Let's meet in Ginza.
That's a promise. A total promise?
A total promise.
What will you get for your birthday?
Something special, I hope.
Maybe you're not suited for the job?
Give it some thought.
Welcome.
I'm really trying...
I know that. I'm not saying you don't take it seriously.
It's a question of suitability.
I'm not being mean. It's for your own good.
Hello, Nagasaka at your service.
By the way...
Mr. Kato called. He wants the car delivered tomorrow.
Okay.
It's nothing, sir.
Sir, you're such a tease...
Things okay at work?
When did you start smoking?
I haven't.
Maybe it's best to keep it that way.
I know.
You miss it?
Your previous job.
Not at all.
Rear checked and ready.
Aoki: Pressure 25 after 19 mins.
Kawase: Pressure 26 after 20 mins.
Oyama: Pressure 28 after 22 mins.
Owada: Pressure 27 after 21 mins.
Guys, get it down to 15 mins.
Have your gear ready and stand by.
5th floor is safe, two stranded. One other up on 7th floor.
Command Unit arrived?
Not yet.
Ladders?
Ready to go.
Okay, get ready to go in.
Just the 5th floor. We won't make it to the 7th.
5th floor only. Rescue squad ready!
In formation!
Return inspection clear, sir.
At ease.
Good.
Take a good rest, boys.
That's all.
Attention.
Dismiss.
Technical corps, stand down.
Anything to report?
No, sir.
What's wrong?
Personally, I think we could've reached the 7th floor.
We should've tried.
A risk like that could've got one of us hurt.
The chief would've ordered us if he thought it safe.
However...
What?
Isn't the whole point that we rescue people?
We're back, sir.
Good job.
There's one thing... Not now...
Just put it in your report.
September 16th 2:30 PM
Suction completed. Now, just close him up.
Shigemura, sutures.
That'll do it. Thanks everyone.
What the hell are you doing? Get out!
Did you touch me?
Come on. I'll buy you a handbag.
A coat... whatever you want.
Okay then, a ring even?
Hi, Mother...
What's wrong?
What happened?
Is he okay?
Say that again...
Shiori, mind the steps.
Hold on.
Are you okay?
Can you say your name?
Please, hold on.
Yumi, where are you?
What's happening? People are cramming the subway.
A huge hailstorm.
Subway? Which station?
How's Shiori?
With me, here in Shimbashi.
Shimbashi subway?
We'll head over to Ginza.
I'm coming to you.
Stay where you are.
Shiori... Shiori!
Yumi? Hello?
Can you hear me?
Shiori!
Excuse me...
Shiori...
Today at 3pm, a huge hailstorm hit the bay area,
resulting in rising numbers of dead and injured.
The causality is complex
but it's often a forerunner to a big typhoon.
I'm so sorry.
I didn't foresee it coming north with this intensity.
Don't worry, it's not your fault.
But...
I trust your judgement.
Sir, the biggest hailstone ever recorded...
Okay, I want a time when this thing hits land.
Reporting live
from Shimbashi,
where a large section of expressway has collapsed
injuring countless people
and sealing off a section of subway between here and Ginza
surely injuring many more.
- Is he conscious? - Fading fast.
Chief, we've got a gas leak.
Halt!
Stop the engine.
The floor's giving way. Order an evacuation.
His pulse is weakening.
Blood transfusion?
Lmpossible here.
Amputate below the femur and evacuate.
Withdraw immediately.
HQ to Fire Rescue.
This is Shinohara, go ahead.
Request rescue at Shimbashi overpass.
Rescue at the overpass, copy. On our way.
Let's go.
Yumi.
Yumi?
Are you okay?
It's your brother-in-law, Shizuma.
Can you hear me?
It's Shiori...
Help her, quick! Please.
Please, go get Shiori!
Shimbashi - Toranomon
Shiori...
Command HQ's in the Royal Hotel.
Short cut via food hall, under the bridge.
I repeat, Command HQ in the hotel.
Rescue Operation HQ
Yumi, wait.
I let go her hand...
Calm down!
We'll find her but first you're going to hospital.
No, I'll stay here.
Shiori...
Stretcher, quick!
Any survivors here?
Please, call out if you hear me.
Someone, please.
Are you okay?
He's dead.
Anyone there?
Wait for me.
What happened?
I've no idea.
Is anyone here?
