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Attention!

DEVILS ON THE DOORSTEP

Left!

Forward!

Little Thresher!

Er Bozi!

Er Bozi!

Sensei!

Have you all been good?

Have some candy.

Good boys!

Watch this.

Which hand?

Smart kid. Try again.

Which hand?

No.

This one!

Clean water, no dirty water.

One, two, three.

Or I'll knock your block off. Understand?

Yes. You'll have clean water tonight.

1945, NORTH CHINA THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION

- Let me look at you. - What for?

Please, let me look!

At what? No!

Come on!

Be quick

Don't stop!

- Who's there? - Me

- Who? - Me

- Hurry! - What'll you do?

The usual

- Who is it? - Me

Close your eyes

Name

Dasan Ma

What's this village called?

Rack-Armor Terrace

What are you doing up so late?

Thinking

Well, think away

Listen to me

I'm leaving two things with you

I want them both back. Both

Don't let the Jap devils find out

Any slipup

and you're a dead man

But they've got a blockhouse here

It could be hard

It'll be all right

“The darkest place is under the candlestick.”

- Understand? - Yes

If there's trouble, who's responsible?

You

Who was it?

Don't know

It's alive!

I'll tell that guy!

Dasan Ma!

Listen. In your spare time, interrogate them

We'll collect them on New Year's Eve

together with their statements

Understand?

Yes

Who'll collect them?

Me!

It was like this

Just like this!

Then he jumped the wall and ran off

So what was his name?

Didn't say. called himself “me.”

So, what'd he look like?

Don't know. My eyes were closed

How about his clothes? Was he tall?

With your eyes closed, can you see me?

How many were there?

I didn't dare open my eyes!

So what exactly did he say?

He said he'd leave ‘em here till New Year's Eve

when he'd come for ‘em

He sounded really fierce

He said, “The darkest place is under the candlestick.”

I'll kill you, turtle-fucker!

You can talk family business later

Dasan's been with your son's widow for some time

We have to talk

With these good-for-nothings?

Go to bed!

Dad, have some water

Don't call me dad. Shameless slut

A father-in-law can't talk this way

Go for me, then! I'm fed up with you!

- I'll kill you, turtle-fucker! - cut it out!

Good fortune is having no troubles, but misfortune can't be avoided

Well, is it fortune or misfortune? What should we do?

Take ‘em to the blockhouse. I'm in with their chief

- What? - Hand ‘em over

That's no good. What'll I say? when that guy comes back for ‘em?

Tell him to see the Japs. What would he dare do?

You kidding?

This guy ties up Japs in sacks! What wouldn't he dare do?

- What are you? A collaborator? - Seems like it!

I'll throttle one with each hand and then we'll bury ‘em!

That's it!

We'll just dig a hole. I'll do that

You would? But that guy said

if anything happens to ‘em or if the Japs find out

we'd be killed!

- Killed? - Who'd be killed?

He said he'd kill everyone in the village

Nothing

- What? - What?

Forget it

Speak

I thought we could run away

and leave the sacks here. What could he do to us?

Sit down!

You made me say it

If we all have to die anyway, why don't I just kill you?

Stop it! If you don't, I'm going

come back

Sit down

It's unheard of. He's threatening us all?

I'll throttle ‘em, and we'll bury ‘em

Bury ‘em

No good will come from this

Such deeds are not the work of idle men

Provoke neither those who dwell in the hills

nor those who come from the sea

New Year's Eve is five days away. On that day they'll come

Steal away with them

and disaster will be averted

San

For the sake of the village, act with care these next few days

- Er Bozi. - Yes, Old Uncle?

Don't tell your mother about this

She's got a big mouth

I'll keep it to myself, all right?

All right. We can go home

Wait!

There's something else

That guy said we should interrogate them

Interrogate them?

About what?

Sensei!

Have some candy

Boy good!

Have another

Er Bozi, come here!

coming. Sensei

Late no good

If you're late once more

one, two, three

I'll knock your block off! Understand?

Now, go away!

ORAL STATEM ENT

Name?

Speak

Go on

Name?

Speak

Don't kill us

DON'T KI LL US

- First tell me your name. - Hanchen Dong

- Age? - 2 8

- Occupation? - Translation official

What sort of official is that?

I turn Japanese into Chinese and Chinese into Japanese

So… what's his name?

Kosaburo Hanaya

Have him tell us himself

Shoot me. Kill me.

If you've got the guts. Cowards

How come his name's so long?

Come on, we don't want to be killed

We don't understand. Turn it into Chinese

H is name's Kosaburo Hanaya. He's 2 5

Has he killed Chinese men? Violated Chinese women?

Have you killed Chinese men? Raped Chinese women?

Of course. That's what I came to China for!

He's new to china. Hasn't seen any women yet

He's killed no one. He's a cook

What's all this talk? They kill me now or I'll kill them.

Why are you doing this?

I want to anger these cowards. I won't cooperate with swine!

Will you two stop chattering? Speak slower

Wait for the questions

He begs you not to kill him

What else?

could you ask him who was that me,, person?

Who was me,,?

Listen

I want you to tell me who is "me"?

You?

Now I'm stumped

How would I know who you are?

Not me. The me,, who nabbed you

Just tell us who brought you here

If we knew, we wouldn't have let him get us

You mean you don't know either?

Where are we anyway?

Who's interrogating whom. Stick to the questions

Just do it

He begs you not to kill him

Don't be afraid. Listen

I'll read it back to you

Don't kill us

Hanchen Dong. Chinese

2 8. Translation official

Don't know

Kosaburo Hanaya. 2 5

Japanese

Just arrived in china. Hasn't killed anyone

cook. Don't kill me.,

Is that correct?

Is it?

More or less

Well then do what must be done

Hold on! I've got more to say!

Kill me! I'm not afraid to die!

It's a small unit! There are five machine guns!

You can kill us, but never insult us!

They have nine telephones, two radio sets --

I'll never surrender! Or betray the motherland!

An ammunition depot!

We'll be victorious! Long live the emperor!

- And 1 4 horses! - Shoot me!

That's it!

Good. I'm old enough to be your grandfather

To me, you're still kids

This business, we were asked to do it

Give us your fingerprint. We'll transfer you

Old Uncle. He's wounded

It's bleeding

Escape

We've got to escape

We've got to

No matter what it involves

Fool. There's no escape. Better to die now

These peasants won't allow it

It's the guys who captured us

who'll decide our fate

Idiot. I want to die

You don't get it, do you? Pig-brain

Bastard. What'd you say?

I said, “You're a clever man. ”

Bastard

- Sensei. - Have some candy

We're in here! Hurry! Help us!

San, what'll we do?

Help!

Shut him up!

Stop shouting!

Bastards!

- San! - Help!

- Yell, Dong, damn it! - Hel p!

Don't smother him

- Use Japanese! - Hel p!

- Help! - Try and shout now

San, what'll we do?

Help!

San!

San!

Er Bozi!

Er Bozi!

San, are you crazy?

Get down!

Get down!

- What are you doing? Get down. - Move

Help! We're in here! Quick! Help us!

- Go on, shout. - Hurry! Help!

What's wrong? Shout

I'll help

Save us! Save us! Help!

A gunboat is passing by

You think they can hear you?

