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HIROSHIMA

Directed by Hideo Sekigawa

At 2:45 on Monday morning, August 6, 1945,
three B-29's took off from "Tinian Island.

An atomic bomb about to explode
above humans for the first time

was hanging menacingly
in the bomb bay of the Enola Gay.

The bomb carried autographs and jeering
messages to the Japanese Emperor.

After take-off, the crew got down to work.

Colonel "Tibbets conducted the
routine tasks of piloting a B-29.

Capt. Van Kirk, the navigator, and Sgt. Stiborik,
the radar operator, talked over the intercom

as they took bearings from the Northern
Marianas and made radar wind runs.

At 4:20, Capt. Van Kirk announced that
they would fly over Iwo Jima at 5:25.

Soon, the reddening sky to east
heralded the rising sun.

The dark sea began to sparkle, and the
sublime majesty of the view overcame Van Kirk.

For a moment, the navigator forgot he was in
a war and gave himself over to his thoughts.

He suddenly remembered what was about
to happen to the people of Hiroshima.

His mission was bringing doom
to those people.

The "gadget" in the belly of his plane
was a weapon far beyond imagination.

It was an atomic bomb.

The 20th century had seen the advent of a bomb
powerful enough to kill every human being

within a kilometer of its blast center.

Worse still, the radioactivity from that bomb
would do incalculable damage

to all living creatures in the vicinity.

Hiroshima would instantly
become a city of corpses.

That thought led Van Kirk
to a feeling of utter emptiness.

Overwhelmed by sadness,
desperate for something to cling to,

he suddenly recalled his mother's face.

“But he had to return to his mission.“

“Somewhere beyond those vast mountains of
white clouds lay Japan, the land of the enemy"

“In about four hours, Hiroshima
would be wiped off the map!'

“At this moment, virtually no one
was aware of its fate!'

“Should one fee! compassion for
the poor devils?"

“Not when one thought of Pear! Harbor
and of the Bataan Death March!'

“At 7:40, they started the climb
to their final altitude"

“It wouldn't be long now“

“They were only 25 miles from Japan.“

“They would be there in no time.“

"It would all be over in an instant."

Stop it!

"Please. God, give us
the courage and the strength..."

A nosebleed.

Her nose is bleeding.

Are your all right?

Michiko.

Are you okay?

I don't want to die.

Leukemia. Is that what
they're calling A-bomb disease?

Yeah. I think we can say that.

Give this to Inoue.

Inoue, this is from Kono.

WE'VE HAD ENOUGH
Letters from Youths of East and West Germany

"First of all, Truman said clearly at
San Francisco Peace Conference,"

"The United States has not forgotten
Pearl Harbor and Bataan."

"So, I will speak plainly as a German..."

Okay? This next pan tells us
what we want to know the most.

"...I and most German intellectuals think that..."

"...in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, about 200,000
unarmed and innocent Japanese..."

"...were used as guinea pigs for
the testing of a new weapon."

"I'm sure it is because Japanese are
a colored race."

"Maybe you will be offended by what I say
because I belong to the white race."

"I understand this issue more instinctively and
intuitively than you, just because I am white."

"At any rate, this issue is not as simple
as Pearl Harbor or Bataan."

"Besides, at the end of war..."

"...when it was believed that the Nazis had used
toxic gas against Allied nations,"

"the US hysterically claimed that
this violated the Hague Conventions"

and was a crime
against God and humanity."

"But they itself used a weapon that was ten times,
a hundred times more inhumane than toxic gas."

"And used it on the defenseless."

"Therefore, this act must be firmly
condemned not only by Japan..."

"...but also by the rest of the world as
a matter of common sense and conscience."

"Unless God and justice have utterly
disappeared from humanity and the world..."

Raise your hand if you were atomic bombed.

About a third.

You're going to the hospital a lot lately.
What's the problem?

Actually, the doctor won't say exactly
what I have.

Do you have symptoms like nosebleeds?

No. But I can't remember things,
and little cuts get infected.

My eyes and body get tired too quick.

I'm tired all the time,
especially in summer.

