This film is based on a true story
ANARCHIST FROM THE COLONY
All the characters in this film are based on actual historical figures
Tokyo, 1923
I'm only a damn dog
Barking at the sky
Barking at the moon
I'm only a worthless damn dog
Here we are
Thank you, sir
Sir!
- You paid two zents less - Don't have change
Two zents!
You dirty Korean!
Two zents? Say it right two cents, moron!
You owe me money!
Get off me, you scum
This is Japan. Go home if you don't like it
Go back to your damn country!
Give me my money!
Go back
Give me my fucking money
Be grateful that you can make money in Japan
Fuck you!
I'm only a damn dog
From a nobleman's crotch,
something hot pours out bathing me all over,
and I let a jet of hot water onto his legs
- Damn Dog - I'm only a damn dog
Hey
Who wrote this poem?
Damn Dog
What are you doing?
It says "I'm a damn dog"
The Damn Dog must be the poet
I'm serious
Park Yeol
He's the craziest Korean rebel in Japan
Parku... Yeoru?
What? You just called him a fool
I didn't say that
Say it right. Park Yeol
Parku Yeoru
Getting close. Say it again
Parku Yeoru
- Almost there, one more time - Parku Yeoru!
I got it right
Forget it. You never got closer
There comes the damn dog. Hey, Yeol!
You are the craziest Korean rebel,
Parku... Yol?
Is she Japanese or Korean?
Somewhere between
I'm Kaneko Fumiko
My Korean name is Mun-ja
Mun-ja?
Monthly Magazine "Young Korean"
Oh, Damn Dog!
How did you know?
You're the 8th woman who came to me after reading it
Wait!
Do you have a spouse?
I mean...
If you have one,
I don't mind just being your comrade
What do you think?
Well, I'm single
Let's live together
I'm an anarchist, too
Let's go
Okay
How old are you?
Twenty
Let me sit on it once in a while
Who is she?
Why? Any hard feelings against Japanese?
I'm against Japanese authorities,
not the Japanese people
Fumiko
Nitric acid 75%, charcoal 15% and sulfur 10%
We followed the formula. What's wrong?
Look at the color. You put too much charcoal
Then, is charcoal 70% and sulfur 15%?
This stupid bomb makes me explode
Any news from Shanghai?
It will come soon
How can we get nitroglycerin?
We know you stole the campaign money from Russia
Who are you?
We are...
I mean we are...
What's our group name again?
Guys?
Patriots until yesterday
From today, we're Smashers
You idiots. Do you know who I am?
First chief editor of Northeast Asia Daily,
Kim Sung-cheol
Where's the campaign money?
None of your business
Hey, smart ass. You think we're dumbheads?
You think you're a big shot,
just because you gave a big independence speech?
Is that why you're treating us like idiots?
You fools know nothing about international politics
Russian socialism and Wilson's nationalism,
After March 1st movement...
Shut your fucking mouth
We can't even afford a damn bomb
You were gonna run away with that money, right?
You ignorant Koreans have no idea...
You son of a bitch
You're that smart to walk away with that money?
Let's do it
Move! Move!
It's my turn
Table by the window
- Okay - Thanks
The food is coming
Here it is. Fishball soup
Sugimoto ran away, so that bomb is gone
Kim was arrested, so the Shanghai plan's screwed
We made it by ourselves, but that didn't work
I've got an idea
What's that?
Each pharmacy sells 0,02 grams of explosives
Let's hit 100 pharmacies, then we can make a real bomb
That's a brilliant idea
Do you even have money to go around the city?
Let's rob pro-japanese businessmen
And use that money on the road?
Use your brain, dumb head
You just called me dumb? What the fuck!
Hey hey, take it easy. Come down
Okay, okay
Fumiko, bring something for these pricks
Got it
Any news from Shanghai?
I'll pick up the bomb when they're ready
Look at those commies, they're up to something again
We should wipe out those rubbish Koreans
Please be quiet, we have customers
Who the fuck are you?
Are you fucking Korean, too?
Behave like a civilized citizen
Let go of me
Stop it
Give me a knife
Get off me
How dare you wield a sword! You pathetic punks
Hot, right? Fuck off, you jerks
Still playing samurai, huh?
You want me to cut off your topknot?
You son of a bitch
Fuck off, you asshole
Scared now?
You'll pay for this!
Get'em!
That was our soup
This worked better for kicking out
those dumb imperialists
It's called "Socialist Fishball Soup" anyway
Will that be enough?
Hey, why don't we throw Fumiko at them?
Right, Fumiko. You'll be a fantastic bomb
Me?
Come on, Ms. Bomb
Here's our secret weapon! Kaneko Fumiko bomb!
Hasuyo
- What's going on? - Nothing
- Something happened? - Come here
Fumiko bomb is useless
Park, have a good time!
"An Appeal to the Young"- Kropotkin
Have you read this?
Bourgeoisie go on honeymoons to celebrate their wedding
Why don't we publish a book, instead?
Kropotkin...
Wait
I have "The Conquest of Bread"
Why don't we translate it together?
There's a translation for that already
I don't wanna publish an existing book
Why don't we try writing our own?
- Park! - Yeah
- Come here - Why?
