1 00:01:17,194 --> 00:01:20,739 Ten centuries ago, before the Age of Obedience, 2 00:01:20,864 --> 00:01:24,660 free dogs roamed at liberty, marking their territory. 3 00:01:24,785 --> 00:01:26,954 Seeking to extend its dominion, 4 00:01:27,079 --> 00:01:30,040 the cat-loving Kobayashi Dynasty declared war 5 00:01:30,165 --> 00:01:31,584 and descended in force 6 00:01:31,667 --> 00:01:34,044 upon the unwary four-legged beasts. 7 00:01:34,169 --> 00:01:37,423 On the eve of total canine annihilation, 8 00:01:37,548 --> 00:01:39,842 a child warrior sympathetic to the plight 9 00:01:39,925 --> 00:01:41,635 of the besieged underdog dogs 10 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:43,304 betrayed his species, 11 00:01:43,429 --> 00:01:45,806 beheaded the head of the head of the Kobayashi clan 12 00:01:46,215 --> 00:01:47,299 and pledged his sword 13 00:01:47,383 --> 00:01:49,718 with the following battle-cry haiku. 14 00:01:56,684 --> 00:01:58,060 He would later be known 15 00:01:58,143 --> 00:02:01,438 as the Boy Samurai of Legend, RIP. 16 00:02:01,564 --> 00:02:03,607 At the end of the bloody dog wars, 17 00:02:03,732 --> 00:02:07,236 the vanquished mongrels became powerless house-pets: 18 00:02:07,685 --> 00:02:10,646 tamed, mastered, scorned. 19 00:02:11,772 --> 00:02:14,233 But they survived and multiplied. 20 00:02:15,610 --> 00:02:18,946 The Kobayashis, however, 21 00:02:19,030 --> 00:02:21,073 never forgave their conquered foe. 22 00:03:41,764 --> 00:03:43,808 The Japanese archipelago, 23 00:03:43,891 --> 00:03:45,518 20 years in the future. 24 00:04:13,954 --> 00:04:15,038 Canine Saturation 25 00:04:15,122 --> 00:04:17,374 has reached epidemic proportions. 26 00:04:17,499 --> 00:04:18,917 An outbreak of Snout-fever 27 00:04:19,001 --> 00:04:20,836 rips through the City of Megasaki. 28 00:04:22,290 --> 00:04:23,917 Blizzards of infected fleas, worms, ticks and lice 29 00:04:24,001 --> 00:04:25,711 menace the citizenship. 30 00:04:25,836 --> 00:04:28,422 Dog-Flu threatens to cross the species threshold 31 00:04:28,547 --> 00:04:30,215 and enter the human disease-pool. 32 00:04:33,260 --> 00:04:34,678 In a special midnight-session 33 00:04:34,761 --> 00:04:35,887 at the Municipal Dome, 34 00:04:36,013 --> 00:04:37,764 Mayor Kobayashi of Uni Prefecture 35 00:04:37,889 --> 00:04:39,516 issues emergency orders 36 00:04:39,599 --> 00:04:41,560 calling for a hasty quarantine: 37 00:04:41,685 --> 00:04:43,520 the expulsion and containment of all breeds, 38 00:04:43,603 --> 00:04:45,439 both stray and domesticated. 39 00:04:45,564 --> 00:04:46,732 By official decree, 40 00:04:46,815 --> 00:04:48,775 Trash Island becomes an exile colony. 41 00:04:56,524 --> 00:04:58,526 The Isle of Dogs. 42 00:05:07,994 --> 00:05:09,537 Respect-o. 43 00:05:24,093 --> 00:05:26,095 It's not fair to the dogs. 44 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:29,557 The path favored by Mayor Kobayashi 45 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:31,684 is cruel and unscientific. 46 00:05:32,049 --> 00:05:33,091 For a thousand years, 47 00:05:33,175 --> 00:05:34,760 these resilient animals have loved, 48 00:05:34,885 --> 00:05:36,386 served and protected us. 49 00:05:36,511 --> 00:05:38,138 Now, in their time of greatest need, 50 00:05:38,221 --> 00:05:39,806 we forsake them again? 51 00:05:39,931 --> 00:05:42,184 A tidal-wave of Anti-Dog hysteria 52 00:05:42,267 --> 00:05:44,519 has crippled our moral judgment. 53 00:05:44,644 --> 00:05:46,688 Give me six months, and I will deliver a serum. 54 00:05:46,813 --> 00:05:48,315 I'm this close, dammit. 55 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:52,486 Dog-Flu will be eradicated. Snout-fever will be defeated. 56 00:05:52,569 --> 00:05:53,695 Canine Saturation will be returned 57 00:05:53,779 --> 00:05:55,030 to sustainable levels 58 00:05:55,155 --> 00:05:56,656 and without mass-neutering! 59 00:06:04,414 --> 00:06:07,542 Whatever happened to man's best friend? 60 00:06:19,763 --> 00:06:20,764 No, no, no! 61 00:06:20,889 --> 00:06:22,724 The crowd is calling for the immediate ratification 62 00:06:22,849 --> 00:06:24,684 and approval of the mayor's proposal. 63 00:06:29,890 --> 00:06:31,851 As a gesture of public solidarity, 64 00:06:31,976 --> 00:06:33,602 Mayor Kobayashi is calling upon 65 00:06:33,686 --> 00:06:35,312 his Assistant Hatchet-Man, Major-Demo, 66 00:06:35,438 --> 00:06:37,273 to furnish the personal bodyguard-dog 67 00:06:37,356 --> 00:06:38,441 of the mayoral-household, 68 00:06:38,566 --> 00:06:39,734 Spots Kobayashi, 69 00:06:39,859 --> 00:06:41,193 into the possession of the Committee 70 00:06:41,277 --> 00:06:43,487 for Canine Desaturation. 71 00:06:44,739 --> 00:06:46,282 Spots will be the first dog 72 00:06:46,940 --> 00:06:48,108 to be officially deported from the city. 73 00:08:34,044 --> 00:08:36,046 Six months later. 74 00:08:55,306 --> 00:08:57,475 Nomadic packs of once-domesticated 75 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:58,810 house-pets, sick and hungry, 76 00:08:58,935 --> 00:09:01,271 rove the garbage canyons and filthy ravines, 77 00:09:01,354 --> 00:09:03,273 scrounging for scraps. 78 00:09:03,398 --> 00:09:05,233 One hundred per cent test positive 79 00:09:05,316 --> 00:09:06,943 for the Dog-Flu germ. 80 00:09:07,068 --> 00:09:11,239 Symptoms: weight-loss, dizziness, 81 00:09:11,364 --> 00:09:13,950 narcolepsy, insomnia, 82 00:09:14,075 --> 00:09:16,244 and extreme/aggressive behavior. 83 00:09:19,706 --> 00:09:23,084 Three-quarters display signs of early-onset Snout-fever: 84 00:09:23,209 --> 00:09:25,753 high-temperature, low blood-pressure, 85 00:09:25,879 --> 00:09:27,297 acute moodiness 86 00:09:27,380 --> 00:09:29,173 and spasmodic nasal expiration. 87 00:09:30,258 --> 00:09:34,220 The exiled dog-population grows weaker, sadder, angrier. 88 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:39,058 Desperate. 89 00:10:17,680 --> 00:10:18,806 Hey, wait a second. 90 00:10:18,932 --> 00:10:20,934 Before we attack each other and tear ourselves to shreds 91 00:10:21,059 --> 00:10:22,101 like a pack of maniacs, 92 00:10:22,226 --> 00:10:25,188 let's just open the sack first and see what's actually in it. 93 00:10:25,313 --> 00:10:28,191 It might not even be worth the trouble. 94 00:10:28,316 --> 00:10:30,234 - What do you say? - I'm not sure. 95 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:31,861 Maybe. 96 00:10:31,986 --> 00:10:33,446 Alright. 97 00:10:36,491 --> 00:10:38,743 A rancid apple core; two worm-eaten banana peels; 98 00:10:38,868 --> 00:10:40,203 a moldy rice cake; a dried-up pickle; 99 00:10:40,328 --> 00:10:42,080 tin of sardine bones; a pile of broken egg-shells; 100 00:10:42,205 --> 00:10:43,247 an old, smushed-up, rotten gizzard 101 00:10:43,331 --> 00:10:44,374 with maggots all over it... 102 00:10:44,499 --> 00:10:46,459 - Okay, it's worth it. 103 00:10:54,425 --> 00:10:57,178 Get out of here and don't come back. 104 00:11:01,641 --> 00:11:04,852 Sheesh, Igor. I think he chewed your ear off. 105 00:11:05,812 --> 00:11:07,522 Hmm... Hmm. 106 00:11:38,219 --> 00:11:40,930 I don't think I can stomach any more of this garbage. 107 00:11:41,055 --> 00:11:43,224 - Same here. - Words out of my mouth. 108 00:11:43,349 --> 00:11:45,268 I used to sleep on a lamb's-wool bean-bag 109 00:11:45,393 --> 00:11:46,686 next to an electric space-heater. 110 00:11:46,811 --> 00:11:49,188 That's my territory. I'm an indoor dog. 111 00:11:49,313 --> 00:11:51,858 I starred in 22 consecutive Doggy Chop commercials. 112 00:11:51,983 --> 00:11:54,277 Look at me now. I couldn't land an audition. 113 00:11:54,402 --> 00:11:55,695 I was the lead mascot 114 00:11:55,778 --> 00:11:58,197 for an undefeated high-school baseball team. 115 00:11:58,322 --> 00:12:00,575 I lost all my spirit. I'm depressing. 116 00:12:00,700 --> 00:12:02,493 I only ask for what I've always had: 117 00:12:02,618 --> 00:12:04,579 a balanced diet, regular grooming, 118 00:12:04,662 --> 00:12:07,123 and a general physical once a year. 119 00:12:07,248 --> 00:12:09,417 I think I might give up. 120 00:12:10,501 --> 00:12:13,629 - What, right now? - Right now. 121 00:12:15,006 --> 00:12:17,717 There's no future on Trash Island. 122 00:12:17,842 --> 00:12:19,802 You heard the rumor, right? About Buster. 123 00:12:19,927 --> 00:12:21,012 Not sure. Can you remind me? 124 00:12:21,095 --> 00:12:22,138 Who's Buster? 125 00:12:22,221 --> 00:12:23,222 Uh, my brother from another litter. 126 00:12:23,306 --> 00:12:25,975 - What happened to him? - Suicided. 127 00:12:26,100 --> 00:12:28,561 Hanged himself by his own leash. 128 00:12:28,770 --> 00:12:30,521 - Hmm. - Oh, boy. 129 00:12:32,148 --> 00:12:34,150 I want my master. 130 00:12:34,233 --> 00:12:37,695 Ah... 131 00:12:38,863 --> 00:12:41,282 You make me sick. 132 00:12:43,743 --> 00:12:47,955 I've seen cats with more balls than you dogs. 133 00:12:48,081 --> 00:12:49,916 Stop licking your wounds! 134 00:12:52,085 --> 00:12:54,295 You hungry? Kill something and eat it. 135 00:12:54,420 --> 00:12:56,297 You sick? Take a long nap. 136 00:12:56,422 --> 00:12:58,216 You cold? Dig a hole in the ground, 137 00:12:58,299 --> 00:12:59,717 crawl into it, and bury yourself. 138 00:12:59,842 --> 00:13:02,053 But nobody's giving up around here, 139 00:13:02,136 --> 00:13:03,971 and don't you forget it, ever. 140 00:13:04,097 --> 00:13:05,348 You're Rex! 141 00:13:05,431 --> 00:13:06,432 You're King! 142 00:13:06,516 --> 00:13:07,600 You're Duke! 143 00:13:07,725 --> 00:13:08,768 You're Boss! 144 00:13:08,893 --> 00:13:10,603 I'm Chief. 145 00:13:10,728 --> 00:13:14,190 We're a pack of scary, indestructible Alpha Dogs. 146 00:13:14,315 --> 00:13:19,153 You're talking like a bunch of house-broken... pets. 147 00:13:19,821 --> 00:13:23,533 You don't understand. Uh, how could you? You're a... 148 00:13:25,910 --> 00:13:29,872 Go ahead, say it. I'm a stray, yeah. 149 00:13:59,318 --> 00:14:01,612 How does she keep her fur so clean? 