I can hardly stand up sometimes.

Everyone's tired in summer. Am I right?

What's so funny?

This is why we don't like to talk about it.

Of course, everyone's different,
but all of us bombed are suffering like her.

And,

we're always afraid we're going to
die from A-bomb disease.

We never talk about it because if we do,

you laugh and say we're making a big deal out
of the bombing and just trying to get attention.

When Kono puts it like that,
there's nothing I can say.

To tell you the truth, until we listened to "Dawn
over Zero" on the radio and Oba collapsed,

I never understood how the A-bomb is
eating away your bodies.

I've heard about A-bomb diseases, of course,

But I thought the Americans at the Atomic
Bomb Casualty Commission were treating them.

I only found out a few days ago that
the Americans are examining survivors...

...but not treating them.

I'm ashamed that even
after coming to Hiroshima...

...I've paid so little attention
to the atomic bombing.

I'm so 50TH].

You're not the only one.

Most people even in Hiroshima
don't know about this.

Lately the media have been warning
people around the world...

about the importance of peace and
how terrible an atomic bomb is.

But before telling the rest of the world,

I want to tell Japanese people about
the horror and the inhumanity of A-bomb.

No, I want to tell the people of Hiroshima!

I want to tell you all!

And you, Mr. Kitagawa.

Oba has leukemia.

It's caused by an increase in the number
of leukocytes, and there's no cure.

From what I've heard, there are 92,500
leukocytes in a drop of her blood.

LEUKOCYTES

LEUKOCYTES
You've studied this in physiology, right?

You've studied this in physiology, right?

Do you know how many leukocytes
exist in normal human blood?

They're all victims.

Yeah, and it kills them.

Anyone else?

One cubic millimeter has
6,000 to 8,000 leukocytes.

Yes. And what is their function?

Leukocytes are cells in blood
and created in the bone marrow.

They defend the body against both infectious
disease and foreign materials by eating bacteria.

Very good.

Leukemia increases useless leukocytes
but decreases normal leukocytes.

As a consequence, normal leukocyte
functioning decreases.

The body loses its ability to
fight bacteria and eventually dies.

Mr. Kitagawa?

Yes?

Is that what happened to
the people who died...

when their leukocytes decreased to 1,000 or
2,000 after the pika-don (flash-bang)?

Yes, I heard so.

So, the source of the disease
is radiation, right?

Not sure, but I think so.

On the day of the bomb,
Oba wasn't injured or burned,

but she was exposed to radiation
in her house,

which was only a kilometer
from ground zero.

She suffered from radiation
poisoning at the time.

She lost a lot of hair,
got purple spots on her body,

had a high fever, and had blood
in her stools and urine.

Fortunately she survived
and regained her health.

but seven years later, this happens.

Mr. Kitagawa, doctors say that bums
caused by A-bomb can cause cancer___...

"with no way to prevent it.

Even if there were,
few people can treat it by themselves.

However, once you make that public,

people will become obsessed with blaming
physical problems of the bomb.

So, if you don't do like Mr. Kikkawa,

who survived the atomic attack and was bold
enough to show his scars and demand money..

...or like the Hiroshima Maidens

who receive medical treatment through
the compassion of society..

...or like the tramps at Hiroshima Station

who throw themselves on the
mercy of travelers late at night,

you'll live in the shadows.

You'll hide your ugly scars
as if you'd done something wrong.

Maybe you'll be a construction laborer
covering your keloids with towels.

Mr. Kitagawa, we have a miserable friend.

I feel bad saying his name,
but it's Endo.

He was coming to school during the day and
working at a cabaret in Nagarekawa at night.

Now he's quit school and hangs out
at a pachinko parlor every day

He'd been evacuated with his
little sister to the mountains

so he was gone at
the time of the 'pika, '

but the bomb killed his parents
and brothel:

Endo and his sister were orphaned.

In the beginning, he took care of her by
shining shoes, but one day she disappeared.

After that, he joined a group of delinquents and
got locked up in the orphanage on Ninoshima.

After that, his ex-soldier uncle
took charge of him.