I tried out front, and they couldn't hear

How noisy is that

It passes here every day. Shout your head off if you like

It seems it passes here everyday

What were you thinking?

We'll try again next time

Forget it

Between the noise of the boat

and the band, they'll never hear us.

All right, enough talk. Eat

Nothing beats a good meal

But we'd better change your bandage first

I'll change your bandage

- I'll change your -- - Move over

It's for your own good, you idiot

Dong, tell this woman

she may touch me now, but I'll touch her later

- More than once or twice. - What did he say?

-And more than just touch. -Just ignore him

Hanaya, she's helping you

Don't you have a conscience?

It's the Chinese who've got no conscience

- First they shoot, then they help. - Stop talking

Mongrels can't even shoot straight

If they could, you'd be dead

I'll kill myself now

San!

What the hell is going on?

What now? You faking it?

You want to kill yourself? Use a sharp stone, not wood

You stupid fucker

- Sister-in-law, ignore him. - I'm not your sister-in-law

Shut up and eat

Thank you, brother. Brother, do me a favor

Let me go. We're both Chinese, after all

Will you shut up?

- Hurry. - I am

I was captured once before. captain Eight let me go

Don't give me that. I have nothing to do with this

We'll be pals if you do me a favor

Of course. Name it

come as you are, leave as you are

Don't make trouble. And don't die on me

All right?

I'm treating you well enough. Why are you so thoughtless?

He's coming to

I'll tell you one thing. If you keep this up

I could get nasty

- Who's there? - It's me

Wake up. It's dawn

Was it cold last night?

It wasn't warm

- What's happening in there? - Quiet so far

If they don't settle down, they'll be the death of me

Have a look

Brother. I'm so hot. can't you take this off me?

I won't kill myself, I promise

Better hot than dead. Show some thanks, will you?

I'd be damn pleased if someone fed me and wiped my ass every day

But why suffer like this, brother?

I heard you coughing all night

You were freezing

Let's make this simple. Release us

I'm not putting your life in danger. So don't put mine in danger

All right? If I let you go, I'm a dead man

Why aren't you eating? You've got to eat something

Why isn't he eating? Move over

You

Lighten up

You can't live without eating. You're human

come on, have some. Eat

That's good

What the hell?

Bastard! Humiliating an Imperial Army soldier!

I'll kill you! Chinese pig!

- What's he want? - White flour

White flour? Where am I gonna get that?

I wouldn't mind some myself. Just eat

Don't try to act like a captain-san here

If he doesn't eat, he'll starve

Starve?

Don't eat, then. But this is it

Let's go

I sent them to get flour--

Bastard! I'm not eating, And neither are you!

They'll never find flour

Without it, you can go on a hunger strike

They're scared we'll die

They'll let us go

We'll be saved

Fool

What? Flour? Do I look like I'm made of flour?

- Eat me, why don't you? - Now that's silly

Isn't it a capital crime to hoard that stuff?

Trying to send me to the gallows?

Auntie. This is a matter of decency

Decency?

You've a mistress in your bed and Japs in your cellar

You've got some nerve talking about decency

Son of a bitch

- You swearing at me? - No, not you. Er Bozi

I'm his mother. curses at him travel straight to me

You don't understand. He swears at me too

He hasn't kept his word. He said he wouldn't tell you

If he lied to me

he wouldn't be my son. He'd be yours

Whatever you say

But I really need your help

Auntie. You're fond of me, aren't you?

I've done so much for these two men -- for the sake of the village

I've slept with my clothes on. I've spent nights in the cellar

I've used all my bedding

to pad the walls and floors. I've wrapped those men in my blankets

That's your fault

I had no choice. The Jap's threatening suicide

He won't eat

unless his food's made of white flour. Otherwise, he'll starve himself

It's a mess

If you care about me

you won't let me leave empty-handed, will you?

That's exactly how you'll leave today

A man's going to starve

Let him starve. Japs are monsters anyway

That's no good. If they starve, our village is done for

I'd rather die than be a collaborator

What are you talking about?

This guy risks his neck to bring ‘em, asks us to look after ‘em

And we let ‘em starve?

What's a collaborator? That's a collaborator

Keep talking, there's no flour

Then…

what's in here?

- Nothing. - There's flour inside the chest

in a cloth bag

- Who told you that? - Who?

The one who keeps secrets. He tells me stuff too

That dam n son of mine. I don't care anyway. There is none

Auntie

How's this? I'll repay you double what I take

- Triple it. There's none. - Four times

Five times and there's still none

How about six?

Seven and I'll give none

All right, eight then

Dong. Teach me some Chinese

- Why? - I want to swear at them

To use the most terrible words

I'll infuriate them

and they'll have to kill me

The Chinese hate people

who curse their ancestors

Bastard! Teach me now

Yes, sir

cut it out

At a time like this, thinking of that

You've heard them call us brother and sister-in-law

Besides, when I saw Auntie, I told her all about us

What'd you say?

I said… it is what it is

Have you no shame?

She said no story, no flour

She wasn't nasty about it

Things are what they are. Why not just admit it?

Don't push it

They've all been too busy to think about us

After tonight, when those two leave

how can I walk in the streets with everyone talking behind my back?

What can I do?

If a big man like you doesn't know, why ask me?

Well

I'll… marry you

You have to anyway

- What are you saying? - You have no choice

- Who's there? - Me

It's him

It's me

Don't use that word. It scares me

I've got their statement. When that guy comes

give him this. I'm glad I didn't forget

Anyway, we've done it

Right

Once they've left

we can celebrate New Year's all over again

They're here, Dong

The time's come

I hear their footsteps

I can see them taking up their weapons

I want to turn the curses you've taught me

into bullets to fire at them

I want to enrage them

Insult them

Enrage them

Insult them

Dong

Good-bye forever!

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law!

You're my granddad, I'm your son!

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law

You're my granddad

I'm your son

The words are nice. Why does he sound so angry?

Japs sound the same whether they're happy or angry

Why do you think we call them devils?

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law!

You're my granddad

I'm your son

Enough, enough

I get the message

But your generations are mixed up. If I'm your granddad

you're my grandson. Not my son. See?

How come they're not angry?

The Japanese are always cursing them

They're used to it

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law!

Okay, okay. Shush. Twice is enough

We've made you dumplings

Just what you asked for

- Did you teach him that? - Yes. It's the spring festival

I taught him propitious phrases to thank you both

Nice of you

Now, eat up. It's your last chance

By tonight, you'll be on the road

- Let's bring the table over. - Okay

Hold on. We'll set this up. Eat heartily

Hoarders

I'll kill you for sure

- No chance of that. - Why not?

“On the road” means “to die” in Chinese

This is our last meal

We're goners

Why don't they act like they're gonna kill us?

Even when the Chinese kill someone, their expression doesn't change

How are they gonna kill us?

- You afraid of dying? - Of course not

I just feel stupid dying this way

But I'm not afraid

I won't beg for mercy. I won't

Shall we do it?

Move aside

Let ‘em finish their meal

Untie them

Please, one favor

Send my parents a message for me, in the northeast

Of course. Don't worry

You'll be on the road soon

And whatever happens, happens

Enjoy your dumplings

All right! I will!

And then I'll go on the road

I lived by my mouth. Now I'll die by it

If only I hadn't learned Japanese

In my next life, I'll come back a mute

Eat up

Or we'll be late

Tell him we've still got to trouble you to get back into those sacks

What?