150 00:14:01,696 --> 00:14:04,323 There's no shampoo on Trash Island. 151 00:14:04,448 --> 00:14:07,201 You heard the rumor, right? About her and Felix. 152 00:14:07,326 --> 00:14:08,536 What'd they say? Felix? No. 153 00:14:08,661 --> 00:14:10,872 - What happened to them? - They mated. 154 00:14:10,997 --> 00:14:12,707 - Ooh. 155 00:14:12,790 --> 00:14:14,333 - Who is Felix again? 156 00:14:14,458 --> 00:14:16,961 All the ones I like: they're never in heat. 157 00:14:17,086 --> 00:14:20,339 Hey, now, that puddle-jumper's flying crooked. 158 00:14:20,464 --> 00:14:21,591 - Oh, you're right. - Ease up. 159 00:14:21,716 --> 00:14:23,551 - Pull up. - He's gonna lose a wing. 160 00:14:38,858 --> 00:14:40,526 Wow. 161 00:15:06,879 --> 00:15:08,881 Part One: "The Little Pilot." 162 00:15:11,207 --> 00:15:12,500 Small guy. Not much meat on him. 163 00:15:12,583 --> 00:15:13,584 Yeah, is he dead? 164 00:15:13,709 --> 00:15:15,253 - He looks dead. - I have a question. 165 00:15:15,378 --> 00:15:17,296 Are we eating him, or is this a rescue? 166 00:15:17,422 --> 00:15:18,423 We don't know yet. 167 00:15:18,506 --> 00:15:19,841 Nobody's eating The Little Pilot. 168 00:15:19,966 --> 00:15:22,260 Not even the dead body of him. Dogs don't eat masters. 169 00:15:22,385 --> 00:15:24,554 You're not our leader. We all are. Let's take a vote. 170 00:15:24,679 --> 00:15:27,265 All in favor of not eating The Little Pilot, say "Aye". 171 00:15:27,390 --> 00:15:29,016 Aye. Nay. 172 00:15:40,194 --> 00:15:41,446 First-things-first: 173 00:15:41,529 --> 00:15:42,572 let's open his helmet 174 00:15:42,655 --> 00:15:43,656 so he can breathe some air if he's alive, 175 00:15:43,739 --> 00:15:44,782 then see if we can pull that 176 00:15:44,866 --> 00:15:45,867 hunk of broken propeller-clutch 177 00:15:45,950 --> 00:15:47,618 out of the side of his head if it doesn't kill him. 178 00:15:47,743 --> 00:15:50,246 - Does that sound right? - Yeah, that's right. 179 00:15:50,329 --> 00:15:51,497 Mmm-hmm. 180 00:16:17,482 --> 00:16:20,276 Spots-u! Spots-u! Spots-u! 181 00:16:21,861 --> 00:16:23,362 We get the idea. 182 00:16:23,446 --> 00:16:25,323 You're looking for your lost dog, Spots. 183 00:16:25,448 --> 00:16:27,700 - Does anybody know him? - Hmm. No. 184 00:16:27,783 --> 00:16:28,910 Uh-uh. 185 00:16:35,041 --> 00:16:36,334 - Wow. 186 00:17:09,367 --> 00:17:10,451 In response to questions 187 00:17:10,576 --> 00:17:11,911 regarding the purported disappearance 188 00:17:11,994 --> 00:17:13,287 of his ward Atari, 189 00:17:13,412 --> 00:17:15,623 Mayor Kobayashi offers no comment 190 00:17:15,748 --> 00:17:17,333 and urges reporters to respect 191 00:17:17,416 --> 00:17:18,960 the privacy of the mayoral-household. 192 00:17:19,085 --> 00:17:22,088 Atari, aged 12, was last seen early yesterday morning 193 00:17:22,213 --> 00:17:24,340 rolling a small airplane onto a runway 194 00:17:24,423 --> 00:17:26,217 at Megasaki Executive Airport. 195 00:17:29,136 --> 00:17:31,138 24 hours later. 196 00:17:53,026 --> 00:17:54,528 I bite. 197 00:17:56,154 --> 00:17:58,073 I beg your pardon. Ignore that dog. 198 00:17:58,156 --> 00:17:59,157 He's got Snout-fever. 199 00:17:59,283 --> 00:18:01,285 Just please follow us. 200 00:18:07,833 --> 00:18:09,459 Now, I never met him, but I asked around. 201 00:18:09,585 --> 00:18:10,752 I understand he made a lot of friends. 202 00:18:10,877 --> 00:18:12,713 He had a very good-natured temperament, I'm told. 203 00:18:12,838 --> 00:18:14,131 Of course, you would know best. 204 00:18:14,256 --> 00:18:16,800 It's just a bit further up here on the left. 205 00:18:16,925 --> 00:18:18,385 Anyway, as I say, he seemed to have been 206 00:18:18,468 --> 00:18:19,928 an extremely pleasant animal. 207 00:18:20,053 --> 00:18:22,931 Unfortunately, nobody could figure out 208 00:18:23,015 --> 00:18:24,558 how to open his dog-cage. 209 00:18:31,559 --> 00:18:33,728 Three years earlier. 210 00:18:33,853 --> 00:18:35,229 The sole survivor of last week's 211 00:18:35,313 --> 00:18:36,647 colossal bullet-train disaster, 212 00:18:36,772 --> 00:18:38,357 a young boy named Atari, 213 00:18:38,441 --> 00:18:39,984 awoke from a deep-coma early this morning 214 00:18:40,109 --> 00:18:42,153 to learn of his parents' tragic deaths 215 00:18:42,278 --> 00:18:43,321 and also the intention 216 00:18:43,404 --> 00:18:45,448 of his distant-uncle, Mayor Kobayashi, 217 00:18:45,573 --> 00:18:46,949 to personally adopt him 218 00:18:47,033 --> 00:18:49,327 as ward to the mayoral-household. 219 00:18:49,452 --> 00:18:50,953 Upon his release from Megasaki General, 220 00:18:52,444 --> 00:18:53,695 Atari who suffered the loss of his right kidney 221 00:18:53,779 --> 00:18:55,781 and numerous broken bones in the crash 222 00:18:55,864 --> 00:18:56,907 will live in sequestered quarters 223 00:18:57,032 --> 00:18:59,034 within the confines of Brick Mansion, 224 00:18:59,159 --> 00:19:02,830 where he will be educated in solitude by private tutors. 225 00:19:02,913 --> 00:19:04,540 Atari has also been assigned a security-detail 226 00:19:04,665 --> 00:19:05,707 for his own protection 227 00:19:05,833 --> 00:19:07,835 in the form of a highly trained bodyguard-dog 228 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,379 named Spots Kobayashi. 229 00:19:26,061 --> 00:19:28,522 Um, you're my new master. 230 00:19:28,605 --> 00:19:31,066 My name is Spots. I'm at your service. 231 00:19:31,191 --> 00:19:33,235 I'll be protecting your welfare and safety 232 00:19:33,318 --> 00:19:34,862 on an ongoing-basis. 233 00:19:34,987 --> 00:19:37,865 In other words: I'm your dog. 234 00:19:57,217 --> 00:20:00,888 Bodyguard-dog! Not pet! 235 00:20:29,124 --> 00:20:31,418 I can hear you, Master Atari. 236 00:20:37,132 --> 00:20:38,383 I can hear you. 237 00:20:38,467 --> 00:20:40,761 I can hear you. I can hear you. 238 00:20:54,225 --> 00:20:55,643 Oh, no. 239 00:20:56,894 --> 00:20:58,896 You need a key. 240 00:23:52,601 --> 00:23:55,271 - Where'd you get that? - What? I always had this. 241 00:23:57,106 --> 00:23:59,108 I stole it off the dead skeleton. 242 00:23:59,191 --> 00:24:01,319 Oh, no. 243 00:24:04,405 --> 00:24:07,491 Hey! The wrong dog died! 244 00:24:09,452 --> 00:24:11,203 The wrong dog died! 245 00:24:27,928 --> 00:24:30,514 The wrong... The wrong dog died. 246 00:24:34,143 --> 00:24:35,144 He's not Spots. 247 00:24:39,774 --> 00:24:41,776 Who is that? 248 00:24:51,994 --> 00:24:54,497 I can't smell him. 249 00:27:02,030 --> 00:27:03,281 This is child abuse. 250 00:27:03,365 --> 00:27:04,366 Chief, you fight the robot-dog. 251 00:27:04,449 --> 00:27:05,450 Wait. What? 252 00:27:05,534 --> 00:27:07,244 King, Duke, Boss? You attack the three dog-catchers. 253 00:27:07,369 --> 00:27:08,495 - On it. - I'll guard The Little Pilot. 254 00:27:08,620 --> 00:27:09,913 On my command. Ready? 255 00:27:10,038 --> 00:27:11,081 Wait a second! 256 00:27:11,164 --> 00:27:12,499 I am not gonna fight this robot! 257 00:27:12,624 --> 00:27:14,334 I'm against The Little Pilot, remember? 258 00:27:14,459 --> 00:27:15,752 I don't even believe in masters. 259 00:27:15,836 --> 00:27:16,920 You're the best in a scrap. 260 00:27:17,045 --> 00:27:18,505 We all know that. You like to fight. 261 00:27:18,630 --> 00:27:19,631 Well, let's take a vote. 262 00:27:19,756 --> 00:27:20,882 All in favor of Chief 263 00:27:20,966 --> 00:27:22,092 fighting the robot-dog, say "Aye". 264 00:27:22,175 --> 00:27:23,218 Aye. Nay. 265 00:27:23,301 --> 00:27:24,302 Sic 'em. 266 00:28:55,310 --> 00:28:56,561 My ward, Atari, 267 00:28:56,645 --> 00:28:57,896 has been kidnapped against his will 268 00:28:58,021 --> 00:29:01,816 by a pack of disobedient, contagious, infected animals. 269 00:29:01,942 --> 00:29:04,277 He will be rescued promptly, returned to safety, 270 00:29:04,402 --> 00:29:07,239 and grounded for the duration of his childhood years. 271 00:29:07,364 --> 00:29:08,657 His five dog-abductors 272 00:29:08,740 --> 00:29:09,824 have been identified through the use 273 00:29:09,950 --> 00:29:13,495 of advanced Tooth-and-Tail Recognition Software. 274 00:29:13,620 --> 00:29:15,330 They will, of course, be captured 275 00:29:15,413 --> 00:29:16,957 and violently destroyed. 276 00:29:34,307 --> 00:29:36,351 Chief ought to get a check-up, too. 277 00:29:36,434 --> 00:29:38,436 He looks worse than anybody. 278 00:29:53,493 --> 00:29:55,495 I wish somebody spoke his language. 279 00:30:01,334 --> 00:30:02,335 Sit-o! 280 00:30:02,460 --> 00:30:04,462 Well, I understood that. Sit down. 281 00:30:06,715 --> 00:30:08,508 Sit-o! 282 00:30:08,633 --> 00:30:10,510 Chief! Sit! 283 00:30:11,803 --> 00:30:13,763 I don't sit. 284 00:30:14,848 --> 00:30:17,058 You're disobedient! Sit! 285 00:30:18,643 --> 00:30:20,061 No. 286 00:30:48,965 --> 00:30:52,093 I wouldn't drink that, if I were you. 287 00:30:53,595 --> 00:30:56,139 It's full of toxic chemicals. 288 00:30:56,264 --> 00:30:58,183 How do you know? 289 00:30:58,308 --> 00:31:00,143 Because my sister-in-law drank it, 290 00:31:00,226 --> 00:31:01,603 and her tongue turned black. 291 00:31:03,021 --> 00:31:04,314 Oh. 292 00:31:05,065 --> 00:31:07,275 You're Felix's mate. 293 00:31:08,693 --> 00:31:10,153 I beg your pardon? 294 00:31:10,278 --> 00:31:12,489 I mean, I think you mated 295 00:31:12,572 --> 00:31:14,199 with Felix, if I heard it right? 296 00:31:16,034 --> 00:31:17,661 That's none of your business. 297 00:31:17,786 --> 00:31:19,913 No, no, I don't suggest 298 00:31:19,996 --> 00:31:21,122 whether it actually happened or not. 299 00:31:21,247 --> 00:31:23,667 I'm just saying that I recognize you 300 00:31:23,750 --> 00:31:26,086 from when I heard that rumor. 301 00:31:29,255 --> 00:31:30,840 I think I'm going to say good-night. 302 00:31:30,924 --> 00:31:32,467 Wait, wait, wait. No. 303 00:31:32,592 --> 00:31:34,928 Wait. Start over. Who cares about Felix? 