What's that?
- Cohabitation agreement -
Do we really need this? We can just live together
Stamp it
Are you sure?
Yes
You won't regret?
Never
Stop it
That's it
You stamp it too
A Japanese anarchist sent some money to us
A Japanese anarchist sent some money to us - Treason -
Read it
"I'm just a wanderer in Korea, asking for bread
I'm sending small donation to help your campaign
I hope this can be a little help"
We have some ad revenues
Let's stop taking donation
Just say thank you, moron
The more, the better
Are you okay?
OK, then let's take it
So, our topic of the day is...
Should we beat up the journalist Jang
who denounced socialists?
What do you think?
We know what to do. Who was...
- Remember the guy the other day? - The chief editor?
We should beat him up like the last time
Hasuyo
Your boyfriend can beat him up
Leave it, Hasuyo. They're not fighting
How come you guys squabble all the time?
I forgot what I was talking about, you stupid morons
- Beating - Right, beating
So, you're all for beating?
Wait
Do we really need to beat him for denouncing socialists?
We're not a reckless gang, are we?
Anarchists should behave according to their own will
Sure
Actions must be taken according to individual will
I agree
Those of you who agree can beat him up as you wish
Jung-han
Let's cancel the plan to Shanghai
Why? You told me to go
Do you hang with Hasuyo often?
Once in a while Why?
Did you tell her you're going to Shanghai?
What's she have to do with me bringing bombs?
Don't go. The plan is canceled
You don't trust me?
Of course, I trust you
- It's just I wasn't cautious - Bullshit
You don't trust me
Jung-han...
Park, what's wrong?
- Hey - Hasuyo, let's go!
Park
Why didn't you tell me about the bomb?
I was going to tell you once I have it
You make all those plans and leave me out of them?
No, listen to me
Read that agreement again
If you don't count me as your comrade,
I can't be with you
All right
Damn, it hurts
Stop right there
Don't eat it, it's for sale
This is for your own good too
What about your work?
Why are you fooling around?
I quit. I fought with a customer
Leftover newspapers? I'll go sell them off
This one is strong. Cover the ginseng
Sir, are you all right?
The new prime minister hasn't been appointed
The Minister of Foreign Affairs will chair the meeting
11:59 a.m. today,
an earthquake of magnitude 7,9 hit Kanto area including Tokyo
We reckon over 0,1 million died, and 0,2 million lost their houses
And property loss will cost up to 10 billion yen
Why is it so hot here?
There's fire all over Tokyo. It's 46â outside
Army Chief, what's the recovery plan?
The situation is grim, but we'll do our very best
How long will it take?
Sir, I am Army Chief
I believe that can be answered by the Interior Minister...
Recovery isn't our priority
What's the priority then?
We need countermeasures first
Fumiko!
We're okay
Thank God
I'm relieved
It's all crazy now
It's only an earthquake
Don't make a fuss
I mean people are at the Imperial Palace,
demanding measures to be made
It might lead to a riot in a minute
Riot? How exciting!!
They won't let a riot happen
Who?
The emperor and his gangs
Once again, appointed by his majesty the King
as Prime Minister,
Yamamoto Gonnohyoe
Minister of Interior, enlighten us with your measures
I've just been appointed today...
How about hearing from the former Minister of Interior?
Hundreds of people were gathered around
Yasukuni Shrine and Ueno Park
Before they begin the riot,
we need to impose martial law
Martial law can be imposed only in wartime or civil war
Have you forgotten the rice riot 5 years ago?
Martial law without reason might trigger a civil war
Of course, we have a reason
What do you mean?
Koreans are poisoning the wells in town
What are you talking about?
In this chaos, Koreans are poisoning wells
and setting fire everywhere
Who told you that?
Someone told me
You were bombed and dismissed
after March 1st Movement in Korea, 1919
Aren't you saying those things
out of personal anger and hatred against Koreans?
Does it really matter now?
What matters is that they're poisoning our wells
In the wake of the earthquake, Koreans are setting fire,
throwing bombs at major facilities and officials
Minister of justice, what if a riot occurs?
Will you take the blame?
Who'll calm down the angry crowds in front of the palace?
Shouldn't we protect his majesty the King?
Otherwise!
We'll be the target
I appoint Army Chief Yamanashi
as the martial law commander
Yes, sir!
Former Interior Minister Mizuno,
Emergency Chief, and Police Commissioner!
You're in charge of relief works and public order
Yes, sir!
Martial law is declared as of 6 p.m., September 2nd
A number of Korean rebels are mustering radicals
Veterans association, firefighters, and young men's associations
should stay vigilant and take measures in contingencies
Fifteen bucks, fifty cents
Say it
Don't be afraid
Say it
Fifteen bucks
Peept... buuk
Fifty cents
Peep...
Dirty Korean!
Stop, dirty Koreans!
Help! Please!
We're in big trouble
Jeong and Choi are arrested
Police is arresting every Korean they see
Sons of bitches
This is the den for socialist commies
Open up!
- Hey, open up! - Let's run to the back
Open up now!
Come on, hurry up!
I'll get arrested
What do you mean?
