All language subtitles for Lost.Love.1978.JAPANESE.1080p.WEBRip.x264-VXT_English

A Bunka Kikaku Promotions and
Art Theatre Guild Joint Production

Hey! Over here!

There's a ring on
the left ring finger.

- Here on the upper left arm...
- Yes?

An abrasion.

NUCLEAR WAR

Produced by Tetsutarō Nishiyama
and Tomoda Jirō

Based on a novel by Sōichirō Tahara
Screenplay by Tatsuhiko Kamoi

FOOD AND NUCLEAR POWER SOUVENIRS

Music by Teizō Matsumura
Cinematography by Sakae Negishi

Aobas are a dime a dozen
in this town.

That's my name too.

Is that right?

I understand. Thanks.

What are your plans for that guy?

He'll come in handy somehow.

With that double suicide?

He just might.

I've got a feeling.

He seems like a professional.

Something fishy is going on
around the nuclear plant.

Like what?

My article about the double suicide
was rejected.

It looked like
the usual lovers' suicide,

but something's going
on behind the scenes.

Got a scoop?

Maybe.

That'll show them
for dumping me out here.

That guy just has to make a little noise,
then they'll have to take note.

Then you can go back
to the main office?

Probably.

Hm...

Back to your wife's place, huh?

- Auntie...
- Hm? See the loach?

They're huge.

- There's a discount.
- Sure is hot, huh ma'am?

It's always hot like
this in the summer.

- Are those loach?
- That's right.

Say...do you know a woman by the
name of Nozomi Aoba that lives nearby?

I'm not a family registration clerk,
so I wouldn't know.

Look how many there are.

Thanks.

Just a second.

There is a Nozomi in
a landowner's family.

- How old?
- About the same age as me.

I think she's going to
school in Tokyo though.

That's her.
Do you know where she lives?

Yeah, straight down this road.
It's a big western-style house.

Her father's Shigeru Aoba,
a former city councilor.

A city councilor?

Thanks.

Directed by Kazuo Kuroki

Afternoon.

Is there a Nozomi-san here?

Are you her sister?

What is it?

He's looking for sis.

Nozomi? What for?

You're her father?

Nice to meet you.

Is your daughter home?

Nozomi's not here.

She's going to college in Tokyo.

That's where I came from.
I'm her friend.

- From Tokyo?
- Yes.

Bullshit.

That's bullshit.

You're just after my land.

I don't know if you're someone's spy
or what, but I'm not selling. Go away.

Drunk during the day...

Everybody's trying to cheat me.

Isn't this Nozomi-san's umbrella?

Come on, where's your sister?
Is she here?

Just let me see her. Come on!

Nozomi-chan! Nozomi-chan!

Sir...sir!

That Aoba household...

Anyone live there besides
the father and daughter?

Well, there's Mamoru-san.

He's the head of
the fishermen's union.

You want to see Nozomi?

I've got to.

Why?

And just who are you?

Just who am I?
That's not really important.

This is just about the
money she borrowed.

Money? How much?

- 500,000
- 500,000?

That's ridiculous.

There's no way
she borrowed so much money.

We don't have money problems.
If she did, all she'd have to do is ask me.

Why would she ask you?

I don't know, but she did.

You brought the loan agreement,
didn't you?

Stop screwing around,
you arrogant bastard!

Your little sister came to me
with her money problems, asshole!

There was no contract.

You're her brother.
Where are your manners?

I don't know what you're up to, but you
need to stop making false accusations.

- We've got police out here too, you know.
- Let's give them a call. Hey!

The boss said to call the police.

Stop it!

You need to calm down.

- You're right.
- Let's talk civilly.

Nozomi's not even home.

Where'd she go?

Back to Tokyo right
after the memorial service.

- Tokyo?
- Right.

If I hear from Nozomi,
I'll ask her about what you said.

I'll see about the money
just like you want.