304 00:31:35,053 --> 00:31:38,390 I'm Chief. That's my name. 305 00:31:39,349 --> 00:31:41,142 I see. 306 00:31:42,060 --> 00:31:45,146 I'm introducing myself. Who are you? 307 00:31:47,357 --> 00:31:48,733 I thought you knew all about me. 308 00:31:48,817 --> 00:31:51,152 No, I don't know anything. 309 00:31:51,277 --> 00:31:52,278 I should've kept my mouth shut. 310 00:31:52,362 --> 00:31:53,363 It's all hearsay. 311 00:31:53,488 --> 00:31:56,366 Anyway, you're Nutmeg. 312 00:31:57,909 --> 00:32:00,078 So you do know me, after all. 313 00:32:01,121 --> 00:32:03,289 After all? Yes. 314 00:32:04,916 --> 00:32:06,751 You a show-dog, Nutmeg? 315 00:32:08,044 --> 00:32:09,337 I was bred as a show-dog. 316 00:32:09,421 --> 00:32:11,005 I was groomed for that purpose. 317 00:32:11,131 --> 00:32:12,257 It wasn't my choice. 318 00:32:12,340 --> 00:32:14,134 I don't consider it my identity. 319 00:32:14,259 --> 00:32:16,970 Anyway, look around. 320 00:32:17,095 --> 00:32:19,222 What difference does it make now? 321 00:32:20,056 --> 00:32:22,308 So that's a yes. 322 00:32:22,434 --> 00:32:25,937 So that's a: yes, I used to be. 323 00:32:28,064 --> 00:32:29,149 May I join you? 324 00:32:35,822 --> 00:32:37,907 You've been attacked. 325 00:32:38,032 --> 00:32:40,660 Hmm. What else is new? You should see the other dog. 326 00:32:40,785 --> 00:32:42,162 Actually, 327 00:32:42,245 --> 00:32:43,580 I think he was made of stainless-steel. 328 00:32:43,705 --> 00:32:45,331 I couldn't get my teeth into him. 329 00:32:45,457 --> 00:32:47,459 Who is The Little Pilot? 330 00:32:47,542 --> 00:32:49,335 What'd he do? Why are they after him? 331 00:32:50,628 --> 00:32:52,881 Nobody knows. 332 00:32:58,344 --> 00:33:00,889 You're a stray, aren't you? 333 00:33:01,014 --> 00:33:03,183 Yes, I'm a stray. 334 00:33:03,308 --> 00:33:06,519 But aren't we all? In the last analysis, I mean? 335 00:33:08,146 --> 00:33:10,899 Were you trained? For competition. 336 00:33:11,024 --> 00:33:12,609 I was a show-dog. 337 00:33:12,734 --> 00:33:15,487 - You know a few tricks, then. - A few. 338 00:33:15,612 --> 00:33:17,614 Can I see one? 339 00:33:17,739 --> 00:33:19,866 Maybe if I get to know you better. 340 00:33:19,991 --> 00:33:21,993 Fair enough. 341 00:33:22,952 --> 00:33:24,746 It's not true, by the way. 342 00:33:24,829 --> 00:33:26,623 About me and Felix. For the record. 343 00:33:28,124 --> 00:33:30,543 I wouldn't bring puppies into this world. 344 00:33:31,836 --> 00:33:34,172 I don't believe in masters. I never did. 345 00:33:34,255 --> 00:33:35,507 It's against my principles. 346 00:33:35,632 --> 00:33:38,301 But this is no place for a dog like you. 347 00:33:38,426 --> 00:33:41,888 You belong somewhere. You've got papers. 348 00:33:43,181 --> 00:33:44,682 Oh, I'm full-grown, sweetheart. 349 00:33:44,766 --> 00:33:46,768 You don't have to worry about me. 350 00:33:47,602 --> 00:33:49,020 Good-night. 351 00:33:52,357 --> 00:33:53,733 I hope I'll see you again. 352 00:33:57,570 --> 00:33:59,656 - Here's one. - One what? 353 00:34:04,786 --> 00:34:06,454 I'm supposed to be spinning a nine-pound bowling-ball 354 00:34:06,579 --> 00:34:07,747 over my head at this point, 355 00:34:07,831 --> 00:34:09,791 but you just have to imagine that part. 356 00:34:11,417 --> 00:34:12,710 Oh. 357 00:34:12,794 --> 00:34:14,671 I can picture it. 358 00:34:15,713 --> 00:34:18,675 Will you help him? The Little Pilot? 359 00:34:19,717 --> 00:34:21,219 Why should I? 360 00:34:21,344 --> 00:34:23,763 Because he's a 12-year-old boy. 361 00:34:23,888 --> 00:34:25,890 Dogs love those. 362 00:34:29,561 --> 00:34:30,979 Spots, whoever he is, 363 00:34:31,062 --> 00:34:32,480 might be alive, and he might be dead, 364 00:34:32,605 --> 00:34:34,065 but one thing's for sure: 365 00:34:34,190 --> 00:34:35,650 he's nowhere around here. 366 00:34:35,775 --> 00:34:37,652 He's not in the dog-community. 367 00:34:37,777 --> 00:34:39,863 There's probably another 500 Japanese hectares 368 00:34:39,946 --> 00:34:41,239 of unmapped waste-land 369 00:34:41,364 --> 00:34:43,241 on Trash Island at least. 370 00:34:43,366 --> 00:34:44,409 Where do we start? 371 00:34:44,534 --> 00:34:47,203 Also, the mental health question: 372 00:34:47,328 --> 00:34:48,538 maybe it's because of that 373 00:34:48,621 --> 00:34:49,831 propeller-clutch stuck in the side of his head 374 00:34:49,956 --> 00:34:51,165 I can't say, I'm not a doctor, 375 00:34:51,291 --> 00:34:54,168 but I think The Little Pilot's got a screw loose. 376 00:34:54,752 --> 00:34:56,421 Those are the cons. 377 00:34:56,546 --> 00:34:58,548 You heard the rumor, right? About The Little Pilot. 378 00:34:58,673 --> 00:35:00,008 - Which rumor? - What is that? 379 00:35:00,133 --> 00:35:02,552 Kobayashi is his distant uncle. 380 00:35:02,635 --> 00:35:04,095 He's the mayor's ward. 381 00:35:04,220 --> 00:35:06,389 - What? - Whoa. 382 00:35:06,514 --> 00:35:08,433 Be that as it may, let's look at the pros. 383 00:35:08,558 --> 00:35:09,809 That boy flew here, all alone, 384 00:35:09,893 --> 00:35:11,144 and crash-landed onto this island 385 00:35:11,269 --> 00:35:13,396 for one reason; one reason only: 386 00:35:13,479 --> 00:35:15,106 to find his dog. 387 00:35:15,231 --> 00:35:16,733 To the best of my knowledge, no other master, 388 00:35:16,858 --> 00:35:18,735 not one single human master, 389 00:35:18,818 --> 00:35:20,653 has made any effort to do that. 390 00:35:20,778 --> 00:35:22,780 They've forgotten all about us. 391 00:35:23,615 --> 00:35:26,868 I propose we start tomorrow, first-light. 392 00:35:26,993 --> 00:35:28,620 We'll cross the Middle Fingers. 393 00:35:28,703 --> 00:35:30,622 We'll find the tugboat on the Dune. 394 00:35:30,747 --> 00:35:32,165 We'll go see Jupiter and Oracle. 395 00:35:32,248 --> 00:35:33,625 They'll know what to do. 396 00:35:35,376 --> 00:35:37,128 Let's take a vote. All in favor say "Aye". 397 00:35:37,253 --> 00:35:38,504 Aye. Nay. 398 00:35:38,630 --> 00:35:39,631 Who's the nay-sayer? 399 00:35:39,756 --> 00:35:41,758 Him. Me. 400 00:35:42,383 --> 00:35:47,305 That kid is gonna get us all put to sleep. Euthanized. 401 00:35:47,430 --> 00:35:49,432 We won't find the dog, 402 00:35:50,558 --> 00:35:52,560 but we will die trying. 403 00:35:54,354 --> 00:35:57,398 Not a bad way to go. You're out-voted, anyway. 404 00:36:03,321 --> 00:36:04,405 Science-Party Candidate 405 00:36:04,489 --> 00:36:05,531 Professor Watanabe 406 00:36:05,657 --> 00:36:07,200 has been placed under house-arrest today 407 00:36:07,325 --> 00:36:08,701 at Toho Mountain Ryokan 408 00:36:08,826 --> 00:36:11,287 after offering sharp criticism last night 409 00:36:11,371 --> 00:36:12,622 of the Kobayashi Administration's 410 00:36:12,705 --> 00:36:14,958 Canine Saturation-Crisis policy: 411 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,766 Foreign-exchange student Walker. 412 00:36:35,895 --> 00:36:37,939 Thank you, Editor Hiroshi. 413 00:36:38,064 --> 00:36:39,899 You all know me. I speak my mind, 414 00:36:39,983 --> 00:36:41,484 and sometimes that ruffles some feathers. 415 00:36:41,609 --> 00:36:43,361 Please, forgive my bluntness. 416 00:36:43,486 --> 00:36:45,905 Mayor Kobayashi is a crook, and I hate him. 417 00:36:46,030 --> 00:36:47,782 Right now, he faces a divided congress 418 00:36:47,907 --> 00:36:50,118 during a hotly-contested re-election year. 419 00:36:50,243 --> 00:36:53,121 Dogs are dying on a miserable island. 420 00:36:53,246 --> 00:36:55,623 Gullible masters have been brainwashed. 421 00:36:55,748 --> 00:36:58,209 The Science-Party Candidate is being held against his will 422 00:36:58,334 --> 00:37:00,962 with no recourse to legal counsel. 423 00:37:01,713 --> 00:37:04,007 Somebody is up to something. 424 00:37:08,177 --> 00:37:10,680 You have a conspiracy theory? 425 00:37:12,598 --> 00:37:14,642 I have a hunch. 426 00:37:16,060 --> 00:37:18,062 I don't print hunch. 427 00:37:20,481 --> 00:37:21,733 Huh? 428 00:37:22,650 --> 00:37:24,652 I'll spell it out. 429 00:37:24,777 --> 00:37:26,904 I believe Municipal Dome propaganda 430 00:37:27,030 --> 00:37:30,074 has deliberately stoked irrational, Anti-Dog fear 431 00:37:30,199 --> 00:37:32,869 and suppressed a medically proven Dog-Flu treatment 432 00:37:32,994 --> 00:37:34,954 in order to promote a secret campaign 433 00:37:35,079 --> 00:37:38,750 to turn the country against its innocent house-pets. 434 00:37:38,875 --> 00:37:41,044 There. I said it. 435 00:37:43,796 --> 00:37:45,715 Can you prove it? 436 00:37:54,140 --> 00:37:55,933 I don't know. 437 00:37:56,017 --> 00:37:58,019 To tell you the truth: I don't know. 438 00:38:04,599 --> 00:38:07,894 I've lost all of my pride 439 00:38:08,311 --> 00:38:13,149 I've been to paradise and out the other side 440 00:38:13,358 --> 00:38:16,111 Part Two: "The Search for Spots." 441 00:38:16,194 --> 00:38:19,698 With no one to guide me 442 00:38:19,781 --> 00:38:23,910 Torn apart by a fiery wheel inside me 443 00:38:27,163 --> 00:38:30,166 An untouched diamond 444 00:38:30,249 --> 00:38:35,046 That's golden and brilliant without illumination 445 00:38:37,674 --> 00:38:40,551 Your mouth's a constellation 446 00:38:41,260 --> 00:38:44,722 The stars are in your eyes 447 00:38:44,806 --> 00:38:50,019 I'll take a spaceship and try and go and find you 448 00:38:52,730 --> 00:38:54,607 The Middle Fingers of Trash Island 449 00:38:54,691 --> 00:38:56,401 wind and weave up-river, 450 00:38:56,526 --> 00:38:58,861 inter-stitched by zig-zagging pipe-lines 451 00:38:58,945 --> 00:39:00,863 and rusty viaducts. 452 00:39:00,988 --> 00:39:02,615 The ruins of a failed utility-complex 453 00:39:02,699 --> 00:39:04,659 washed-out by tsunami. 454 00:39:04,784 --> 00:39:06,369 The rubble of an abandoned power-plant 455 00:39:06,452 --> 00:39:07,870 demolished by earthquake. 