KANIKOSEN
Got the time?
No.
What day is it?
Beats me.
Wednesday.
This is gonna kill me.
Seen Miyaguchi?
Why?
He's gone.
Escaped.
Miyaguchi escaped.
Escaped? How ?
Impossible . This is the Sea of Okhotsk .
You don't suppose...
he was killed?
By the foreman?
He'd been acting crablike recently .
What are you talking about?
Me, too.
He's gone nuts.
Who wouldn't in this place?
In that case, he'll probably get caught in a net.
Bunnies hopping!
Say what?
The foam spouting from choppy waves.
Looks like bunnies hopping.
Signs of a squall off of Kamachatka
Stop goofing off!
It's getting stormy, Sir!
Too rough to keep fishing, I'd say.
Shut up!
Listen carefully.
This isn't a simple profit-based, private operation.
It's a national enterprise!
A slugfest to determine who is superior...
Russia or Imperial Japan.
We're on an important mission...
to feed our population.
Why do you think our Imperial fleet is protecting us out there?
So remember...
this is war!
You're serving your country.
You must be ready to lay down your lives...
and brave the rough northern seas for the glory of Imperial Japan!
Understood?!
Then return to your posts!
Foreman! Cease fishing immediately !
S.O.S. from our escort, the Chichibu.
We must rescue them...
Who ordered this diversion?
As Captain, I did.
"As Captain"?
Who's boat is this, anyway?
The "company" chartered it.
They're paying for it, and I'm their representative.
You may wear the captain's hat.
But you're as valuable as toilet paper.
Got it?!
Where are you going?!
Radio room. To get an update.
You do that and you waste a whole day !
A week even!
Plus the Chichibu is insured to the teeth.
Let it sink !
What's up?
They're desperate.
Tell me!
"All 425 of us are doomed.'
"No rescue coming."
"S.O.S.". .. "S.O.S."
They've sunk.
Sunk.
You think your feigned sympathy can help us fight a war!
Back to work !
It's cold .
Yeah.
You think it really sank ?
Just like the mines.
Yeah, gas is frightening. But so are waves.
Gas?
Yeah, when mining coal you hit gas.
But the company does nothing.
And sometimes, the gas ignites.
Boom... buried alive.
Poor homesteaders, too.
The government offers them land.
So they go into debt for their dream home.
But all they get is barren soil
The banks and the rich already have the good land.
The poor have to tame wilderness.
[For Sale] Only to have it confiscated due to debt.
The system's rigged from the start.
Wherever you go.
I can't believe we have to kill ourselves just to survive.
And I can't go home, neither.
How come?
'Cause I'm poor and I've got five kids.
I've got it even worse.
You think that's bad?
That is bad.
Never heard of dogs wandering through a house before.
Not just dogs.
People do, too.
What's so funny?!
Haven't you any shame?
We've got nothing!
Huh? You don't even understand what I said.
Shut up! Those who laugh at the poor... should cry !
No, you should .
Stop boasting about your misery.
How can you think to have kids in those conditions?
Well , that's 'cause there's little else to do... I guess.
Stop blushing.
Having kids just makes things worse, right?
You guys don't do enough thinking.
What about you, then?
I'm not like you.
How so?
You're all too pessimistic. Think positive.
Positive?
But we've no future.
You do!
Like what?
Our next life.
"Next life"? You telling us to commit hara-kiri?
That hurts too much.
Then what?
We hang ourselves.
All together?
Mass suicide.
And that's not pessimistic?
No, it's a positive action.
Look , we can't win.
This is our lot.
We're powerless.
I'll bet on the next life.
"Next life"?
That's right. The next life.
I'm gonna be born rich next time around.
How do you know ?
How do you know I won't ?
I know where I'm going.
Really? Then tell me, too!
The Kimura family .
Are they rich?
Considerably .
Big house?
Very.
Can I be born there, too?
Sure. Let's be brothers, then.
Brothers, huh? Okay.
The Suzuki family !
Why the Suzukis?
Because Miyo is there.
Miyo?
A childhood friend.
But she'll be old by the time you're born.
Really?
Of course.
You plan on arriving as an adult ?
Forget about Miyo.
Join us.
That okay?
Sure. The Kimuras got loads of money.
One more is no sweat.
That makes me your brother, too.
The Kimuras, huh?
I'll take the Mitas.
I choose Ishii.
Horie for me.
Nakayama!
I call the Noguchis!
I don't want to die yet.
Nothing will change.
I still don't want to die.
You have siblings?
The pittance you earn won't help your family .
Right?
That...
may be true.
I don't wanna be killed on this boat.
I don't wanna sink and drown.
I just want to decide my own fate.
To end a worthless life my way.
Life's not fair.
We'll never win. We were born that way.
At least we can decide for ourselves how we'll go out.
