1 00:01:03,580 --> 00:01:09,690 14 March 2011: An explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 2 00:01:10,350 --> 00:01:15,020 Four years ago, at the foot of the mountain, I met a hungry wolf. 3 00:01:16,430 --> 00:01:22,960 If followed me at a set distance, wanting to eat me. 4 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:29,140 The wolf had fierce eyes, like I had never seen before. 5 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:35,540 These eyes seemed to have merged into one. 6 00:01:36,180 --> 00:01:40,280 The wolf not only bit into my flesh but also into my soul. 7 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:46,520 "Help!" I screamed, but the words never left my mouth. 8 00:01:47,290 --> 00:01:50,830 All had turned black before my eyes, there was a buzzing in my ears, 9 00:01:51,190 --> 00:01:54,700 and I felt as if my whole body was being scattered away into pieces. 10 00:01:59,270 --> 00:02:02,070 Come bear witness to this! 11 00:02:02,570 --> 00:02:08,080 The hunger artist, who wanders the perilous border between life and death. 12 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,150 What do people enjoy doing the most? To eat! 13 00:02:12,250 --> 00:02:15,380 Without eating, life cannot continue. 14 00:02:15,380 --> 00:02:15,420 Then why? Why does this man not eat? Without eating, life cannot continue. 15 00:02:15,420 --> 00:02:19,350 Then why? Why does this man not eat? 16 00:02:19,590 --> 00:02:22,420 Apparently, in a far away land, some man called Gandhi, 17 00:02:22,590 --> 00:02:26,830 is goind on a hunger strike to fight against the British Empire. 18 00:02:26,930 --> 00:02:30,000 But what are this man's wishes? 19 00:02:30,230 --> 00:02:35,040 You'll only find out if you join us! Entry at just ten cents! 20 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,710 Come take a close look inside the hunger artist's stomach. 21 00:02:40,140 --> 00:02:43,910 He might just pass away tomorrow... 22 00:02:53,620 --> 00:02:59,360 During these last decades the interest in professional fasting has diminished. 23 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,700 Some time ago, the whole town took a lively interest in hunger artists. 24 00:03:05,500 --> 00:03:11,970 It used to pay well to organise such performances. 25 00:03:13,110 --> 00:03:18,450 But that is no longer the case. 26 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,790 We live in a different world now. 27 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:44,310 What's up with him? 28 00:03:48,910 --> 00:03:50,310 How distusting. 29 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,090 Don't just sit there. You're in the way. 30 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:26,880 Mister, what are you looking at? 31 00:04:29,620 --> 00:04:31,320 Are you hungry? 32 00:04:38,030 --> 00:04:40,800 Stay away from him. He's not an insect. 33 00:04:41,230 --> 00:04:43,700 If you catch a disease, you won't be able to go to school! 34 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,800 Tell me! What are you looking at? 35 00:04:45,930 --> 00:04:48,400 What are you thinking? 36 00:04:51,810 --> 00:04:55,580 Leave him alone. He's probably just hungry. 37 00:04:55,710 --> 00:04:58,680 But he looks just like Rodin's The Thinker. 38 00:04:59,580 --> 00:05:01,880 I'm going to put this photo online, okay? 39 00:05:01,980 --> 00:05:04,990 That's right. It's for the best if everybody gets along. 40 00:05:05,890 --> 00:05:07,520 C'mon then, let's go. 41 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:43,620 Day 2 of Fasting 42 00:06:00,330 --> 00:06:03,170 He's here! The fasting man I saw online. 43 00:06:03,300 --> 00:06:04,510 What's wrong with him? 44 00:06:04,810 --> 00:06:06,240 He's just collapsed on the roadside. 45 00:06:06,340 --> 00:06:09,240 It said online it's an act of protest. 46 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,410 It's true right? Good luck. 47 00:06:13,180 --> 00:06:14,680 What is he protesting about? 48 00:06:15,350 --> 00:06:17,520 Okay now, out of the way. 49 00:06:21,490 --> 00:06:22,360 You! 50 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,560 Lying down and sleeping here is a violation of traffic laws. 51 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,930 What's wrong? Are you not feeling well? 52 00:06:33,270 --> 00:06:36,360 I was told you're too hungry to move. Can you not walk? 53 00:06:39,300 --> 00:06:45,780 If your house is far away, why not rest in the park over there? 54 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,620 See? He can't talk. 55 00:06:56,220 --> 00:07:01,430 Don't bother the shopkeepers and the passersby. 56 00:07:05,670 --> 00:07:12,570 If something happens, the whole shopping street will be in trouble. 57 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:16,810 That will be your responsibility. 58 00:07:22,580 --> 00:07:25,820 He doesn't look like he'd hurt anybody. 59 00:07:26,190 --> 00:07:29,860 He doesn't look ill either. Let's just leave him. 60 00:07:30,420 --> 00:07:33,290 Sooner or later, he'll get tired or bored and leave. 61 00:07:34,430 --> 00:07:38,000 Why don't you guys call the health center? 62 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:40,970 We'll do that if he's still here tomorrow. 63 00:07:41,500 --> 00:07:43,670 Well, we'll het in touch if there's anything else. 64 00:07:43,870 --> 00:07:46,970 I'll occasionally stop by on my patrol 65 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:48,540 Excuse me. 66 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,560 Day 3 of Fasting 67 00:08:00,250 --> 00:08:02,090 Tell us your name please. 68 00:08:02,370 --> 00:08:06,760 Our viewers have many questions. 69 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:08,340 What's your name? 70 00:08:09,430 --> 00:08:11,670 Why a hunger strike now? 71 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,470 What are you protesting against? 72 00:08:14,940 --> 00:08:17,510 Who is your protest targeted to? 73 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:23,410 Is it against the Prime Minister re-militarizing Japan? 74 00:08:23,610 --> 00:08:28,150 Yeah! His hunger strike is serious. Report it properly. 75 00:08:28,250 --> 00:08:29,180 Yeah! 76 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:30,080 I don't think so. 77 00:08:31,290 --> 00:08:34,190 He has nothing better to do. He's just killing time. 78 00:08:34,290 --> 00:08:36,920 He's a show-off! 79 00:08:39,830 --> 00:08:41,560 What is this all about? 