It's safer to be locked in the police station
The vigilantes are killing our people anyway
You are saying it's better to walk into the police?
Tell every member to meet at the Setagaya police station
Let me go with you
You're a Japanese
Kazuo, you stay too
Okay, let's go
Koreans Spray Poison into Waterworks
300 Prisoners Escape and Launch Riot with Koreans
400 Korean Rebels Arrested
Koreans are being slaughtered indiscriminately
Is that so? I've never heard of it
If other countries find this out, we'll be condemned
Are you going to announce it to the world?
Do you think you can cover this up?
This is a means of self-defense
for the Japanese people
The Japanese Empire isn't a barbaric nation
We have laws and orders...
It's your job to protect laws and orders
I'll protect my country, my people, and my emperor
Then...
I'll resign from the Ministry of Justice
If this station collapses, we'll all end up dead
I can't believe we just walked into the police station
They say we poisoned the wells?
Then, let's poison them!
We set fire? Then, let us set fire!
We're not against the Japanese people
Let me get inside! The vigilantes are here
They're killing every single Korean they see
What's police doing?
They're ignoring us
Please, open up
Please help!
All of you
You're Koreans, right?
Am I right?
Fifteen bucks, fifty cents
Say it
Hey, you
Say it
Fuck off! You fucking asshole
Yeah, I'm fucking Korean, you motherfucker
Stop and get out now
Why are you protecting dirty Koreans?
Get out, right now!
We helped you get rid of the barbarians
It's for the good of our country
Things are getting serious
Thousands of Koreans have been arrested
We have no more facilities to keep them
What did I say? It's okay to kill them
The vigilantes have already begun to slaughter them
Massacre is spreading to Gunma and Saitama areas
Koreans slaughtered in Gunma and Saitama
This shouldn't be in papers. Stop them run this headline!
Yes, sir!
430 Koreans Massacred in Kanto
Is this number accurate?
That's the official number now
The number's reaching almost 6,000 nationwide
Six... thousand?
It's quite a lot of number within three days
after the earthquake
Pick one from those locked in the station
Which one?
One who is a hero to Koreans,
and an enemy to us
Jin-yu!
Fumiko?
How are you doing, guys?
What are you doing here?
I'm one of The Revolt, too
So, you voluntarily walked in?
That's right
You're nuts
I'm here too
Park
Yeah?
I can't find Hasuyo
How about Jung-han?
He said he'd go back to Korea
Don't worry
They're both our members, too
The other day, she asked me to quit The Revolt
She said it's all useless
- What did you tell her? - I didn't say a word
I slapped her in the face
Setagaya Police Station
Who was your target?
Tell me
Give me the name
Old habits die hard, huh?
When I bring a bomb from Shanghai
Park Yeol said he'd throw it
Are you happy now?
For the revolution to happen,
they said
this autumn is perfect
Are you sure?
All right
We've got detailed statements
They didn't torture him, did they?
- They... - No torture, right?
They never laid hands on him
Good...
So,
A group called The Revolt
tried to buy a bomb from Shanghai?
Did they get it or not?
It seems like they failed, sir
They might have obtained it
So...
What was their target?
They planned for this autumn
Do we have any event in the autumn?
Who's the leader?
Minister of Justice Hiranuma
We have a big project for you
Have you heard about The Revolt?
Isn't that a group of socialist Koreans living in Japan?
We use the word "rebels" to call unruly Koreans
Now, they named their group after that word
They're clearly mocking us
I want you to take this case
I'll do my best, sir
Prosecute them and
interrogate them with justice
Yes, sir
Make it reasonable,
but the conclusion is decided
Excuse me?
A conclusion that Korean socialists erupted riots
in the confusion following the earthquake
Setting me free already?
You're going to the prison
For what crime?
You are charged with a violation of security law
Is that it?
Get off me
I'll go by myself
Why do you take him alone? What about us?
Don't know. I only follow orders
Don't tag along this time
Understood?
Take me with him! I did it too!
You did what?
Whatever
Take me, too!
Arise! ye workers from your slumbers
Arise! ye prisoners of want
For reason in revolt now thunders
And at last ends the age of cant
Away with all your superstitions
Servile masses arise, arise!
We'll change henceforth the old tradition
And spurn the dust to win the prize
So comrades, come rally
Korean Rebels Arrested
for Attempted Assassin of
Government Official in Tokyo
Now that press control of the massacre is lifted,
The first news to come up is
"Arrest of the Secret Korean Organization"
Mizuno!
Was this your idea?
I think Heaven helped us
We declared that Koreans started a riot,
without any evidence
That could've caused us a problem, right?
Now, here we have the evidence
They did plan to buy a bomb to kill a government official
Welcome to Ichigaya prison,
The door won't open until you die
The door will open soon. Wanna bet on your emperor?
What a lunatic
No, you're a lunatic
You think your emperor is God?
What?
He's only a human. He pees and poos
And he's fucking short like a dwarf
See?
I told you it'll open
Isn't it nice here? We can eat and sleep
- Fumiko, see you later - Yes
- Count the stars to sleep - Okay
Fumiko, eat well
You must be crazier,
to come here for that lunatic
My room?
Don't be nervous. Have a seat
I'm not nervous. Are you?
