All language subtitles for Patlabor.2.1993.x264.AC3.2AUDIO-WAF.Eng

1999: Somewhere in
Southeast Asia

Legs 2, 4 and 5 damaged.
Wheeled movement impossible.

Can you get us upright
using the remaining legs?

I'll try, sir.

Gong Zero to all units.
Be advised, minefield to rear.

Hold current position.

Command, Gong One. Multiple contacts
dead ahead and closing in.

Element size, roughly one platoon.
Number is increasing.

Danger, thermal signatures
to our right!

Target moving,
heading 040!

Distance 1200,
multiple targets inbound.

Signature indicates armored vehicle.
Hostiles entering RPG range.

HQ, Gong. Hostile element's
threat level increasing.

Request permission
to engage.

Negative, do not engage.
Canadian reinforcements are inbound.

Repeat, do not engage.
Do all you can to evade.

Evasion impossible.
HQ, do you read?

Sensors show RPG
thermal signatures inbound!

Ejection system failure!

- Detecting multiple inbound
thermal signatures!

- I can't eject!
- Detecting multiple inbound
thermal signatures!

Colonel!

PATLABOR 2 THE MOVIE

Boot okay.

Story and Planning by
HEADGEAR

System normal.
Type-XL standing by.

Screenplay by
Kazunori Ito

System startup complete.

Okay, go to visual
control mode.

Roger that.

Optical calibration,
check.

Character Designs by
Akemi Takada, Yuuki Masami

Mechanical Designs by Yutaka Izubuchi,
Shoji Kawamori, Katoki Hajime

Lower forward
visual field, check.

Rear visual field,
check.

C'mon, Noa. We're not here
to screw around.

Assistant Director: Toshihiko Nishikubo
Director of Animation: Kazuchika Kise
Director of Photography: Akihiko Takahashi

Art Director: Hiromasa Ogura
Color Designer: Kumiko Yusa

Layouts: Takashi Watabe, Satoshi Kon,
Atsushi Takeuchi, Yoshio Mizumura,
Masatsugu Arakawa

Auto-balancers functioning normally.
Lower visual field, nominal.

No obstacles detected.

Music: Kenji Kawai
Sound Director: Naoko Asari
Film Editor: Shuichi Kakesu (JSE)

Executive Producers:
Makoto Yamashina, Toru Uemura

Producers: Shin Unozawa,
Tsuyoshi Hamawatari, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

Okay. Great work,
Noa.

Hit reset, and let's take it again
from the top.

Roger that.

Directed by
Mamoru Oshii

Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

- Maintenance squad chief, please report...

...to Booth 2 after post-simulation check.

- Nice work.
...to Booth 2 after post-simulation check.

It's been 3 months since we
got sent here from Procurement.

Looks like you're getting
a handle on working here!

Not even! Try on that headgear,
Asuma, and you'll see!

I have!

And?

Having eyes in my back and stomach
almost made me barf!

Exactly!

What's wrong with
the interface we use now?

This new system is ideal
for controlling a Labor.

The ol' bulbus oculi
just can't keep up...

...in underground, underwater,
and outer space situations.

The bulbus what?

Eyeballs! Human vision!

When bikes were new, people went to
special schools to learn how to ride them.

And how long has it been since
only racers drove cars?

People can adapt to
pretty much anything.

Yeah, but still...

All right, all right!

Why don't I take you to see you-know-who
to cheer you up? Okay?

Hello there!

Back again, huh?

Hello.

It's already been a year
since we stopped using these...

Yeah, time sure flies.

Now he's just a test bed
for data collection.

Hey, why don't you
take him for a spin?

Nah.

Why not?

I'm not sure how to put it...
I don't need to anymore.

Come on. If we don't move it,
the cafeteria'll be packed again.

Yeah, you're right.
Let's go grab some food.

Thanks again.
Sorry to bug you.

No problem.

You moron!
Can't you hit anything?!

Give me five laps,
numbskull!

Sakabe! Nishibori!
Quit slacking off!

Run flat-out on the
straightaways!

Sprint it! Sprint it!
Sprint it!

Wipe off that smile, Kiseyama!
You just earned another five laps!

Okay! Next!

Yes sir!

HEY! Ogura!
Stop puking on the field!

That'll cost you
another five laps!

Question, sir!