They're putting us back into those sacks

What now?

The Japs are like this. They cry, they sing

Well, maybe

before he goes, we should give him a drink?

I want a drink

He'd like a drink

Just what we were thinking

Let's get some wine from old man Qi

San

Do you think they'll give us a reward?

Advance

- It's time for lunch. - I'm not going

Not going to the block house For lunch?

No. We're having Chinese chicken today

You serious?

Knowhow to get a chicken from a Chinese?

“Excuse me, may I have a chicken?”

Idiot. You wouldn't get a fart that way

Watch me

Bastard! Handover that chicken!

Bastard! Handover that chicken!

You're pathetic. You'll get thrashed. Watch me

You gotta stare 'em down. Act like a devil and scare 'em

Get it?

Bastard! Give me that chicken!

Holy crap!

What the hell? Halt!

Bastard

You scared the shit out of me

What you do?

I'm from the village

No leave village

- You go back. - Go

Go over there

Come here

Head down

Here, have another. Come here

Stand back

- No go out, understand? - Yes

- No go out. - I understand

Understand? Son of a bitch

- Understand? - Yes

- Good. - Yes

Let's go

See? That's how you deal with them

I see

Hold on. Get it

Don't let it get away

Halt

You're back?

What's wrong? Speak

What's all this? Say something

I'm going to eat you

Look, it's him

You. Damn it. What are you doing here?

I ordered you to stay inside the circle. Bastard!

Japanese

Japanese

You must be dreaming

No step out. Understand?

- Yes. - Maruyama. The chicken

captain-san. This what you're after?

- Bastard. Handover that chicken. - Forget it, moron

captain-san

Want me to kill it?

- Now you're talking. - Let's sit over there

- No. - Bastard!

I heard it. “Bastard.”

It's for real

Japanese speaking Japanese

Soldiers of the Imperial Army

You stay here. I'll get some kids to make noise

The Japs want more water

It's true. There are Japanese up there

Thank heavens

- How'd they get here? - I ran into them

- You idiot. - Knock your block off

captain-san

Go fan the fire

Our chicken is nearly ready

I'm going to scream

They still won't hear you

Hanaya. I've got an idea

Don't worry about us

We've got our own lunch

We'll save you the bones

It's goddamn delicious

Why did he hit you?

- I said knock your block off.,, - can't you say the opposite?

Well, you try

I can only say bakayaro. It's worse

Say baka-no-yaro

cut the crap. I'll watch them. If they head for the cellar

I'll take ‘em on

Please save us

Please save us!

Attack!

Son of a bitch

Sensei

San, he's gone inside

Move. Move

What are you doing with that?

captain-san. It's for killing the donkey

- Donkey? - Eat donkey

This moron is terrified at the very sight of us

He thinks we can eat a donkey

Idiot

♪That pretty maid♪

♪Is a bird on high♪

♪I'm going to do my best --♪

Maruyama. Get your gun

What are you doing?

I'm getting you another chicken

This guy-- very good

Save it. We eat next time

- Understand? - Yes

- We should be at our posts. - Right. Playtime's over.

Two telephone lines to set up

Why's he always waving a knife around?

Go back. No move

- You scared? - Course not. Not with you around.

Sensei

Look at this

Dam n it

What now?

That idiot is still inside the circle

You're something else. You've got these mongrels worked out

My respects

I can teach you a few things. I'm still learning too

- You? Still learning? - You're never too old to learn

How was that chicken?

Delicious

- Fucking bastards. - What are you doing?

Where's he going?

Japanese soldiers! They're coming!

Fuck you, J ap. Fuck

Fucking bastards!

Move! Turtle-fuckers!

What the fuck is this about?

So you pull this on me?

Trying to get me killed?

Get this straight

You try and get me killed and I'll kill you first

I left the village

crossed the river

climbed the mountain

entered the town

went to ask for Pockmarked Li

- Get to the point. - This is the point

You always leave the village, cross the river

If I didn't leave the village, how could I cross the river?

- Give me some water. - Go on

- Where was I? - crossing the river --

Get to the point

- You saw Pockmarked Li. - I didn't say that

- Yes, you did. - I said I saw captain Five

What did captain Five say?

He said, “Didn't I tell you what to do?”

I said, “No, I've never met you before.”

He said, “Are you from Lower Village?”

I said, “No. I'm from Rack-Armor Terrace.”

He said, “Rack-Armor Terrace?

We've never left anyone there. Do whatever you have to.”

I said, “Like what?”

He said, “Isn't there a blockhouse there?

What are you waiting for? Do the deed.”

So this captain said “do the deed.”

Yeah. He gestured like this

“Do it.”

Tell us again. What was that gesture?

Was it like this? Or like that?

- Show me again. - Like this? Or like that?

- Like this. - So he meant kill ‘em

- No. - What do you mean?

Like this. Like this

Of course he meant kill ‘em

Looks like it

There's an old saying: Better to obey than have respects to pay

Well, better obey then

Old Uncle, if he wanted us to kill ‘em, why didn't he say so?

Why say “do the deed”?

Men in high positions can't always say what they mean

It was so clear. First those guys yelled out to the brass band

Then, today, they tagged the chicken

What's next? Our necks are on the line

Did he say how to do it?

No

Or who should do it?

No. He doesn't know us. How could he?

He knows you

He thought I was from Lower Village. I never saw him before

- This is a hard one. - What's so hard?

There's peeling the skin.,

Japs are all bastards. More water

You peel one, I'll throttle ‘em

Twist their necks and bury ‘em!

Shut up

Bury ‘em? That's an idea

So…

- San. - Old Uncle

It's not that I'm afraid. How can I put this?

It's just not right

We were told to look after them

We can't just decide to kill them. It's not good

Besides, that captain Five who Li u Wang found

didn't drop ‘em on us

H is orders don't count

What if captain Four or captain Seven comes for ‘em? What then?

So why don't you go yourself? Go find captain Four or Seven

Don't be stupid

It's up to you really. You got them here. Shouldn't you do it?

What? I got them here?

You think I went to their homes and invited them round?

I had a gun to my head. That's how I got them

He forced me to look after them. If we don't, he'll kill us all

These last six months, I've eaten badly, hardly slept, and I'm in debt

While you all slept soundly

I haven't been under a quilt all winter

Why? Isn't it for our whole village?

Give me that water

Slurping all over the place

Dasan's got a point

- Of course I do. - Well…

- Er Bozi? - Don't look at me like that

I'm not a coward. You must have a good reason to do that

I've got a big mouth. Just like my mother

One slip of the tongue and we're all done for

We are still here because I've kept my mouth shut

I sensei this and that all day long to keep from talking

That's my contribution

Some contribution. Sensei. You collaborator

- You do it then. - Well, Li u Wang?

Me? I could do it. What am I afraid of? But let's get this straight

You know the saying stick your neck out,,? That's me

I was nearly killed today

Why do I go on about the village, the river? Because it makes me sick

In my dreams it's leave, cross, leave, cross

And you scold me for slurping? Give me that

I'll throttle ‘em and we'll dig a pit and bury ‘em

Shut up! Shut up!

If none of you will do it, I will

- That's not right. - No?