456 00:39:07,995 --> 00:39:10,289 The remains of a deserted industrial estate 457 00:39:10,373 --> 00:39:12,667 destroyed by volcanic blast. 458 00:39:12,750 --> 00:39:16,254 I won't hurt you I won't hurt you 459 00:39:16,337 --> 00:39:19,882 I won't hurt you I won't hurt you 460 00:39:21,718 --> 00:39:24,053 The Old Trash Island Athletic Club, 461 00:39:24,137 --> 00:39:26,389 member-less and long-forgotten. 462 00:39:26,514 --> 00:39:29,767 Okay, I got a question. What's your favorite food? 463 00:39:29,892 --> 00:39:31,644 A double-portion of Doggy Chop from the can 464 00:39:31,769 --> 00:39:33,396 mixed into a bowl of broken Puppy Snaps 465 00:39:33,521 --> 00:39:34,981 with a vitamin crushed up into it. 466 00:39:35,106 --> 00:39:36,899 King's the spokes-dog for that. 467 00:39:36,983 --> 00:39:38,484 He's the Doggy Chop dog. 468 00:39:38,568 --> 00:39:39,652 Mmm. Used to be. 469 00:39:39,777 --> 00:39:40,862 Was that your daily meal? 470 00:39:40,945 --> 00:39:42,655 Not always. My master was a school-teacher. 471 00:39:42,780 --> 00:39:44,574 We weren't rich, you know. You? 472 00:39:44,699 --> 00:39:46,909 A center-cut Kobe rib-eye, seared, 473 00:39:46,993 --> 00:39:48,327 on the bone, with salt and pepper. 474 00:39:48,411 --> 00:39:49,412 Wow. 475 00:39:49,495 --> 00:39:51,456 It was my birthday supper. Every year. 476 00:39:51,581 --> 00:39:54,041 Mine's hot-sausage, yakitori-style. 477 00:39:54,167 --> 00:39:57,211 The snack vendor always saved me one on game-days. 478 00:39:57,336 --> 00:39:59,255 Hmm. Duke? Ah, green-tea ice cream. 479 00:39:59,380 --> 00:40:00,798 My master had a sweet-tooth. 480 00:40:00,882 --> 00:40:02,300 I probably inherited it from her. 481 00:40:03,676 --> 00:40:05,720 You heard the rumor, right? About Doggy Chop. 482 00:40:05,845 --> 00:40:07,388 Remind us again. What rumor? 483 00:40:07,513 --> 00:40:10,224 - Oh, they folded. - Oh, no. 484 00:40:10,349 --> 00:40:13,102 Doggy... Doggy Chop folded? 485 00:40:13,227 --> 00:40:16,355 How about you, Chief? What was your favorite food? 486 00:40:16,481 --> 00:40:18,858 Me? Oh, I don't care. 487 00:40:18,983 --> 00:40:21,319 Garbage, trash, scraps of rubbish. 488 00:40:21,444 --> 00:40:23,905 - I'm used to left-overs. - Hmm. 489 00:40:24,030 --> 00:40:25,114 Yeah, yeah. 490 00:40:25,198 --> 00:40:27,658 Of course, I wasn't always a stray. 491 00:40:27,784 --> 00:40:29,368 Wait. What'd you say? 492 00:40:29,452 --> 00:40:31,662 I said I wasn't always a stray. 493 00:40:31,788 --> 00:40:33,790 Really? Since when? Tell us about that. 494 00:40:42,173 --> 00:40:44,926 I've been hunted by dog-catchers all my life. 495 00:40:45,009 --> 00:40:46,260 I'm not easy to trap. 496 00:40:46,385 --> 00:40:48,721 I've only got three captures on my record 497 00:40:48,846 --> 00:40:50,723 where I actually got sent to the pound, I mean, 498 00:40:50,848 --> 00:40:53,768 and the first two times, I escaped within 24 hours, 499 00:40:53,893 --> 00:40:56,187 - but the third time... 500 00:40:56,312 --> 00:40:57,897 I got adopted before I could 501 00:40:57,980 --> 00:41:00,066 finish digging the break-out-tunnel. 502 00:41:00,191 --> 00:41:01,442 It was a big family. 503 00:41:01,526 --> 00:41:03,736 Five kids. Two other dogs, already. 504 00:41:03,861 --> 00:41:05,571 They stuck me in the back of a station-wagon 505 00:41:05,696 --> 00:41:08,074 and drove me out to the middle of the sticks. 506 00:41:08,199 --> 00:41:11,786 Grass, trees, swimming pool. Cartoons on TV. 507 00:41:11,911 --> 00:41:14,872 Anyway, one morning a week later, 508 00:41:14,997 --> 00:41:16,749 the youngest boy, his name was Toshiro, 509 00:41:16,874 --> 00:41:20,503 woke me up at 6:15, bright-eyed, wide-awake, 510 00:41:20,628 --> 00:41:24,340 and he tried to pet me. 511 00:41:25,132 --> 00:41:28,302 He didn't mean anything by it. He was just being friendly. 512 00:41:29,136 --> 00:41:35,309 Apparently, I bit him so hard, I nearly chewed his hand off. 513 00:41:36,352 --> 00:41:38,563 Blood all over the kitchen floor. 514 00:41:38,688 --> 00:41:40,314 They rushed him to the emergency room 515 00:41:40,439 --> 00:41:41,732 and I got pad-locked out 516 00:41:41,816 --> 00:41:43,401 in the tool-shed with the lights out. 517 00:41:43,526 --> 00:41:45,862 It gave me some time to think. 518 00:41:45,987 --> 00:41:49,407 What happened? Why did I do that? 519 00:41:49,532 --> 00:41:52,702 To this day, I have no idea. 520 00:41:52,827 --> 00:41:55,204 I guess he scared me. 521 00:41:57,248 --> 00:41:59,333 I bite. 522 00:42:00,376 --> 00:42:02,420 That night, an old woman, 523 00:42:02,503 --> 00:42:03,921 she must've been the grandmother 524 00:42:04,046 --> 00:42:06,883 brought me out a bowl of some homemade hibachi-chili. 525 00:42:07,008 --> 00:42:08,050 I like to think she cooked it 526 00:42:08,134 --> 00:42:09,635 for me, personally -but who knows? 527 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:11,554 Maybe it was just more left-overs. But... 528 00:42:11,679 --> 00:42:13,764 You've got a tick. 529 00:42:16,809 --> 00:42:19,896 Anyway, that's my favorite food I ever ate. 530 00:42:20,021 --> 00:42:22,398 The old woman made a great bowl of chili. 531 00:42:23,691 --> 00:42:25,276 What happened after that? 532 00:42:25,401 --> 00:42:26,819 I dug my way out by morning, 533 00:42:26,944 --> 00:42:28,362 jumped on the back of a dump-truck, 534 00:42:28,487 --> 00:42:30,615 and hitched back to Megasaki. 535 00:42:30,740 --> 00:42:33,701 I was always a street-dog, let's face it. 536 00:42:45,212 --> 00:42:47,214 Somebody's stalking us. 537 00:43:03,940 --> 00:43:06,567 As you know, we all hate dogs. 538 00:43:06,692 --> 00:43:07,777 Chairman Fujimoto-san, 539 00:43:08,271 --> 00:43:09,689 President of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical. 540 00:43:09,814 --> 00:43:11,149 You secretly introduced 541 00:43:11,232 --> 00:43:12,608 mega-quantities of infected fleas 542 00:43:12,733 --> 00:43:14,152 and contagious tick-larvae 543 00:43:14,235 --> 00:43:15,695 into a metropolitan city center, 544 00:43:15,820 --> 00:43:18,990 creating an unprecedented animal-disease out-break. 545 00:43:19,115 --> 00:43:20,116 - Thank you. 546 00:43:20,241 --> 00:43:21,450 General Yamatachi-san, 547 00:43:21,534 --> 00:43:23,744 Commander of the Megasaki Municipal Task force. 548 00:43:23,870 --> 00:43:27,832 You oversaw the deportation of over 750,000 caged-animals 549 00:43:27,957 --> 00:43:31,002 to a nearly uninhabitable off-shore refuse-center. 550 00:43:31,127 --> 00:43:32,211 - Good work. 551 00:43:32,336 --> 00:43:33,796 Supervisor Kitano-san, 552 00:43:33,880 --> 00:43:35,464 Director of Kobayashi Robotics. 553 00:43:35,590 --> 00:43:37,675 You developed the most promising artificial life-form 554 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:39,552 in the history of corporate-technology- 555 00:43:39,677 --> 00:43:41,762 and a powerful new weapon, to boot. 556 00:43:41,888 --> 00:43:43,097 - Well done. 557 00:43:43,222 --> 00:43:44,390 Yakuza Nakamura-san, 558 00:43:44,890 --> 00:43:46,100 Head of the Clenched-Fist Gang. 559 00:43:46,225 --> 00:43:48,018 You eliminated all Pro-Dog opposition 560 00:43:48,102 --> 00:43:49,395 through the use of bribery, 561 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:52,148 extortion, intimidation, and violent force. 562 00:43:52,273 --> 00:43:54,275 - My compliments. 563 00:43:55,776 --> 00:43:58,863 Brains have been washed. Wheels have been greased. 564 00:43:58,988 --> 00:44:00,406 Fear has been mongered. 565 00:44:00,531 --> 00:44:01,824 Now we prepare for the final stage 566 00:44:01,907 --> 00:44:03,242 of our conspiracy-theory: 567 00:44:03,367 --> 00:44:04,577 the permanent end 568 00:44:04,660 --> 00:44:06,662 to the Canine Saturation-Crisis. 569 00:44:16,796 --> 00:44:19,924 We believe we've recovered a viable DNA sample 570 00:44:20,007 --> 00:44:22,510 from this article of damaged aviation equipment. 571 00:44:23,344 --> 00:44:24,429 We're going to check it right now 572 00:44:24,512 --> 00:44:26,347 if you care to observe. 573 00:44:48,985 --> 00:44:50,987 We call upon dog-lovers everywhere 574 00:44:51,070 --> 00:44:53,281 to harken to this transmission: 575 00:44:55,275 --> 00:44:56,359 May-day! May-day! 576 00:44:56,651 --> 00:44:58,528 Unscheduled Junior Turbo-Prop 577 00:44:58,611 --> 00:45:00,363 in severe distress over Sapporo River. 578 00:45:00,488 --> 00:45:02,198 Engine-failure, and- 579 00:45:02,324 --> 00:45:03,575 - detachment of left wing. 580 00:45:03,700 --> 00:45:06,745 Will attempt emergency-landing on Trash Island coast. 581 00:45:06,870 --> 00:45:08,788 Please, make note of the following: 582 00:45:08,913 --> 00:45:10,749 to my security-detail/ bodyguard-dog, 583 00:45:10,832 --> 00:45:12,667 Spots Kobayashi, if still living, 584 00:45:12,751 --> 00:45:15,670 I leave all my worldly possessions. 585 00:45:16,082 --> 00:45:18,250 If Spots has preceded me into the next life, 586 00:45:18,375 --> 00:45:19,919 I ask that everything, 587 00:45:20,002 --> 00:45:22,546 including my own bones and Spots' carcass, 588 00:45:22,671 --> 00:45:25,382 be burned in a crematory furnace, 589 00:45:25,508 --> 00:45:28,010 with our ashes scattered to the four-winds. 590 00:45:28,135 --> 00:45:31,222 It will not amount to much pollution in this sad land. 591 00:45:31,347 --> 00:45:34,058 If I survive, ignore this message. 592 00:45:35,059 --> 00:45:37,061 I've gone to find my dog. 593 00:45:38,062 --> 00:45:41,440 Young masters of Megasaki: unite! 594 00:45:52,159 --> 00:45:53,869 Turpentine brandy. 595 00:45:53,953 --> 00:45:57,456 It cools the head and warms the dog-bones. 596 00:45:59,750 --> 00:46:01,752 It may snow tonight. 597 00:46:01,877 --> 00:46:04,922 Really? Thank you very much. Wow. 598 00:46:05,047 --> 00:46:07,049 To whom it may concern. 599 00:46:07,675 --> 00:46:11,262 - She sees the future. - No. 600 00:46:11,387 --> 00:46:13,389 She understands T.V. 601 00:46:18,227 --> 00:46:21,355 - You seek a dog named Spots. 