80 00:08:44,930 --> 00:08:46,530 When do you plan to stop? 81 00:08:46,670 --> 00:08:50,000 Can you share with us your concrete plans? What is it all for? 82 00:08:50,270 --> 00:08:52,510 Please say a few words. 83 00:08:53,110 --> 00:08:55,440 The media are here right now. 84 00:08:55,610 --> 00:09:00,010 It would be honorable to speak to us now. 85 00:09:00,410 --> 00:09:05,520 Just a few words will do. Please? 86 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:16,730 We started our protest with a sit in too. Just like him. 87 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:18,270 Day 5 of Fasting 88 00:09:17,260 --> 00:09:24,870 Nowadays, such a passive act won't get your voice heard. 89 00:09:25,110 --> 00:09:31,080 No! A protest always begins when an individual musters up the strenght. 90 00:09:31,180 --> 00:09:33,080 Don't be so foolish. 91 00:09:33,380 --> 00:09:38,220 I got it. From today, we shall join him in his sit-in. 92 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,150 Let's do it! 93 00:09:50,030 --> 00:09:51,300 We shall protest! 94 00:09:53,570 --> 00:09:55,770 There he is. 95 00:09:57,870 --> 00:10:00,410 Not bad! 96 00:10:00,570 --> 00:10:02,510 He's even less cool than I'd expected. 97 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:03,940 I'm going to take photos. 98 00:10:06,380 --> 00:10:09,320 Girls! You could definitely be glamour models. 99 00:10:09,420 --> 00:10:12,120 Could you pose for us? 100 00:10:14,420 --> 00:10:17,160 Be more daring! 101 00:10:17,260 --> 00:10:19,790 You'll be an online sensation! 102 00:10:25,770 --> 00:10:27,100 Wow, this is great. 103 00:10:35,710 --> 00:10:37,650 You want more? 104 00:10:40,550 --> 00:10:43,220 Okay everybody, escuse me now. 105 00:10:43,350 --> 00:10:46,050 Out of the way... 106 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:54,060 I'm a physician at the health care center. 107 00:10:55,260 --> 00:11:02,000 You must prepare properly to fast. It could be life-threatening. 108 00:11:02,100 --> 00:11:03,200 It's dangerous. 109 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,710 Why don't you stop before it's too late? 110 00:11:09,210 --> 00:11:12,810 After a week, it can get really dangerous. 111 00:11:14,750 --> 00:11:17,850 If you really want to keep going, I'll come check on you again. 112 00:11:19,420 --> 00:11:22,860 Either way, be prepared to stop. 113 00:11:23,590 --> 00:11:25,860 Here, take this. 114 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,530 Was that old hag for real? Seriously. 115 00:11:32,630 --> 00:11:34,900 She did bring some water. 116 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:57,220 The breeze comes from the south 117 00:11:53,930 --> 00:12:00,060 Day 7 of Fasting 118 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:05,570 I'll let it take my body 119 00:12:06,330 --> 00:12:14,780 Drifting along like a balloon 120 00:12:15,180 --> 00:12:23,050 I could fly into the blue sky 121 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:30,390 Sometimes it all gets too much 122 00:12:31,980 --> 00:12:39,570 And living feels like a drag 123 00:12:44,310 --> 00:12:50,410 Day 10 of Fasting 124 00:12:44,670 --> 00:12:47,010 - Hey, is everything alright? - Are you okay? 125 00:12:47,170 --> 00:12:48,480 Is everything okay? 126 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:21,040 I told you. Your body can't take it anymore. 127 00:13:21,580 --> 00:13:26,110 You can't go on any longer. We'll put you under treatment. 128 00:13:37,020 --> 00:13:38,460 An injection? 129 00:13:38,930 --> 00:13:40,830 - It's a muscle relaxant. - Are you serious? 130 00:13:41,560 --> 00:13:42,960 Is he okay? 131 00:13:47,570 --> 00:13:49,870 Don't interrupt the hunger strike! 132 00:13:49,970 --> 00:13:52,310 It's a lawful act of protest! 133 00:13:52,410 --> 00:13:55,040 It's a violation of human rights! 134 00:14:03,950 --> 00:14:06,590 Policeman! Don't just walk off! 135 00:14:48,130 --> 00:14:54,240 Second Round of Fasting: Day 1 136 00:15:02,540 --> 00:15:07,280 Mister! The photo of you as The Thinker was a hit at school. 137 00:15:07,380 --> 00:15:10,990 I even wrote an essay on you. I'll take another photo. 138 00:15:12,790 --> 00:15:15,390 We were worried you died. 139 00:15:16,390 --> 00:15:17,890 But they let you out of hospital? 140 00:15:17,990 --> 00:15:20,160 Even so, it was serious. 141 00:15:20,290 --> 00:15:22,930 If you hit two weeks again, you should just stop. 142 00:15:23,060 --> 00:15:23,960 Hey. 143 00:15:25,030 --> 00:15:29,670 Stop making such a scene. This time, say what you need to say. 144 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:33,970 Take what you need from the powers that be, and put an early stop to it. 145 00:15:34,310 --> 00:15:37,340 In any case, I'm surprised you're back. 146 00:15:37,980 --> 00:15:40,910 You're lucky you weren't replaced by an imposter. 147 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,700 I'll pop by again after work. 148 00:15:59,270 --> 00:16:01,300 Take care. 149 00:16:01,660 --> 00:16:03,770 - See you. - Bye. 150 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:30,560 Excuse me. 151 00:16:32,130 --> 00:16:38,410 I've been watching you from early on. From over there. 152 00:16:40,910 --> 00:16:45,080 For me... 153 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:49,480 Life... 154 00:16:53,050 --> 00:16:54,390 ...is suffocating. 155 00:16:56,890 --> 00:17:01,230 But I thought your way of life might work out for me. 156 00:17:05,430 --> 00:17:10,400 I attempted suicide many times. 157 00:17:11,670 --> 00:17:14,880 I failed. I couldn't die. 158 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:22,780 But watching you took away the pain. 159 00:18:16,510 --> 00:18:21,450 Second Round of Fasting: Day 7 160 00:18:17,270 --> 00:18:19,570 Who are those people? 161 00:18:26,810 --> 00:18:28,820 You've been doing a great job. 162 00:18:30,020 --> 00:18:36,760 We welcome the fact that you restarted your hunger strike. 163 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:43,930 We, the Entertainment Show Society, would like to obtain state permission. 164 00:18:44,500 --> 00:18:50,670 We want you, the hunger artist, to sign a contract with us. 165 00:18:51,170 --> 00:18:56,780 You're lucky! You're no longer just a bum. 166 00:18:56,940 --> 00:19:03,150 As an honorable showman, you'll be a noble hunger artist. 