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The Second Sino-Japanese War, 1940

Stop! Stop!

Leave me alone!

Stop!

Stop!

Please, don't!

Stop resisting!

Keep quiet.

Shut up, Chink bitch!

Shut up!

Here I am, wanted by His Majesty His Holiness, the Emperor

In the glorious morning glow I dedicate my life to Him

Cheers from the 100 million population is heard in the sky

Go, Japanese man, go! Fight for your country!

Delivering Lieutenant Kurokawa home to you safely.

His loyalty and courage is an inspiration to all servicemen.

Thank you very much, sirs.

No...

Oh, no!

Shigeko!

Shigeko!

Shigeko!

No, it's not him!

No!

Shigeko, stop!

No!

No, no!

Shigeko.

It'll be okay!

No, oh, no!

Wait, Shigeko!

Shigeko!

Pull yourself together, Shigeko.

No, that's not him.

That thing is not my husband. That's not Kyuzo!

That is not Kyuzo!

That isn't! Tell me it isn't!

Say something! Say that isn't my husband!

It isn't!

No!

He's alive, but what are we supposed to do with him?

Father...

He can't hear me anyway. He must be deaf.

Even if he was deaf...

Maybe his mind has gone, too.

He's sedated.

The officers said so. So that he wouldn't act up on the way home.

Act up! How could he when he doesn't have limbs?

I'm sure he'll receive a good pension.

A good pension isn't any consolation.

He's nothing but a pile of flesh.

Lucky we didn't sent Shigeko back to her parents.

Shigeko...

Your husband received these honorable medals from the Emperor.

Pull yourself together, big sister.

When my other brother, Taizo, came home

he was just ashes but Kyuzo is alive.

He even got medals! He's a pride to the Kurokawa family.

Shigeko.

Take good care of my brother. It's for the country.

Right. Kyuzo must be tired, so we should leave now.

Good idea, Father.

I am Kyuzo Kurokawa.

I will fight to protect God's country, the Empire of Japan.

Banzai!

Here I am, wanted by His Majesty His Holiness, the Emperor

In the glorious morning glow I dedicate my life to Him

How miserable...

Who can say you're alive?

I think you want to be dead.

I'll follow you soon!

What is it?

What do you want?

You want to pee?

Just a second.

You wanted to pee.

What is it?

Me-dals...

You want the medals.

"Fearlessly heroic and bold dare-devil that he is"

"Lieutenant Kurokawa approached the enemy alone to defeat them."

"His bold actions cleared the way for his men."

"Despite the loss of all his limbs, he miraculously returned alive!"

"He's equivalent to a Living War God!"

"His actions were rewarded with the 4th Class Order of the Golden Kite."

Look at the paper! This is him!

In honor of Lieutenant Kurokawa... Long live our local hero!

So say all of us!

Banzai!

Behold! The eastern sky!

Quiet!

Stop it!

Get out of here!

Shigeko.

It's not going to be easy for you but your husband is a decorated man.

Look after him. Be a role model for all wives of the Imperial soldiers.

It's as important as military service.

You're serving the Emperor.

We're protecting the home front.

We mustn't give up.

I'll be fine.

I'm the wife of Kyuzo Kurokawa, the War God.

I'll perform my duty to the Empire, and look after him.

This is the Imperial GHQ.

The India-Burma border campaign saw combats in Tongzang region...

against the 17th British/Indian Infantry Division.

The Imperial Army joined the Indian National Army in India in mid March.

Enemy attempts to deploy airborne supplies into Northern Burma...

were effectively interrupted, rendering the enemy inoperative.

What?

Are you itchy?

Hey...stop!

Don't!

Okay.

Okay then.

You want me to take it off.

Lieutenant Kurokawa, a Living War God...

The road lined with trees

Is a long, long road to go

The man who said goodbye

So long, long ago

When will he come home?

Walking down this road

Sorry, I'm late.

I'll turn the light on.

What are you saying?

New-s-pa-per...

The newspaper.

What are you writing?

"I want to do it"

"I want to do it"?

What do you want to do?

P-lea-se...

Hi, Tadashi.

Shigeko.

How's my brother?

Fine, as well as he can be.

I harvested lots of potatoes today.

Give them to my brother.

Thank you.

Did you know that Mr. Kishida has been drafted?

What? Such an old man...

He's a novice veteran soldier.

Many men younger than me have been drafted, too.

Giichi and Taisuke Yamagishi...

They're not even 20 years old.

I'm the only one left behind.

You're in delicate health, so...

Because I didn't qualify to be drafted.

People say I'm not Japanese

by not serving the Empire.