This is my seat?
Can you speak Japanese?
I can, but I'll only speak Korean
This is a courtroom in Japan. You have to talk in Japanese
Then I won't say a word
Sit
It could bring you some disadvantage
You know Korean
You understand my words
Actually,
I've learned it for a while
I know only one reason why you people learn Korean
To work in the poor colony and climb the ladder of success here?
Don't judge me like that
You can make this a lot easier by talking in Korean
Then let's use our own language
How old are you?
Why are you asking?
Come on, tell me
Thirty-one
Older than me
Feel free to talk down to me
If you say so
What's my charge?
You've been charged for mustering anarchists
and organizing a secret group
for armed socialist movement
Fujishita!
What?
Got a pen and paper?
Writing your will already?
I guess I'll write a letter of apology
Apology?
You regret doing crazy things
with that Korean dog, huh?
I'll give you every detail
about what I did with him
Name
Park Jun-sik
People call me Park Yeol
Age
9 years younger than you
Twenty-two
Occupation?
Let's call it a magazine publisher
You can write that down
Address?
1474 Yoyogi-tomigaya, Toyotama District, Tokyo
Place of birth?
98 Ocheon-ri, Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea
Who are you living with?
Kaneko Fumiko
Are you living with Park Yeol?
Yes
Are you registered as his wife?
No, I'm not
We both didn't want that
Why did you go to Korea?
When I was 9, I went to my grandma's to do housekeeping
Why was that?
My parents abandoned me
When did you return to Japan?
Right after March 1st Movement
How did you meet Park Yeol?
Damn Dog
What's that?
I read his poem "Damn Dog"
and fell in love with him
"Damn dog" is the title of his poem?
Right
All right
Damn dog
I was reciting the poem
Just answer my question
Okay, sir
You are the founder of The Revolt?
That's right
The Revolt is a Korean socialist group, is this correct?
No, The Revolt is an anarchist group
And you're the leader of that group?
That's correct
Were you leading the plan to obtain a bomb?
Bomb? What bomb?
The bomb you asked Jung-han to pick up from Shanghai
Let me ask you again
Did you set up the plan?
Get me a lawyer, or I won't say a single word
Were you aware of Park's plan to get a bomb?
Yes, I knew
Are you sure?
Of course. We planned it together
Any specific venue or date?
Just as Park said
He didn't say a word
Now...
Get me a lawyer
Jung-han blew the bomb plan.
I know
They'll frame us all
Someone needs to take the blame
- What? - Someone?
Are you saying you'll hold the bag?
Jung-han mentioned only about me
None of you knew or heard about the bomb, okay?
What are you gonna do on your own?
I'll be the hero as they planned
Shut the fuck up, dirty Koreans!
From now on, I'll tell you everything
Who else was involved in the plan?
Other members don't know about it
You planned it on your own?
Correct
Who was the target?
Your prince, Michinomiya
What did you say?
Prince Hirohito's childhood name. Ironically, "Michinomiya" means
"Crazy bitch" in Korean
Do you have any idea what your statement means?
I know for sure it'll be the biggest case in your life
Prime Minister,
An act of treason has occurred
What?
Park Yeol, the leader of the group The Revolt,
planned to assassin Prince Hirohito
Is he alive?
Yes, he's alive
How grateful! God protected our prince
Did the bullet miss him?
It's not a bullet. It's a bomb
A bomb?
It didn't go off?
The d-day was the prince's wedding day
But the wedding was postponed because of the earthquake
The earthquake saved the prince!
So you're saying there was only a conspiracy
If not the earthquake, Park would have done it
Attempted assassin of the prince...
This Korean...
...actually tried to murder the prince with a bomb
He's definitely a traitor!
You have evidence and witnesses?
We have his confession
Did you know Park was going to throw a bomb at the prince?
What did he say?
- Answer the question - Answer me first
He said other members didn't know about the plan
Any word about me?
"My statement about Fumiko might offend her feelings.
So I'll let her make decisions on her own."
Fumiko
I'm willing to help you as a Japanese
Did Park threaten you?
Or, does he have something on you?
I threatened him
What?
I taught Park that we don't need an emperor
that we shouldn't have one from the first place
In other words,
I was his...
private tutor
Iron Fist, Smashers, Bloody Fists
Black Daggers, Black Comrades, The Revolt
These are organizations you've joined or made so far,
right?
Did I make that many?
It seems to me,
you're just eager to
make yourself famous
Am I wrong?
I only live for myself
What do you mean?
I eat when I'm hungry. I do it when I want it
Do it?
Do what?
Intercourse
Don't you know?
To make love
Answer my questions seriously
Seriously?
You wanna know why I tried to kill the prince?
Nation, people, monarch
These are only theoretical concepts
You gave power and holiness to those mere concepts
and created an emperor and prince
Humans,
all of us are entitled to equal rights as a human being
The very devils who destroy the equal world are
the Emperor and the Prince
Devils?
Therefore,
they shall be demolished
We're living with a parasite Emperor,
who is harming the peace of mankind
Parasite?
It's my dream to destroy not only Japan,
but the whole fucking world
- What about Park? - Why are we out?