Good. If you do hear from her,
tell her that Sakata stopped by.

Put Hiroko on.

Say...

They said she headed back your way.

Have you heard anything?

Alright.

Well, it seems like
she came here, but then...

I don't get it.

I just met your brother.

Such an important guy.

I was surprised.

Did Nozomi really go back
to Tokyo like he said?

Who are you?

What's your name?

My name? It's Sakata.

Are you her lover?

What's your name?

Tsubasa.

Tsubasa?

Did she really go back to Tokyo?

She said she was coming here on the 3rd.
It's been half a month.

I got worried and
came looking for her.

Have you heard anything?

You two lived together?

Huh? Yeah, that's right.

I thought she just went to Tokyo
to go to school. Guess not.

Are you sure she came back here?

Do you love my sister, Sakata-san?

Well, that's why I got worried
and came looking for her.

Nozomi's not here?

Forgot my damn lighter.

Thank you very much.

Come on in.

Welcome.

What do you want?

Find what you were looking for?

Excuse me.

Welcome.

Who's the first-timer?
Your friend?

Sort of.

A reporter?

What's your name?

Sakata.

Sakata-san, huh?

Here you are.

What do you know about Nozomi?

Hm?

Come on, tell me.

I checked around in Tokyo.

Seems Nozomi Aoba dropped
out of school a long time ago...

and then worked at a soapland.

That girl's a big deal these days.

I heard she was a
yakuza pimp's girl too.

What are you saying?

Nothing in particular.
It's a common story.

Do you know where Nozomi is?

Most of the town already knows.

They've heard about you too.

Just hurry up and tell me.

Where's Nozomi?

You've come to take her back
as her pimp, right?

That's got nothing to do with you.

Where is she?

There's no use looking
for Nozomi Aoba.

Why is that?

She's dead.

Dead?

Two bodies from a lovers' suicide were
found on Ōhama Beach about ten days ago.

The man had just come from Tokyo to be
an engineer at the nuclear power plant.

He was married.

The woman was Nozomi Aoba.

There's no way.

If you don't believe me, go back
to the Aoba house and see for yourself.

There should be a new
memorial tablet on the altar.

Idiot!

Nozomi's dead?

That's bullshit.

There's no way she's dead, asshole.

I'm leaving.

Alright.

I'm out of here.

Hey! Open the gate!

You've got a visitor, Aoba!

Alright, you bastard.

Hey!

Open up!

Aoba!

Who's there?

What do you want now?

Get out here and talk to me, idiot!

You're going to tell me
what I want to know.

Don't lie to me.

Is Nozomi alive or dead?

Dead?

She's dead, huh?

Is that right?

Stop your foolishness.

It has nothing to do with you.

Go away!

Go on and get out of town!

Dad...

Lie down.

Tsubasa...

What did you tell
that guy about Nozomi?

Well?

Nothing.

Really?

Good.

Don't talk to him if he comes back.

Got it?

Don't worry.

Hey, Saburō...it's 8:30.

Did you even go home?

- Good morning.
- Morning.

The usual place again, Nogami-san?

I left a message.

I'd rather take a ship somewhere
than go to the nuclear plant.

It can't be helped.

At least not until the exclusive
economic zone issue is resolved.

Gather as much information
as you can in there.

- Alright, I'm off.
- Right.

Did you see the bodies
from the double suicide?

Huh?

Is that really what happened?

That's what the police
and physicians said. Why?

Something strange about it?

I trained that girl from the start.

Everything was going so well for us.

Why would she do something like that?

That's all you've got?

Idiot.

The girl couldn't have made a living
like that if she was soft.

You sure are confident.

If she's dead I'll light a stick of incense,
but everyone's hiding something.

A scandal then.

Hello? Right.

What?

Fewer fishing boats are being cleared
to depart to the northern waters? Yeah.

Only 24 out of 58 were cleared...

Gotcha.

Will a few more be able to leave?