Living with his poor uncle, Endo started
working at a cabaret to make ends meet.

He's been changing gradually

It makes me sad to think about him.

Many excellent churches were
built in postwar Hiroshima...

...and the sky in Hiroshima resounds
with bells of peace morning and evening.

The city built a Peace Bridge,

A Peace Memorial Museum,

and the Cenotaph where we
dedicate ourselves to peace

and pledge to never allow
the mistake to happen again,

but it's when I pass by the bank
that I think of the bomb.

The shadow of death created
by the 'pike-don, '

it's faded a bit now,

but nobody even turns
to look at it anymore.

These days, we often hear
military marches in the streets of Hiroshima.

Every time I hear those, I get scared.

People talk of returning to the old ways.

I think it's good to remember
Japan's magnificent past

because we are
completely miserable now,

but I worry that someone might be preparing for
war again using the cover of popular nostalgia.

I'm afraid we'll get caught up in
another war and before we know it,

we'll become the victims of
another atomic bomb.

Hearing the marches brings all that up...

...and terrifies me.

August 1945

August 1945
Revere the Imperial Palace.

August 1945

Bow with utmost reverence.

Eyes front!

Today, the even-numbered group
head out for demolition work!

You others will practice
bamboo lance training at school!

Stop looking around, you slacker!

The fate of a hundred million Japanese
depends on the homeland battle.

The Emperor deigned to
make you his subjects,

you must be grateful for this honor

and never allow your spirit of loyalty
and patriotism to weaken.

Think only of one thing,

doing everything possible to defeat
the savage people of the US and the UK!

That's all!

First, even-numbered groups,
move out for demolition!

All others, wait your turn!

Dismissed!

Round and round, you get dizzy,

Round and round, you get dizzy.

Akin .

Machiko, please catch that dragonfly.

I'm sorry I can't. I feel sorry for it.

It's okay, as long as you don't kill it.

Round and round, you get dizzy.

Akio, look, it's a plane! It's a "B".

Round and round, plane get dizzy.

Machiko.

Michiko.

Akio.

What are you doing?
It's time for dinner.

We're writing a letter to Daddy.

That's fine, but do it after dinner.

Air-raid alert!
Michiko, turn on the radio.

"An enemy formation over Hiroshima Bay
was attacked by the Imperial Air Force."

“The planes are now retreating
individually to the southwest"

"However, the next formation is
on its way north. "

“The citizens of Hiroshima are to
be on the lookout"

“I repeat..."

Hey Mommy, what's the matter
with the Air Force?

Why don't they shoot down
the B's immediately?

I'm hungry.

Be patient.

What is Daddy doing now?

Be quiet. I can't hear the broadcast.

We won't be able to sleep tonight.

"At 7:31, the all-clear was sounded in
Okayama and Hiroshima..."

“...by order of Central Command.“

The all-clear has been given.

It lasted all night.

It went on so long.

Hiroshima's not so easy to bomb.

I was sure Hiroshima was the
target this time.

What's the matter, ma'am?

I hear a baby's about to be born.

Oh, that's some happy news.

Mommy and Machiko, look!

The dragonfly is still alive
and doing well.

You're so bouncy this morning.
Come on, Akio. Let's go together.

Okay, sure.

We're going!

I'm off.

Be careful.

Have a nice day!

That's a "B", don't you think?

Yup, that's the sound of a "B".

The siren isn't going off.

But it sure sounds like a "B".

Mommy.

Teacher.

Akio.

Michiko.

Kimi.

Akio.

Mommy!

Go! Go without me!

I'll get you out soon! Don't give up!

No. I won't make it. Go without me!

What are you saying!
Hang on! Keep fighting!

Please take care of our children.

Don't give up!

Please, I beg you.

Think of the children!
Go rescue lchiro!

(Heave ho, heave ho...)

Soldier! Officer!

Please help!
My wife is stuck under the house.

Officer, please!

Please!

Yoshiko!

Go! Leave me!

Take care of our children!

Yoshiko!

Please leave me!

Forgive me!

Take care of our children!