Wait up.
Any survivors here?
Where's the exit?
Call out if you're here.
You listening to me?
Quiet.
Anybody in there?
You okay?
Shiori?
Thank god...
The collapse is more extensive than we thought.
And there's subsistence throughout the damaged area.
4 teams are exploring routes into the Shimbashi subway.
But with no luck so far.
Try entering from Ginza and Toranomon stations.
Go in from both directions, checking for survivors
Make sure to search both underground levels.
Yes, sir.
Mashiba, here.
It's Shinohara. We've found a possible way in.
Collapse is likely. I'll summon a structural engineer.
Wait for his arrival.
We're going in.
Shinohara!
Great makeshift first-aid.
Shiori...
Everything's okay now.
Where's Mom?
Mother's fine.
She's waiting upstairs.
Are you okay? Don't worry.
Where am I?
Is that Korean?
Can you speak Japanese?
A little bit.
Your name?
Kim Su-Min.
Are you okay?
Code 252 here! Conscious.
Bring up a stretcher.
Hold her.
Hold on, we've got to run.
Evacuate, back the way we came!
We're evacuating Shimbashi...
Chief!
Chief, let's go!
Run!
Quick!
Here it is.
Great, I thought I was all alone.
Get in quick.
Wait...
Hurry!
Run!
This way... quick!
Here!
Run!
It's too late.
Faster!
Get in!
Get as far back as you can!
Quick!
Commander, commander!
A flash flood's blocked the Ginza entry route.
Goddamn it.
We reach the platform from the right, okay?
Watch overhead.
Mind your step.
Power flowing okay.
We reached the Toranomon platform. No gas detected.
Seems the water's retreated.
We'll follow the tracks to Shimbashi searching as we go.
Copy. The Ginza direction search was called off.
Hashi-Shim
Hashi-Shim?
Isn't it Shimbashi?
It's the old station, now disused.
I was here before once.
Let's get the hell out of here.
There's no exit.
It's blocked. Best to stay put.
You're joking. What's the damn point of bringing us here?
Are you okay?
We wait for help.
When's that going to arrive?
Hey, stop that for chrissakes.
Mind your own business.
What the hell's up with you?
Say you're sorry.
What the hell?
Apologize.
Forget it. It's no time to fight.
You're an illegal, huh? I won't take that from a money-grubbing bitch.
How dare you!
Relax or you'll bleed again.
You can lie down over there. Let's go.
What kind of guy are you?
Shiori, stay by her side.
Let me know if anything's up.
She's hearing-impaired...
She can read lips just not talk.
Not crying all the time, thank god.
That'd be frigging unbearable.
Ain't you the one crying, eh?
You say something?
So you're deaf as well.
What?
What of it?
Quit it, you two.
Sorry...
Happy birthday.
Thank you.
Will you open it?
When I get home.
I wonder what it is.
Something special to play with in the sunshine.
Let's be strong 'til help comes.
So when's that help coming?
We'll summon it now. Please come.
Is there a way?
We're 300m from Toranomon and as yet
we've found no 252.
First twice...
Then five times.
Then two more.
We'll take turns for as long as we can.
Does 2, 5, 2, mean something?
"Survivors present, awaiting rescue"
But we're way underground...
Sirius detectors will hear it.
Sirius?
Special acoustic gear.
What a know-it-all... You a rescue worker?
Are you?
I was once. My name's Shinohara.
For real?
Former or not... that's great news, huh?
So, Mr. "Real-Deal" when's this rescue coming?
I don't know.
You don't?
So, even the "real deal" is clueless.
The roof's caving in but you say bang the walls?
No idea when it's coming but you say wait for help?
Are you crazy?
Better we look for a way out or start digging, right?
If you don't like it do as you wish.
Look by yourself... start digging even.
I'll do it. I can't afford not to be rescued.
What's its course?
Maintaining strength and heading right this way.
Chief, we need real-time data. Engage the reserve satellites.
Easier said than done. Eh, chief?
Contact the monitoring team.
Yes, sir.
They're in danger. Call them back.
They've been warned. It's chaos down there anyway.
I'll go, then.
It's partly my fault, too.
Wait...
come back!
Are you okay? This way, please.
Small tremblors keep causing these local cave-ins.
Nomura from the Transport Ministry.
And Akiyama. Sorry we're late.
Good to see you. Let's get down to work.