They're not fighting over which ships
will get to leave anymore...

What? They're drawing lots?

What the hell...

This 200 nautical mile problem
is getting worse and worse.

OK. Thank you.

Listen...the Aobas are a
pretty old family in this town.

Old man Shigeru was a city councillor, and
Mamoru plans to run in the next election.

That guy?

He'll run for mayor sooner or later.

It would look bad if his sister
and her lover committed suicide.

It would be a big scandal
in a town like this.

I still don't even know if the
dead girl they found was Nozomi.

If you doubt it, head down
to the scene at Ōhama Beach.

Talk to the fisherman
who found the bodies.

Afternoon.

Are you Enomoto-san?

Yeah.

They were tied together so they
wouldn't be separated even in death.

They were really in love.

The man was an engineer
at the nuclear plant.

A smart guy out of Tokyo University.

What about the woman?

Well, she seemed
like the stylish type.

What about her hair?

She had long hair.

Did she have long fingernails?

I don't know about that.

Let's see then...

Was she wearing a pretty
light blue necklace?

- Huh?
- A necklace.

Necklace? Oh, right.

- Yeah, she was.
- You remember it?

Yeah, I remember it clearly.

- Really?
- Yeah.

You're serious?

You may not like what you find if you
poke around in that double suicide.

What do you mean by that?

Nothing, really.

Why would an outsider like you...

It's my decision.
Don't tell me what to do.

Is that right?
You want to know that badly?

Then why don't you go
see Yamazaki's wife?

She might know something.

She's a great girl.

Where do I meet her?

Hey!

I'm a friend!

I'm a friend!

You are?

A friend.

Why don't you have a seat?

Right here.

What? Are you moving?

I'm heading back to Tokyo.

Your husband?

His bones are going
back to his family.

Ah, that makes sense.

Married for six months, huh?

Listen...

The woman who died with your husband
was named Nozomi, right?

A fine woman. Nice too.

Made me a lot of money.

They call a man like me a pimp.

So what do you think?

After six months of marriage...

...a man with a beautiful wife like you
kills himself with a soapland girl.

Well?

I don't know anything about my husband
from before we were married.

Before you were married?

So you believe they killed
themselves in a lovers' suicide?

That's what the police
and his company said.

No, I'm asking what you think.

As for me...

There's no way that's what happened.

Why is that?

That woman made me a
lot of money with her body.

If I did something stupid like slap her,
she wouldn't just stand there and take it.

If she wanted to do
something, she did it.

Understand?

Just intuition, right?

Right?

Tell me.

When did you last see your husband?

About 10 the night
before his body was found.

About 10?

Where was he going so late?

I don't know.
He said he'd be back in an hour.

Did he say he was meeting someone?

But he did make a call right
before he left.

Then Kobayashi from the
union picked him up in a car.

Kobayashi from the union?
What union?

The company's labor union.

That Kobayashi is suspicious.

- Arrest him.
- For what?!

Trespassing and rape.
Caught red-handed.

Moron! I didn't do anything like that!

- Get him out of here.
- I'll remember this!

Ma'am...

Why was that man here?

Ma'am?

How many times do
I have to tell you?!

I didn't rape her.
Why aren't you listening to me?!

Why am I even here?

I don't if know someone squealed...

Or maybe someone paid you
countryside police to spy. Idiot.

That's enough for today.

I don't smoke Hi-lites.

Those bodies found on Ōhama Beach
were definitely part of a lovers' suicide.

Nozomi was my woman.

Got nothing to do with you.

Leave me alone.

- Get him out of here.
- Yes, sir.

It wasn't a lovers' suicide!

Come on, get up.

That's it regarding Yamazaki's wife
and the company, right?

It was just the usual lovers' suicide.

We don't want to alarm the public.

Yes, I understand.

All that's left to do
is close the investigation.

Right. Did you look into that man?

Yes, we checked
his fingerprints with Tokyo.