We'll draw lots then. Fate will decide

Whoever gets the red bean is it

Old Uncle, it's too big a job for one person

Well, add a second one

Forget it. I've got both

Give me some water

Give him some water

Here you go, San

San

What can I say?

What's there to say? Leave ‘em to me. I'll throttle ‘em --

Shut up!

I need two people. Helpers

- I'll dig the pit. - So will I

Good

You two dig the pit. Dasan will do the deed

Let's not put it off. Let's move tonight. Agreed?

Yes

San. The hole's ready

It's right here. We'll wait down there

They've brought this over for you

To help you over the shock

Er Bozi's mother says

don't worry about repaying the flour

She says try and put it out of your head

- Eat up. I'm off. - Yu'er

What is it?

Yu'er

Don't touch me! Whatever you do, don't touch me

If for nothing else

for the child in my belly

- Are you all right? - Don't touch me

- Who's there? - Me

Stop saying me.,

Here's some food

- Where's your mom? - She's not coming

No?

This is terrible!

Uncle San

I'll kill you, turtle-fucker!

I didn't kill anyone

That's it

Advance!

- You. - What's with you?

Anybody see you?

No one

Quick. Shut the door

Ma, I'm back

So you are

Only one candy today. What's with Uncle?

Nothing. Don't worry

- I'm going to Grandpa's. - Off you go

Yu'er

Let's…

run away

We'll take Little Thresher

and the old man

Well?

Starting tomorrow, don't take them any food

What?

If I don't, who will?

There are Japanese captives inside the Great Wall

There are Japanese captives inside the Great Wall

Too long. The kid'll never remember it.

True

Nihonjin means uncle

Chojo is candy

Iruyo is give

Repeat after me

Nihonjin chojo iruyo

“Japanese inside the Great Wall. ”

You say it

Japanese inside the Great Wall

He can do it!

Japanese inside the Great Wall

Japanese. Japanese

Japanese

Japs?

Sensei

Sensei

The great Japanese

The great Japanese have no candy for you today

- chop off my head! - What are you doing?

Me too! Go ahead!

I can explain!

- Those guys are at Fenghuotai? - Yes, inside the wall

You taking them food?

They still alive?

- Yes. Listen -- - Why?

Enough's been said

First they shout out to the brass band

then they tag the chicken

Now they're using Little Thresher. Three times unlucky

We're going to lose our heads

No doubt about it

- I ask you. Should they be killed? - Sure

So why didn't you do it? It's either them or us

Where'd those guys come from? Who brought them?

What are you saying? I don't know who brought ‘em here

You don't? It would take at least two men

to drag those two sacks. Even four

Four? Try five or six

And you saw nothing?

- Don't you have eyes? - They were closed

Really? You opened the door? You did it with your eyes closed?

No, I closed ‘em after

I say you saw everything

I didn't. It was dark. I couldn't see a thing

cut it out. Tell us what you're getting out of this

Nothing

Nothing? I don't believe it. If not, why protect them?

You said you'd pay me back eightfold. Where's that coming from?

Yes, we all see through it now

You're just bullshitting about the threat to the village

Who is this killer? Let him come

I'll sit at home and wait. Is he going to kill me? Would he dare?

Only your life's in danger

- can you pipe down? - Pipe down?

What am I afraid of? The Japs have been here for eight years

Eight years

And have they touched a hair on my head?

My behavior is right and proper

Wherever I go, they look up to me

Ma. Enough

Little Thresher, don't hide. You speak Japanese?

You can go to the blockhouse

but First show Uncle San what you've learned

Go on

The Japanese are inside the Great Wall

Don't hit him! H it me if you dare!

come on!

I'll be frank

The child in my belly was conceived the night those men came here

If Dasan kills ‘em, it will curse my baby

You want us to kill ‘em? And then you ignore us?

Dasan looks like a ghost

Now that they're still alive, you come at us with this business

We can't do anything right. You know all the answers

We didn't kill anybody. We can't kill and we won't!

We can't

I'm afraid. I couldn't do it

Yu'er, how can you talk like that?

We all see what's going on between you and Dasan

but have we said anything?

You defend him like he's your husband

If you can't kill anyone, why should we?

You're scared to bear a cursed child. And us?

We'll all be cursed souls soon enough

Dasan. I want my flour back. Eightfold. Pay me back now

Look at yourself. Do you look like a man?

Whether Dasan's a man or not is for me to say

Don't tell me you'd know better than me

Wanna go to the blockhouse? Go then!

I'll lead you there!

No big deal!

I'll tell you this, though

If they come down after us, no one will escape

We'll all pay with our lives. Who are you threatening?

If we go, we die

and if we stay, we die

If it's all the same, just behead me now

Please, get it over with. Otherwise, I'm not moving

Say something, Old Uncle

Good fortune is having no troubles, but misfortune can't be avoided

I'm the youngest. Kill me first

I'm in this too. Let him kill us all. Here

Don't push me

If you push me, I could do anything

Fine. It's not too late for action

- I'll help you dig the trench. - Me too

- Let's do it. - Me?

Do it?

I'll run away

Next

Come here

- It's all beans. -All right

- Move. - Hold on! Halt!

Show me

Show me

This way

Beard, different with photo

Cut short

Understand?

- Cut short. - Short

- Understand, you? - I understand

Move it

Next

Bearded guy, come here

Welcome the Japanese to the neighborhood

800 years ago, we were all one brood

We all write with characters

and our soups use pickles

When they beat us, it really tickles

If they call me bakayaro, I think it's good

The Imperial Army gives us “mixi” food

We love the Imperial Army like family --

- Where you from? - Rack-Armor Terrace

- Name? - Dasan

- Who sent you? - Old Uncle

Old Uncle?

No wonder you called me brother-in-law

What's up?

Well, where to start?

You want to hi re an assassin

Am I right?

Didn't Old Uncle tell you about my marksmanship?

He said you can hit a fly at 1 00 paces

That's right -- but with a gun. A nine-chamber automatic

The further the target, the more accurate the shot

Naturally

There's a blockhouse at Rack-Armor Terrace, yeah?

Yeah

- The village is as small as an ass cheek? - Yeah

How can you use a gun then?

This is a job for a sword

But Old Uncle is asking you. You can't say no, can you?

- can't do it. - You can't do it?

can't do it

All right

- What are you doing? - Going home

You can go, but you gotta leave the beans

What? You won't help, but you want the beans?

I can't help you out, but you gotta leave them

You want to kill a Jap

but don't want anyone to know, right?

Right

- It's a secret, right? - Yeah

So, I'll keep your secret. It's like this

If I don't take something as payment

how can you trust me to keep quiet?

I don't need your beans. I just want you to feel okay about this

Silly man. You've simply come to the wrong place

I make tofu. If you throw in sorghum, would it still be tofu?

The more sorghum you put in, the less it'll be like tofu

In the future, remember: if you want a swordsman

don't go to the one with the gun. Do you get my logic?

- No. - No?

Let me show you what I mean

Attention!

Attention!

What'll we do? Take a detour

Halt. What are we afraid of?

Running means we've done wrong

Sensei

Get down

They must have lost this battle. They usually kowtow before me

They're back. Yayoi. Look

They've been gone so long

At last they're back

Yayoi, what's wrong?

Matsuno?

Matsuno!

Idiots! Go back Inside!