Please halt the rescue work.
I'm Umino from Meteorology.
A powerful typhoon is about to arrive.
We're aware of that.
If you keep working, there'll be a secondary disaster.
Secondary disaster?
Typhoon No. 8 Tokyo landfall
This is Shinohara.
Abandon the search. Head back to base.
Abandon it... why?
Huge storm imminent. Cave-in likely. Turn back at once.
Shinohara, answer me.
You want your men to die?
Chief.
Chief!
How many survivors down there?
Are you really quitting?
With the order to halt what's the outlook for the survivors?
Any comment from you?
Please tell us something.
Will there be a press conference?
Let me take over.
No, I'm fine. I can keep going.
Besides, they might be listening with that thing right now.
I need to get out.
I absolutely must.
It's my turn.
Believe it or not, I've got 9 kids.
On top of that, more on the way.
Doc heard 3 heartbeats.
What the hell are you doing?
You asshole.
You got food in there?
Idiot.
It's a top-secret industrial product.
Top-secret? I bet it's crap.
Don't disrespect Osaka's small industry.
Osaka firms should stick to Osaka.
I wouldn't come to Tokyo unless I had to.
I bet it's total crap.
Take a look.
What the hell is it?
"Mr. Bubbles", filtration system for tropical fish tanks.
Compact, external, won't get in the way...
quickly rids the tank of ammonia and other toxins.
Moreover, back-up batteries keep it going for a week.
"Great, we can travel abroad with peace of mind. "
Lmpressive, huh?
How pathetic.
Laugh, Tokyo yuppy scum. This'll turn my company around.
You, a company president?
And what's with that crap name?
Shut up. I sank 30 million yen into this.
You're joking.
You wouldn't understand.
Running from bill collectors...
hiding my family in the mountains...
This is my last chance right here.
The hard-fought key to a last-minute victory.
You were hiding something!
Give it back!
We'll share this.
You mind?
I'm sorry...
I wasn't trying to hide it...
No use denying it now.
We're all just trying to save our own skin.
Even Mr. "Real-Deal" back there...
If I hadn't done that we'd all be dead.
Really? Maybe you could've saved one or two.
Your turn.
I'll check on the girl.
Why did you quit rescue work?
None of your business.
Here he is.
Yuji, check our escape route.
Pull back, pull back.
Kazano... Kazano!
Chief!
Chief.
Take care of that guy.
Got it.
Kazano, are you okay?
Pull yourself together...
Chief.
Fool, what are you doing?
- You'll never move him. - Let me go!
It may explode any time.
Shizuma, please!
Yuji, you go...
I'm staying here.
Yuji... go.
Kazano...
Last respects!
Salute!
At ease.
What?
So, how is she?
You're a doctor, right?
No way!
Only a trainee...
And not keen on playing doctor.
You must be a qualified medic, right?
Please, look her over.
"Abdominal defense"... maybe internal bleeding.
What should we do?
Forget it. We could never do a transfusion.
A transfusion?
No gear, no disinfectant, nothing.
No way you're cannibalizing "Mr. Bubbles".
Are you nuts? This isn't a comic.
Incompatability, infection... the risks are too high.
But it might work?
I'm not doing it.
Why not?
If she dies, it's my fault, right?
Is it possible or not?
I'll be to blame. I know how it'll turn out.
Should anything happen...
we'll all testify it was at our request, I swear.
If we do nothing, she'll die.
I don't believe a word you say.
I don't think we'll be rescued. We're all going to die.
Pull yourself together! We'll live.
Nobody will die.
Mister...
Help her...
Please...
Look, it's just impossible!
You know we need anti-coagulant at the very least.
Without that, it'll kill her.
There's EDTA.
Why do you have that?
It's a water-softener, too.
We can do it, right?
What's your blood type?
B.
Like me.
You should drink.
My Dad was a doctor.
General practice... a good internist.
Nights, holidays... he'd never turn anyone away.
Past tense... he's retired?
He was sued.
Sued?
Dad treated this guy then advised him to go to hospital.
But he didn't bother.
Then when he died, the family sued.
It's in litigation now.
He's insured for medical malpractice so it's no big deal.
Even if you lose a civil case you keep your license
and can always find another practice.
But for my Dad...
the shock of being sued
just sent him into depression.
Murderer!