602 00:46:25,609 --> 00:46:28,279 - Dog-Zero. - Dog-Zero. 603 00:46:30,739 --> 00:46:33,200 As you know, most of the animals on this island 604 00:46:33,325 --> 00:46:34,827 come from human homes 605 00:46:34,910 --> 00:46:36,787 with domesticated back-grounds. 606 00:46:36,912 --> 00:46:40,332 However, a small population of savage, aboriginal dogs 607 00:46:40,457 --> 00:46:41,709 have been scavenging 608 00:46:41,834 --> 00:46:43,085 the Metropolitan Dumping-Grounds 609 00:46:43,169 --> 00:46:44,670 for nearly a decade. 610 00:46:44,795 --> 00:46:47,298 The graffiti on this wall depicts the story. 611 00:46:47,749 --> 00:46:49,959 They were born into captivity on the ends of the fringes 612 00:46:50,085 --> 00:46:51,920 of the most distant reaches of the island. 613 00:46:52,003 --> 00:46:54,923 They endured great suffering and cruelty 614 00:46:55,048 --> 00:46:57,384 at the hands of their former masters. 615 00:46:57,509 --> 00:47:00,637 Finally, in the wake of an Act of God, they escaped- 616 00:47:00,762 --> 00:47:03,390 to a harsh and desperate freedom. 617 00:47:03,515 --> 00:47:06,184 Some say they died away over the subsequent years, 618 00:47:06,267 --> 00:47:07,769 starving and forgotten. 619 00:47:08,092 --> 00:47:09,552 Some say they swam to the mainland, 620 00:47:09,677 --> 00:47:13,473 but this seems unlikely. Too far to dog-paddle. 621 00:47:13,598 --> 00:47:14,974 Some say they're still with us, 622 00:47:15,099 --> 00:47:18,895 in the Far-away Cuticles, beyond the Middle Fingers. 623 00:47:19,479 --> 00:47:21,814 We know the animal you seek. 624 00:47:22,523 --> 00:47:24,817 He has appeared in Oracle's visions. 625 00:47:27,153 --> 00:47:29,572 A prophecy suggests itself: 626 00:47:31,324 --> 00:47:34,118 Spots, if he's alive, may very well be living, 627 00:47:34,243 --> 00:47:36,954 even at this moment, as a captive prisoner 628 00:47:37,079 --> 00:47:40,708 abducted into the company of these wild, savage dogs. 629 00:47:41,751 --> 00:47:43,252 Oracle, what do you think? 630 00:47:45,630 --> 00:47:47,381 What? 631 00:47:49,300 --> 00:47:52,887 Continue your journey. Have faith in your cause. 632 00:47:53,012 --> 00:47:55,431 Luck and good fortune be unto you. 633 00:47:59,060 --> 00:48:02,271 You heard the rumor, right? About these aboriginal dogs. 634 00:48:02,396 --> 00:48:04,690 Remind me again. What's the rumor? 635 00:48:04,816 --> 00:48:06,818 Uh, they're cannibals. 636 00:48:06,943 --> 00:48:10,238 So you're telling me they're going to want to eat us? 637 00:48:10,363 --> 00:48:12,365 Well, they're cannibals. 638 00:50:51,387 --> 00:50:53,263 We're approaching the end of Old Trash Island. 639 00:50:53,389 --> 00:50:56,266 To the west: the Sapporo River and Megasaki City. 640 00:50:56,392 --> 00:50:57,893 - To the east: the open-sea. 641 00:50:58,018 --> 00:50:59,645 To the north: a long, rickety 642 00:50:59,728 --> 00:51:01,313 cause-way over a noxious sludge-marsh 643 00:51:01,438 --> 00:51:03,148 leading to a radio-active land-fill 644 00:51:03,232 --> 00:51:04,900 polluted by toxic chemical-garbage. 645 00:51:05,025 --> 00:51:06,318 - That's our destination. - Great. 646 00:51:06,443 --> 00:51:07,903 - Got it. - Get ready to jump. 647 00:51:08,028 --> 00:51:09,488 Atari, I'm going to drag you overboard with my teeth, 648 00:51:09,613 --> 00:51:10,739 since you can't understand the plan. 649 00:51:10,864 --> 00:51:12,366 After that, we're back on foot. 650 00:51:12,449 --> 00:51:13,534 The next stage... 651 00:51:13,659 --> 00:51:14,827 Where'd they... 652 00:51:14,910 --> 00:51:16,078 - Where'd they go? 653 00:51:16,161 --> 00:51:17,204 What are they doing over there? 654 00:51:17,287 --> 00:51:18,330 How did this happen? 655 00:51:18,455 --> 00:51:20,416 What's going on with this contraption? 656 00:51:20,541 --> 00:51:22,501 If we get separated, which we are: 657 00:51:22,584 --> 00:51:25,421 rendez-vous at the cause-way! 658 00:51:25,546 --> 00:51:28,090 - You're not our leader! - What? 659 00:51:28,215 --> 00:51:30,384 You're not our leader! We all are! 660 00:51:30,467 --> 00:51:31,927 Let's take a vote! 661 00:51:33,929 --> 00:51:35,723 All in favor of my plan, 662 00:51:35,806 --> 00:51:37,599 which is to rendez-vous at the cause-way... 663 00:52:14,499 --> 00:52:16,501 Let's go. 664 00:52:26,595 --> 00:52:28,555 No, you can't ride the Pagoda-Slide. 665 00:52:28,680 --> 00:52:31,350 You're below the safety-limit, anyway. Let's go. 666 00:52:35,437 --> 00:52:36,855 We made an emergency plan, 667 00:52:36,980 --> 00:52:39,191 even if we didn't get to vote and agree to it yet: 668 00:52:39,316 --> 00:52:41,568 rendez-vous at the cause-way to the Far-away Cuticles, 669 00:52:41,693 --> 00:52:42,819 and go find your dog. 670 00:52:42,944 --> 00:52:44,655 Maybe everybody else just got crushed, 671 00:52:44,738 --> 00:52:46,281 compacted, and incinerated- 672 00:52:46,406 --> 00:52:48,408 but we're going to be there. Let's go. 673 00:52:55,832 --> 00:52:57,250 Don't. 674 00:52:58,627 --> 00:53:00,045 Repeat: 675 00:53:01,838 --> 00:53:03,799 don't. 676 00:53:07,469 --> 00:53:09,638 I am not your pet. I never liked you. 677 00:53:09,763 --> 00:53:11,890 I don't care about you. I won't wait for you. 678 00:53:12,391 --> 00:53:14,393 I bite. 679 00:53:17,221 --> 00:53:18,639 Good luck. 680 00:54:01,806 --> 00:54:04,767 Jerks. Come here. Oh, do this. Do that. 681 00:54:04,892 --> 00:54:07,061 Our Masters. I'll do what I... 682 00:54:09,146 --> 00:54:10,523 Hmm... 683 00:54:52,523 --> 00:54:54,150 I suppose if it was working right, 684 00:54:54,233 --> 00:54:55,568 we'd be dead already. 685 00:55:13,461 --> 00:55:15,546 Don't ask me to fetch that stick. 686 00:55:20,259 --> 00:55:21,594 Fetch-i! 687 00:55:27,391 --> 00:55:28,893 Fetch-i! 688 00:55:29,018 --> 00:55:32,521 I'm telling you: I don't fetch. 689 00:55:38,027 --> 00:55:40,029 Fetch-i! 690 00:55:41,072 --> 00:55:44,367 I'm not doing this because you commanded me to. 691 00:55:44,492 --> 00:55:47,703 I'm doing it- because I feel sorry for you. 692 00:56:01,175 --> 00:56:03,177 Good boy. 693 00:56:41,659 --> 00:56:43,035 Where'd you get that dog? 694 00:56:43,119 --> 00:56:45,121 He looks like me with a pink nose. 695 00:56:45,788 --> 00:56:50,126 I come from a nine-dog litter, but they drowned the sisters. 696 00:56:50,251 --> 00:56:51,460 We're not a rare breed: 697 00:56:51,585 --> 00:56:53,212 short-haired-Oceanic- speckled-ear/ 698 00:56:53,295 --> 00:56:54,505 sport-hound-mix. 699 00:56:54,630 --> 00:56:56,882 I'm getting confused now. 700 00:56:56,966 --> 00:56:59,051 My belly feels funny. 701 00:57:12,641 --> 00:57:14,393 Biscuit-o. 702 00:57:16,269 --> 00:57:20,190 I can't accept that. It's for your dog. 703 00:57:25,400 --> 00:57:27,610 I've never been offered a Puppy Snap in my life. 704 00:57:27,735 --> 00:57:29,904 I don't even know what they taste like. 705 00:57:30,029 --> 00:57:31,281 Okay, I'll try it. 706 00:57:33,449 --> 00:57:36,202 Crunchy. Salty. 707 00:57:37,287 --> 00:57:39,289 Supposedly, it cleans your teeth. 708 00:57:40,957 --> 00:57:42,959 This is my new favorite food. 709 00:57:44,627 --> 00:57:46,045 Thank you. 710 00:57:50,216 --> 00:57:53,845 My pale blue star 711 00:57:53,928 --> 00:57:59,058 My rainbow, how good it is to know you're like me 712 00:58:01,811 --> 00:58:05,064 Strike me with your lightning 713 00:58:05,148 --> 00:58:10,320 Bring me down and bury me with ashes 714 00:58:18,119 --> 00:58:21,748 I won't hurt you I won't hurt you 715 00:58:21,831 --> 00:58:25,793 I won't hurt you I won't hurt you 716 00:58:35,720 --> 00:58:37,722 Cold up here tonight. 717 00:58:40,516 --> 00:58:41,893 We'll find him. 718 00:58:41,976 --> 00:58:46,022 Wherever he is, if he's alive: we'll find your dog. 719 00:58:47,440 --> 00:58:50,943 I won't hurt you I won't hurt you 720 00:58:51,027 --> 00:58:54,572 I won't hurt you I won't hurt you 721 00:58:54,656 --> 00:58:58,284 I won't hurt you I won't hurt you 722 00:59:07,786 --> 00:59:09,038 Mayor Kobayashi, 723 00:59:09,121 --> 00:59:10,956 elected leader of Megasaki City. 724 00:59:11,081 --> 00:59:13,709 For 150 years, you and your ancestors, 725 00:59:13,792 --> 00:59:15,878 known as the Kobayashi Dynasty, 726 00:59:16,003 --> 00:59:17,755 a procession of dog-hating thugs, 727 00:59:17,880 --> 00:59:20,341 stooges, felons, and their criminal underlings, 728 00:59:20,466 --> 00:59:22,259 have betrayed and deceived the citizens 729 00:59:22,343 --> 00:59:23,802 of Uni Prefecture. 730 00:59:24,552 --> 00:59:26,971 You make me so mad! 731 00:59:28,264 --> 00:59:29,682 Professor Watanabe, 732 00:59:29,765 --> 00:59:32,059 Science-Party Candidate, deceased. 733 00:59:32,185 --> 00:59:34,061 The wasabi in your blood showed poison-levels 734 00:59:34,187 --> 00:59:36,647 in excess often times the maximum dosage required 735 00:59:36,772 --> 00:59:38,733 to stop the heart of a whale. 736 00:59:38,858 --> 00:59:41,569 Why'd you do it? 737 00:59:42,862 --> 00:59:46,699 Atari Kobayashi, adopted ward to the mayoral-household. 738 00:59:46,824 --> 00:59:51,370 You heroically hi-jacked a Junior Turbo-Prop XJ750 739 00:59:51,496 --> 00:59:53,956 - and flew it to the island... 740 01:00:11,807 --> 01:00:13,267 Atari. 741 01:00:13,351 --> 01:00:14,810 You heroically, as I was saying, 742 01:00:14,936 --> 01:00:19,023 stole the little airplane, because of your dog and... 743 01:00:19,106 --> 01:00:21,943 I lost my train of thought. 744 01:00:23,110 --> 01:00:24,529 Dammit! 745 01:00:25,363 --> 01:00:27,365 I've got a crush on you. 746 01:00:29,865 --> 01:00:31,867 Part Three: "The Rendez-Vous." 747 01:00:57,889 --> 01:01:01,226 Rex! King! Duke! Boss! You made it! 748 01:01:01,893 --> 01:01:04,979 - What happened to you? - I took a bath. 749 01:01:05,647 --> 01:01:08,525 - What? He's got soap? - Just a little. 750 01:01:09,400 --> 01:01:10,693 You're too fluffy. 