What's all this fuss? Shameless hussy

Look at him

You need wits and bravery

Silly man

It's not just a family matter

Besides, I've got a Chinese heart too

So you do

Let's go

Brother-in-law. Where are you taking me?

- To the military police. - What?

To the bathhouse

You know the em press Tz'u-hsi?

Yeah

How about the eight ministers?

Yeah. U h, no

Didn't think you would

Darlings of the court. All beheaded

Know who wielded the sword?

No

- Old man Li u. - Really?

The day of the beheadings, a sea of people surrounded North Gate

It was packed

- South Gate. - Right, South Gate

Did they come to see the eight ministers?

No

They cheered at every head old man Li u cut

Watching him use his sword was like tasting the finest wine

They even celebrated it in poems

Old man Li u, does he worry that people will hate him?

No. They never hate him. They're grateful

The descendants of those he's executed bring him gifts

every day, every year, every generation

Old man Li u, which generation are we up to?

See? The fifth generation

Do you know why?

No

Because he's helped them up to heaven

H is blade is like a passing breeze

Before they know it, they're in the land of the immortals

Their last vision is of Li u with his sword

Gratitude wells up within them

You know how they show it?

No

Their head rolls exactly nine times

looks back at him and blinks three times

The corners of their mouths turn up

You've heard of greeting death with a smile,,? That's it

Say no more

What can I give you to do this job?

Oh. If old man Li u likes you, he won't take a cent

If he doesn't, mountains of gold won't move him

Say no more. Old man Li u

I can't even offer you beans

But I'll kowtow on behalf of my whole village

“The Great Wall still stands,

yet the emperor ch'in Shih Huang is no more!”

Few Imperial Army soldiers get taken prisoner

Fewer still are the prisoners of peasants

I might be the only one

Oh, Fate

At least I've killed about 20 Chinese

Worthless though their lives were

Aren't 20 lives worth your one?

Sure

The Chinese are people too

It's a pity

A soldier should die in battle

To die at the hands of these peasants

is so unheroic

Heroic?

I can help you

How the hell can you help me?

I could eat your flesh

like sashimi

Shut your traps. For fuck's sake

What do you think?

I'm speechless. You're a master

How's the time?

The moon is bright, the stars are few. Perfect

And how are they?

- They've eaten their last meals. - Let's do it

A Jap?

I'm speechless

A Chinese?

- Words fail me. - The Jap first

collect the corpses

- You've worked hard. - It was nothing

He's still alive! Grab him!

- They're not dead! - Impossible

They're jumping around!

Headless chickens jump around too

Stop

But their heads are still on their shoulders

Let me go!

- Got him? - Grab him

- What's going on? - They're not dead

Try again!

I'm not called “One Strike Liu” for nothing.

They're just not fated to die

My brilliant reputation has been destroyed in an instant

I never imagined that because of you I'd lose my honor

Especially this late in life!

Heaven help me!

Old Uncle. The slate is clean between us

All of you take care. We'll meet again

But -- But --

Teach me to curse my emperor. They'd love that

They don't know who he is

Teach me to say nice things. I'll do anything not to be killed

Hanaya, you've said all the n ice things there are to say

What?

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law

You're my granddad, I'm your son.,

- I won't say that again. - Remember?

I'll never curse them again

You never did curse them

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law

You're my grand dad, I'm your son.

That's what it meant

You tricked me!

Educated people are so evil

I hate you educated people!

- What sort of shitty samurai are you? - I'm no samurai! I'm a peasant!

My family raises silk Not samurai!

If a warrior dies with no witnesses, he's no warrior!

You're no fucking actor either, just a sergeant

I hate stupid Japanese people like you!

Low life peasant!

No fucking dignity at all!

You're the lowlife!

- Worse than the peasants! - Bastard

The people here gave up

their own rations

to keep us alive these six months

That woman even dressed my wounds

She's got feelings for me

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law

She'd do the same for me if I was wounded

- You're so pathetic! - Bastard!

Stop it. Stop it

- Shut up! - Shut up

It's not going to save your fucking life

I've got an idea

Hanaya says

if we take them back home, we'll get two carts of grain

It'll be New Year's Day every day

Lives for grain

- You go. - You go

- You first. - You first

Speak

I say no deal

- I agree. No deal. - No deal

- Why not? - Don't know. Doesn't feel right

- I say let's do it. - Why?

Why not?

I al ready said why. It doesn't feel right

That's not enough. What'll we gain by not doing it?

If you say no, take ‘em home yourselves and look after ‘em like a wife

What'll we gain?

You tell us what the disadvantages are?

What if that guy comes back for ‘em?

He said he'd be here on New Year's Eve. Half a year has passed

What if he never comes? We gonna keep ‘em our whole lives?

Does a deal count as collaboration?

collaboration? You always throw that word around

You help Japs kill Chinese, you're a collaborator

But asking them for some grain?

If you return the Jap but don't ask for grain, that's collaboration

Who grew it anyway? We Chinese did

We've got our backs to the sun. Our sweat flows, irrigating the soil

Why should the Japs get it for free?

I'll take the grain from their mouths and put it in ours

And not just ours. All our relatives will get their share

That's collaborating? You'd call me a collaborator for that?

Well, no

If everyone was like us

and took the Japs and traded ‘em in

what would the world be like then?

The Japs would be the collaborators

Say we agree

- I say no. - Explain yourself

You're in with sensei, but I slapped Hanaya

True. And what about One Strike Liu?

- Say we disagree. - What do you mean?

I was gonna say

Li u Wang, the fact you hit Hanaya hardly counts

How often have the Japs hit you?

One Strike Liu is a more serious matter

What do we do then?

I've been thinking about it

We'll say the guy who captured ‘em came back

to kill them

We talked ourselves blue in the face, but got rid of him

saving their lives. That's believable

- I believe it. - And why not? They're not dead

We saved ‘em, didn't we? And for that, they're gonna punish you?

They've got to reward you

It still doesn't feel right

Why not?

I found One Strike Liu, and I'm not worried

You won't eat food that's put in your mouth? Are you a coward?

I give you men. You give us grain. I've done you no wrong

Would you treat me badly? Aren't our hearts made of flesh?

I'll throttle ‘em both

- and twist their necks like fried dough. - Forget the fried dough

No flour, no fried dough

Li u Wang is right. No flour, no fried dough

If we don't go, we can't get the grain

Grain. There'll be enough grain

to feed the whole village for a year

Auntie, I said I'd pay you back eightfold

It'll be eighty-fold

- You said it, not me. - I sure did

Forget the two carts of grain

If it was two carts of shit, I'd still do it

I'd do it for nothing

I don't want them another day

If you're scared, don't come. Fine. I'll go myself

I'll take those two carts of grain bag by bag

I'll bring it back to you myself. I'll deliver it

and put it in your mouths if I have to. You'll eat it and be grateful

And you'll feel remorse in your gut

cal m down. No one said they weren't going

- No. - No

So, we're going? What an effort

Give me some water

Why do you have to make him cry?

Yes. I'll make the decision for us

Hanaya wants to see you

Yes

Hanaya. I want to ask you three things

Answer truthfully

How will you guarantee our safety

and how will you raise the question of the grain?