Seeing him so pitiable, put me off being a doctor.
There's just no way.
Don't worry, I won't die.
I'll spare you the trouble.
I'm going to survive.
My kid brother's about your age.
He just got out of the army.
He was getting married this year.
That's nice.
He always worked so hard...
'cause we were a poor family.
But then...
Today, I found out he just died in a car crash.
He was a naughty kid,
...always fighting with everyone.
When you're dead, everthing's over.
Just when he was about to find happiness.
I hope we're rescued.
No... we've got to be rescued. All of us.
Here you are.
Thank you.
Why won't you help?
You're abandoning Shiori?
Brother.
Your own brother may be down there.
I'm right, huh? Yet don't you care?
Let's go back inside.
Abandoning them?
Let me go!
I was so relieved when Yuji quit that job.
Putting himself in danger to save others...
like it was second nature seemed so odd to me.
But now I get it.
For the families, you are the only hope.
Shiori...
Is that what our job's all about?
We're ordered to stand-by. Don't get upset.
I'm not.
I just can't accept prioritizing our safety over victims' lives.
It's not our duty to waste our lives, though...
But...
But risking our lives is.
What was that?
What's your problem?
Stop it.
I'm proud of this work.
If I die, it's all over.
And I'm saying, now's the time to get to work and save lives!
'Cause you don't have a family.
Would you die leaving a wife and kids?
Well, would you say the same if your family was trapped?
You differentiate between family and civilians?
That's enough of your bullshit.
We stand-by as ordered.
Yuji...
You're Yuji's only family... He did the right thing.
We're in trouble!
Water's coming out everywhere.
Look, there and over there...
The ground's waterlogged.
No way!
Run to the train.
Shiori.
Shiori...
Please get up.
Shiori...
Shiori, no. Come back!
Little Shiori...
Shiori.
Blow your whistle, darling!
Blow it, please!
Watch out. Get back.
Why take Shiori?
Kill me instead!
I'll give my own life.
Get a grip, c'mon.
I'm a murderer...
I left my buddy to save my brother.
Yumi...
I'm sorry.
It's...
It's my fault.
It's my fault, all of it!
Stop it.
Don't assume she's dead.
You might be wrong.
I shouldn't have saved my brother.
What do you mean?
I always looked up to him.
Followed him into rescue work.
I wish I never had.
That's the rescue we're now waiting for!
Two...
Five...
It's 252, isn't it?
She watched us do it...
Clever girl! See, she's alive.
He took the acoustic search gear.
Where are you going?
To let people know we're here.
Right, we mustn't give up.
Chief, Shinohara?
What the hell are you doing?
There's an acoustic response... a banging sound.
Two taps...
Five taps...
Two taps...
2,5,2.
A code 252.
No doubt about it.
It's Yuji.
We have survivors!
The signal appears to be from the old Shimbashi station.
The disused one? Under the freeway?
There is an access route.
But the entrance is blocked.
Maybe with lifting gear...
I'm pulling back.
Aoki, are you okay?
Aoki, answer me.
I'm okay.
However...
the entranceway
has completely collapsed.
It's dangerous. I'm ordering you out.
Copy.
How are things there?
Barely holding together, I think.
It's starting to disintegrate already.
The whole thing'll come down in about an hour or so.
Commander, I have a request.
What is it?
Allow me to open up a route directly above it.
- No way! - You couldn't cut through in time.
Permit me to use explosives.
No way.
Out of the question in a water-logged, post quake state.
There's no time to debate.
Even if you did open it up...
the chance of saving people safely is so slim.
That's why we use explosives.
I'm not debating method, I'm saying it's not safe!
- It's not impossible. - Practically.
- You're wrong! - Silence!
A successful rescue means everyone comes back alive.
You should know that more than anyone.
But I want to save him...
...my brother.
It's him...
calling us for help.
After blasting, I'll go in alone.
We cannot allow the loss of a single man.
I understand but I refuse.
You're saying I let him die?
Can't you save time by using a helicopter?
Umino, are you crazy? We're forecasters, don't forget.
I know that.
Then calm down.
I can't.
I appreciate the need to stop him
but I don't want him to regret it.
He should do his utmost. His job entails risking everything.
Umino! I know.
Please don't raise your voice.
We can't fly in this wind.
It'll stop soon.
We'll be in the eye of the storm.