Yoshiko!

Who's still alive?

Say your name.

lchiro Imada.

Masayuki Yokoyama.

Shigeo Yokomori.

Toru Matsumoto.

Yoshio Tanaka.

Hajime Tokuno.

Shichiro Yoshida.

Senkichi Kanzaki.

Yoshiji Tanabe.

Tetsuo Shibata.

Yutaka Shimizu.

Be patient.

The troops will help us.

Hold on.

Hold on.

lchiro!

Has anyone seen lchiro Endo
of Icchu Junior High?

Hey, someone check my legs.

Are they still there?

Mommy.

Hey, someone!

I feel like I've lost my legs.

Point one." it ls the soldier's duty to
be absolutely loyal. .

Shut up!

Stop saying that! What good is it!

Stop it!

Slop!

[Boy continues to recite Imperial
Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors.]

Are there any soldiers here?
I am Command Staff Officer Otani.

Are there any soldiers here?

Everybody, follow me!

Gather round,
students of Icchu Junior High!

Are you all here? Come here!

Are you okay? Come on!
We've got to hold on!

Let's sing the school song!
One, two, three.

Hold on!

[Singing the national anthem]

Lend me that bag for a pillow.

No! These books are very important
for my studies.

Mommy.

Lady, it's no use holding that dead child.

You've got to burn the body soon.

The war isn't over yet.

lchiro!

Is lchiro Endo here?

lchiro from Icchu Junior High.

Has anyone seen Tomiko Oe?

Banzai! Banzai!
Long live the great empire of Japan!

I'm a military general.

Hey, salute me!

Daddy?

Boy, are you looking for your father?

Where is your house?

Boy!

Burn the bodies.

Is your child here?

Yes, she is.

Give this to her.

I was taking it to school.

Don't you want to eat it?

I'm dying.

Give this to your child.

Hold on!

Hold on!

I'll tell you my name.

If you meet my mother, please tell her...

Mommy.

Mommy.

I'm cold.

Shut up!

Crying won't change anything.

Mommy.

Hurray!

Hey!

Brother!

Nurse, please come!
She's about to have the baby!

NA-MU-AMIDA-BUTSU...
[Chanting a Buddhist sutra.]

Mommy!

Mommy.

This is hell.

The Prefectural Government Office has
moved to the East-Side Police Precinct

The Prefectural Government Office has moved to the East-Side Police
Precinct "I'm speaking on behalf of the prefecture! governori "

"He says that this damage
has been caused by the enemy"

“trying to shatter our fighting spirit
through brutal air raids.“

"Citizens of Hiroshima! The damage is
considerable but not unusual in a war."

"I assure you that we are developing
relief and restoration plans."

"We will not be daunted
by the enemy's attacks."

"Our army will provide full support"

"Return immediately to your jobs."

"The war must not stop for even a day."

"Show warm affection to your
wounded brothers-in-arms,"

"nurse them, encourage them, and
help them return swiftly to battle."

“This disaster unfortunately has
caused many casualties.“

“Don't be stupefied, pay tribute to their memory
and pray that their souls may rest in peace.“

"Then steel yourselves to the task of
revenging these deaths on our sworn enemy."

“Anticipating victory,
we will overcome every hardship“

"and reaffirm our devotion to the war
in the name of the Emperor."

"August 7.
Prefectural Governor Junshin Takano"

How about using that lunch box.
You can put more in that.

My daughter's ashes are inside.

Ashes?

Is that a chick?

Yes.

Is it alive?

Yes. Isn't it cute?

It's cute.

I'll give it to you.

But I might not be able to keep it alive.

You've never had a chick before?

No.

lCHIRO ENDO,
CONTACT THE YAMADA'S --FATHER

lCHIRO ENDO

Excuse me, where is lchiro Endo?

He's a student of Icchu Junior High.

I don't know.
Look at all these people.

You're right.
I'll try to find him myself.

Thank you.

lchiro Endo!

lchiro!

Is lchiro here?

Endo! Someone is looking for you!

Hey, Endo!

Mister.

lchiro.