Arrested four times.

He seems to be the yakuza type.
Deals with women.

So that's how it is.

You take the train straight
back to Tokyo.

You got it, Sakata?!

Do you know why
the police arrested me?

This town's the kind of place
where everyone knows what's going on.

Are you going back
to Tokyo, Sakata-san?

No, I'm not.

Good.

Aren't you hot in those clothes?

I'm very sensitive.
I'm cold even in the summer.

Do you have a place to stay?

I don't.

I haven't found anything yet.

I know a good place.

Is this a shipwright's place?

The Obon break starts today,
so it's fine for now.

Ah, that's right.

I can collect myself here. Thanks.

I can find somewhere else
if this doesn't work.

No, this is fine.

I had wanted to meet you
before all this happened.

You knew about me?

Yeah, my sister told me a little
before she came home.

Is that right?

So Sakata-san,
what did you do in Tokyo?

I was something like a manager.

I'd like to hear about
my sister in Tokyo.

She was very kind to me.

But I wasn't as kind to her.

She said I never took her anywhere
or bought her anything.

- Except for this.
- It's cute.

My sister loved it.
She always took it when she went out.

Listen...

If that's enough for now,
could I be alone for a while?

There's a lot going on in this town.

Idiot.

Sakata-san, right?

Yeah.

Got a minute to talk
about Nozomi-san?

Sure.

Sure are a lot of things
going on around here, huh?

It must be hard for Aoba-san.

You must have a lot of questions too.

But my boss...

...would like to settle
the matter with this.

How about it, Sakata-san?

Won't you bring this to an end?

I understand.

But I couldn't.

No, I insist.

Well then, I'll accept it.
I'll bring the matter to a close.

Ah, it's just the right time
for the train.

Let me see you to the station.

I'm obliged.

- I'll be going.
- Take care. Off you go.

Filming is prohibited.

No shooting allowed on the road.

Not without permission
from the police.

It's prohibited.

No shooting on the road, alright?

Not without permission.

You can't shoot without
permission, alright?

No shooting without permission.

Hey, hold on! Sir!

You can't go any further.

- I can't go in?
- Only up to the reception desk.

Ah, up to here?

Alright. Big, huh?

Please don't enter.
It's company property.

Please don't enter.

Leave, please. Leave.

Leave. You're trespassing.

Please leave. You need to leave.

Shooting is prohibited.

- No shooting, understand?
- I understand.

But you're doing it anyway.

Don't cause trouble.

MONITORED AREA. NO ENTRY.

- Sakata-san?
- Yeah.

I'm Kobayashi from the union.
What is it?

Let's go. Come on.

That again?

I already told the police everything.

I really didn't pick up
Yamazaki-kun that night.

I was at home.

- What did you do at home?
- I composed union documents.

What Yamazaki's wife said about
a phone call isn't true at all.

She's mistaken.

Moron!

I've got good information.

Where did you take
Yamazaki in your car?

Hold on.

No need to get violent.

What did you do that for?

What did you do with Yamazaki?

Alright, alright, alright.

I'll tell you.

Just wait a bit.
I'm in the middle of work.

Please.

Six o'clock...wait until six.

Got a driver's license?

Do you have a driver's license?

Show me.

OK, OK.

Six o'clock? Alright.

I'll give you a call.

You better be there.

Kobayashi!

Kobayashi! Asshole.

Bastard!

- Be gentle.
- Yeah, yeah.

Just a bit more.

- Can you hand me a cigarette?
- Hm? Sure.

Thanks.

I heard from Asuka-san.

- Asuka who?
- Yamazaki's wife.

She had a message for you.

- For me?
- Yeah.

She wants you to come by
tomorrow for a talk.

I see.

Is she pretty?

Eh, she's a strange woman.

- Ow!
- Sorry, sorry.

You're quite a mess, huh?

Some refreshments.

What the hell's going on in this town?