Can you calculate exactly when and how long
we'll be inside it?
Yes.
Commander.
Let us do it.
Knowing Yuji,
he's gathered other survivors with him.
Even if the chances are slim,
we can't abandon those calling out for help.
Please let us go.
Please.
Please let us go.
Okay...
I take responsibility.
Shut up.
As commander, that's my role.
Hold on.
Since the ground's so soft
we shouldn't go beyond 3 meters.
And considering the people underground
we place 3 separate charges.
No time for that.
We just do one.
But, that...
My brother is ex-rescue squad.
He'll guide any other survivors to a safe spot.
I reckon this is where we blow it.
The weather satellite updates every 30 minutes.
If we know the eye's course, speed and diameter
we can estimate the time the wind will die.
Commander, they've chosen the spot
now they load the explosives.
You said "estimate".
How accurate is it?
If I had more real-time data...
Use the weather radar data.
It's no good.
The wind knocked it out.
The reserve satellite kicked in at last.
Shiori, take heart!
We won't let you die.
We won't allow it.
Yutaka,
Ryoko,
Koichi...
Masayuki,
Maiko,
Hiroyuki...
Quiet.
Quiet!
They heard us.
How much longer?
Lt'll take 5 minutes.
5 more minutes.
They heard us, guys!
That's the signal?
They'll blast the roof
then open up a route.
What a idiat...
But what about Shiori...
We enter the eye at 7:14 and leave at 7:32.
The wind stops for only 18 minutes.
18 minutes...
If the rescue isn't done in that time
it'll be hit by a massive storm.
The sub-soil is soaked
and won't tolerate any more.
We'll risk everything on those 18 minutes.
You all remain...
When the team's in place,
we go in together.
Yes.
Almost there.
Two...
Your nail...
Entry support team all in place.
Magpie here, ready for take-off.
Team 8, ready to go.
Okay,
copy.
Well done, kid.
There it is.
Stand by!
Detonate!
Prepare for descent.
Yes.
It's falling!
Yuji!
Brother!
Brother?
Take the girl first. Abdominal hemorrhage. Blood type B.
Thank god...
I'm on target!
Buddy, one injured female, fully conscious, needing stretcher.
Yes.
Get a stretcher.
Yes.
Take Shiori, first.
Thank you.
Brother,
I got separated from Yumi.
She's fine.
Really...
I'm coming up.
Shiori...
From Daddy.
For my birthday.
I'll sell a million "Mr. Bubbles" and blow it all at your bar.
I'll be away for my brother's funeral.
What did you say?
It's a very expensive place.
OK.
Hurry.
Copy.
Saved after all, huh?
Why not try to become a doctor?
What?
You know how important life is.
Thanks to you,
my hands are all messed up.
Harness on, please.
No.
No, you must go first.
I'll go last.
Jerk. Don't be a damn hero.
The wind's changed direction.
The storm may return early.
What?
Get that winch up!
When did you last see each other?
Not since he quit.
Extracting a civilian last...
disqualifies me, too.
That's not a mistake.
Not now, nor back then did you guys ever
do a single thing wrong.
Besides, Yuji's not a civilian.
Yuji...
Did you get over it?
No, not yet...
Pull them up!
Tell them to hurry.
Pull out, everyone.
Aoki!
Chief!
Halt the rescue. Withdraw!
Chief!
Pull out.
Chief!
No!
Chief!
Quiet everyone.
Hold the work.
A response on Sirius!
Gather up!
Yes.
Right here.
Okay,
let's re-start the search.
Yes.
Chief.
- Chief. - He's alive.
Chief.
Shinohara!
Chief.
Get him out of here.
Yes.
Head ready!
Where's my Dad?
Thank you very much.
Ms. Umino, right?
I'm grateful for your cooperation.
Papa...
Code 252...
We have survivors!
Yuji...
1... 2...
Okay, your reward?
So close.
Come on.
Almost there.
Good job.
Switch out, do it again!
Come on.
Yes.
Climbing a tree drunk, is not seemly behavior.
Plus, you fell from it.
Why didn't you bastards help me?
Our duty is to civilians not jerks like you.
We'll wait here for rescue.
When the hell will it come?
We go in through the right.
Chief!
Let's be strong 'til help comes.
For the families, you're the only hope.
They heard us!
1... 2...
1... 2... 3... 4...
Count!
By : BackFire