All I'm good for is growing vegetables. I guess I am useless to the Empire.

I'm not like my brothers...

Big brother Taizo died in combat and Kyuzo ended up like that...

Off I go to serve the country in the field!

I'll drop by soon, brother.

Do you want more?

Ouch!

Eat, sleep...

That's all you have to do.

A duty completed is worth more than a soldier's life.

A good soldier's pleasure is to serve justice with his life and might.

Number Eight. Act proud.

To know shame empowers a soldier.

Be mindful of your family and meet the expectations of their pride.

A good soldier doesn't survive to be a shameful prisoner.

Number Nine. Be sturdy and simple.

A good soldier lives humbly, sturdy in spirit at war.

It helps maintain his morale.

A simple life is the utmost value to a good soldier.

There's no more!

I'm eating less so that you have more to eat!

Let's go out.

You're the local hero. Everybody wants to see the War God.

Don't eat such a thing!

Look who we have here! What an honor to meet the War God!

Kyuzo's eternal loyalty to the Empire is now famous.

The whole of Japan knows about him.

And your loyalty to him... It's also an amazing story of virtue.

I'm just doing what a wife should do.

Even so...you've dedicated yourself to helping your husband!

It's easier said than done! And you're doing so well!

Shigeko, you do everything for him.

You're a role model to all soldiers' wives.

Keep it up, ma'am. You're serving the Empire.

Yes, sir!

For the Empire!

Every war you get more stupid!

You'll get sick eating those things!

Bless the Honorable War God, let me look at his beautiful face.

I am blessed in your presence.

Good weather.

Look!

It's the War God!

Kyuzo, how's your health?

He can't hear!

His ears...

Oh, that's right.

You can't leave him by himself...

It's just a wife's duty.

Not everybody would be ready to do it.

Yes, Kyuzo's lucky to have her.

I wish I had a wife like her.

Look at his medals. They're really something!

Oh, they look so important!

I have no concerns Protecting the home front

No hardship can shake The Japanese Spirit...

That was nice today, wasn't it?

You haven't been out for so long...

Didn't you have fun?

Go on, get mad if you like.

What is it?

You want a reward?

The neighborhood association is the foundation of our defense.

The Empire's fate depends on us, the soldiers' wives and mothers!

Our fathers, sons, and brothers have gone to fight the enemy.

It's our duty to cultivate and protect Japan's soil and sky.

It's time for us women to show our spirit guarding God's country!

The home front is the last line of defense.

No hardship can defeat our spirit in protecting the honorable Empire.

It's finished!

No more!

The home front is the last line of defense.

No hardship can defeat our spirit in protecting the honorable Empire.

What's that look on your face?

The War God has to act responsibly and be an example.

Think about my responsibility, too!

I am the wife of a war hero!

I know you want to beat me.

Beat me into doing as you please.

Hit me.

Go on!

Come on!

You can no longer beat me like you used to!

In the deep woods On the north-west of the royal palace

Stands a school With a magnificent high roof...

It's been another fun day.

Everybody was happy to see you, War God.

You're everybody's pride.

I have to reward you for being good, War God.

What's wrong today?

Don't look at me like that!

What's wrong?

Tadashi?

It's awful. There are blackouts everyday.

It's white rice today.

The War God deserves white rice.

"A grain of rice helps the Empire grow."

"One grain each for 100 million people."

"Eat humbly and help the nation's economy."

"Eat wheat and send rice to the frontline..."

You don't want it?

I'll eat it then.

You don't want to go? Why not?

Ryoji Murakami is going to join the army today.

Seeing him off is a part of national service.

You can't serve the country at war now...

It's your obligation as a War God!

I, Ryoji Murakami, will fight for the country!

Good, do your very best to serve the Empire.

Yes, sir!

Banzai!

Here I am, wanted by His Majesty His Holiness, the Emperor

In the glorious morning glow I dedicate my life to Him

Have these eggs.

These are for the War God.

I got some fresh eggs for the War God.

What is it?

I'm tired so please...

What?

Don't look at me like that.

Eat.

Eat the eggs! They're for the War God!

Eat, sleep, eat, sleep! That's all you do!

Go on, eat!

What's this all about...?

Honorable War God!

What's a War God anyway?

They sent you home disabled...!

"Bombing of Tokyo, March 10, 1945"

This is the Imperial GHQ.

The Special Airmen Troop led by Army Captain Michiro Okuyama

infiltrated enemy airfields in Okinawa on May 24.

Commandos promptly destroyed enemy planes and facilities

sending the Americans into chaotic confusion.

Their assault was supported by Kamikaze attacks to the enemy fleet.