We've done our share.
Why suffer any more?
It's time we give ourselves a break .
Ready? Don't be afraid.
It's easy.
Just think about the rich families we'll be born into.
You ready?
Here we go.
I don't know the Kimura's house.
Leave that to me.
Okay !
You imagining it?
Ready?
We'll have tea in the parlor.
I'll see ya.
I hate labor unions most of all .
They think they can demand anything in the name of human rights.
They've built roads, laid track , cleared bush...
dug mines, fished herring and generally migrated about.
They haven't the smarts to organize.
I can't find Miyaguchi anywhere!
That bastard.
Foreman...
your yield has dropped over the past few days.
Start heading 3 or 4 leagues north, Captain.
That'll put us in Russian waters.
Just do it.
But if Russian patrol boats should spot us...
We've got an Imperial destroyer as a chaperone.
Stop whining!
Shinjo, you ass!
You trying to kill us?!
I was this close to dying!
Sorry. I kind of panicked, too.
My mind wandered from Kimuras to a dog I once owned.
I was almost born a dog.
My God! I had a vision of a cow !
A cow , huh? That would suck .
Shut the hell up!
It's no laughing matter!
Oh?
What did you see?
Me?
Clouds.
"Clouds"? Like in the sky?
Yeah!
Really? That's great.
Always just floating. Never have to work .
Total freedom.
You can go anywhere.
Wait, he almost had us going again.
Don't listen to him.
Time for bed.
Why're you fools idle ?
Fish! Start fishing!
What?
Why should we start this early ?
Listen closely . You don't get a second or third chance here.
And crabs aren't on a schedule .
As long as this is for your country, you're at war.
Work as if your life depended on it... for Imperial Japan.
Understood?!
Move it!
Get cracking!
Reward for finding Miyaguchi
He really escaped.
Probably fell overboard.
Two cigarettes as reward, though.
Well , we don't squeal on our own.
Listen up.
Just try and cover for him.
And see what happens.
We just heard that the Chichibu has sunk .
No word on any survivors.
Okay, work time.
To your posts! Don't let those Russians beat you! Hurry !
Faster!
Turn that!
Come on!
Faster!
Where's Miyaguchi?
What do you mean?
I know you're hiding him.
Beats me.
You two were close.
Just give him up. He's the reason for all this.
We don't know .
And even if we did, we wouldn't squeal on our own.
Don't act tough.
This is for everyone.
You want cigarettes.
What?
Stop being a sissy coward!
They found Miyaguchi.
In the shell disposal
Don't wanna die in Kamchatka.
I heard from the cook ...
We're going to secretly fish for crab in Russian waters.
And that a destroyer will keep close watch over us.
For a bribe.
Forget about Japan at war.
When you get down to it...
it's all being run by the rich.
They just need a few good excuses to do what they want.
This is dangerous.
Forget it.
I heard of an escape.
Guys go out fishing and flee to Kamchatka.
"Imperial Japan," huh?
Those company bastards will say anything.
I'm escaping... I swear.
What? Come to complain again?
No.
Then what?
Nothing.
Join me in hara-kiri?
You're a trip.
That I am.
You okay?
Hanging is painful
Yeah, I thought I'd die.
Got family ?
No way.
Oh.
Is Miyo cute?
Yeah.
When we left...
she saw me off.
I pretended not to notice.
She cupped her hands over her mouth and yelled something.
She yelled real hard.
I'm an idiot.
I should have waved.
But I'm poor.
Hey, you've got a fever.
It's no big deal
Break time is over! Back to work !
Now !
I'll see ya.
Katsuhira, 8,352 crates.
Shinko, 9,522 crates.
Takarada, 9,843 crates.
At this rate, we'll lose!
Dammit.
Wake up!
Listen up.
Other ships are beating us.
So we're going back out.
Get out here, you recluse!
This is competition!
Those with good results will be rewarded.
We're having a competition!
So start moving your asses!
Let's go!
Foreman! Huge catch!
Really?
At this rate...
10,000 crates.
10,000?
I doubt the men can...
I know about human limits.
Get me 10,000 crates!
Huge catch!
The crabs keep coming!
Show those fishermen! This is competition!
Prizes for the best work !
Father...
Is there really an afterlife?
Is there really a paradise and a hell ?
I don't know .
But if well-respected priests have said so, then it must be so.
W hat's important is to have faith and live in the present.
Buddha said that inside of all of us...
there exists paradise and hell .
Inside us?
In other words, paradise and hell reside in your way of being.
Whether you live in paradise or in hell ...
depends on you.
How you approach things can completely change what you see.
So you might as well look upon life in a positive way.
- Shimizu! -Wake up!
Who told you to leave your posts?
No one.
You call yourself a Japanese man? Playing sick !