It's too late.

You're a student at Icchu, aren't you?

Where's your house?

In Teramaohi.

It might have burned down.

Did he say anything before he died?

Thank you.

Icchu was hit hard.

When I went there to find lchiro,

I found bodies of students crushed
under the school buildings...

...and burned to skeletons.

The swimming pool was full of bodies.

Where were you when the bomb dropped?

Endo was injured in the classroom.

He was rescued by a teacher.

I was injured near the swimming pool.

I can't remember how we got here.

I see. Try to hold on.

It's been a long time
since I carried him on my back.

Goodbye.

Take care.

Goodbye, Endo.

LONG LIVE THE EMPEROR
LONG LIVE JAPAN

We must promptly grasp
the extent of damage,

restore the health of civilians,

and calm the people down.

The present estimate of human
damage is 200,000 affected,

10,000 dead, and
100,000 seriously wounded.

I agree with the commander.

Calming down the public is the priority.

We must crack down hard on rumors.

Especially about the new bomb,

we must stress the value of the bomb
shelters and give people hope.

We must use it to foment greater
hostility towards our enemies.

That's exactly right.

I'm Asakawa from Osaka University.

The Director General of the Osaka
Navy Police asked me...

...to determine whether the bomb
dropped was atomic or not.

Like Dr. Nishina,

we think it was.

How are you conducting your research?

I measured the radioactive contamination with
a gold leaf electroscope an d photographic plate.

Now I'm measuring leukocytes
in the blood of the injured.

Dr. Nishina, do you have
any response to Dr. Asakawa?

As I have said, I have no doubt
that it was an atomic bomb.

But to announce that it was an atomic bomb
will have a negative impact.

But Truman has already announced to the world
that the US used an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

An American scientists said nothing will
grow in the affected area for 75 years.

That's an enemy's lie.

Even if it's true,
the people haven't heard Truman.

I object to announcing
that it was an A-bomb.

That would hurt the war effort.

Only the military can judge
whether it hurts the war effort or not.

But the Americans dropped another bomb
like it on Nagasaki yesterday...

...and announced they would drop more.

In short, now that the US has this bomb,

we need to think carefully
about continuing the war.

We understand that you're speaking
as a scientist,

but scientists are also His Majesty's
subjects and his children.

The fate of the empire depends on this war.

Negative behavior or speech
will not be allowed.

The nation must support His Majesty

and dedicate our lives and
everything we have to Him.

This is a core value of
the Japanese race and our military.

We must fear neither the Soviet Union's
entry into the war yesterday

nor America's atomic bomb.

We will defeat the atomic bomb.

Japan will not win because of
some armchair theory...

...but because of our fervent will,

which burns as brightly
as a 100 million stars.

Yoko, is this your rice bowl?

Yup, it's mine.

Here's Father's.

This is Mother's.

This is ichiro's.

This is mine.

This is mine.

JAPAN ACCEPTS POTSDAM DECLARATION

How is it in your neighborhood?

My neighborhood?

It's a mess there, too.

I guess it would be.

But is it true that no grass or trees
will grow again in Hiroshima?

No idea.

They say that the gas from the pika has
seeped into the ground,

and humans won't be able to
live here for 70 years.

I guess that's true.

But that's what the American scientists say.

Well, you know what, I don't even care.

The pika left my body like this,

and I have no one to rely on.

Doctor, please get me out of Hiroshima.

Aren't there any hospitals in
Kure or somewhere?

Don't lie to us. Tell us truth.

Nothing but lies.

Making us go through all this,
then surrendering unconditionally.

Do they want us to live or die?

That's right.

If we stay in Hiroshima, we'll die!

Aren't there any hospitals
outside this city? Move us!

That's right.

Calm down , everybody.

How can we be calm?

You believe that because of radioactivity
from the bomb, for 70 years...

Now tell us the truth.

What will you do?

Please hear me out.

You're not the only ones in Hiroshima.

We doctors are here as well.

We would never fool or deceive you.

What are you going to do?
Tell the truth.

We've done a number of studies.