I'll tell you how

We all come from the same county

Captain Inokichi Sakatsuka is from my village

We grew up together. We're friends. Translate

He says:

We all come from the same village. I know captain Sakatsuka

We grew up together.,

No wonder. The same village

- So he's a peasant too. Just like us. - A son of the soil

Yes, that's it

I'm a son of the soil

But I'm a sergeant too, in charge of food supplies

The Imperial Army has a policy of rewarding those who help it

So I can promise you will get your grain

He says --

And I also want to say that I've been well treated here

You saved my life. You'll be perfectly safe. Translate!

I'm a sergeant in charge of foodstuffs

The Imperial Army rewards those who help it. You'll get your grain

You've looked after me well

You saved my life. Your safety is guaranteed.,

I thought he was a cook. Now he's a sergeant?

Brother, I was afraid you were going to kill us. So I made that up

Made it up?

Maybe you've made up all this too

At a time like this, would I dare?

What?

They're afraid I'm making this up

You better not be, Dong! It's a matter of life and death!

Stop lying

If I was playing games now

I'd be the loser

- What are you talking about? - He's afraid I'm lying

If I was, I'd only be hurting myself

Sit back down

Sit down

Listen. I don't care what rank you hold

Since you've been in our village, we've fed you

looked after your wounds, cut your hair and beard

In your heart, you know we've treated you well

- Very well. What else is there? - Ask him

He says they've fed you, healed you

cut your hair and treated you well, right?

Like members of their own family

Especially Dasan and his pregnant wife. They've been great

You've treated us like family, especially Dasan and his wife

Look, let's not talk about that

Don't talk about that

What's the second question?

And the second question?

You answered it

before I even asked

Well

is there anything else?

You've answered everything.

He finally looks happy

The swordsman wasn't one of you

I could tell from his accent he was one of those who captured us

You persuaded him to leave and saved our lives

I've told him this. We thank you

It was nothing

We were talking about the swordsman

- Nothing to do with you people. - That's right

So long as you know that

That's fine

Sit back down

Since that's the case, I'll read this back to you

If you've no problem with it, you can sign it

They've got an agreement to sign

The Japanese Kosaburo Hanaya arrived in our village at year's end

It was cold. He was frightened

disheveled, and wounded by a bullet

Who brought him here, we do not know

Six months passed. Winter turned to summer

The villagers were kind and righteous

They did all they could to help --

clothing, sheltering and feeding him despite the hardship

We've all been through this turmoil. We'll never forget this experience

Hanaya in gratitude promised us

two carts of grain as a reward

We happily accepted this offer

Now Hanaya and his translator return to you

And hereafter, both sides will live in peace

Signed by the Chinese and the Japanese.,

Captain!

Captain!

Hanaya is back!

Captain!

Hanaya is back!

- What's happening? - Hanaya is back!

Captain!

Hanaya is back?

Yes. Hanaya is back

I'm back

I'm really back!

I'm back!

- How come he's still alive? - What happened to h is uniform?

Did he get taller?

Attention!

Captain, sir! Kosaburo Hanaya

has returned to the ranks!

Dasan. Look. What a mess

Oh, no

This is terrible. Get off. Off. Give me a hand

Pull 'em apart

- Push. - He won't budge

We didn't plan this

“We didn't plan this. ”

We didn't tell him to do that

“We didn't tell him to do that. ”

Fucking hell

captain-san. We're so sorry

Turn around!

-Attention. - Yes, sir

- Know why we're beating you? - No

What? Stupid pig.

- Now you understand? - Yes, sir

Say it. Why are we beating you?

I shouldn't have come back alive

You think dying would've solved it?

Yes, but --

Your name's inscribed in the Yasukuni Shrine

I've already. informed your father

You're the goddamn hero of the village. And now you're back, alive

You have lost face for the village and the Imperial Army

Worse, you've returned with a herd of Chinese swine

Bastard

They weren't the ones who captured me. They saved me

First they captured you, then the pigs saved you

You know how many died in that battle? If they didn't ambush us, who did?

I was taken to them only after I was shot.

I never meant to surrender. I--

What are you saying? Swine

Tell us, were you a prisoner or not?

Speak

Yes

I passed out, and when I a woke

I was tied up in a sack

Because you passed out, you think it's all right?

Couldn't you have committed suicide?

I had no opportunity!

Bastard! You need an opportunity to commit suicide?

But --

- You think you deserve to live? - Move!

You bastard. Why aren't you helping?

Feel sorry for him, do you?

You want to forgive him?

Hanaya wants to say something

- Bastard! - I'm sorry

Truly sorry. So truly sorry

And that makes everything all right?

Let him speak. Soon they'll have you on the rack

with chili water up your nose. Scared?

Get a grip on yourself

What are you scared of? Everyone's here

A chopped-off head leaves a big scar. Blame it all on me

You can say I captured the Jap

If we were scared, would we be here?

We're just hanging around. Why can't we talk?

I thought everything was fine

until your donkey started acting up. He's got no sense of timing

He could have chosen another horse besides the Jap's

Please forgive me

Please forgive me

Please forgive me. I'm so sorry

Hanaya, let me read this letter to you

Yes, sir

The son of the Hanayas' is a great hero

Each time I pass by their door, I lower my head in shame

Hanaya is the pride of our village

Son. Kill more Chinese pigs for your father

Serve the emperor well. Solemnly yours --

San. You kept Hanaya locked up for six months

couldn't they do the same to us?

Why do you always think the worst?

You call that locked up? I call it looking after them

Besides, we didn't capture him. He wasn't our prisoner

But now we're locked up here

with nothing to eat or drink. So aren't we the prisoners now?

Prisoners?

Don't you have two legs? You came here yourself

If you're a prisoner, you're your own prisoner

Dad. How can you sleep?

- This is no good. Move. - San

I've got something to say to your captain-san

Get back!

- I've got something to say -- - Get back!

- I've got -- - Get back!

- But I must talk to him. - Get back!

Move again and I'll kill you

Then --

Kosaburo Hanaya

On August 15, 1945

Zixuan Zhao, Dasan Ma

Kosaburo Hanaya, Hanchen Dong, solemnly agreed to these terms.

- Hanaya. - Yes, sir

You groveled enough. Why not mention this as well?

I was about to

- Bastard. - Shut up

Captain, you don't have to honor the agreement

Shut up! Fool!

Hanaya left h is fingerprint

Unlike the Chinese, the Japanese are honorable people

Get out!

Yes, sir

- I humbly take my leave. - Get out

- Hanaya. - Yes, sir

You've signed an agreement

The Imperial Army honors its pledges.

I have no choice but to carry this through

Hold on. In my experience, the Chinese are unreliable mongrels

If they say east, think west

I'm sure it's not as simple as it seems. There must be someone behind this

Shut up. Bastard

Hanaya. Standup

This matter--

I'll do this for you

All right?

Yes, sir

Attention!

Who signed this agreement?

What, afraid to admit you signed?

I signed

Good. Come here

Dasan Ma

Dasan Ma

Good. Here, come

San

♪Fifty years♪

♪Passes♪

♪Like clouds♪

♪In the sky♪

♪An illusion♪

Lieutenant Nonomura

What is it, Inoue?

Phone call

Urgent phone call

From Western Fortress Town

They haven't called in over a month

They must have a mission for us

Charge!

- Follow me! - Onwards!

Is that Old Uncle?