751 01:01:10,819 --> 01:01:13,029 - We played fetch. - With a stick? 752 01:01:13,154 --> 01:01:15,156 With a hunk of rubber radiator-tubing. 753 01:01:15,281 --> 01:01:17,075 And you brought it back to him? 754 01:01:17,200 --> 01:01:18,868 Yeah. 755 01:01:18,993 --> 01:01:20,161 He's a good boy. 756 01:01:22,664 --> 01:01:24,082 Don't you tell me that! 757 01:01:24,207 --> 01:01:25,750 I'm the one that tried to make you 758 01:01:25,834 --> 01:01:27,377 be loyal to him, in the first place. 759 01:01:27,502 --> 01:01:29,337 Stop. Stop! This is the rendezvous. 760 01:01:29,420 --> 01:01:31,256 Where's that trash-tram taking you? 761 01:01:31,381 --> 01:01:33,174 You think we booked this ride through a travel agent? 762 01:01:33,299 --> 01:01:34,384 We were fighting for our lives 763 01:01:34,467 --> 01:01:35,510 in a high-velocity trash-processor 764 01:01:35,635 --> 01:01:37,345 while you were getting scrubbed and brushed. 765 01:01:37,470 --> 01:01:39,222 - Jump! - Where? 766 01:01:39,347 --> 01:01:41,307 - Here! - When? 767 01:01:41,432 --> 01:01:43,434 - Now! - Why? 768 01:01:43,560 --> 01:01:45,645 - What? - Let's take a vote. 769 01:01:45,770 --> 01:01:47,772 All in favor of jump... 770 01:01:55,405 --> 01:01:57,156 Who's that? 771 01:02:05,123 --> 01:02:06,916 I can't smell him. 772 01:02:49,440 --> 01:02:50,607 Come in. 773 01:02:50,691 --> 01:02:51,859 Master Atari... Can you hear me? 774 01:02:51,942 --> 01:02:52,985 Huh? 775 01:03:15,332 --> 01:03:17,084 That dog's real. 776 01:03:24,383 --> 01:03:25,718 What's that thing in your ear for? 777 01:03:25,801 --> 01:03:27,136 Are you hard of hearing? 778 01:03:27,261 --> 01:03:28,596 You can't be. Um... 779 01:03:28,721 --> 01:03:30,806 Bodyguard-dogs have to have 20/30-Auditory 780 01:03:30,889 --> 01:03:32,057 just to be certified. 781 01:03:32,423 --> 01:03:33,841 No, the ear-piece is how I receive 782 01:03:33,924 --> 01:03:35,426 my commands and instructions and so on. 783 01:03:35,551 --> 01:03:38,345 Obviously, I'm privy to certain sensitive information 784 01:03:38,471 --> 01:03:39,889 due to my position in the mayoral-household 785 01:03:39,972 --> 01:03:41,348 at Brick Mansion. 786 01:03:41,474 --> 01:03:42,975 Oh, so you mean 787 01:03:43,058 --> 01:03:45,060 somebody could be talking to you right now? 788 01:03:45,186 --> 01:03:48,898 Well, the range is only about 75 feet or so, I guess, so... 789 01:03:49,023 --> 01:03:50,232 Battery's probably dead, anyway. 790 01:03:50,316 --> 01:03:51,484 I got a question for you. 791 01:03:51,609 --> 01:03:53,694 How much money do you think the mayor makes? 792 01:03:53,819 --> 01:03:55,196 I can't tell you that. 793 01:03:55,279 --> 01:03:57,323 That's highly confidential. 794 01:03:57,448 --> 01:03:59,617 Um, anyway, I'm not the mayor's accountant's dog. 795 01:03:59,742 --> 01:04:00,785 That's Butterscotch, 796 01:04:00,910 --> 01:04:02,244 and she got crushed 797 01:04:02,328 --> 01:04:03,662 in a glass compactor the day before yesterday. 798 01:04:03,788 --> 01:04:06,957 No, my duties are, uh, focused entirely 799 01:04:07,082 --> 01:04:09,502 on the protection of the mayor's ward, Atari. 800 01:04:09,627 --> 01:04:11,212 I'm not supposed to be his friend, 801 01:04:11,295 --> 01:04:12,838 but I love him very much, 802 01:04:12,963 --> 01:04:14,924 but that's a private matter. 803 01:04:15,049 --> 01:04:16,467 Um, the only reason I even said that 804 01:04:16,592 --> 01:04:19,220 was because we're all probably going to die out here 805 01:04:19,345 --> 01:04:22,139 and I'll never see him again. 806 01:04:26,769 --> 01:04:28,187 That's a tough break. 807 01:04:28,312 --> 01:04:30,105 Well, good luck to you 808 01:04:30,189 --> 01:04:32,024 and watch out for the cannibal-dogs. 809 01:04:33,192 --> 01:04:34,985 - Hmm? - Hmm? 810 01:04:35,319 --> 01:04:37,488 - What? - What? 811 01:04:37,613 --> 01:04:40,908 - Watch out for the...? - The cannibal-dogs. 812 01:04:41,033 --> 01:04:44,328 - They are dogs that eat dogs. - Start over and repeat again. 813 01:04:44,453 --> 01:04:46,497 You know what? Don't even worry about that. 814 01:04:46,622 --> 01:04:47,706 I just heard there might be 815 01:04:47,790 --> 01:04:49,500 some wild, aboriginal, cannibal-dogs 816 01:04:49,625 --> 01:04:50,668 in the area, you know, 817 01:04:50,793 --> 01:04:51,961 but I wouldn't worry because you're 818 01:04:52,044 --> 01:04:53,796 in an extra-security lock cell. 819 01:04:53,921 --> 01:04:54,922 Look at it that way. 820 01:04:55,005 --> 01:04:57,216 You're probably safer than I am. 821 01:04:57,341 --> 01:04:59,343 Except from thirst and starvation. 822 01:05:35,212 --> 01:05:37,131 It's got an extra-security lock on it. 823 01:05:37,585 --> 01:05:38,836 You'll never get it open. 824 01:06:14,204 --> 01:06:16,123 Are you going to eat me now? 825 01:06:17,499 --> 01:06:19,209 What did you say? 826 01:06:19,335 --> 01:06:21,003 Are you going to eat me now? 827 01:06:21,086 --> 01:06:22,463 I heard you were cannibal-dogs. 828 01:06:22,588 --> 01:06:24,924 Be notified: I'll be compelled to defend myself 829 01:06:25,049 --> 01:06:27,509 with all means at my disposal. 830 01:06:33,258 --> 01:06:35,052 Hmm. 831 01:06:35,719 --> 01:06:38,805 Who told you that dirty lie? 832 01:06:44,603 --> 01:06:47,606 We resorted to cannibalism on one occasion, 833 01:06:47,731 --> 01:06:48,899 many months ago, 834 01:06:48,982 --> 01:06:50,567 as a desperate survival instinct. 835 01:06:50,692 --> 01:06:53,362 We ate one single dog. 836 01:06:53,487 --> 01:06:54,988 His name was Fuzzball, 837 01:06:55,072 --> 01:06:56,573 and he was the leader of our pack, 838 01:06:56,698 --> 01:06:58,825 and he was already in a coma from starvation, 839 01:06:58,951 --> 01:07:04,539 so we put him out of his... his... 840 01:07:07,834 --> 01:07:10,712 His misery and... 841 01:07:12,506 --> 01:07:13,924 And... 842 01:07:16,301 --> 01:07:18,303 Consumed him. 843 01:07:28,272 --> 01:07:30,065 We would have dropped dead in a week or less 844 01:07:30,148 --> 01:07:31,400 without that nourishment. 845 01:07:31,525 --> 01:07:34,444 We were dying. Do you judge us for that? 846 01:07:35,195 --> 01:07:36,530 Shame on you! 847 01:07:36,655 --> 01:07:37,864 We only brought you here 848 01:07:37,948 --> 01:07:39,658 in the first place to help you. 849 01:07:46,415 --> 01:07:48,250 We've got a Master Pass-Key! 850 01:07:48,375 --> 01:07:50,377 Open his cage. 851 01:08:04,725 --> 01:08:06,810 Fuzzball was his best friend. 852 01:08:16,028 --> 01:08:18,405 Oh, dear. Uh, I think I offended him. 853 01:08:18,530 --> 01:08:21,241 I'm truly sorry. I had no idea. 854 01:08:22,701 --> 01:08:25,912 What is this place? How long have you been here? 855 01:08:26,038 --> 01:08:28,040 I can see you've been mistreated. 856 01:08:32,827 --> 01:08:34,704 Are you okay? 857 01:08:36,539 --> 01:08:40,001 My name is Spots. Spots Kobayashi. 858 01:08:40,752 --> 01:08:43,254 How can I be of service to you? 859 01:08:45,799 --> 01:08:48,176 Master Atari-san, can you hear me? 860 01:08:48,301 --> 01:08:49,886 Can you hear me, Master Atari? 861 01:08:50,011 --> 01:08:51,262 Spots-u? 862 01:08:51,387 --> 01:08:52,514 You're not safe here! 863 01:08:52,597 --> 01:08:53,723 You shouldn't have come for me! 864 01:08:53,848 --> 01:08:55,308 I can't protect you efficiently 865 01:08:55,391 --> 01:08:56,518 under these conditions! 866 01:09:07,361 --> 01:09:08,779 Spots-u! 867 01:09:10,406 --> 01:09:11,824 Here I come. 868 01:09:28,549 --> 01:09:29,550 Sic 'em! 869 01:09:33,345 --> 01:09:34,763 Follow me! 870 01:09:47,276 --> 01:09:48,611 All in favor of kicking Chief out of the pack 871 01:09:48,736 --> 01:09:50,779 and never speaking to him again, say "Aye". 872 01:09:50,904 --> 01:09:52,615 Aye! 873 01:09:54,992 --> 01:09:58,203 - How did you do that? - Secret tooth! Military issue! 874 01:09:58,329 --> 01:10:00,289 Technically, I could do it 37 more times, 875 01:10:00,414 --> 01:10:02,458 but I wouldn't be able to chew my meat! 876 01:10:03,250 --> 01:10:06,045 I assume you're Spots! We've been looking for you. 877 01:10:14,261 --> 01:10:15,512 Master Atari-san, 878 01:10:15,596 --> 01:10:17,973 I swore an oath when I assumed the responsibilities 879 01:10:18,098 --> 01:10:20,601 of official bodyguard-dog to the mayoral-household! 880 01:10:20,726 --> 01:10:22,478 I could never be persuaded to break that vow 881 01:10:22,561 --> 01:10:23,896 for any reason whatsoever! 882 01:10:24,021 --> 01:10:25,314 I'll always be loyal to you 883 01:10:25,397 --> 01:10:27,024 as my only and unconditional master! 884 01:10:27,149 --> 01:10:29,526 But circumstances have radically changed for me 885 01:10:29,652 --> 01:10:31,862 and all the pets of Megasaki City! 886 01:10:31,987 --> 01:10:34,239 I have new obligations which I never anticipated! 887 01:10:34,365 --> 01:10:36,367 I've become the leader of a tribe of outcasts 888 01:10:36,492 --> 01:10:38,077 who depend on me for their survival, 889 01:10:38,202 --> 01:10:41,497 and I'm going to be a father! 890 01:10:41,622 --> 01:10:43,832 With deepest sadness and humility: 891 01:10:43,957 --> 01:10:46,794 I must ask you to relieve me of the duties of my position, 892 01:10:46,919 --> 01:10:48,712 effective immediately. 893 01:10:48,837 --> 01:10:51,131 You son of a bitch. 894 01:10:51,256 --> 01:10:53,509 If we don't drown, I'm going to strangle you myself. 895 01:10:53,634 --> 01:10:55,594 I don't care how many exploding teeth 896 01:10:55,678 --> 01:10:56,929 you try to spit-out at me. 897 01:10:57,054 --> 01:10:59,139 Do you have any idea 898 01:10:59,223 --> 01:11:00,516 what that Little Pilot just went through 899 01:11:00,641 --> 01:11:01,975 to try to rescue you? 900 01:11:02,101 --> 01:11:03,185 How dare you? 901 01:11:05,688 --> 01:11:08,273 - You're a stray. - Yeah, so what? 902 01:11:08,982 --> 01:11:10,401 What's your name? 903 01:11:10,526 --> 01:11:11,735 Who cares? 904 01:11:11,860 --> 01:11:14,863 You're from central Megasaki. I can tell by the accent. 