We're kicking you out, morons
Remember the attorney Huse?
The pro Bono lawyer who defended us last time?
Let's ask him one more time
Are you okay?
This case will be much tougher than
the previous laborer cases like Choi and Baek
Please... we need your help, sir
They're likely to put them on a trial
for a treason
Which means... a death penalty?
We have to stop it from happening
Thank you very much
You must be busy defending labor workers
This case was clearly fabricated
I'll stop the prosecution
There's no need for it. I've admitted my charge
Unlike political prisoners,
traitors are punished only by death
Death penalty can't shut my mouth up
If you go too close to the truth,
You'll get closer to death
Please withdraw your advocacy
You'll be the first Korean charged with treason
Treason?
It's treason to Japanese
But if this is what I should do as a Korean,
I'll be more than glad
to be a traitor
Destroy! Destroy everything!
Set fire! Throw a bomb!
Spread poison! Destroy the whole world
I will wash out the world
tainted by hideous mankind in crimson blood
And I, too, will die in destruction
What a fucking lunatic
They both seem deranged
They should undergo a psychiatric test before the trial
Psychiatric test?
In the West, they let the criminals
take the test before punishing them
What if the result says they're mad?
I don't give a shit about their brain
Just make them normal, no matter what!
The prince has been shot
Police Commissioner!
Are you fucking out of your mind?
Where the fuck were you when the prince was attacked?
Who shot him? A Korean? Who?
It was Namba Diasuke, a son of a house representative
Now even a lawmaker's son is a commie?
Fucking commies are everywhere
It's my fault. I'll resign myself
Namba Daisuke Fires a Gun at Prince Hirohito
Do you know the anarchist called Namba Daisuke?
I met him once at a protest on Labor Day
Did he shoot the prince?
The shooter chanted "Revolution" and fired at the prince's car
Was it successful?
Failed
He should have thrown a bomb, not a stupid gun
At least he put it into action
You never had guts for it
You couldn't even get a bomb
Take a psychiatric test first
Psychiatric test, my ass
And get a lawyer again
Charge me for treason!
You don't fucking deserve it!
As a result of the shooting, Yamamoto Cabinet has resigned
And the next cabinet has been announced
Matsui as the Foreign Minister
Mizuno as the Interior Minister
Mizuno, this asshole
The murderer is in charge of the internal affairs again
Is this the infamous socialist pub?
Who are you?
I'm a journalist from Korea
Park Yeol and His Lover
Park's on the paper. I'm so proud of him
For what?
He didn't achieve anything
He's just got a bad temper
Go on
Besides, I've heard rumors about him and women
All these stories about attracting women...
What the fuck?
You're a spy, aren't you?
Go on with that rubbish!
You're clearly speaking Korean
but to me, it sounds like Japanese
People back home have high expectations for Park
But he's letting the Japanese cabinet take advantage of him
He even seems like he's enjoying it
Can't you see this case was designed
to cover the Korean massacre?
He needs to prove his innocence,
but he willingly testified
Isn't he making a false confession?
No, that's not true
You don't know anything
Park had a plan B to buy a bomb
What?
Keep talking
A few days before the earthquake,
we smuggled a bomb from Shanghai
and brought it here in Tokyo
- So, you did get a bomb - Yes
- How can you be sure? - I'm the one who delivered it
If not the earthquake,
we'd have done it before Namba did
I wonder why Park never told me that
Is there anything you guys are hiding from me?
Hey
If I had a bomb, I'd have thrown it already
And you?
What are you guys talking about?
Nothing
What are you guys, anyway?
Us?
The Revolt!
Please give her this
Emperor and prince are only humans.
Locked inside the castle and forced to be Gods.
The Emperor and the prince are no more than chunks of meat
It's not a big deal to get rid of the prince
The emperor is ill and will die soon
Our target is the prince
Once we get rid of the prince,
the Japanese will be enlightened
You scared me
Hey!
Where's her reply?
Letters that breach moral ethics
are censored and destroyed
It is the language that unites me and Fumiko
By assuring each other our thoughts haven't changed,
We've completed our love
Listen
Countless commies gave up their ideology here
You'll end up the same
You'll be grateful for His Majesty
to have granted you as his subject
If you trash the letters again,
I'm going on a hunger strike
How's the apology letter going?
Everyone here is talking about the pretty new girl
Thanks for the compliment
Lustful prisoners are asking for the key to your cell
Kneel down before the emperor
before you get raped by the barbarians
You come in first
I wonder what people will say about
a fervent imperialist raping a prisoner
Put your clothes on
Come on
I'll make you a symbol of the brutality
along with the Japanese Empire
Crazy bitch
Eat it
Park Yeol on Hunger Strike in Prison
Are you still banning letters? I told you to permit it
It is my job to censor them
Those letters full of anti-imperialism
are driving me insane
Hunger strike?
What does he want?
Exchanging letters with Kaneko Fumiko
Let him have it, and prosecute him for treason
Treason won't work, sir
We need to make him a traitor
Park is only a wild idealist
Are you his lawyer? Interrogate him, not defend him
You might regret later
What?
I'm afraid he's planning something
through the trial
Are you saying you're afraid of
that 'wild idealist'?