167 00:19:03,450 --> 00:19:09,490 From now on, you're a showman of the Entertainment Show Society. 168 00:19:10,420 --> 00:19:20,900 As an ambassador for peace you'll tour the world, fasting. 169 00:19:21,570 --> 00:19:27,540 You must accept your mission to warm people's hearts around the world. 170 00:19:27,770 --> 00:19:30,810 You're a hero of our time. 171 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:38,690 People all over the world will see you on the news. 172 00:19:38,950 --> 00:19:45,430 They'll stare in amazement and accept you as their hero. 173 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,570 Thus, our contract is established. 174 00:19:53,770 --> 00:19:54,900 So it has! 175 00:19:56,070 --> 00:20:06,850 By starving yourself you'll be fullfilling their need for a hero. 176 00:20:07,780 --> 00:20:17,260 You'll be a starvation warrior that unites the world. 177 00:20:18,190 --> 00:20:25,700 Here and everywhere, people starve to death. 178 00:20:26,430 --> 00:20:29,270 That's daily life on this planet. 179 00:20:29,670 --> 00:20:34,810 But nobody is interested in that. 180 00:20:35,180 --> 00:20:41,320 People will only show interest in a warrior of starvation. 181 00:20:44,350 --> 00:20:46,220 Finally, let me tell you this. 182 00:20:47,890 --> 00:20:52,460 You are now our property. 183 00:20:53,330 --> 00:21:01,500 Everything you stand for is now under our jurisdiction. 184 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:07,740 That's right. Your freedom is ours. 185 00:21:08,180 --> 00:21:10,740 You're under our control. 186 00:21:12,180 --> 00:21:15,820 Say goodbye to freedom! 187 00:21:44,380 --> 00:21:47,110 Excuse me guys. Please get out of our way. 188 00:21:47,350 --> 00:21:49,450 Out of our way! 189 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:54,450 Excuse me, monks. We're going to do work here. 190 00:21:55,120 --> 00:21:57,020 It's dangerous. Please stay out of the way. 191 00:21:57,220 --> 00:22:01,530 We'll start over there. 192 00:24:15,260 --> 00:24:19,970 Before the law sits a gatekeeper. 193 00:24:20,570 --> 00:24:25,440 To this gatekeeper a man asks to gain entry into the law. 194 00:24:25,910 --> 00:24:28,980 But the gatekeeper says that he cannot grant him entry at the moment. 195 00:24:29,410 --> 00:24:35,820 The man thinks about it and then asks if he will be allowed to come in later. 196 00:24:36,350 --> 00:24:40,990 "It is possible," says the gatekeeper, "but not for now." 197 00:24:42,090 --> 00:24:45,190 As always, the gate remains open. 198 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:50,660 The gatekeeper walk to the side, so the man looks through the gate. 199 00:24:51,260 --> 00:24:53,570 When the gatekeeper notices, he laughs. 200 00:24:54,500 --> 00:24:58,510 "If it tempts you so much, don't mind me, and go ahead inside." 201 00:24:59,770 --> 00:25:04,710 But all he could do was wonder how to get inside. 202 00:25:11,250 --> 00:25:15,390 Abenomics is just a name. We're in an economic depression. 203 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:20,260 The lives of common people fail to improve in the stock market bubble. 204 00:25:20,390 --> 00:25:25,070 Here sits a proprietor whose small business went bankrupt. 205 00:25:25,670 --> 00:25:27,070 Please take a look. 206 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,170 He's out on a hunger strike. 207 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,380 He represents the will of the people. 208 00:25:35,780 --> 00:25:40,280 He wants to be on TV so much he refuses food in affluent Japan. 209 00:25:41,150 --> 00:25:46,090 This show-off calls himself a hunger artist and acts as if he's a hero. 210 00:25:46,290 --> 00:25:48,760 At a time when there seems to be no exit in sight. 211 00:25:48,860 --> 00:25:55,200 this man is sacrificing himself in resistance against society. 212 00:25:55,530 --> 00:25:56,600 What is your state of mind? 213 00:25:57,860 --> 00:25:59,930 Until when will you be on strike? 214 00:26:00,370 --> 00:26:01,400 What is your purpose? 215 00:26:02,140 --> 00:26:03,800 Do you have family? 216 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:08,210 Aren't your friends and family worried? 217 00:26:08,340 --> 00:26:12,650 What is your religious belief? You're Buddhist, right? Or Christian? 218 00:26:13,010 --> 00:26:15,620 How would you call your new religion? 219 00:26:15,820 --> 00:26:22,460 People say this fasting warrior is under contract with an entertainment company 220 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:29,430 But who runs this company? 221 00:26:29,860 --> 00:26:35,240 Why is it that a hunger strike becomes show business? 222 00:26:35,570 --> 00:26:38,170 The mystery only deepens. 223 00:26:39,140 --> 00:26:45,580 Today, all Japanese citizens would like to know the meaning of all of this. 224 00:26:46,550 --> 00:26:54,920 Shrouded in mystery, will this hunger strike bring us anything new? 225 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,090 Keep it down! 226 00:26:58,430 --> 00:27:00,860 If you don't stop, he'll die. 227 00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:11,140 Anyway, you must do your best. 228 00:27:12,870 --> 00:27:14,870 Go home! Be quiet! 229 00:27:35,860 --> 00:27:38,900 Excuse me. 230 00:27:39,270 --> 00:27:48,580 Ladies and gentlemen, here you see our very own warrior, the hunger artist. 231 00:27:48,710 --> 00:27:49,810 Give me your mic. 232 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:51,210 C'mon. 233 00:27:51,980 --> 00:28:00,050 Shouldering all of your worries and anxieties 234 00:28:00,250 --> 00:28:04,820 this man has stopped eating. He is a holy warrior. 235 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:14,500 Sacrificing himself, he will devour all of your desires. 236 00:28:14,970 --> 00:28:18,940 He is the savior of our time, a messiah. 237 00:28:20,310 --> 00:28:24,780 This show is so interesting it's almost dangerous. 238 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:33,250 We, the Entertainment Show Society, offer you the hunger artist. 239 00:28:34,090 --> 00:28:39,530 If you feel moved or healed, please donate. 240 00:28:40,130 --> 00:28:45,470 This hunger artist exist for your sake. 241 00:28:45,930 --> 00:28:49,770 All of you in the media... 242 00:28:49,970 --> 00:28:53,870 Well, you must seek permission from us. 243 00:28:54,140 --> 00:28:58,040 Here is an application form. 244 00:28:58,140 --> 00:28:59,550 You must register with us first. 