Yamazaki's wife told me
about that asshole Kobayashi.

I poked around and this happened.

Kobayashi from the plant's labor union?

Yeah.

You know that idiot Kajima?

He was kind enough to
give me a parting gift.

Then he saw me to the station.

Really?

First the double suicide,
then you showed up.

Then you've got the police...

...Kajima, and Kobayashi.

Was this Kajima again?

Is this a quiz?

The accident.

Accident?

There was an accident
at the nuclear plant.

It seemed to be pretty serious.

- Yamazaki's wife didn't tell you?
- No, no. It's got nothing to do with it.

I'm not so sure about that.

Yamazaki was an engineer
at the nuclear plant.

He'd know all about the accident.

Maybe he did...

Say...did your brother
tell you anything about it?

No.

- There's no use worrying about it.
- That's not true.

You said that the double suicide
was actually murder.

So you're saying the
accident was the reason?

I don't know for sure.

It might be connected though.

But why the hell would you kill
two people to cover up an accident?

Your breakfast is good enough
to eat now too.

"Good enough" is all I get?

No, no.

Your intel gathering has been
really shrewd lately.

It's a big help.

That's what I thought. Here.

We've been at it half a year already.

We did it together.

Anyway, what's Sakata doing
down near the coal mine?

Staying out of sight.

That's a rough place to send him.

Ah, that's right.

Your father died in a
coal dust explosion.

How long has it been?

Thirteen years now.

We lived in the miners' housing at the time.
I had some good friends.

Fought with plenty of others too.

It's not the same with
so many outsiders nowadays.

People won't even greet you
in the street.

That's what you call urbanization.

No way.

Sabu...how many subcontractors
are working there now?

About 4,500 I think.

Hit all of them.

See if anything strange
has been going on lately.

OK. That'll get us the truth?

I don't know.

But do the best you can.

Why don't we do what
we did last time?

You came to sleep with me?

Why not?

No one will see.

What do you want?

Do you want to track down the killer?

So you think it was murder too?

Even before I met you, I thought
my husband may have been murdered.

Really?

Then who did it?

And why?

What's this?

My husband left it behind
when he went out that night.

What does this have
to do with anything?

I want to know who did it to them.

Kobayashi?

Is Kajima involved with him?

I don't know.

I don't think it was Kobayashi-san.

But...

Then who?

My husband was probably killed because
he was going public with that.

But Nozomi's got
nothing to do with this.

It would be more natural for him to commit
suicide with a lover than by himself, right?

If it's not Kobayashi, then...

Don't you have some idea?

It's not as simple as you think.

But if you take this with you, then
someone will surely come looking for it.

That's really your plan?

It is.

Yeah, that's fine.

Hey.

Got it.

Let me know if anything happens.

Closed today?

So, what happened with Kobayashi?

Kobayashi? What about him?

Don't play dumb.

Kobayashi from the
plant's labor union.

Where did you two go last night?

I don't know what you mean.

I put the screws to him,
but he never showed up.

Really?

Don't bullshit me.

What happened?

Last night he went out saying that
he was meeting a man named Sakata.

Now he's missing.

This morning the company requested
that the police investigate.

I'm not joking.

It wasn't me.

That's the absolute truth?

Asshole. You don't trust me?

It's not that,
but if he's missing...

He's scared of me catching him again.
Probably hiding somewhere.

Take a look at this.

What is it?

This is...

...about the nuclear reactor
fuel assembly.

Ah, is that right?

You said there was
an accident at the plant.

Well here's some evidence.

What?

Hey, where did you get this?

Yamazaki's wife.

Yamazaki?

I need to show this to an expert.

It might be fake
considering the source.

But this is a big scoop if it's real.

Can I keep this?

No way.

Why? It won't do you any good.

That's where you're wrong.

What if a rumor gets out
that I have it?

Maybe someone comes looking for it...

Yamazaki's wife said it would be
the guy who killed them.

What do you think?