Old Uncle here

It's me, Dasan

- Is that San? - Yeah

What's up?

The grain will be there tonight

It'll arrive by dusk

- What? - Get everyone together

Everyone must be there

Do you understand me?

- What? - can you hear me?

Huh? What?

I said, do you understand me?

I hear you

I hear you

Gather everyone together

- Right? - Right

San

- Have a safe journey. - I will

Take care

Yeah

I'm finished

Yes, we know

Captain. Lieutenant Nonomura would like a word

Hello?

Yes, organize a celebration with the navy and infantry

He's so far away. But he sounded like he was in the next room

Wasn't that amazing? It's no wonder --

What are you talking about?

He says the captain is the kindest of men

and the Imperial Army has the finest of things

Hanaya stayed with you for six months

He consumed much food and put you out

So

I will give you the two carts of grain.

and add four carts as a reward. Six in all. How's that? Translate

The captain said, because of the grain eaten by Hanaya

he will add four carts as a reward. Six in all. How's that?

- Six carts of grain? - Thank the captain-san

I'm speechless

What's he saying?

His gratitude knows no bounds. He wishes to kowtow before you

All right. Load the carts. Get their people together. Hurry up

Quickly, load the carts, before the Japs change their mind

- Load the carts? Great. - come back

- You've got to bow to the captain-san. - captain-san

- Well, San? - What happened?

You're going on the rack with chili water up your nose

They've given us the two carts pl us four more. Six in all

That's wonderful!

Let's load ‘em up

You can slap me if you like

Go right, Captain

can you take this for me?

I want to pick up Yu'er and collect a few others as well

Won't the old man get angry?

Don't tell him. Let him brood. Forget him

Okay

Long live the emperor!

Company, attention

- Nonomura at your service. - Sakatsuka at yours

Old Uncle!

We're back!

Right turn!

We've got the grain!

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law

You're my granddad, I'm your son

Where's my stool? Rabbit-fucker

Eat up

We walk the straight and narrow path

A healthy foot doesn't fear a twisted shoe

Eat, drink and be merry

Lieutenant Nonomura, strike up the band

I want to say a few words. Can they play the army theme?

Oh, dear. I'm sorry. The naval tune is the only one we know

We're just navy reserves, you see

Music is our little hobby

Then play your navy song

You don't mind?

Attention!

Straighten up, Horie

- Well? - Excellent

Thank you

How is it? Good?

Woman

Woman

- Man. - Man

- Woman pl us man equals good. - Good

Good wine

Good!

The army and the navy together

have invited the village to this feast. We've prepared lots of good food

We hope everyone has a great time

The army and the navy together --

Don't talk with your mouth full

Have invited all of you here. It's a free meal

So enjoy yourselves

One, two, three

♪Leaving home, we b ravel swore to return triumphant♪

♪How can I die before victory♪

♪The bugles play The flags float like a sea♪

♪The earth, grass and trees are on fire The fields stretch out before the eye♪

♪The Rising Sun flags and helmets advance♪

♪I pat my horse's mane Who knows one's fate♪

♪Thinking of today's battle of my comrade covered in blood♪

♪Dying with a smile♪

♪Long live the emperor♪

♪His last, unforgettable cry♪

A happy occasion lifts the spirits

Just now, the Imperial Army has played music

and sung a song

What shall we do in turn?

I am an old man, willing to make a fool of myself

I'll sing for you

♪The flowers and willows♪

♪Love the spring sunshine♪

♪The moon and wind♪

♪Love the autumn chill♪

♪The young maid♪

♪Loves the talented man♪

♪The hero♪

♪Loves valor♪

I forget the rest

He said he forgot the rest of the lyrics

♪You and I, we are an egg♪

♪I'm the white and you're the yolk♪

♪The white surrounds the yolk♪

♪Just as I embrace you♪

♪Into the wee hours♪

♪We dance, enthralled♪

♪Bathed in moonlight♪

♪We are ecstatic♪

There's an old saying

People fear meeting, trees fear stripping

Tonight I'll also risk em barras sing myself and sing a song

♪I slipped in to sneak a look at the young man♪

♪With my fingertip I poked a hole in the window♪

- You know, the paper window? - Yes, I know

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law

Drink! Drink!

♪He was as handsome as a prince♪

♪Dark brows, big eyes A very special face♪

♪My heart thrilled to the sight♪

♪Back home I told my mother♪

♪She wasn't pleased♪

♪I made a face and lowered my head♪

♪I pouted, I turned away♪

♪I stiffened my neck and threw a fit♪

♪I said, don't try and marry me to another♪

The captain praises your singing

Your mother's a real tease

If there are more songs like this, there'll be trouble

Pity they're all sung in chorus

We sing ours individually

Why don't you sing one yourself, to entertain us?

All right

Kosaburo Hanaya, give these people a song

Hanaya, standup

Were you speaking Chinese just now? Let's hear it.

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law

And?

You're my granddad, I'm your son

Translate, Dong

Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law

You're my granddad, I'm your son

Give me a gun

Kosaburo Hanaya is the scum of the Imperial Army

I invite you to shoot him

with this gun

for our drinking entertainment

Well? Who'll do it?

Hanaya represents the scum of the army. The captain invites you to shoot him

For our drinking entertainment. Any takers?

How can he be scum?

For six months you lived under Nonomura's blockhouse

Is that true?

It's no small amount of time

Why didn't you contact Nonomura?

If he was on the h ill, don't tell me he couldn't see you

We had no opportunity

What do you mean?

- We were locked up in the cellar. - I didn't ask you

Hanchen Dong spoke the truth

What?

You didn't do too badly

So

besides learning some Chinese, what else did you do?

It's only on account of your promise that I'm feeding these mongrels

So that explains it

So, asking them to kill you now

is rather appropriate, isn't it?

Come on. Execute him, why don't you?

come on, everyone, shoot him

If you don't

then I take it you forgive him?

If you don't, that means you forgive him

Turtle-fucker!

Nonomura. A favor

Can we hear the whole tune from the top?

Yes, sir

This is our first visit here

We'd never heard of Rack-Armor Terrace. It means “put down weapons. ”

The story goes, a long time ago

a famous general retired from battle and came here to live an ordinary life

The Chinese say to “rack one's armor”

and return to the fields

is an extreme form of virtue

I wish to express my deep respect

Although the Japanese Army is fighting in China

this won't go on forever

One day. I too will rack my armor.

And yet

in a place that so dislikes warfare

a Japanese soldier of the likes of Hanaya

was kid napped and held captive

It appears Rack-Armor Terrace

doesn't deserve its name

And you are not as wise as your fore fathers

I've given you your grain

I've fulfilled my end of the bargain

But I have a question for you

Who was it who brought this scum here?

I don't know. You have to ask Hanaya

- Hanaya, answer the question. - I really don't know

Look. Even he doesn't know. How could I answer?

Why not drop it?

He's been returned. Isn't that the end of it?

Well, where's Dasan Ma gone?

To fetch Yu'er

Yu'er? How many men is she bringing?

How many guns?

She's pregnant. She's staying at her mother's

As for people, probably two or three. But no guns

They'll be back soon. We're waiting for him to divide the grain

Divide the grain? Surely not

He's gone to get the men

who captured Hanaya

It looks like he's scared you. Don't be afraid

He'll be back soon. You'll see

You think I'm afraid?

course you are. You've got your guns out

If that's not fear, what is it?