245 00:29:01,050 --> 00:29:02,720 Alright then. Line up. 246 00:29:04,820 --> 00:29:10,220 Please get into an orderly queue. 247 00:29:26,740 --> 00:29:32,920 Day 9 248 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:29,110 Good luck. 249 00:29:29,210 --> 00:29:30,340 Take care. 250 00:29:38,650 --> 00:29:39,620 Best of luck. 251 00:29:40,590 --> 00:29:41,590 Stay strong. 252 00:29:44,590 --> 00:29:46,160 Take care of yourself. 253 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:57,100 Sir. 254 00:30:07,180 --> 00:30:09,020 Everything is as usual. 255 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,650 Iron bars. Good, good... 256 00:30:16,420 --> 00:30:18,320 Good bye now. 257 00:30:47,150 --> 00:30:54,360 I'm actually a doctor from Doctors With Borders. 258 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:02,500 Let me say this again. More than ten days is dangerous. 259 00:31:02,770 --> 00:31:06,940 Even is the media flatters you you must stop after that. 260 00:31:06,940 --> 00:31:15,850 Just keep your lips moist with a constant supply of water. 261 00:31:16,850 --> 00:31:27,690 More importantly, cast yourself and your worries into my arms. 262 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,970 I'll keep an eye on you. 263 00:31:43,410 --> 00:31:49,590 Day 11 264 00:31:45,180 --> 00:31:50,150 A sit-in. A hunger strike. He's just like a guardian angel. 265 00:31:50,550 --> 00:31:52,250 Perhaps we can make a comeback. 266 00:31:52,350 --> 00:31:55,720 Well, we must not be impatient. 267 00:31:58,890 --> 00:32:02,760 Thanks to him, our shopping district is as busy as it used to be. 268 00:32:02,810 --> 00:32:05,030 He's a powerful advertisement. 269 00:32:05,700 --> 00:32:09,900 Hey, you're looking pleased. How have things been? 270 00:32:10,740 --> 00:32:12,640 Not much better, I see? 271 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:29,260 Keep your hands off! 272 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:39,530 On the government's request the hospital is trying to take away the fasting man. 273 00:32:40,100 --> 00:32:43,770 But he is putting up a fight. 274 00:32:43,870 --> 00:32:45,270 Let's get out of here. 275 00:32:48,270 --> 00:32:50,310 From now on, it's your own responsibility. 276 00:32:51,540 --> 00:32:55,620 I've saved you once already. 277 00:32:57,550 --> 00:32:59,550 Please say something. 278 00:32:59,790 --> 00:33:02,190 Just one word! Please! 279 00:33:04,220 --> 00:33:06,530 The hospital staff have left. 280 00:33:06,730 --> 00:33:07,990 We're live on location. 281 00:33:13,630 --> 00:33:18,910 This is a place where, for forty years, they have tirelessly eaten human flesh. 282 00:33:19,270 --> 00:33:21,810 I only just realized. 283 00:33:22,380 --> 00:33:26,050 My brother had taken over the charge of the house, 284 00:33:26,410 --> 00:33:29,020 when my sister died, I was young. 285 00:33:29,580 --> 00:33:34,750 He may well have used her flesh in our meals. 286 00:33:35,860 --> 00:33:40,230 It is possible that I ate several pieces of my sister without realizing. 287 00:33:41,290 --> 00:33:45,600 And now it's my turn to be eaten... 288 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,270 We shoulder the history of man-eating. 289 00:33:50,740 --> 00:33:53,370 We hadn't known before, but now we do. 290 00:33:54,910 --> 00:33:58,610 We cannot even hope to face real men. 291 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:04,380 Perhaps there are still children who have not eaten men? 292 00:34:05,420 --> 00:34:08,450 If so, we must save the children... 293 00:34:11,020 --> 00:34:14,430 Hey, look over here. You're an entertainer, aren't you? 294 00:34:12,530 --> 00:34:18,670 Day 13 295 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:16,960 Give us a smile. 296 00:34:18,100 --> 00:34:20,100 - What the hell? - Out of the way. 297 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:30,910 We request for you to immediately stop your fasting. 298 00:34:31,010 --> 00:34:32,910 It's a state order. 299 00:34:33,150 --> 00:34:36,950 It's the sovereign will of the monarchy that we all fear. 300 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:44,990 You must stop this dangerous activity that leads people into chaos. 301 00:34:45,890 --> 00:34:50,500 Before we use our force, 302 00:34:51,200 --> 00:35:00,440 we demand for you to restore peace to this place, at your own free will. 303 00:35:00,710 --> 00:35:04,510 Whatever happens it'll be your own responsibility. 304 00:35:04,910 --> 00:35:06,980 Protect freedom of expression! 305 00:35:07,180 --> 00:35:08,110 Resist oppression! 306 00:35:08,210 --> 00:35:10,320 Hurry up and take care of this trash. 307 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:11,850 Clean up the maggots! 308 00:35:11,980 --> 00:35:14,620 Kill those who pollute this town! 309 00:35:21,330 --> 00:35:26,830 When the time comes, we will excercise our force. 310 00:35:28,330 --> 00:35:34,840 When the time arrives, whatever happens, he must take full responsibility. 311 00:35:37,510 --> 00:35:45,650 In order to introduce peace for all citizens, the state must 312 00:35:46,590 --> 00:35:51,020 take care of dissenters that bring about anxiety and misfortune. 313 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:55,230 That is logical. 314 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:58,900 Even if this body perishes... 315 00:35:59,130 --> 00:36:03,470 Even if this body perishes... 316 00:36:06,970 --> 00:36:09,010 This could work for us. 317 00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:11,380 Look over here. 318 00:36:14,150 --> 00:36:16,220 The penis-cutter arrives! 319 00:36:29,260 --> 00:36:33,870 Take it away, cut it off! 320 00:36:34,230 --> 00:36:39,340 I've cut over a hundred, and I'm aiming for a thousand! 321 00:36:43,310 --> 00:36:46,610 Men, be prepared! 322 00:36:46,750 --> 00:36:48,950 Men, be prepared! 323 00:36:59,690 --> 00:37:01,530 Let's die. 324 00:37:05,770 --> 00:37:07,770 Let's die. 325 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:11,770 Let's die. 326 00:37:20,980 --> 00:37:26,160 Day 14 327 00:37:30,790 --> 00:37:32,090 Let's die. 328 00:37:45,910 --> 00:37:47,070 Please accept our apologies. 329 00:37:47,170 --> 00:37:48,610 Sorry for bothering you. 330 00:37:56,580 --> 00:37:58,950 What are you guys doing? 331 00:38:01,190 --> 00:38:02,520 Who are those people? 332 00:38:07,490 --> 00:38:10,700 "Let's die." 333 00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:52,070 Hey there. 