So that's the plan.

You might think it's simple...

...but it's not going
to be that easy.

You could end up being the third.

The third what?

Yamazaki, Nozomi Aoba,
and then you.

That's funny.
I'm always ready to strike back.

This isn't the time to act tough.

You might be picking a fight with
powers you can't hope to defeat.

News division.

What?

You're sure it's him?

Got it. On my way.

You won't be the third now.

You'll be the fourth.

Kobayashi's body was found
hanging in the forest.

You saw something near
the fishing area?

That's right.

We went to see.

Something dark was hanging
on this side, right?

It was strange so we came
over to take a look.

There was no one else in the area?

We didn't notice anyone.

- No one on the other side?
- No one.

Where did you get these
documents, Nogami-san?

Just kidding, just kidding.

A reporter can't reveal
his sources, right?

This is really serious though.
It's hard to imagine something like this.

You don't believe it's real, do you?

If it is, the nuclear development program
will need to be completely reassessed.

The reactor isn't operational
right now, correct?

Right. It's being inspected
at the moment.

The inspection's next month, isn't it?

That was the plan, but it was moved
up a month for various reasons.

The engineer Yamazaki-san
died the other day, right?

Yeah, that was a shame.

Such a capable young man.

Do these documents have anything
to do with his death?

What about the death of Kobayashi-san
from the labor union?

That just sounds like a
poor inference, Nogami-san.

Isn't that right?

I'm talking to you like this because I have
faith in your good sense as a reporter.

Being a newspaper reporter isn't about
doing anything just to get a story, is it?

It seems Professor Kamiyama from the
Atomic Energy Research Institute is here.

You're well-informed, Nogami-san.

To have to bring in an authority
the likes of Kamiyama-san...

What would cause that?

It's just for a periodic inspection.

It was only at the
professor's convenience.

We've had a few defects
pointed out thanks to him.

He came from MITI?

That's always the case for the inspections.
You didn't know that?

I'm sure it's justified for
MITI to be involved.

Well, that's all for today.

Nogami-san.

Let me tell you something.

Eastern Electric has been heavily
promoting themselves in Japan.

This is just a guess, but...

...those documents could have been
forged to make it look like

the reactor we bought from
American Electric is defective.

That might be Eastern's plan
to sell their reactor.

I'm relieved.

Everyone was really worried about
the difficult negotiations.

Fortunately we got an additional 200 million
for the fishing rights from the plant.

Is that right?

By the way...

Could I ask you something personal?

Just take this as a rumor.

Your sister died a few days ago, right?

Supposedly...she was killed to cover up
an accident at the nuclear plant.

What are they saying?

The engineer Yamazaki was going
to expose the accident.

His death was made to
look like a lovers' suicide.

The selected partner at
that time...was your sister.

They're saying Nozomi
didn't commit suicide?

She was killed?

No way...

That's not all.

They say you might have
known about the plan.

Aoba-san, the additional compensation
you mentioned...

That wasn't the result of
some shady dealings, was it?

No, I don't believe all of it.

But given what I've
seen since it happened...

I can't believe that
it's simply a rumor.

Well?

Aoba-san...

What the hell happened?

Nogami-san...

It might be hard to understand since
you've only been in this town a short time.

This town has changed a lot
in the last ten years.

Just about everything...

This town used to get about
200 million yen in tax revenue.

Now it's 1.2 billion.

Close to 90% is due
to the nuclear plant.

This town was built on the fishing industry.
It's no longer a fishing village.

A lot of fishermen quit to
work for the nuclear plant.

Please understand, Ogami-san.

We can't oppose the
nuclear plant anymore.

Tsubasa...where are you going?

To that guy's place?

Don't go back there. Hear me?

Why? Why can't I?

Because.

Just say it.

You'll end up like Nozomi if you do.

Like sis?

What are you doing?!

Mamoru...why did you call
Nozomi back from Tokyo?