He's not! You overworked him!
Say that again.
Worry about yourself .
Now turn the machine.
You're wasting time.
You lazy ass!
You've thrown off the pace of the whole line!
This is...
hell .
Foreman! Shinjo and Shiota from Boat 1 are missing!
Ran off, huh?
I can't see a thing. Where are the other boats?
Storm's gone but it's creepy out here.
We will freeze to death by morning.
Better than hanging.
Where's that rich family live?
The Kimuras?
Why do you ask ?
Because...
if I die out here, take me with you.
Why the change?
You were pissed off at me like everyone else.
Well the hanging hurt but...
you made everyone happy.
What?
For a brief moment...
you let everyone dream.
For the first time, we had hope for the future.
We seriously did. All of us.
We put our faith in you.
So if...
I'm gonna die...
I wanna die with hope.
I see.
Okay, I'll take you with me.
Really?
Stay close.
Yeah.
A boat. We're saved.
Russian?
Did they escape?
Probably .
Bastards. Traitors.
It's a freezing hell out there.
In here, too.
What do you expect? We're doing important work.
Opening up new , rich frontiers is always hard.
Whatever. I just don't wanna be killed doing it.
Especially when we get nothing out of it.
I say we kill Foreman Asakawa.
Count me in.
With half a chance, I'll wring his neck .
What?
Funny dance.
Just goofing off.
They look serious.
We'd best lie low .
How can we? They're dancing for us.
Yeah.
Then...
We'll just apologize.
All right.
Welcome, Lieutenant.
Now what?
We enjoy ourselves.
We haven't eaten.
Yeah but...
can we? We don't have any money.
They won't charge.
Got any talents?
Like what?
Singing? Magic?
I can spin tops.
They have tops?
Why not?
Wipe my forehead.
Delicious!
I'm sorry, but I don't understand.
They want us to pay.
I knew it.
What'll we do?
Don't know .
Shall I translate?
You speak Japanese?
Yes, no problem.
Thanks.
You guys are poor!
You guys have no money !
Rich? Much money?
Much money?
No money.
You mocking us?
Okay, we're poor.
But we'll be filthy rich in our next life.
Got it? We'll show you then.
Next life? How wonderful
You bet.
What's that mean?
You picking a fight?
No, fights... bad. Everybody friends.
Me, too!
I'm saying in my next life...
Sorry ! No good.
No next time. Now ! Now ... important.
We can't do anything about 'now".
You can.
We can't !
You're not being much of a translator.
What's that mean?
This is futile .
That man... VIP. Foreman.
This is a cargo transport ship. It's a happy party.
Your boats...
have bad fishing?
Your fault .
You must decide... by yourself .
We know that.
Yes, you. But not others.
Each must stand up.
Complain... nothing happen.
"I can't ," "I'm scared," "I don't understand."
Nothing can change.
But you can.
You make big change.
Anyone... change.
No problem, eh?
But since birth, we...
Big, small ... no matter.
Mind matters... understand?
Thinking.
What you will be.
Thinking, thinking, thinking.
No quitting, no blaming.
Thinking. Lots of thinking.
Stop thinking? You finished.
Thinking.
Yes. Always thinking.
Then you see what to do.
You see... you see.
Can you see it now ?
Then what?
Action.
Each think by self .
Each act by self .
"Each" is important.
Each decide what you want.
You own feelings.
What...
do you want?
I want to...
use the toilet.
Wow .
Amazing.
Yeah.
We were wrong.
What do you want?
I wanna dance.
Me, too.
Hail the Imperial Navy !
Hail
I can't .
I can't go on.
You'll be punished.
I'm not loafing. I just can't work .
What are you doing?!
What's your problem?
On your feet!
Screw you.
Why you...
Poor guy.
I wish we could find a way to get him home.
He'll be tossed out to sea.
Into foreign waters.
Waters so remote and cold they freeze in winter.
Why can't we even die with some dignity?
- You think Miyaguchi imagined it? - His next life?
'Course not!
I saw a cow .
There's no next life.
You just die.
Don't let this beat you!
Next time you try something they'll kill you.
For sure.
Don't cause any trouble . I need to eat.
You should feel lucky.
Work is scarce.
My dad always told me to live in the present.
And so I've worked hard every day without complaint.
I have my priest who says that paradise and hell are inside us.
So though poor...
I've tried to live cheerfully and positively .
But...
I can't anymore.
Try replacing this hell with paradise! No way !
"Live in the present"
All you do is cross your fingers and pray.
Think for yourself !
You're all adults, aren't you?
What're you afraid of? Speak your mind!
Don't sell yourself as poor.
What?
Stop compaining and do something!
Don't get smart!
If you've got a beef, tell it to Asakawa!
Don't complain to me!
Watch your mouth.
A little work and you quickly turn blue and pass out.