334 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:53,140 Hey. 335 00:38:56,980 --> 00:38:57,810 C'mon then. 336 00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:14,720 One, two... 337 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:19,430 Keep quiet! 338 00:40:24,530 --> 00:40:25,830 Do as I tell you! 339 00:41:28,690 --> 00:41:31,160 Go to hell! What a bore. 340 00:41:32,630 --> 00:41:33,830 What a killjoy. 341 00:43:03,460 --> 00:43:04,590 Let's go back. 342 00:43:12,530 --> 00:43:13,930 Let's go back to him. 343 00:43:20,670 --> 00:43:21,810 Let's get out of here. 344 00:43:24,980 --> 00:43:25,980 Come on. 345 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:44,930 Shall we go to the hospital? 346 00:43:45,830 --> 00:43:46,830 No. 347 00:43:47,930 --> 00:43:50,840 I'm used to it. I'll be fine. 348 00:43:52,370 --> 00:43:53,270 Okay. 349 00:44:02,580 --> 00:44:04,350 Let's go back to him. 350 00:44:05,850 --> 00:44:09,150 Yeah, let's go back. 351 00:44:12,930 --> 00:44:17,400 By the way, why is it that you're there? 352 00:44:21,770 --> 00:44:27,970 I'm scared of loud people and places where voices echo. 353 00:44:29,640 --> 00:44:32,480 Right now, that place is an epicenter of loud voices. 354 00:44:33,380 --> 00:44:37,220 Only he doesn't utter a word. 355 00:44:38,280 --> 00:44:43,260 Despite what surrounds him, it feels quiet around him. 356 00:44:44,590 --> 00:44:47,230 Just sitting in front of him makes me feel at ease. 357 00:44:50,060 --> 00:44:53,230 So was it also scary at home? 358 00:44:55,170 --> 00:44:56,030 Yeah. 359 00:44:57,840 --> 00:45:02,610 Mom and dad both had loud voices. 360 00:45:07,610 --> 00:45:11,180 And, what is it that you're making? 361 00:45:12,350 --> 00:45:13,520 I'm not sure. 362 00:45:15,690 --> 00:45:22,630 I'm in art school. But I've never completed an art piece. 363 00:45:23,830 --> 00:45:28,470 But being there makes me feel like something new might come to me. 364 00:45:31,170 --> 00:45:34,640 Being there also gives me a peace of mind. 365 00:45:36,140 --> 00:45:39,780 Since the beginning, I've felt like it was a place for me. 366 00:45:42,780 --> 00:45:49,390 When I'm near him, I'm unable to ignore the loud voices around him. 367 00:45:54,130 --> 00:45:57,600 For the first time, I felt I could create something. 368 00:45:58,460 --> 00:46:01,630 To give something a shape... 369 00:46:02,900 --> 00:46:08,070 A soul, life and death... 370 00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:50,610 People all over the world are wandering around in freedom. 371 00:47:53,250 --> 00:47:55,910 Inside of freedom? 372 00:47:56,650 --> 00:48:01,590 They are trapped in the prison called freedom. 373 00:48:02,960 --> 00:48:08,230 The limits of freedom are a cause of infinite anxiety. 374 00:48:10,130 --> 00:48:12,300 So, what's going to happen? 375 00:48:13,670 --> 00:48:14,870 I don't know. 376 00:48:15,670 --> 00:48:21,440 We are now inside of this prison murdering one another. 377 00:48:23,640 --> 00:48:28,880 Are you saying that religion cannot give us strength? 378 00:48:29,310 --> 00:48:30,980 It's not just religion. 379 00:48:31,780 --> 00:48:36,660 All philosophies and sciences are losing their meaning. 380 00:48:37,960 --> 00:48:41,490 That is what we're seeing here. 381 00:48:42,390 --> 00:48:45,100 This is what this man represents. 382 00:48:48,300 --> 00:48:53,840 Master, but why? Why are we sitting here? 383 00:48:54,540 --> 00:49:00,510 I'd like to see the look of this man after forty days have passed. 384 00:49:02,550 --> 00:49:08,990 After forty days of fasting, will he equal the enlightened saints? 385 00:49:10,490 --> 00:49:13,960 Can he withstand the temptation of Satan? 386 00:49:16,900 --> 00:49:23,000 Buddha, Christ and Mohammed all practised fasting. 387 00:49:24,170 --> 00:49:27,640 They all resisted temptation and attained enlightenment. 388 00:49:30,840 --> 00:49:39,520 But will this man be enlightened after forty days of fasting? 389 00:49:41,020 --> 00:49:42,020 I don't know. 390 00:49:43,420 --> 00:49:46,320 But I'd like to see it through. 391 00:49:58,870 --> 00:50:04,480 Let's go! It's Charlie Hebdo time! 392 00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:28,330 Welcome to our Islamic State for good boys and good girls. 393 00:50:29,600 --> 00:50:33,040 We consider him to be less than a dog. 394 00:50:33,640 --> 00:50:37,340 We are giving pleasure to this dog-like being. 395 00:50:38,010 --> 00:50:41,050 At least if you educate a dog, it will obey you. 396 00:50:41,580 --> 00:50:45,380 We shall shame those who fail to obey! 397 00:50:53,430 --> 00:50:55,190 Je suis Charlie! 398 00:50:55,590 --> 00:50:58,860 We shall punish the uncivilised! 399 00:51:02,370 --> 00:51:08,240 A holy movement declares a civilization. Glory to our honorable army! 400 00:51:08,340 --> 00:51:10,310 Je suis Charlie! 401 00:51:31,730 --> 00:51:37,840 Day 30 402 00:52:11,000 --> 00:52:13,210 Are you really not eating? 403 00:52:14,040 --> 00:52:15,840 I bet you're eating in secret. 404 00:52:15,940 --> 00:52:16,710 Bastard. 405 00:52:19,580 --> 00:52:20,510 Good luck! 406 00:52:22,950 --> 00:52:24,480 Please don't die. 407 00:52:27,750 --> 00:52:29,850 Thirty days have gone by. 408 00:52:31,790 --> 00:52:38,560 When forty days have passed, will something become apparent to us? 409 00:52:39,860 --> 00:52:45,170 I don't know. But one thing is for sure. 410 00:52:46,440 --> 00:52:53,180 The man who doesn't speak or eat. His place in this society... 411 00:52:54,210 --> 00:53:01,020 He belongs to the black box of our time, namely, a hollow speck. 412 00:53:02,220 --> 00:53:03,890 A hollow speck? 413 00:53:04,990 --> 00:53:11,700 Those with flaws in their lives will be beckoned by his nothingness. 414 00:53:12,260 --> 00:53:22,510 The absence will give way to presence and fill in the hollow speck. 415 00:53:25,010 --> 00:53:30,120 You're saying this man is nobody? 416 00:53:31,450 --> 00:53:35,950 Precisely because he is nobody, he might just become somebody. 417 00:53:38,590 --> 00:53:40,460 Are you really not eating? 418 00:53:41,090 --> 00:53:43,700 I bet you have. Go on, tell us the truth. 419 00:53:45,160 --> 00:53:47,030 I'll take a photo to mark this moment. 420 00:53:48,930 --> 00:53:50,200 He's still here. 421 00:53:51,540 --> 00:53:52,700 Go on, smile! 422 00:53:57,310 --> 00:53:59,310 I saw you on the news. 423 00:54:00,010 --> 00:54:03,780 I couldn't stay put any longer. I ran all the way from Kyushu! 