I'll take the responsibility
Prosecute him for treason!
I heard you're on a hunger strike
It's not a big deal
You'll be charged for treason, right?
Mr. Lee,
can you help me make this trial a headline news back home?
The rumor says you're a wild idealist
Ideals might seem wild at first
That's how Koreans have been educated and brainwashed
I want to show something to our people through this trial
I'll try
Can you pass my message?
"I suggest cohabitation
First, we live together as comrades
Secondly, we're equals in the anarchist movement
Thirdly, cohabitation ends when either betrays or joins the power"
You know what this is
It's the cohabitation agreement he and I made
when we first met
"Though we are apart, I'm fully aware of you by my side
I'm strictly abiding by the vow
And I have no doubt you're doing the same"
A message from Park
Any words you have for him?
That's my boy
Thank you for sending my letters
and letting me eat
Oh, Mizuno made this happen?
Pass my gratitude to him
This is psychiatrist Sugita
Take a psychiatric test
What's wrong with my mind?
Isn't it natural for us to want to murder the prince?
I'm normal!
What's he saying?
Never mind. I'll make the decision
You pretend to be fair and conscientious as a lawyer
But that's a self-deception
Self-deception?
You shouldn't have invaded Korea
and massacred our people in the first place
Don't complain that to me
What will you do if I refuse the trial?
But test Fumiko by all means
I bet she's pretty crazy
Please cooperate with us
How does it work?
Blood test, urine test, and a few questions
What's the reward?
We'll issue a certificate
No cookies or cake?
- Do you have any? - Well...
You don't?
You are asking for my blood and urine for free?
I'd rather be tortured!
Fuck off!
Park says he'd refuse the trial
This case won't be closed without having him in the court
Park went on a hunger strike again
What's the reason this time?
What's the problem?
- I want more rice - What?
Koreans eat more rice than you Japanese do
Are you treating me like a Japanese?
To me, this is very insulting
Okay. You'll get as much as you want
That's the right thing
Happy now?
Sorry for making you come and go so often
Since you're here, can you do me another favor?
Now, what?
Get dressed
What is this?
Judge Tatematsu must be insane
How do I look?
Park
You haven't changed a bit
How do I look? Look handsome?
Even in those new clothes,
you look shabby just like the first time we met
But you fell for that?
I did
I should've worn Korean traditional clothes
What's all this?
I want to send a picture of us to my mother in Korea
Your mother?
Look at the camera
Here we go. One, two, three
Will you excuse us for a moment?
All right
Let's go, everyone
Let's go
Thank you
Good day, sir
You'll regret this
It's the Sun that makes you take off clothes, not the wind
It's obvious what they will do in there
Why do you always have to think that way?
Park wanted to send that picture to his mother
as a good-bye present
Are you feeling sorry for them?
When I think about Fumiko's childhood,
I kind of understand why
she ended up cursing this world
Based on the statements you made until today,
You'll be charged with treason in Article 73 of the Criminal Act
The next step will take place at the Supreme Court
Treason, finally
Good job
Are you sure about sending this to your mother?
My mother is open-minded
I like this picture
I'll keep a copy
Is that a souvenir or a trophy?
This case gave me an opportunity to investigate a traitor
and show my loyalty to my country
This is the souvenir of my accomplishment
It could be a souvenir to you, but it will be a trophy to me
This is only a beginning
These attorneys will defend you at the court
I have some conditions
First, I'm not standing in the court as a defendant
The judge at the court is on behalf of the Japanese emperor
I'll stand in the court on behalf of the Korean people
Therefore,
They shall allow me to wear traditional Korean clothes at the court
That's our man, right?
Secondly, I stand in the court to condemn Japanese invasion,
Allow me to read the declaration to express my thoughts
- Will they pass these conditions? - Park will make it happen
Here you go
Thirdly, hire an interpreter, for I will speak Korean at the trial
This is all I got
Finally,
Let me sit as high as the judge's seat
This is nonsense
If you don't accept this, he'll refuse the trial
You don't want to see a traitor refuse the trial
The defendant will sit as high as my seat?
I don't mind losing my face,
but save the face of Japanese supreme court
I'll talk to him to give up one condition
Make him give up two
I'll withdraw the condition to speak in Korean,
to lessen the confusion at the court
That's one
Can you give up the condition about the seat?
Why?
The judges are afraid that people will make fun of the situation
Okay, but get me Korean traditional uniform for the d-day
Don't worry. I'll get it for you
I'll do it
I'll wear Korean clothes, too
One more thing
Ask them to accept our marriage registration
Marriage registration?
We'll receive a death sentence
So?
Bodies can be collected only by family
If you become my legal wife,
my family will collect your body, too
Then...?
We'll be buried together
in my hometown in Korea
I wanted to learn how to write
My parents never taught me a single letter
My father didn't care, and my mother was illiterate
In Korea, I was often kicked out on the road
Famished, I staggered on the street
and found a chunk of burnt rice,
which I hurriedly put into my mouth
My grandma told me,
"You're a nobody
You were born, but you never existed
That's why you can't go to school"
I will survive. That's right
I will take revenge against those who make us suffer
That's right. I shall live
I will sacrifice my life to fight for them,
for isolated people like us
February 26th, 1926 First trial
Line up
This does look like a trial for treason
Yes, 200 police officers and 30 military police officers
Please read this
Fumiko!