Show some guts!
No, you!
Blaming everything on birth or others.
If you grownups can't stand up, what chance have I?
Look who's shifting blame, punk !
I ought to strangle you!
Where's your courage to stand up and fight?!
Huh?
They killed Miyaguchi!
Are we to just sit here and take that?
And fantasize that God will come and save us?
When does it end?
What's waiting in paradise?
Now is what's important!
Make the most of right now !
Dammit!
Just screw you!
Ouch!
You two!
What the heck happened to you?
Unbelievable .
It's raining people .
Forget about him.
Where were you?
Russian boat.
What?
That's right.
Dancing.
Till our legs were stiff.
Is this...
paradise?
We were rescued by Russians.
We've got something to tell you.
Another suicide?
Not on your life.
I almost became a cow because of you!
It's not about dying.
It's about living.
Ow, my legs!
Paradise.
Paradise has come.
The two missing men have returned! Saved by Russians!
They were in Russia?
Where?
Where are they now ?!
Don't know .
Move!
Listening?
No matter how much money went into making this boat...
it needs men to move it.
The sea is full of crab.
Even if...
some rich people used a lot of money to get us here...
they earn nothing if we catch no crab.
Now ...
they make a lot from what we do in one summer.
But they also put an incredible amount of money in this boat.
So where's the profit come from?
It's gotta come from somewhere.
From our labor.
When you get right down to it...
they're the ones scared of us.
So stop shaking!
Without people like us, this boat won't move!
Right!
Without laborers, the rich can't pocket a penny !
Yeah!
So let's make some changes around here.
But first, discard your old beliefs.
Like you're no good, or it's pointless.
Forget all that!
Our weakness is acceptance.
Acceptance of poverty, misfortune... authority.
Of having to endure.
You follow ?
You make things happen.
Nothing will ever change unless we learn to think for ourselves!
Is it possible ... for me to change, too?
I want to be a doctor.
Doctor, huh?
I come from a poor area.
A lot of people are suffering 'cause they can't afford a doctor.
I want to help cure poor people of their illnesses.
That's why I want to be a doctor.
If you're serious about that, then become that.
Really?
If you think you can... you can.
But if you think you can't ... then you can't .
How about an architect?
A restaurant owner.
A teacher.
For me? A singer.
A singer?
Not with that face.
For sure.
Well , we've got an early start tomorrow .
You call yourselves men?
Give it your all !
Look sharp! No lulls!
Brothers, the wait is over.
The time has come...
to put an end to the frustration, despair and failure.
That someday...
has arrived.
Brothers!
Be encouraged.
Success awaits beyond despair.
Desire makes it real
But you have to stand on your own free will .
It's not enough to dream.
Burning ambition.
That's what makes your dreams real
Don't doubt.
Know what you want...
and wish it to be.
A bright future awaits.
Change the future.
Brothers!
Don't pay anything to those who sell life short.
Attitude is everything.
Discard fear and old ways of thinking.
Don't settle for this!
Be yourself !
Get tough!
Never feel inferior, but march ahead! March!
The answers lie within you.
We will fight.
And keep on fighting.
We are alive!
We strike?
- What's a "strike " - Oh, come on.
- We did? - Not yet, idiot.
- Go do it! -WE do it!
Oh, my mistake. Let's do it!
Okay. Let's go win control of our own destiny.
To justice!
You're not.
Our demands!
And oath.
If you fail to meet these demands, we will go on strike.
You sure about this?
Damn sure, idiot.
Fine.
No regrets, then?
Then listen.
By morning, you'll have a fair response...
Kill him!
Kill the bastard!
Wring his neck !
Okay.
Who's your leader?
Victory ! Victory !
Hurrah!
We did it.
How are you feeling?
Great.
Miyo's waiting. Let's return with pride.
Destroyer! Destroyer's here!
Can't be.
Oh no.
So we explain.
Yeah.
The Imperial fleet is the ally of the people .
No?
What imperial ship wouldn't be the people 's ally?
Who's the leader?
Him.
Asakawa!
Quiet!
You Russian-tainted traitor.
You don't get it.
Not one bit.
It's not about country.
Me...
and all of you...
are just cogs.
Of varying shape and size.
Shinjo, you can't go.
I don't know the Kimura's house.
Picture it!
Picture the Kimura home!
Please!
Picture it. Shinjo!
Serves him right.
You're in service to your country ! Same as being at war!
Give it everything you got!
"Kimura"
Stop slacking off!
You're just causing trouble for everyone else!
Stop playing sick , you lazy ass!
Get that machine moving!
Make up for lost time!
We screwed up.
We shouldn't have named a leader:
All of us...
All of us are the leaders.
Alright, men.
Let's do it again.
Encoded by PK.
Subtitles by gleemonex.