905 01:11:14,988 --> 01:11:17,825 You're a short-haired-Oceanic- speckle-ear/sport-hound-mix. 906 01:11:17,950 --> 01:11:19,410 You were born in a storm-sewer 907 01:11:19,535 --> 01:11:22,287 on Bamboo-shoot Holiday six years ago today. 908 01:11:22,413 --> 01:11:23,747 Do you know me? 909 01:11:23,872 --> 01:11:27,042 I... I don't... I don't know. 910 01:11:27,167 --> 01:11:29,586 I'm your older brother by five minutes. 911 01:11:29,712 --> 01:11:31,797 It's been a long time, Chief. 912 01:11:33,507 --> 01:11:36,301 Was... Was I the runt? 913 01:11:37,553 --> 01:11:39,555 Not anymore. 914 01:11:49,398 --> 01:11:50,816 Security-camera footage 915 01:11:50,899 --> 01:11:52,109 confirms initial-reports 916 01:11:52,234 --> 01:11:54,820 of the deaths of mayoral-ward Atari Kobayashi 917 01:11:54,945 --> 01:11:56,947 and his five dog-abductors this afternoon 918 01:11:57,072 --> 01:11:58,449 in a sluice channel 919 01:11:58,532 --> 01:12:00,576 at the threshold of the Far-Away Cuticles. 920 01:12:00,701 --> 01:12:03,328 A statement from Major-Demo, live at Brick Mansion: 921 01:12:06,123 --> 01:12:08,459 The life of a promising young orphan 922 01:12:08,542 --> 01:12:10,377 has been cut short before its prime. 923 01:12:10,502 --> 01:12:12,921 This is a distant-uncle's worst nightmare. 924 01:12:13,046 --> 01:12:16,467 Mayor Kobayashi asks for your prayers, your condolences 925 01:12:16,592 --> 01:12:18,218 and your support for the diligent men and women 926 01:12:18,343 --> 01:12:20,888 of the Municipal Task Force Dog-Catchers Division: 927 01:12:21,013 --> 01:12:23,724 we salute you for your bravery and your ongoing commitment 928 01:12:23,849 --> 01:12:26,894 to the continuing punishment of all bad-dogs. 929 01:12:33,901 --> 01:12:35,736 Originally, before the volcano erupted 930 01:12:35,861 --> 01:12:37,112 and an earthquake triggered the tsunami 931 01:12:37,237 --> 01:12:38,405 which obliterated the facility, 932 01:12:38,530 --> 01:12:39,907 there were over 250 933 01:12:39,990 --> 01:12:41,617 incarcerated animals here on the premises 934 01:12:41,742 --> 01:12:44,036 being experimented on against their will. 935 01:12:44,161 --> 01:12:45,954 If you look closely, you may notice some of these dogs 936 01:12:46,079 --> 01:12:49,333 still bear scars and markings from the research and abuse. 937 01:12:50,959 --> 01:12:53,295 Actually, it's pretty obvious. 938 01:12:53,420 --> 01:12:54,922 This is my mate, Peppermint. 939 01:12:55,005 --> 01:12:56,465 She's pregnant with our first litter. 940 01:12:56,590 --> 01:12:58,217 She was due a week ago. 941 01:13:01,678 --> 01:13:02,846 Anyway, 942 01:13:02,930 --> 01:13:04,431 the survivors of the disaster learned to cultiv... 943 01:13:04,556 --> 01:13:06,308 What's he got there? What's he got there? 944 01:13:06,433 --> 01:13:09,478 Biscuit-o. Biscuit-o. Biscuit-o. 945 01:13:10,187 --> 01:13:12,272 Puppy Snaps. 946 01:13:12,397 --> 01:13:15,025 I heard they don't even make them anymore. 947 01:13:15,150 --> 01:13:16,568 You heard the rumor, right? 948 01:13:16,652 --> 01:13:17,694 About Kobayashi Pharmaceutical. 949 01:13:17,820 --> 01:13:19,404 - I never heard it. - What rumor? 950 01:13:19,530 --> 01:13:21,406 They invented Dog-Flu. 951 01:13:21,532 --> 01:13:23,951 - No. - Of course. 952 01:13:24,076 --> 01:13:25,369 That makes sense. 953 01:13:25,452 --> 01:13:26,787 Where do you get all these rumors? 954 01:13:26,912 --> 01:13:28,288 I mean, who tells them to you? 955 01:13:28,372 --> 01:13:29,373 I don't know. Anybody. 956 01:13:29,498 --> 01:13:31,542 Dogs talk, and I listen. Always have. 957 01:13:31,667 --> 01:13:33,418 I, uh, love gossip. 958 01:13:33,544 --> 01:13:34,628 Spots! 959 01:13:36,213 --> 01:13:38,632 The black owl has a message. 960 01:13:44,304 --> 01:13:46,181 He's come from all the way across the island. 961 01:13:46,306 --> 01:13:48,308 Get him a cup of sewer-water, Chico. 962 01:13:48,392 --> 01:13:50,018 - Mmm-hmm. 963 01:13:50,102 --> 01:13:51,144 Mmm-hmm. 964 01:13:51,770 --> 01:13:53,146 Yes. We understand. 965 01:13:53,272 --> 01:13:55,482 He has news from the Metropolitan Dumping-Grounds. 966 01:13:55,607 --> 01:13:57,901 - Metropolitan... - Shh! Quiet, please. 967 01:13:59,565 --> 01:14:02,568 We're listening, owl. Tell us your message. 968 01:14:07,656 --> 01:14:09,616 He's going to poison us. 969 01:14:09,742 --> 01:14:11,076 Re-election Night: 970 01:14:11,201 --> 01:14:13,620 at the moment Mayor Kobayashi is re-inaugurated, 971 01:14:13,746 --> 01:14:14,872 he'll give the order, 972 01:14:14,955 --> 01:14:17,249 and the extermination-process will begin. 973 01:14:17,374 --> 01:14:19,543 Oracle saw the plan in her visions. 974 01:14:22,331 --> 01:14:23,332 If the voters choose me again 975 01:14:23,416 --> 01:14:24,417 on Re-Election Night, 976 01:14:24,500 --> 01:14:26,627 I promise: a final and permanent end 977 01:14:26,711 --> 01:14:28,504 to the Canine Saturation-Crisis. 978 01:14:30,089 --> 01:14:33,926 Every pet in the Trash Island Camp will die. 979 01:14:34,010 --> 01:14:35,011 It may be too late, already; 980 01:14:35,094 --> 01:14:36,929 but, if the black owl reaches you 981 01:14:37,013 --> 01:14:38,264 with this message in time: 982 01:14:40,224 --> 01:14:43,477 Go to Megasaki City. Find our masters. 983 01:14:43,602 --> 01:14:47,148 Appeal to the people. Stop the mayor. 984 01:14:47,273 --> 01:14:48,858 Save us. 985 01:14:54,697 --> 01:14:56,532 We're crossing the river tonight. 986 01:14:56,615 --> 01:14:58,534 Begin preparations immediately. 987 01:15:07,460 --> 01:15:09,670 You'll meet a bitch named Nutmeg. 988 01:15:09,795 --> 01:15:13,674 Tell her Chief says: I'll see you in Megasaki. 989 01:16:44,223 --> 01:16:45,307 Hmm. 990 01:16:45,391 --> 01:16:47,393 Beautiful night. 991 01:16:48,227 --> 01:16:50,855 - Peppermint's in labor. - Oh. 992 01:16:52,148 --> 01:16:54,150 Come sit beside me. 993 01:16:54,733 --> 01:16:57,153 It's okay. 994 01:16:58,571 --> 01:17:01,490 Master Atari, are you willing to accept my brother Chief 995 01:17:01,615 --> 01:17:03,909 as new bodyguard-dog in personal service to you, 996 01:17:04,034 --> 01:17:06,203 former ward to the mayoral-household? 997 01:17:26,724 --> 01:17:28,893 Chief, are you willing to accept 998 01:17:28,976 --> 01:17:30,686 Atari as your direct master, 999 01:17:30,811 --> 01:17:33,564 to serve and protect his safety and welfare 1000 01:17:33,689 --> 01:17:36,233 with all courage, loyalty and friendship? 1001 01:17:40,738 --> 01:17:42,740 I can do that. 1002 01:17:43,365 --> 01:17:44,783 Good. 1003 01:18:49,974 --> 01:18:51,976 Chocolate milk, cold. 1004 01:18:56,939 --> 01:18:59,692 Tracy Walker, Megasaki Senior High, Daily-Manifesto. 1005 01:18:59,817 --> 01:19:01,443 Are you Professor Watanabe's 1006 01:19:01,527 --> 01:19:03,988 former Assistant-Scientist, Yoko-ono-san? 1007 01:19:19,420 --> 01:19:21,422 Do I have it? 1008 01:19:24,592 --> 01:19:26,594 Too late. 1009 01:19:31,348 --> 01:19:33,100 Do I have it? 1010 01:19:33,225 --> 01:19:34,643 Too late. 1011 01:19:36,061 --> 01:19:38,063 Nobody care. 1012 01:19:40,858 --> 01:19:43,068 Do I have it? Do I have the story? 1013 01:19:43,152 --> 01:19:44,653 Yes or no? On the record! 1014 01:19:44,778 --> 01:19:46,322 I am sorry for your loss, 1015 01:19:46,405 --> 01:19:48,866 but we both know: that was no suicide! 1016 01:19:48,991 --> 01:19:51,535 I need to prove my conspiracy-theory! 1017 01:19:52,870 --> 01:19:57,374 Ben is dead. No future on Trash Island. 1018 01:19:57,499 --> 01:19:59,501 I am failure. 1019 01:20:01,712 --> 01:20:04,590 Pull yourself together and act like a scientist! 1020 01:20:09,178 --> 01:20:12,139 Professor Watanabe never gave up. 1021 01:20:23,859 --> 01:20:26,195 Is this... Is this the serum? 1022 01:20:26,320 --> 01:20:28,906 The Dog-Flu cure? The Snout-fever treatment? 1023 01:20:29,031 --> 01:20:31,784 The end of the Canine Saturation-Crisis? 1024 01:20:31,909 --> 01:20:33,911 Last dose. 1025 01:20:37,247 --> 01:20:38,248 Tracy: 1026 01:20:39,537 --> 01:20:40,705 be careful. 1027 01:20:43,040 --> 01:20:45,042 Part Four: "Atari's Lantern." 1028 01:20:45,126 --> 01:20:46,294 Not fair! 1029 01:20:46,794 --> 01:20:47,795 To dogs! 1030 01:20:47,962 --> 01:20:50,006 Not fair! To dogs! 1031 01:20:50,131 --> 01:20:52,717 Not fair! To dogs! 1032 01:21:01,307 --> 01:21:03,935 There will never be a place for Dog-Flu in Megasaki City. 1033 01:21:04,060 --> 01:21:05,353 There will never be room 1034 01:21:05,436 --> 01:21:07,647 for Snout-fever in Uni Prefecture. 1035 01:21:07,772 --> 01:21:10,191 The time has come to put the violent, intimidating, 1036 01:21:10,316 --> 01:21:12,360 unsanitary bad-dogs of Trash Island 1037 01:21:12,443 --> 01:21:13,695 humanely to sleep. 1038 01:21:13,820 --> 01:21:17,532 For their own good; and also: ours. 1039 01:21:17,657 --> 01:21:20,660 General Yamatachi? Bring out the replacement-pet. 1040 01:21:25,665 --> 01:21:27,083 Sit-o! 1041 01:21:29,919 --> 01:21:31,045 The results are in! 1042 01:21:31,170 --> 01:21:34,590 Stand by for the incoming Re-Election Night tally! 1043 01:21:42,348 --> 01:21:43,891 That crook! He's stealing 1044 01:21:43,975 --> 01:21:46,185 the re-election again! Let's go! 1045 01:21:58,865 --> 01:22:01,367 This landslide re-election is a massive fraud, 1046 01:22:01,492 --> 01:22:03,703 and we demand a re-count! 1047 01:22:09,459 --> 01:22:10,668 Respect-o. 1048 01:22:11,336 --> 01:22:12,378 The mayor is allowing 1049 01:22:12,503 --> 01:22:14,797 the unauthorized Pro-Dog student-protestors 1050 01:22:14,922 --> 01:22:17,175 a platform to voice their dissenting beliefs! 1051 01:22:17,300 --> 01:22:19,177 Mayor Kobayashi has dog's-blood 1052 01:22:19,260 --> 01:22:21,220 on his hands! You all do! 1053 01:22:22,263 --> 01:22:24,182 Atari was a hero. 1054 01:22:24,307 --> 01:22:26,642 Professor Watanabe was murdered. 1055 01:22:26,768 --> 01:22:28,436 The serum works! 