The bombing operation prior to the troop's effort was also successful

damaging enemy bases and camps on the islands of Okinawa.

The Imperial Forces have won another battle!

Victory for His Majesty's Imperial Forces!

It's not sweet but it's quite good. Here.

What do you want me to do?

The sugar rations are small. Red beans are hard to get, too.

Okay, okay!

Behold! The eastern sky This is daybreak

Rising sun High and shining so bright!

The energy of lives Fill the heaven and earth

Hope spreads throughout The whole Great Eight States

Rising behind the majestic castle Under the clear blue sky

Is splendid Mount Fuji

Towering perfectly, Ever so immaculate

Our pride and joy The beautiful Japan!

I am Kyuzo Kurokawa.

I will fight to protect God's country, the Empire of Japan.

Shigeko.

What's wrong? You look unhappy.

My husband lost his legs and arms...

That was for Japan, right?

What's this all of a sudden?

It was for his country that he was maimed so terribly...

That's right!

What he did was serve the Empire honorably.

Stop!

Leave me alone!

Stop!

Stands a school With a magnificent high roof

Let the world know Our ambitions

Spirit of progress and independence of academia

Idealism to last eternally That never leaves the present behind

Where we are headed To a shining future!

Why did you come back like this?

Why?

Why didn't you come home in good health?

You like it, don't you?

Say, you like it!

Come on!

Say it!

Shut up!

You Chink bitch!

Look how useless you are now!

You used to like it so much.

You wanted it every single day.

Why?

Why not now?

Why?

I'm not afraid of you anymore!

Remember?

You used to hit me like this every single day.

Just like this!

Like this!

You said that I was barren!

You beat me! Like this!

No!

You can't give me a boy heir! You useless infertile bitch!

How can you be a War God!

It's nonsense!

What good is it to be a War God?

What am I going to do now?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

It wasn't your fault...

I'm so sorry.

Sorry, sorry...

It'll be just fine.

It'll be just the two of us. We'll be fine.

We'll eat and sleep...

Sleep and eat...

What else do we need anyway?

Right, dear?

He needs to eat a lot.

He needs to...

eat a lot.

And he sleeps...

He eats...

And sleeps...

You have to eat.

Stop!

Dear...

It's going to be okay!

Come on, Dear!

Listen!

Dear!

Pull yourself together.

It's going to be okay, Dear.

It's okay.

Everything is okay.

Come on!

Pull yourself together.

Come on, Dear.

It's okay.

Don't worry, it's okay.

Pull yourself together.

Look at the War God...

His face is squashed...

Rumble, tumble Goes a fat caterpillar

Rumble, tumble Goes a War God

Scoop, scoop A bucket full of white rice

Squeak, squeak A mouse finds the rice to eat

Rumble, tumble

Goes a War God...

Rumble, tumble Goes a War God...

Rumble, tumble Goes a fat caterpillar

Rock, rock Goes a row boat

Row, row Go slow

Eyes wide open No blinking

Pop, pop Pops a bubble

Pop, pop Goes a snot bubble

Off I go, Shigeko.

I'm off to die for the Empire!

"Atomic bombing of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945"

"Over 140,000 people died in the Hiroshima Atomic bomb attack"

"Atomic bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, 1945"

"Over 70,000 people died in the Nagasaki Atomic bomb attack"

"Japan lost the war, August 15, 1945"

I, the Emperor, have given consideration to the world situation

I've decided that drastic measures must be taken to resolve the matter.

I, the Emperor, hereby announce to my good people that I have

instructed my government to accept the terms of the Potsdam Declaration

and inform America, Britain, China and the Soviet Union of my intent.

My utmost concern always has been the welfare of my people...

The war is over!

It's over! Banzai!

The war is over!

It's finally over!

Banzai!

Banzai!

It's over!

"For the country they fought for, they are hanged."

"984 class B and C war criminals were sentenced to death."

"Over 100,000 died in the Bombing of Tokyo."

"Over 20 million died in the Asian continent."

"Over 60 million died in World War II according to the records."

I come and stand at every door

These doors, those doors, and I knock at them

Do not be scared if you can not see me,

Because no one can see me, as I am a dead little girl

I died in Hiroshima on 6th Aug,1945

In the summer morning, in that Hiroshima

I'm seven now as I was then

As you know, dead children do not grow

My hair caught fire

My eyes burnt out

My body became a handful of ashes

And blown away by the wind

I need no bread, I need no rice

I need no sweets like candies

I ask for nothing for myself

Because I was burnt out like a slip of paper

I knock at your doors

All I ask for is the peaceful world

So that the children will never get burnt again

And could taste sweets