You look pretty, Fumiko
I'm getting a strange feeling about this trial
Tell me about it
This is going to be an extraordinary trial
Right, right
I'm not at a wedding, am I?
Are we watching a bride and groom walking in or what?
Let's celebrate! Sing along, guys!
- Now we only need a pastor - I know!
All rise
Be seated
What the hell are they wearing?
Shut up!
Silence!
Be quiet or we'll ask you to leave
Don't be scared
Watch me,
I'll be the most rebellious defendant in history
Name
My name is Park Yeol
Are you speaking in Korean?
Yes, I am
Name
My name is Park Mun-ja
- How dare you speak Korean? - Hang them right away!
They don't deserve a trial!
In order to keep the public order at the court,
We ask you to leave the gallery at once
Leave the courthouse!
Sir, what does this say?
This is the number of Koreans massacred during the big earthquake in Kanto
Is this true?
Yes. The actual number may be even higher
if you include unconfirmed deaths
I believe that Japanese Empire will collapse
Once the false image of a deified Emperor
is revealed to its people that
he, too, is only a human being
- Shut your mouth! - You dirty Korean!
But the Japanese people do not try to realize that
The Empire of Japan will be maintained
only until you force your people to believe in Emperor's holiness
You managed to distract your people
whenever you faced a crisis
But the time is near for the fall of the empire
You're insane!
Judge!
The very devils that destroy our equal world are
The Japanese Emperor and the Prince
- They demand our sacrifice for the nation... - You dirty bitch!
You betrayed Japan
Shut The Fuck Up!
The ruling class demands patriotism
and loyalty for their interest
Their brutal desire is maintained
by sacrificing people's lives
Therefore,
I warn those who blindly accept such concepts
that you will be enslaved unless you enlighten yourselves
Is it a speech contest, or what!?
Well, I have no right to stop their speech!
Keep off foreign journalists
Mizuno put pressure
The second trial will be closed
Closed trial...
You went overboard at the first trial
You can't wear the Korean robes anymore
Doesn't matter That will make more news
The Great Kanto Earthquake was followed by
the tragic massacre of innocent Korean people
I can't help but doubt that this case was manipulated
to cover up the massacre of Korean people
On behalf of the highest authority in Japan,
Supreme Court must make its position clear to the entire world
Not only for these two, but to save Japan from such doubts,
I demand an answer
Answer from whom?
On behalf of Japan, I ask you to answer it
Why should I?
The emperor can't be summoned as the witness, can he?
Will you summon him, if I ask?
Recess!
Are you looking for...
...this?
How dare you read it without my permission?
Now I understand
what made you different from us
Now you know how enlightened I am
I'm not a fool like you
I corrected some misspelling
Among the many emotions held by Korean people
their antipathy towards Japan is deeply rooted in their hearts
- What made me who I am now -
In 1919, March 1st, I witnessed Korean Independence Movement
On that day, I felt a strong feeling of empathy to Koreans
and a strong will to rebel against power
erupted inside me
On that day,
Japanese government cut off our tongues,
burned our people,
and stabbed women's genitals with steel skewers
and they threatened us never to mention about
March 1st Movement
I remember the massacre after the earthquake in Kanto
Koreans were killed with bamboo spears and swords,
They were tied and thrown alive
into the rivers and fire
They were tied to bikes and dragged until they died
And you're trying to conceal the Korean massacre,
just like March 1st Movement
However,
I will not let that happen
The more you try to conceal it,
the more it'll unveil to the world,
and to the history
You call your country a civilized nation
Then conduct an investigation,
gather witnesses' testimonies
and dig out the bodies of innocent Koreans
Get confessions from the soldiers and vigilantes
If you still can't find the truth, yes, I'm a lunatic.
If you still can't find the truth,
I'll convert to Japanese Imperialism
and be a citizen under your sacred Emperor!
To protect your emperor,
over 6,000 of us were killed without a reason
Any objection?
Get that traitor!
Please calm down
His statement is not true
Yes
We can't simply believe such traitor's words...
This is Mizuno speaking. Please tell the emperor
The cabinet will organize an investigation committee
Tell him not to worry
Thank you
What investigation committee?
Yes
Japan is a civilized country with law and order
But the committee will be dissolved after the time limit
If we don't give enough time, there will be fierce criticism
I can tell you for sure
In a month, they'll want to stop
What if they find evidence within that period?
The military participated in the massacre too
Holding the military responsible?
That means blaming his majesty the King!
So before things get uglier,
You should end the trial
That's why we should throw Park onto the guillotine
before the lunatic drives us all insane!!
You have visitors
Novelist Nakanishi and Satomura
He was once jailed in Korea for criticizing the Governor-general
How have you been?
You know each other?
We fought together against the abuse of Korean miners
On behalf of Japan, I came to deliver apologies
I promise I will make Japan pay for its faults
Please don't forget that many of us admire you
Never give up on conscience of Japanese people
We're Korean students
We'll follow your footsteps
Thank you
I can't run them on papers anyway, let me get inside, now
You sons of bitches!