Look at me. I'm eating and drinking

I'm not worried about anything. Just relax

Bastard!

Why all the cursing? I understand bakayaro

How can you say that?

You fucking --

Li u Wang!

Don't let anyone get away

Don't stop. Keep playing

Bastards! Surround them!

Don't! Don't go!

Mongrel. We should've killed you long ago

You've got the heart of a wolf

- Translate. - We should've killed you long ago

New soldiers

-A rare opportunity - Yes, sir

Pull it out yourself

Harder. Twist it

Who was it who brought this scum here?

Where's Dasan Ma?

The baby's nearly due. We'll get another share of the grain

and I'll marry you

Turtle-fucker! I'll kill you, Jap turtle-fucker!

Ma!

Get up. Standup

Japanese inside the Great Wall

Let go. Go away

Nonomura. You've been with them for too long

You're getting too close to them --

like an auntie to these b rats

- Brat! -Japanese inside the Great Wall

Grab him!

You bastard!

Drag the old bastard over!

I'll throttle you, turtle-fucker!

Let go, you old swine!

You'd dare strangle an Imperial Army soldier?

Hold him!

How come it's not cutting through? Let me try

Stop dicking around! Bastard!

Let me do it. Move

Throw him on the fire

Die, you old mongrel!

Ma!

Swine. You wanna die? I'll help you.

Hurry! Come on!

Throw him in! Hurry! You haven't seen me rest, have you?

Let's burn the grain and the village!

Charge! Advance!

Long live the emperor!

No need for you to die

The emperor has made a proclamation

The Imperial Army

has racked its armor

But we weren't defeated on the battlefield

Such a pity. On account of this imperial order

we have to stop fighting

The war situation is no longer

to Japan's advantage

The enemy has employed a new, cruel bomb

which has taken a toll of many innocent lives

and has an incalculable destructive power

Should we continue to fight

not only would the Japanese nation be obliterated

but human civilization would be extinguished

Such being the case

how are we to save our subjects

and atone before the spirits of our ancestors?

This is why we accepted

the joint declaration of the powers

Very good!

Go away or I kill you!

♪The smoke of war has desisted♪

♪For eight years china resisted♪

I have no money. Will you take this?

All right

♪We've got the Japs holding their sorry asses♪

You buy. Very good

I'm not buying this

Fucking J ap. Go blow up your mother with it

Bastard. I'll kill you

- china, U K, US, USSR! - Together no one beats us!

Quick, move this garbage

I don't understand

I'm sorry, sir. I don't understand you

Do you want to buy something?

I'm ordering you back to the barracks

In Tokyo, in Japan, these are very valuable

I'm ordering you to stand still

I'll throw in the hat for nothing

♪And so the invasion has come to an inglorious end♪

♪We welcome this day of victory♪

♪And the recovery♪

♪Of our beautiful land♪

Move it.

But we were singing for them. Do we deserve this?

Fucking bastards

- Company, attention. - One, two, three, four

Right

Attention!

At ease

Reporting to the major.

All46Japanese POWs are here

Reporting to the major: All 46 Japanese POWs

are gathered here

Good. Back to your ranks

Back to ranks

As for those scum who aided the Japanese

to slaughter their own com patriots

we will not treat them lightly

Bring Hanchen Dong here

You have aided tyranny

and avoided arrest. Your crimes are great

Your hands are stained with Chinese blood

Only execution will quell the masses, anger

Do you have anything to say?

Is there anything you can say?

Reporting to the major: He's laughing

Laughing? Sure he's not crying?

Reporting to the major: He's definitely laughing

Well, he can go laugh in the netherworld!

com patriots, if you know of other such scum

report them immediately. There will be a reward

I now order

the immediate execution of the collaborator, Hanchen Dong

cigarettes for sale

cigarettes

Brother. Wife

Understand?

You're Japanese?

Yes. Japanese

Woman

Work… girl

My… your… work… wife

Her… your… little sister… work

Don't you understand? can we come home with you?

No, we don't want to buy cigarettes

- Go away. - Look. Someone's coming

I wanna buy cigarettes. Smokes

It's going to rain. Be quick

I'll have a pack of cigarettes

cigarettes

Goodman

Can I have two for free?

Give me a light

A light?

Goodman

Turtle-fucker

Murder!

commander Liu!

There's trouble!

commander Liu, trouble!

Help!

What the hell's going on?

What are you doing? Grab him!

Stop it!

Help!

Dasan Ma!

What are you doing?

Turtle-fucker!

Chinese Army, help!

Stop!

Thank you, Chinese Army. Thank you

The Japanese have surrendered. The war is over

Peace has come at last

Yet in the last few days

one man has violated the agreement which Generalissimo Chiang

President Truman, Prime Minister Churchill and Stalin

in the interest of world peace, signed at Potsdam

thus disturbing the social order and terrorizing people

That person is Dasan Ma, who you see before you

Perhaps some will say Dasan Ma only killed Jap devils,

and call it “resistance.,, But what is ”resistance,,?

Battles fought with Japanese troops, the struggle against invasion

Those are acts of resistance

But Dasan Ma's wanton slaughter of POWs who had lost the will to resist

was a false resistance

Perhaps some will argue that such profound hatred

was the result of Japanese atrocities

Who of our 400 mill ion com patriots doesn't hate the Japanese?

My own parents were killed by Japanese bombs

My left leg

was shattered in the final battle

Who could be more motivated to kill former Japanese soldiers?

Who has the best reason for revenge?

Me. Major Gao

And who is most constrained from such action?

Me. Major Gao

Because I am a soldier, I must follow orders

I take this opportunity

to reissue this warning: only Nationalist soldiers

can legally accept the surrender of Japanese troops

War hasn't only brought catastrophe to china

but to the people of Japan as well

Are they not human too?

I ask you. Who among you

would tolerate to see your husband's head chopped off?

Anyone?

No one!

I ask you too. Who among you

would wish to see your wife, on her way to buy a bolt of cloth

have her hand cut off? Anyone?

No one!

Dasan Ma. Do you have anything to say for yourself?

Is there anything you can say?

Gag him

Listen, everyone

Ever heard a cry to heaven,,?

- He is braying like a mule. - That's a cry to heaven.,

What distinguishes man from a beast?

You don't deserve to be called Chinese

You don't even deserve to be called human

How can a Chinese soldier sully his hands with the blood of such scum?

Inokichi Sakatsuka

Inokichi Sakatsuka

Attention!

I nokichi Sakatsuka

I order you to execute Dasan Ma

Shoot him

He orders you to carry out the execution

Really?

That's what he said

What? You dare to disobey my command?

We've put down our weapons. We cannot use firearms

I could obey your order, using a Japanese sword

It's our customary weapon

Translate that bit about the sword accurately

Reporting to Major Gao: We've al ready handed in our firearms

We're not permitted to use them anyway

However, we must obey your order

The Japanese warrior always carries a sword

could he use a sword?

What a pain. Okay, give him a sword

- What a good story this is. - Indeed

We'll write a great skit about this

Kosaburo Hanaya

Hanaya

Reporting to Major Gao:

The preparations are complete

Please issue the go-ahead

The preparations are complete

Please issue the go-ahead

- Do it! - Yes, sir!