Yes, there is radioactivity
in the ground of Hiroshima,

but only a little.

Not enough to harm the human body.

To verify this, we've planted
daikon seeds in the garden.

If they sprout and the daikon grow,
we don't have to worn].

Please, just wait a little.

Look! A dog!

Get out of there!

What about it, nurse?

Not yet?

You think they'll grow?

Never happen.

Are you saying they won't?

Those seeds? Grow?

How could they?

You mean it's okay if they don't?

How would I know?

Ask the Buddha.

They've sprouted!

They've sprouted!

They've sprouted!

[The chief doctor gives
his diagnosis in German.]

Open your mouth.

Where were you
when the pika exploded?

Near Hijiyama.

And?

I wasn't burned,
but I vomited a little bile.

When did you start feeling bad?

Four or five days ago.

Has your hair begun to fall out?

Yes, it's gradually getting worse.

Gradually?

Ms. Okazaki!

The Emperor is laughing.

You bet he is.

Everyone's laughing at us...

...because we're vomiting blood and
dying one after another from fever.

Mr. Endo.

I had a dream about my children.

How are you feeling?

Not so good.

They say that vitamin shots
cure radiation sickness...

...but there's no way to get any.

Vitamins work, huh?

I heard they do.

Really.

We had some vitamins over there.

So they're going to waste.

I didn't even check
whether they were burned or not...

...since I completely forgot
about the bomb shelter.

Someone's there!
Yukio, it's probably Daddy.

Ah, you must be Mr. Endo's kids.

Your father was looking for you.

He's in the hospital. Come on.

Is Mother there, too?

You haven't heard yet?

Your mother and brother died in the pika.

Were you in the bomb shelter?

Your father took your mother and
brother's bones to the countryside

where you had been evacuated.

But he didn't get there
till after you'd left.

Some relatives were taking care of him,

but he came down with the A-bomb disease.
Now he's in the hospital.

Mr. Endo, your children are here!

Come here!

Talk to him.

Daddy!

Yoko.

Speak to your father, Yoko.

He's not Daddy!

He is.

No, no!

His face is so changed,
you can't recognize him.

Yoko, come here.

Yoko!

YOKO

"HANGURl."

Hey, Squid.

"HANGURl, HANGURl." Say it.

Idiot. HANGURl.

Not ANGURL
Just think ha“ (HAN) chestnut (GURU

HANGURl.

What does it mean?

I don't know,

but if we say it, the "Hello" guys
give us chocolate and bread.

So we say "HANGURl."

Uh-huh.

Hey, don't forget it.

Okay, "HANGURl ."

Hey, FLASH-baldy, you're next.

You, JENTORUMAN, papa, mama by
pika-don all us HANGURl.

You, JENTORUMAN. papa, mama by
pika-don HANGURl, HANGURl.

HIROSHIMA PEACE FESTIVAL

This is for pigs.

It was built by Yukio and
some of the others.

They did it themselves.

Really?

Hello.

We try to teach the children skills and
help them get jobs.

But not many get to go home
with relatives, like Yukio.

Thank you for your help.

Yukio is happy. I hope you'll do
your best for him.

Thank you.

Yours is a very tough job,
I should think.

Well, I'm new to this,

so I had a hard time at first.

You know, children are
great escape artists.

They escape from this island?

Yukio, what's the record for
escapes from this island?

Twenty-eight, that was Oshita.

How about you, Yukio?

Seven.

Do they swim?

Those who can swim, do.

But most make deals with
the fishermen who work offshore.

Back when cloth was hard to find,

if the children offered blankets
in exchange for a ride,

they had a deal.

Yukio escaped because he wanted
to find his sister

Are these real?

Are you kidding?
These are artificial.

Yoko!

Damn. It's not her.

What do you think Yoko's doing?

[Chanting a Buddhist sutra.]

Hello.

Are you off?

No, I just came home
to change my bandage.

Somehow, my leg hurts bad today.

But you can't work a sewing machine
with that leg, can you?

You're right. But where's another job
that pays you while you're learning.

How about asking the welfare commissioner
for support? Don't be too proud.