1056 01:22:30,438 --> 01:22:33,191 The mayor is a crook, and I hate him. 1057 01:22:38,696 --> 01:22:40,239 This small minority of dog-lovers 1058 01:22:40,365 --> 01:22:42,533 has been sent by overseas special-interest groups 1059 01:22:42,658 --> 01:22:45,370 to agitate disorder and incite anarchy. 1060 01:22:45,495 --> 01:22:47,455 I hereby cancel and nullify 1061 01:22:47,538 --> 01:22:48,748 Foreign-exchange student Walker's 1062 01:22:48,873 --> 01:22:50,083 senior high school study-visa. 1063 01:22:50,166 --> 01:22:52,794 She will be expelled from class, 1064 01:22:52,877 --> 01:22:53,920 stripped of her course-credits, 1065 01:22:54,003 --> 01:22:56,130 and formally deported on the next direct-flight 1066 01:22:56,214 --> 01:22:57,673 - back to Cincinnati, Ohio. - Oh. Hmm. 1067 01:23:04,138 --> 01:23:06,140 Mayor Kobayashi has directed Major-Domo 1068 01:23:06,224 --> 01:23:08,059 to bring him the red button. 1069 01:23:23,533 --> 01:23:25,284 Nutmeg! 1070 01:24:19,130 --> 01:24:22,383 Holy smokes! My lungs feel clear. 1071 01:24:22,508 --> 01:24:24,802 My equilibrium feels balanced. 1072 01:24:24,927 --> 01:24:28,598 My vision is sharp as a tack for the first time in months. 1073 01:24:31,976 --> 01:24:34,562 Wow, that's a great serum! 1074 01:24:35,897 --> 01:24:37,690 Master Atari, whose death, I think we can say, 1075 01:24:37,815 --> 01:24:40,693 appears to have been inaccurately reported, 1076 01:24:40,776 --> 01:24:42,361 has asked to read a statement to the General Assembly. 1077 01:24:42,487 --> 01:24:44,113 He will then withdraw from the debate 1078 01:24:44,197 --> 01:24:46,407 and respond to no further questions. 1079 01:24:51,579 --> 01:24:52,955 Dear Editor Hiroshi 1080 01:24:53,039 --> 01:24:55,249 of the Megasaki Senior High Daily-Manifesto: 1081 01:24:55,374 --> 01:24:56,792 in a series of first-rate articles 1082 01:24:56,918 --> 01:25:00,588 by an attractive cub-reporter on your staff, 1083 01:25:00,713 --> 01:25:01,797 you shine a spot-light 1084 01:25:01,881 --> 01:25:03,090 on the great injustice that has occurred 1085 01:25:03,216 --> 01:25:05,301 under the Kobayashi Administration. 1086 01:25:05,426 --> 01:25:07,303 I have spent much of my time in recent weeks 1087 01:25:07,428 --> 01:25:09,764 traveling in the company of the very kind of animals 1088 01:25:09,889 --> 01:25:12,016 our mayor refers to as "bad-dogs." 1089 01:25:12,141 --> 01:25:13,142 They are the finest living-beings 1090 01:25:13,226 --> 01:25:14,644 I have ever come to know 1091 01:25:14,727 --> 01:25:16,187 in all my dozen years on this earth. 1092 01:25:16,312 --> 01:25:18,564 To your readers, the good people of Megasaki, 1093 01:25:18,689 --> 01:25:20,733 I say: the cycle of life 1094 01:25:20,816 --> 01:25:22,610 always hangs in a delicate balance. 1095 01:25:22,735 --> 01:25:25,071 Who are we, and who do we want to be? 1096 01:25:25,738 --> 01:25:27,740 Who are we? 1097 01:25:31,953 --> 01:25:34,080 I wrote a haiku to try to express my feelings 1098 01:25:34,205 --> 01:25:36,374 about the suffering dogs of Trash Island. 1099 01:25:36,499 --> 01:25:38,793 It is also about nature, love, 1100 01:25:38,876 --> 01:25:41,629 friendship, eternity, and a black owl. 1101 01:25:41,754 --> 01:25:44,382 I call it: Atari's Lantern. 1102 01:26:26,454 --> 01:26:28,456 He said a haiku. 1103 01:26:28,539 --> 01:26:31,417 I'll tell you later. 1104 01:26:33,711 --> 01:26:34,879 I dedicate this poem 1105 01:26:34,962 --> 01:26:37,173 to my distant-uncle, Mayor Kobayashi, 1106 01:26:37,298 --> 01:26:40,134 who took me in when I myself was a stray-dog 1107 01:26:40,218 --> 01:26:42,011 with nowhere else to turn. 1108 01:26:42,136 --> 01:26:43,846 Editor Hiroshi, please extend my subscription 1109 01:26:43,930 --> 01:26:45,097 for an additional year. 1110 01:26:45,223 --> 01:26:47,767 I enclose a check in the amount of one thousand yen. 1111 01:26:47,892 --> 01:26:50,186 Signed, Atari Kobayashi, 1112 01:26:50,269 --> 01:26:52,438 former ward to the mayoral-household. 1113 01:26:54,732 --> 01:26:56,400 Hmm. 1114 01:27:11,332 --> 01:27:12,667 Not-fair-to-the-boy. 1115 01:27:16,212 --> 01:27:17,672 Not-fair-to-the-dog. 1116 01:27:20,258 --> 01:27:23,052 He says: "I-have-no-honor." 1117 01:27:30,935 --> 01:27:32,019 Hmm? 1118 01:27:42,113 --> 01:27:43,823 Holy Moses! 1119 01:27:43,948 --> 01:27:44,991 The mayor has just officially 1120 01:27:45,074 --> 01:27:47,285 unstamped the Trash Island Decree! 1121 01:27:47,368 --> 01:27:49,412 - No kidding! 1122 01:27:56,377 --> 01:27:58,713 Major-Domo is accusing the mayor 1123 01:27:58,796 --> 01:28:00,172 of breaking his campaign promise! 1124 01:28:00,298 --> 01:28:01,841 He's steaming mad! 1125 01:28:09,098 --> 01:28:10,850 It's gonna be a fight! 1126 01:28:16,772 --> 01:28:19,025 - Spit him with a tooth! - I can't get a clean shot. 1127 01:28:19,150 --> 01:28:22,403 Too many innocent protesters. I'll be right back. 1128 01:29:20,169 --> 01:29:22,046 Escape! 1129 01:29:22,171 --> 01:29:23,297 Escape! Escape! 1130 01:29:23,422 --> 01:29:24,924 Escape! 1131 01:30:02,701 --> 01:30:03,785 But, what about the right one? 1132 01:31:03,550 --> 01:31:05,093 According to a long-standing statute 1133 01:31:05,177 --> 01:31:06,470 unique to Uni Prefecture, 1134 01:31:06,595 --> 01:31:07,638 in the event of the death, 1135 01:31:07,721 --> 01:31:08,931 disappearance, or felony-prosecution 1136 01:31:09,056 --> 01:31:10,098 of the chosen candidate 1137 01:31:10,224 --> 01:31:11,600 on, while, during, or concurrent 1138 01:31:11,683 --> 01:31:13,227 with the Re-Election-Night ceremony, 1139 01:31:13,352 --> 01:31:14,394 all powers and authorities 1140 01:31:14,478 --> 01:31:16,021 vested in his or her designated office 1141 01:31:16,146 --> 01:31:17,564 transfer forthwith to his or her 1142 01:31:17,648 --> 01:31:19,483 next-of-kin and/or appointed heir. 1143 01:31:19,608 --> 01:31:21,235 In other words, 1144 01:31:21,360 --> 01:31:24,404 Atari Kobayashi is the new mayor of Megasaki City! 1145 01:31:25,030 --> 01:31:26,907 You heard me right: Atari Kobayashi 1146 01:31:26,990 --> 01:31:29,159 is the new mayor of Megasaki City! 1147 01:31:29,451 --> 01:31:31,453 Let's hope that new kidney works. 1148 01:31:32,579 --> 01:31:35,165 Boy, what a night! 1149 01:31:39,417 --> 01:31:40,877 Life in Uni Prefecture 1150 01:31:40,960 --> 01:31:43,338 returned to a comfortable tranquility. 1151 01:31:43,463 --> 01:31:46,257 The Megasaki Dragons ended their winning streak 1152 01:31:46,382 --> 01:31:48,593 with a staggering loss to the Honda Goblins. 1153 01:31:49,969 --> 01:31:51,513 Doggy Chop re-opened 1154 01:31:51,596 --> 01:31:53,556 all 11 of its domestic factories- 1155 01:31:53,681 --> 01:31:55,225 and Puppy Snaps resumed production 1156 01:31:55,308 --> 01:31:57,018 with an improved product. 1157 01:32:01,723 --> 01:32:02,891 Graft and political corruption 1158 01:32:03,058 --> 01:32:06,311 were reduced to sustainable, acceptable levels. 1159 01:32:08,438 --> 01:32:09,898 The Dog-Flu serum 1160 01:32:09,981 --> 01:32:12,192 cured every breathing-animal in the region. 1161 01:32:17,447 --> 01:32:18,740 Some say a few lost-dogs 1162 01:32:18,865 --> 01:32:20,909 continue to roam and scavenge 1163 01:32:20,992 --> 01:32:22,494 - on Trash Island. 1164 01:32:22,619 --> 01:32:26,540 However, these rumors remain unconfirmed. 1165 01:32:33,663 --> 01:32:34,914 Mayor Atari, 1166 01:32:34,998 --> 01:32:36,624 we all agree it should be a crime 1167 01:32:36,749 --> 01:32:38,376 to abuse, beat, murder 1168 01:32:38,459 --> 01:32:40,378 or yell at any dog in Megasaki City. 1169 01:32:40,503 --> 01:32:42,046 That is not the question. 1170 01:32:42,171 --> 01:32:43,590 The question is: 1171 01:32:43,673 --> 01:32:45,258 what is the appropriate punishment? 1172 01:32:46,175 --> 01:32:50,013 Exactly. And the answer is: Death Penalty. 1173 01:32:51,764 --> 01:32:53,308 That seems excessive to us. 1174 01:32:54,549 --> 01:32:56,217 Possibly. Anyway, we should make it 1175 01:32:56,300 --> 01:32:57,969 at least 30 days community-service 1176 01:32:58,094 --> 01:33:00,513 and a fine of no less than 250,000 yen. 1177 01:33:00,638 --> 01:33:01,848 Meeting adjourned. 1178 01:33:14,610 --> 01:33:17,071 I'm standing-by, Master Atari. 1179 01:33:20,606 --> 01:33:22,733 So how does it feel to be a former stray? 1180 01:33:23,067 --> 01:33:25,611 Hmm. I take it one day at a time. 1181 01:33:25,736 --> 01:33:27,321 Last week, I nearly be-handed 1182 01:33:27,404 --> 01:33:29,406 an industrial lobbyist from West Suzuki. 1183 01:33:29,532 --> 01:33:31,450 They had to give him a blood transfusion. 1184 01:33:31,575 --> 01:33:34,036 - He probably had it coming. 1185 01:33:34,161 --> 01:33:36,997 Maybe. Learned any new tricks? 1186 01:33:37,123 --> 01:33:39,166 Actually, yes. Just one. 1187 01:33:39,291 --> 01:33:41,085 Can I see it? 1188 01:33:43,875 --> 01:33:44,918 I'm supposed to be juggling 1189 01:33:45,001 --> 01:33:46,169 ten bowling-pins engulfed in flames 1190 01:33:46,294 --> 01:33:47,546 over my tail at this point, 1191 01:33:47,629 --> 01:33:49,840 but you just have to imagine that part. 1192 01:33:51,341 --> 01:33:53,510 I can picture it. 1193 01:33:53,635 --> 01:33:57,722 You still against bringing puppies into this world? 1194 01:33:58,849 --> 01:34:01,017 I'll tell you when I get to know you better. 1195 01:34:01,143 --> 01:34:02,686 Fair enough. 1196 01:34:03,353 --> 01:34:05,939 My friends think I like to fight, 1197 01:34:06,022 --> 01:34:07,858 but it's just not true. 1198 01:34:07,983 --> 01:34:10,360 Sometimes I lose my temper and blow off a little steam, 1199 01:34:10,485 --> 01:34:12,404 but I've never enjoyed it. 1200 01:34:13,071 --> 01:34:15,073 I'm not a violent dog. 1201 01:34:16,575 --> 01:34:18,535 I don't know why I bite. 1202 01:34:20,287 --> 01:34:22,455 I'm not attracted to tame animals. 1203 01:34:26,168 --> 01:34:27,586 Thank you.