424 00:54:04,180 --> 00:54:08,920 After three generations, I had no choice but to shut our clothing store. 425 00:54:09,120 --> 00:54:12,790 If things continue the way they are, my family will commit suicide together. 426 00:54:15,190 --> 00:54:18,600 We used to sell this underwear. Please use it. 427 00:54:18,700 --> 00:54:20,170 Please also use this. 428 00:54:22,400 --> 00:54:25,300 Hey, say something! 429 00:54:27,140 --> 00:54:30,110 Hey! Don't be so cold! 430 00:54:30,910 --> 00:54:36,310 I thought you'd show me a good way out. 431 00:54:36,850 --> 00:54:41,150 I'm here, grasping at straws! 432 00:54:49,360 --> 00:54:54,870 The way things are going, he's now just a consultation officer. 433 00:55:00,340 --> 00:55:05,180 I'm feeling agitated. I just want to kill people at random. 434 00:55:08,180 --> 00:55:09,380 You... 435 00:55:12,280 --> 00:55:16,720 I just really want to kill you. 436 00:55:18,260 --> 00:55:19,820 Kill. 437 00:55:20,860 --> 00:55:23,460 Kill. 438 00:55:25,760 --> 00:55:28,830 Die! I want to kill you! 439 00:55:29,900 --> 00:55:31,040 Kill. 440 00:55:36,570 --> 00:55:37,880 Damn it! 441 00:55:44,580 --> 00:55:49,650 As long as that young man comes here, he will not kill. 442 00:55:52,060 --> 00:55:56,900 Will the hollow speck fill in his emptiness? 443 00:56:09,340 --> 00:56:13,580 Well, he was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 444 00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:16,280 to be tempted by the devil. 445 00:56:16,980 --> 00:56:22,620 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 446 00:56:23,490 --> 00:56:26,290 The tempter came to him and said, 447 00:56:26,830 --> 00:56:30,930 "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." 448 00:56:31,530 --> 00:56:33,470 And then he answered, 449 00:56:34,200 --> 00:56:38,740 "Man shall not live on bread alone." 450 00:56:38,940 --> 00:56:45,640 Decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you. 451 00:56:46,440 --> 00:56:51,320 And to fast is best for you if you only knew. 452 00:56:55,160 --> 00:57:01,300 Day 32 453 00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:05,100 Hey again. 454 00:57:14,470 --> 00:57:16,940 Looks like you've made good business. 455 00:57:17,840 --> 00:57:22,980 How nice your business is thriving. We're going to take some rent. 456 00:57:25,650 --> 00:57:28,190 So you're doing this for forty days? 457 00:57:29,990 --> 00:57:33,420 Well, take care of yourself. 458 00:57:35,660 --> 00:57:36,830 Good luck. 459 00:57:37,400 --> 00:57:38,330 Let's go. 460 00:58:08,930 --> 00:58:10,130 I'm so bored. 461 00:59:21,300 --> 00:59:27,440 Day 33 462 00:59:28,510 --> 00:59:32,780 You're stoll doing okay. Don't forget to drink water. 463 00:59:33,510 --> 00:59:37,450 If you've still got so much strength, why don't we do it? 464 00:59:38,850 --> 00:59:42,090 Soon you might be stricken by hunger. 465 00:59:42,520 --> 00:59:44,390 We'll be back. 466 00:59:48,190 --> 00:59:52,160 Doctors are so cold-hearted. Why don't you do a check-up? 467 00:59:52,560 --> 00:59:54,830 Maybe I'll tweet this. 468 00:59:54,970 --> 00:59:58,740 What's up with you? We're Doctors With Borders. 469 00:59:58,870 --> 01:00:03,680 We don't waste state money. We operate on the edge. 470 01:00:04,680 --> 01:00:10,620 He's a nobody from nowhere. We don't care if he lives or dies. 471 01:00:12,150 --> 01:00:15,520 Shall we prosecute you for threatening women? 472 01:00:27,330 --> 01:00:29,870 Pow the earth, pow the earth! 473 01:00:31,340 --> 01:00:41,450 reversed side of the surface of water, there is smell of (lunar) dust 474 01:00:44,680 --> 01:00:50,860 The snow sheets on the Ancient Astronomical ruin 475 01:00:53,390 --> 01:00:59,360 look all corpses suddenly shine crimson! 476 01:01:02,800 --> 01:01:05,800 Down the European cliff 477 01:01:08,370 --> 01:01:11,410 Cradle... Butterfly... 478 01:01:12,280 --> 01:01:19,920 Conch... Butterfly Butterfly La La farfalle... 479 01:01:21,790 --> 01:01:25,560 Powing the earth, powing the ground, tail 480 01:01:27,130 --> 01:01:36,400 After death throw a drop of famed words to the earth throw a drop of ball after death 481 01:01:36,500 --> 01:01:46,280 Tail... My body... To tang... Scatered 482 01:01:47,780 --> 01:01:51,920 Cavallo Cavallo rosso 483 01:01:53,080 --> 01:01:57,720 ...be quiet please, America... 484 01:01:58,420 --> 01:02:02,730 Pow the ground, pow the ground... 485 01:02:03,490 --> 01:02:10,640 reversed side of the surface of water, there is smell of (lunar) dust 486 01:02:11,340 --> 01:02:21,080 Ghi-anda don gri gland... With the tack 487 01:02:21,480 --> 01:02:31,620 In Aiowa In a corner of kitchen In autumn of rust On top of caught nail 488 01:02:32,560 --> 01:02:37,330 Past what is called Anamushi Pass, and as far as Nijozan, 489 01:02:38,800 --> 01:02:42,070 I was gritting my teeth, thinking. 490 01:02:42,900 --> 01:02:47,570 Is that an ancient mausoleum, there are several hilly mounds, 491 01:02:48,970 --> 01:02:53,740 the electric train was almost on the prefectural border between Osaka and Nara. 492 01:03:36,590 --> 01:03:42,560 What do I mean by a way out? I'm deliberately avoiding the word freedom. 493 01:03:43,260 --> 01:03:48,130 I don't mean this grand feeling of freedom on all sides. 494 01:03:49,370 --> 01:03:54,840 But I myself have never asked for freedom neither then nor now. 495 01:03:55,540 --> 01:04:01,510 Besides, freedom is something people deceive themselves with far too often. 496 01:04:02,110 --> 01:04:05,550 And as sublime as it may feel 497 01:04:05,880 --> 01:04:10,350 freedom can also lead to sublime disappointment. 498 01:04:18,430 --> 01:04:24,570 Day 34 499 01:05:09,650 --> 01:05:10,450 Hey! 500 01:05:12,880 --> 01:05:15,050 What are you doing to this holy ground? 501 01:05:17,720 --> 01:05:18,890 How disrespectful. 502 01:05:21,330 --> 01:05:22,630 Such disrespect. 503 01:05:48,020 --> 01:05:51,760 It's hard to become invisible 504 01:05:51,890 --> 01:05:55,090 It's hard to go back to being an orangutan 505 01:06:42,110 --> 01:06:45,540 Don't forget me. 506 01:06:47,650 --> 01:06:52,850 Let me exist in your memory. 507 01:06:54,490 --> 01:06:57,560 May I stay there? 508 01:07:11,400 --> 01:07:13,100 Nothing happened! 509 01:07:17,910 --> 01:07:19,080 Understood? 510 01:07:21,480 --> 01:07:23,250 Nothing happened. 