March 25th, 1926 The final trial
All rise
What?
Be seated
Prosecutor, please deliver the closing argument
Defendant Park Yeol
Having a deprived childhood, he gradually developed a grudge
We'll never forget!
We'll reveal the truth!
We will never forget!
We'll never forget!
We'll reveal the truth!
He became obsessed with narrow political and social views
Kaneko Fumiko had tragic childhood
and her parents abandoned her
She denied power and authority...
We'll never forget!
We'll reveal the truth!
According to Article 238, the two are found jointly guilty
Henceforth, they will be prosecuted according to the sentencing
Defendants, any last word?
No. Good job
Kaneko Fumiko, any last word?
I know Park's true nature
And I love him the way he is
Despite all his shortcomings, I embrace every single part of it
I truly love him as he is
This is my request to the court
Throw us onto the guillotine together
I'll be happy as long as I die with him
Shut up! Close the trial!
Lastly,
My last word to Park
Even if the sentence separates us,
I will
never
leave you to die alone
For treason in Article 73 of the Criminal Act
and for violating the explosives regulation,
I hereby announce the sentence
Park Yeol and Kaneko Fumiko
are sentenced to death
Hey, Judge
Hey, Judge!
You can do whatever you want with my body
But you can do nothing to my spirit
Hurray!
Traitors Sentenced to Death
Fumiko sadly lowered her head?
What's wrong with these articles? This isn't true at all
Park cursed and swore at the judge?
When did he curse at the judge? This is insane
Sons of bitches
There's an article on a Korean Daily
Only Korean Daily told truth about the hurraying
Screams Hurray after Hearing the Death Sentence
The parliament is against the death sentence
We held trials to cover up the massacre,
and we finally sentenced them to death
If the imperial family reduces the sentence now,
That will make this trial look like that rebel's circus
What do you think, Governor-general of Korea?
We suppressed the March 1st Movement with great difficulty
I'm afraid what will happen in Korea when we execute him
Koreans are all fixing their eyes on this trial
In that case,
We have to make a political choice
Emperor reduced your sentence
to life sentence
Letter of Mercy
Emperor? Who gave him such a right?
The supreme court's death sentence was fair enough,
Nevertheless, the imperial family decided to show mercy
Accordingly, the death penalty is reduced to life imprisonment
Letter of Mercy Accepted with Deep Gratitude
You'll be transported to the prison in Chiba
How about Fumiko?
She'll be transported to Utsunomiya
A distant place from Chiba
Please take care of these
Keep the sentences simple and candid
Don't worry too much about the grammar
I don't want poetic phrases or fancy adjectives
Okay
I promise you I will publish them
Pass my love to the members
Family Register
Head of family, Park Yeol
Chiba Prison
To Live doesn't merely mean To Move
If I can move upon my will,
even if the move itself eventually leads to Death,
It is not the denial of Life
It is an Affirmation
Only the last 3 years of my life with Park
was the true life of my own
Still on a hunger strike?
Now I can see the door to the end
Please survive
How's Fumiko doing?
You must survive
She promised to die with me
She said she'd not let me go alone
How's Fumiko?
Tell me. How's she doing?
She's dead
Suicide?
They won't tell me the cause of her death, or let me collect her body
I couldn't even talk with the medical examiner
You must survive
Please bury her
in my hometown
Maybe they killed her and faked it as suicide
She could've killed herself
to show her resistance against power
She must be cold
She wrote 1,000 pages for her autobiography
It's nonsense she killed herself without a note
The Asahi Daily
- You're a journalist, right? - Yes
Have you seen this?
The Prosecutor let them use an interrogation room
and allowed them to take a picture like this?
Rumors say Fumiko was murdered
She had a sign of strangulation
Murder?
If she had been pregnant,
they can't let her live
They can't let her give birth in the cell...
She had a sign of strangulation. Any evidence for murder?
Evidence can be manipulated after death
This photo was sent to all the publishing companies
Shouldn't we print this first?
Did you plan this too?
What are you talking about?
I couldn't even get a bomb and throw it
I should do something bigger
Keep mocking, but that won't destroy Japan
Keep concealing, but that won't hide the truth
Because you keep digging, we're becoming more thorough
Right, you're thoroughly making fabulous errors,
one error after another, and another...
Will you be able to handle them?
Do you know why we reduced your sentence?
To make you be forgotten and be worthlessly alive
To make you live forever in prison
Live long, as long as possible,
and finally make yourself famous for that!
Of course I will!
I'll live as long as I can,
to reveal every single thing you did to us!
This could be our last photo
Shouldn't we make this special?
Last photo?
It shouldn't be ordinary
Of course, not
This picture will show them
who we truly are
Park served 22 years and 2 months and was released after Korean Independence
In 1946, he excavated the remains of those who fought for Korean Independence,
and buried them in Seoul
In 1989, Park was posthumously honored a Presidential Medal
Kaneko Fumiko was buried in Korea in 1931 as Park had wished
Kazuo published Fumiko's autobiography
Huse, who defended Park and Fumiko was the first
Japanese to be honored Order of Merit in Korea in 2004