Didn't you say it would be nice if Nozomi
was back for mom's third death anniversary?

No. Nozomi wouldn't have died
if she hadn't come back.

- It's because you called her.
- Don't talk like that Dad.

She hadn't been back in three years.

I didn't call her.

She came back because
Yamazaki-kun was here.

No! Nozomi was killed
because of you, asshole.

It's the same thing as murder.

You killed Nozomi!

Dad!

What are you doing, Mamoru?!

Dad!

You went against the nuclear plant
to sell your land for a high price.

All of the eyes of the townspeople
were on our family.

That's why Nozomi left.

She couldn't take it.

Her leaving was your fault.

What?

She was fed up with you only caring
about yourself and how others saw you.

Just so you could be mayor...

Shut up!

Kill me! Kill me!
You've already done it once.

Asshole!

Stop! Stop, Mamoru!

Let me go you old fool!

What are you doing, Mamoru?!

You asshole!

Oh no.

What happened?

What is it? What's the matter?

What is it?

What's wrong?

Come on, what's the matter?

What is it?

There, there.

Come here, come here.

What is it? Come on.

What's the matter?
What happened? Huh?

Just calm down.

Something happened.

Calm down.

Look at me.

Look at me, please.

Look, please.

Calm down.

I'm scared of my brother.

Alright.

I understand.

I do. Stay here.

Stay right here. OK?

You're alright. You're safe.

I'm cold.

Hm?

I'm cold.

Cold?

Hold me.

Hold me.

Hold me just like my sister.

You're different.

You're not like your sister.

You're Tsubasa.

Tsubasa.

You're Tsubasa.

So what are your impressions of
six months of correspondence work?

It's not easy being away, is it?

Or are you enjoying being
free from your wife's gaze?

I did three years of branch
office work myself.

I'm sure you'd like to
head back to Tokyo soon.

I'll be what they call a veteran
newspaper reporter before long.

I don't understand
why you called me here.

- Chief, there's a call for you.
- Alright.

I'll leave it to you.

What is it you want?

During the conflict over the
US-Japan Security Treaty...

...two men with big dreams
joined a newspaper company.

It's ironic that it came to this.

- If you can't say it, shall I?
- No, I will.

We want you to stop your
investigation of the nuclear plant.

That's no surprise.

Did that come from the branch chief?

It was a directive from
the main office, of course.

Why?

The point is...

The Daitō newspaper doesn't want to give its
readers the impression that it's complicit

with American Electric or Eastern Electric
for the nuclear reactor business in Japan.

If these documents are made public...

...and we point out a defect in
American Electric's boiling water reactor...

...Eastern's pressurized water
reactor sales will benefit.

The Daitō newspaper will be seen as a
willing tool for Eastern's reactor business.

Everything you've collected
is worthless.

But I do have an idea...

It would be about the same if
we published that the accident

was limited to a cracked pipe
rather than damaged fuel rods.

That should suit everyone.

Is that also a directive
from the main office?

No, it's...

Eat.

You need to eat.

What?! No!

Tsubasa!

- No! No!
- You sons of bitches.

No! Let me go! Sakata-san!

I need your expertise,
Professor Kamiyama.

For several reasons...

...it's clear that a serious accident
occurred at the nuclear plant.

Like a coolant leak in the reactor,
leading to damaged fuel rods.

- Sounds a lot like the China syndrome.
- Hold on a minute.

The term "China syndrome"
shouldn't be thrown around so easily.

I know very well that people are
worried about nuclear reactor safety.

I believe I'm the foremost
expert on the subject.

But it's reckless to present China
syndrome as an actual possibility.

Even if an accident occurred
like you said...

There are many safety devices that prevent
the reactor's pressure vessel from failing.

All of those safety devices would have
to fail for China syndrome to occur.

One worst case scenario after another.

That's right.

The possibility is just as remote as a
single house fire spreading to all of Tokyo.