511 01:09:02,880 --> 01:09:04,150 He's not here. 512 01:09:10,420 --> 01:09:11,560 He's not here. 513 01:09:15,760 --> 01:09:17,330 He's not here... 514 01:09:39,780 --> 01:09:40,880 He's not here. 515 01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:52,760 He's not here. 516 01:10:04,280 --> 01:10:05,680 He's not here... 517 01:13:49,200 --> 01:13:58,780 Day 37 518 01:14:02,250 --> 01:14:04,650 For a show-off you've done well. 519 01:14:05,320 --> 01:14:06,650 I'm glad I came to see this. 520 01:14:06,980 --> 01:14:11,620 How noble of you. You've been on TV so many times. 521 01:14:11,860 --> 01:14:16,190 Perhaps, all along, he's been eating delicious food somewhere. 522 01:14:18,860 --> 01:14:21,300 Excuse me. Please step aside. 523 01:14:24,900 --> 01:14:26,140 Is he from TV? 524 01:14:31,840 --> 01:14:33,280 I've seen him on a show. 525 01:14:40,850 --> 01:14:42,620 How wonderful. 526 01:14:44,450 --> 01:14:46,160 This is original. 527 01:14:48,030 --> 01:14:51,360 Real art is something that echoes through your heart. 528 01:14:53,260 --> 01:14:56,630 He is not doing anything. He is not eating anything. 529 01:14:58,370 --> 01:15:03,910 The art that he pracitses represents people's inner selves. 530 01:15:04,370 --> 01:15:07,310 It pulls out the desire that sleeps at the root of humanity. 531 01:15:07,610 --> 01:15:10,850 It reveals the existence of our wishes. 532 01:15:11,750 --> 01:15:14,420 He is the ultimate performance artist. 533 01:15:15,720 --> 01:15:23,530 Let's do an exhibition together to mark the opening of a new museum. 534 01:15:24,090 --> 01:15:25,060 Let's do it! 535 01:15:27,330 --> 01:15:30,400 I'll make you a star of the new museum. 536 01:15:32,840 --> 01:15:34,570 Hello everybody. 537 01:15:34,940 --> 01:15:40,610 Welcome to the Humanity Pavilion of the 21st Century Expo in Japan. 538 01:15:41,410 --> 01:15:47,020 Japan, the eternal land of gods, will host a performance. 539 01:15:47,280 --> 01:15:51,220 Those of you who disobey... Those of you with impure blood... 540 01:15:51,320 --> 01:15:56,130 You have strange genes. 541 01:15:56,260 --> 01:15:59,960 Just like Native Americans and Ainu. 542 01:16:01,370 --> 01:16:10,070 Take a look at these native Okinawans. 543 01:16:10,170 --> 01:16:15,280 We'll show you our incredible plan that will reform their spirits. 544 01:16:15,650 --> 01:16:21,820 Please watch closely. 545 01:16:26,490 --> 01:16:27,390 Right. 546 01:16:28,730 --> 01:16:34,230 Now, we'll teach you Japanese. 547 01:16:35,300 --> 01:16:40,600 The first thing you must learn is... 548 01:16:42,870 --> 01:16:47,080 Long live the Emperor! 549 01:16:48,350 --> 01:16:52,350 Long live the Emperor! 550 01:16:53,750 --> 01:16:56,690 How was that? Are you shocked? 551 01:16:57,820 --> 01:17:01,430 It echoes so proudly. 552 01:17:01,730 --> 01:17:10,830 The combination of sounds. The valiance. It's steadiness. It's typical Japanese. 553 01:17:10,930 --> 01:17:11,970 Come on then! 554 01:17:12,770 --> 01:17:16,040 Long live the Emperor! 555 01:17:17,910 --> 01:17:21,850 Do you still not understand? 556 01:17:24,380 --> 01:17:28,820 Are you sure you're Japanese? 557 01:17:29,690 --> 01:17:31,020 Shame on you! 558 01:17:31,220 --> 01:17:33,960 I don't know what's up your sleeve. 559 01:17:34,220 --> 01:17:36,860 But my debt keeps getting worse and worse. 560 01:17:36,960 --> 01:17:38,530 I told you to be quiet! 561 01:17:38,730 --> 01:17:44,070 American soldiers coming back from Vietnam are seething with perversion. 562 01:17:44,270 --> 01:17:49,910 I almost feel sorry for them. Especially the blacks who everybody ignores. 563 01:17:50,940 --> 01:17:51,980 Silence! 564 01:17:53,880 --> 01:17:57,410 I will now read the verdict. 565 01:17:59,220 --> 01:18:08,930 Decision. The court has found the suspect guilty. 566 01:18:13,000 --> 01:18:17,530 Just now, you have become a widow. 567 01:18:19,240 --> 01:18:22,670 I feel sorry for you. I shall console you. 568 01:18:22,770 --> 01:18:25,280 - Don't touch me! - There's no need to hold back. 569 01:18:34,620 --> 01:18:38,090 Who brought the baby? 570 01:18:39,260 --> 01:18:43,130 Make it stop! 571 01:18:46,000 --> 01:18:50,570 It's too late. It's dead. 572 01:18:50,670 --> 01:18:53,700 Grieving will bring you nothing. 573 01:18:54,270 --> 01:18:58,410 You'll soon have another baby. 574 01:18:59,040 --> 01:19:01,880 I'll make sure of that! 575 01:19:21,630 --> 01:19:35,180 The new Japanese land of Okinawa is now on your young shoulders. 576 01:19:36,680 --> 01:19:43,120 Step over the corpses covered in grass. Push aside the corpses soaked in water. 577 01:19:43,890 --> 01:19:51,360 Come back to Japan, the living god! 578 01:20:05,350 --> 01:20:10,520 Day 38 579 01:20:25,860 --> 01:20:29,730 Perhaps I was wrong. 580 01:20:31,740 --> 01:20:37,740 What was it I wanted from this fasting man? 581 01:20:39,280 --> 01:20:43,680 Perhaps I demanded too much from him. 582 01:20:44,410 --> 01:20:46,250 Perhaps society also did. 583 01:20:47,550 --> 01:20:51,520 If we had let him be, he would've been at peace. 584 01:20:52,220 --> 01:20:58,090 Perhaps all we did was throw ourselves into confusion. 585 01:20:59,570 --> 01:21:02,830 Many attained salvation by fasting and reached enlightenment. 586 01:21:04,800 --> 01:21:07,240 Sir, that's what you told me. 587 01:21:09,940 --> 01:21:11,710 Are you saying that this man... 588 01:21:13,340 --> 01:21:14,510 I'm not sure. 589 01:21:17,450 --> 01:21:21,850 In that case, why don't you also practise this act of asceticism? 590 01:21:22,190 --> 01:21:23,850 He doesn't have to be the only one. 591 01:21:24,850 --> 01:21:30,760 I could do a few days of fasting for my own amusement. 592 01:21:31,630 --> 01:21:36,600 But forty days is another story. 593 01:21:39,970 --> 01:21:46,310 Are you saying that, after forty days, this man might not attaing enlightenment? 594 01:21:46,940 --> 01:21:54,550 I don't know. Right now, all types of religion are losing their meaning. 595 01:21:56,190 --> 01:21:59,560 What does it mean to be religious? 596 01:22:03,630 --> 01:22:06,600 This man is just an entertainer. 597 01:22:08,370 --> 01:22:13,070 Buddha was from a royal family. Mohammed was also well-off. 598 01:22:13,370 --> 01:22:15,510 Christ was said to be God's son. 599 01:22:16,710 --> 01:22:20,940 They were destined to be born this way, and lived their lives as intended. 600 01:22:22,550 --> 01:22:25,450 We don't even know where this man came from. 601 01:22:26,020 --> 01:22:28,180 So what? 602 01:22:29,550 --> 01:22:37,360 Aren't people born with destiny? 603 01:22:39,500 --> 01:22:44,170 Isn't even freedom up to fate? 604 01:22:52,810 --> 01:22:56,980 "Celebrating a new world record for fasting" 605 01:22:53,880 --> 01:22:59,990 Day 40 606 01:23:05,360 --> 01:23:10,290 What an achievement. At last, a world record! 