I'm not too proud.

Tell them the truth.

Your father's in bed with A-bomb disease.

Your mother does nothing
but chant sutras.

Your fallen brother's son is still in
elementary school.

And you're handicapped.

You're right. I'm going to ask again.

Anyway, don't worn].

I'll marry you and feed your whole family.

Hey, Keiko!

I earn 3,000 yen, right?
I can't even buy a newspaper

I can go without, but I can't even afford
my nephew's lunch fee,

and that's only 150 yen a month.

What's wrong?

The other day,
you said that you'd marry me.

Yes, I did.

What did you mean by that?

I meant...

Nothing in particular.

Look, Yukio, with this body
I can't think of marriage.

But sometimes
I do think about it and on].

Can you understand?

Maybe you think I'm silly,
but I'm a woman!

So if you were joking,
and I'm sure it was a joke,

your joke made me terribly sad.

It reminds me of
what I try not to think about.

Please don't say that again.

Not just to me,

but to any girls
who were hurt by the pika.

You understand, don't you?

That was bad of me.

Forgive me.

Those are pachinko balls, are they?

Yes.

I wonder if they might be made into bullets.

Mr. Kitagawa,
Endo quit his job at the cabaret.

What's he doing now?

He works at the same factory as his uncle.

What a relief!

MONSIEUR VERDOUX

“Let all the souls here rest in peace,
for we shall not repeat the evil_"

Hey, buy this.

It's a souvenir of the pika-don.

Hey, the pika-don burned this.
Buy this, Mister.

Hey, Mister, do you know this,

the pika-don was dropped 800 meters
above ground, and it was 6,000 degrees.

Americans'll pay a lot for this.
They'll pay 1,000 yen.

Since you're Japanese,
I'll sell it to you for 50 yen.

Come on, please buy this, Mister!

Damn.

Idiot!

Hey, HANGURl, HANGURl!

He says HANGURl.

What's up?

Can you make anything off
this kind of stuff?

No, not at all.

I know something much better
you could sell as souvenir.

What's that?

Hey, tell us.

This isn't a game. We're serious.

This is how we make a living.

What I'm talking about would make
a much better souvenir.

Show it to foreign soldiers
and they'll go for it.

So, what is it? Tell us.

Okay, I'm going to tell you guys
so you won't be scared.

Okay, start the engine.

Here, dig here.

Wait. Dig a little more.

Don't be shocked.

They died in the pika.

Take these out and sell them
to the "Hello" guys.

Where did you get these?

In Miyajima.

I bought them at the souvenir shop
in Miyajima.

Which store in Miyajima?

I don't remember exactly.

When was it?

Okay, I dug them out of a bomb shelter.

If you look, you can find lots of them.

Did you write this?

Yes, I did.

Read it to me.

What does it mean?

The first and greatest glory in human history
shines on this head, 6th August 1945.

I'm Kitagawa. You called me in.

Thank you for coming.

I'm now speaking with this young man.

In fact, I asked you to come here because
I found a postcard from you in his belongings.

According to your postcard,
he's working at a factory somewhere.

What's wrong with you, Endo?

Your classmates are worried about you
and are waiting for you in front of the building.

What's wrong? Talk to me.

I quit my job at the factory.

Why?

Mr. Kitagawa, the factory has stopped what
it was making and started manufacturing shells.

Artillery. . . shells?

Yes, I won't make anything like that.

I spent all my time playing pachinko
after I quit the factory.

I stayed at my friend's place because my
uncle would get angry when I came home.

Mr. Kitagawa, I watched a film called
"Monsieur Verdoux."

In that film, someone said,

"One murder makes a villain,
a million murders makes a hero."

I was shocked,
but I thought it was true.

Mr. Kitagawa, will war break out again?

If so, the ones forced onto
the battlefield this time will be us.

We'll be forced to kill people
we have nothing against.

And innocent people will be killed...

...by another atomic bombing.

And we'll all end up like this.

“The first and greatest honor in the history
of human shine on this head, 6 Aug. 1945"

THE END
August 1953