The term "China syndrome" is just
amusing American black humor.

Too much is made of it.

Nowadays people jump straight to
China syndrome whenever an accident occurs.

The fear of nuclear reactors
is worrying.

But the possibility exists,
does it not?

If we assume it's possible...

Then it's also possible for a meteorite to
fall from the sky and kill you as we speak.

Do you really believe there was
an accident at the nuclear plant?

That's right.

I need to know what
you make of these.

Diagrams of the accident, as well
as photos of the damaged fuel rods.

Well?

Are they real?

I don't know.

What?!

Only an engineer from the scene
could tell if they're genuine.

It's impossible for me
to say for sure.

Let's say you reveal something like
China syndrome at the nuclear plant.

An accident that occurred
due to fuel rods melting.

If you go public with that, Japan's nuclear
power development plan will be ruined.

There's no way a newspaper reporter could
obtain such dangerous documents himself.

You possessing those photos is the
best evidence that they aren't genuine.

I don't know whether or
not the plan will be ruined.

But I can't cover this up.

It's my duty to give people the truth.

You're being short-sighted.

Of course there will be faults in nuclear
plants. We're just getting started.

But our mission is to
overcome those flaws

and achieve the perfect
nuclear power plant.

No one else will do it for us.

We have to do it ourselves.

By deceiving people?

It's unavoidable.

Dangerous business.

It surely is.

But right now we rely on oil resources
more than anything else.

I don't know when that will end.

What would happen if there
was a blockade in the Persian Gulf?

Let's assume that oil imports from the
Middle East were cut off for six months.

It would be closer to seven or eight months
including things like transport time.

Japan imports 81% of its oil
from the Middle East.

Therefore oil imports will fall
to 20% of their usual amount.

If it continues for 200 days...

...three million people will die and 70%
of the country's assets will be lost.

About half the people in Japan
will be on the verge of death.

Actually, there is an extremely high
probability of a Persian Gulf blockade.

We have such an unreliable lifeline.
Is there anything else so dangerous?

We have to produce as much
of our own energy as we can.

Whether it's coal, oil,
or nuclear power...

Nogami-san...

Who told you about the accident
at the nuclear plant?

Who gave you those photos?

Nevermind.

I'll tell you the truth.

The engineer named Yamazaki
was my own student.

He came by my place before
he was found dead here in the sea.

He seemed very worried at the time.

There was a mistake with
consequences beyond his job.

He had carelessly inserted
the fuel rods upside down.

He felt a terrible sense of
responsibility for the incident.

I told him it mustn't happen again,

calmed him down,
and sent him home, but...

It lead to the double suicide.

You've been in this town a month,
haven't you, Professor?

That's right.

From the same time
as the accident...

The accident...

The accident you're referring
to never occurred.

Thanks!

Well?

Did it go smoothly?

What did you do with her?

What did you do with Tsubasa?

Go home, you stray dog.

Leave or I'll call the police.

Stray dog...

If I'm a stray dog then
what the hell are you?!

An emergency police search
for the criminal Masakubi Sakata.

That's right.
Some punk from Tokyo.

He seriously wounded the head
of the fishermen's union then fled.

Tell Nogami to get out here.

- He's not here.
- Where is he?

How many times do I have to tell you?
Shut up and go home.

You bitch!

That bastard...

Where are you going?

What's the hurry?

Why not just continue as we were?

No!

I'll be forced to resign
if we go any further.

I'm not ready to go yet.

If you stay on...

then maybe if something else
happens at the nuclear plant...

You close at 10, so it would have
been around 11, right?

Yeah, around 11.

- You didn't notice anything at all?
- No. I'm a sound sleeper.

How much was the damage?
Roughly.

- About 25,000 yen.
- 25,000 yen...

Doesn't...doesn't seem
to be an inside job.

But maybe one of those recent
snack bar break-ins?

Looks like one of those.

Is that right? I had no idea.

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