607 01:23:10,390 --> 01:23:16,800 Overcoming all criticism and envy, this man has finally done it. 608 01:23:16,900 --> 01:23:21,400 He's now an internationally recognised performance artist. 609 01:23:21,540 --> 01:23:26,640 People sought emancipation, kindness and warmth from him. 610 01:23:26,740 --> 01:23:28,810 They saw hope in him. 611 01:23:28,910 --> 01:23:33,920 But this man overcame all obstacles. 612 01:23:34,280 --> 01:23:36,850 So he became a superhuman. 613 01:23:36,950 --> 01:23:45,830 From today onwards, he will be the guiding star of our hopes. 614 01:24:11,120 --> 01:24:13,420 A certificate of commendation. 615 01:24:14,790 --> 01:24:23,930 You showed tolerance and endurance. You strived for selfless devotion. 616 01:24:24,800 --> 01:24:35,650 It's been honorable of you to represent Japan as a fasting warrior. 617 01:24:36,610 --> 01:24:41,650 We would like to ask for you to do just one more thing. 618 01:24:41,950 --> 01:24:51,930 We ask you to be of service to the nation of Japan. 619 01:25:16,150 --> 01:25:28,670 The whole country is full of praise for this warrior. 620 01:25:31,000 --> 01:25:35,940 Wasn't he mad at him before? Wasn't he telling him to stop? 621 01:25:36,070 --> 01:25:39,010 Now he's saying the country is full of praise for him? 622 01:25:43,210 --> 01:25:45,010 Try your best, alright? 623 01:25:50,450 --> 01:25:55,960 About the gate... How is that in these many years, 624 01:25:56,360 --> 01:26:01,660 no one except me has requested entry? 625 01:26:01,860 --> 01:26:04,200 I tried asking the gatekeeper again. 626 01:26:04,970 --> 01:26:07,470 The fire of my life was about to go out. 627 01:26:07,940 --> 01:26:11,870 As if trying to bring back my fading consciousness, the gatekeeper shouts, 628 01:26:13,440 --> 01:26:16,050 "Here no one else can gain entry. 629 01:26:16,410 --> 01:26:23,920 This entrance was assigned only to you. I'm going now. I'm closing it. 630 01:26:24,050 --> 01:26:26,390 What will you do?" 631 01:27:19,940 --> 01:27:21,480 Perhaps... 632 01:27:22,680 --> 01:27:26,880 Perhaps this man was... 633 01:27:28,280 --> 01:27:31,120 He was enlightened from the beginning! 634 01:27:33,460 --> 01:27:36,890 Even we were lost. 635 01:27:38,460 --> 01:27:42,070 We're far from enlightened. 636 01:28:24,240 --> 01:28:26,810 Criticism inundates the hunger artist. 637 01:28:27,180 --> 01:28:29,550 A hero of a fallen town 638 01:28:30,010 --> 01:28:32,550 Get rid of the hunger artist and clean up the town! 639 01:28:32,780 --> 01:28:35,050 We should not permit this foolish act. He's playing around with life. 640 01:28:35,690 --> 01:28:37,690 How ridiculous! Stop all this nonsense. 641 01:28:38,290 --> 01:28:40,290 Get rid of this filth from our town! 642 01:29:00,550 --> 01:29:06,690 Day 44 643 01:29:02,980 --> 01:29:04,010 Hey there. 644 01:29:11,790 --> 01:29:13,590 It's all over now. 645 01:29:14,960 --> 01:29:17,060 What was all that racket for? 646 01:29:19,930 --> 01:29:21,530 It all seemed so fake. 647 01:29:27,100 --> 01:29:28,940 This isn't even enough for pocket money. 648 01:29:29,340 --> 01:29:31,610 You should hurry up and die, and rest in peace. 649 01:29:31,810 --> 01:29:35,210 It'll be on the news. "Hunger Artist Dies" 650 01:29:35,450 --> 01:29:37,280 At least you could pay off your rent. 651 01:29:38,510 --> 01:29:42,080 Or maybe not. 652 01:30:31,870 --> 01:30:34,000 Two gentlemen approached him. 653 01:30:34,400 --> 01:30:40,840 One took his hat off, looked around and wiped his sweat with his handkerchief. 654 01:30:44,150 --> 01:30:51,850 The logic cannot be refuted, but someone who wants to live will not resist it. 655 01:30:52,760 --> 01:30:57,190 Where was the judge he'd never seen? 656 01:30:58,030 --> 01:31:03,800 Where was the high court that he had never reached? 657 01:31:05,370 --> 01:31:10,210 He stretched his arms out and spread out all his fingers. 658 01:31:11,870 --> 01:31:18,010 But the hands of one of the gentlemen were laid on his throat, 659 01:31:18,510 --> 01:31:23,720 while the other pushed a gun against his heart and pulled the trigger twice. 660 01:31:33,700 --> 01:31:41,070 As his eyesight failed, he could see the two gentlemen, cheek by cheek, 661 01:31:41,370 --> 01:31:45,340 close in front of his face, watching the result. 662 01:32:00,890 --> 01:32:06,870 Day 49 663 01:32:50,540 --> 01:32:51,810 Let's die! 664 01:32:51,940 --> 01:32:53,480 Let's die! 665 01:33:15,560 --> 01:33:16,930 What's going on? 666 01:33:19,140 --> 01:33:21,340 Hey? What happened? 667 01:33:22,370 --> 01:33:23,410 He's dead. 668 01:33:23,510 --> 01:33:25,680 And him? Check them all. 669 01:33:27,310 --> 01:33:28,140 Dead. 670 01:33:29,980 --> 01:33:30,750 Dead. 671 01:33:34,820 --> 01:33:39,820 Day 50 672 01:33:50,500 --> 01:33:56,370 I wonder whether any souls were saved? 673 01:33:59,780 --> 01:34:01,140 It's over. 674 01:34:02,110 --> 01:34:07,050 Nothing happened after all. 675 01:34:08,720 --> 01:34:14,690 Even after fifty days, no miracle occured. 676 01:34:19,860 --> 01:34:26,070 The end of time will not be upon us. 677 01:34:31,240 --> 01:34:32,740 If it goes on like this... 678 01:34:34,310 --> 01:34:43,420 Will we just die a slow death in the prison of freedom? 679 01:34:59,000 --> 01:35:00,040 I can do it. 680 01:35:02,810 --> 01:35:04,710 The shape of his heart. 681 01:35:06,240 --> 01:35:07,710 I think I can do it. 682 01:35:09,910 --> 01:35:11,250 I'll make it happen. 683 01:36:33,400 --> 01:36:34,300 Hey. 684 01:36:35,900 --> 01:36:37,270 It's all over. 685 01:36:38,500 --> 01:36:39,840 I'm heading off. 686 01:36:42,070 --> 01:36:44,440 Anyway, why did you fast? 687 01:36:53,380 --> 01:36:55,450 Why did you go on a hunger strike? 688 01:37:12,400 --> 01:37:15,670 I just couldn't find anything that I'd like to eat. 689 01:37:17,770 --> 01:37:19,040 That's all. 690 01:37:21,710 --> 01:37:24,050 But I've just found something. 691 01:38:20,500 --> 01:38:22,100 Delicious... 692 01:38:36,720 --> 01:38:37,790 A dog... 693 01:38:39,890 --> 01:38:41,660 You're like a dog! 694 01:39:08,350 --> 01:39:14,190 In his dimming eyes remained the firm though no longer proud persuasion 695 01:39:14,390 --> 01:39:21,860 that he was still continuing to fast. 696 01:44:48,260 --> 01:44:53,300 Directed by ADACHI Masao 697 01:44:53,700 --> 01:44:55,900 English subtitles by Julian Ross 698 01:44:56,600 --> 01:45:02,170 Poetry translation by YOSHIDA Yuriko and SATO Hiroaki