What?

Um, why are you making us do this
with only manual controls?

I understand there's a 98% hit ratio
using the fire control system.

And what if your FCS
is malfunctioning?

Sir? Police Labor activities are
normally conducted in pairs.

And what if your partner's
Labor is disabled?

But the odds against that
are a million to one...

Training to prepare for
that one in a million...

...is our job as cops,
YOU MORON!

That just cost you 20!
MOVE IT!

He does fine work. He gives the cadets lots of
attention and he's serious about his job, but...

Put some spirit into it!
Prepare to fire!

- But they're not training for the
high school baseball nationals.

- Send down the target!
- But they're not training for the
high school baseball nationals.

- Send down the target!

- Send down the target!
- Yelling about "giving your all"
or "guts and glory"...

- Yelling about "giving your all"
or "guts and glory"...

...just ain't gonna get through
to these modern kids.

You're pathetic! Move over,
I'll show you how it's done!

Since you're here, could you
have a chat with him...

...as HQ's General Affairs
Section Chief?

Listen up! Shooting is all about
reflexes and concentration!

If you put your guts into it,
you'll always hit your target!

Send out the target!

EAT LEAD!

We're not done yet!

See that?! Don't let your guard down
just because your first shot hit!

Never forget to finish off your target!
Always go for the kill!

What do you think
you're doing, Mr. Oota?!

Where do you get off, destroying valuable
equipment during a budget crunch?!

Step out of that
Labor immediately!

Commander!

Excuse me, have you seen
my unit's commander?

Cap, he wants to know if you've
seen Mr. Gotoh.

Huh? What about Mr. Gotoh?

He says he's looking
for Mr. Gotoh.

I saw him going out back
a few minutes ago.

Thank you!

Have you seen the Commander,
Senior Yamazaki?

Well, I saw him taking a fishing pole
out of the shed,

so he's probably fishing
down at the wharf.

Commander!

Commander!

What is it?

The Acting Chief
just called.

She'll be coming back to the station house
later than expected.

Why? Did the conference run long,
or is it traffic?

Um, she didn't say, sir.

Oh. I see.

What is it?

Um, it's time for our shift
to end now,

so could the 1st Unit go on watch
while we go home?

Well, I don't really mind,
but Ms. Nagumo isn't back yet.

I guess it's
a bad idea, huh?

Oh, well. I guess
it would be okay.

Really, sir?

Sure, why not?
I mean, I'll be here, right?

The 2nd Unit will now
stand down,

and will resume standby watch duty
at 1200 hours tomorrow!

Sure, good work.

If you'll excuse
me then.

'Bye!

Of course
it's a bad idea...

This chart shows the distribution and status
of Labors used for the Babylon Project,

the oceanfront development
that was completed last year.

With the completion of the huge dike
connecting Kawasaki to Kisarazu,

the number of Labors in use
has dropped steadily.

With the second expansion project
of Osaka International Airport...

...and major construction projects
in other cities,

the spread of Labors away
from Tokyo has accelerated.

And with it, Labor crime has risen
in other urban centers.

To combat this, Prefectural Police
in both Osaka and Kanagawa...

...have established Labor forces
in their departments.

Furthermore, the Aichi, Miyagi,
and Chiba prefectural police forces...

...are considering creating Labor units
in their traffic mobile sections.

Next, I'd like to...

Ms. Nagumo!

I had a feeling someone from the group would
come, but... It's been a while, hasn't it?

Oh, bull. Whenever we invite you out, you
refuse to leave that strip of reclaimed land.

So, first a promotion to Inspector,
then to acting chief of the SV2?

You have it all wrong. The SV2 will be
reorganized by year's end.

I'm just standing in
until then.

Still, it's a promotion.
You should've gotten it long ago.

Anyway, we're getting together with the other
Tsuge School graduates tonight.

Even Watabe and Tanaka from
Technical R&D are coming.

They gave us strict orders
to drag you out.

I'm sorry, but I'll have
to pass tonight.

Come on...

If this is about you and Mr. Tsuge,
that's ancient history.

Hey!

I can't even remember
how long it's been...

It's been three years since Mr. Tsuge went
missing after that peacekeeping operation.

- He didn't get in touch with you at all?
- Give it a rest, okay?!

I got a single letter from him
right after he came back to Japan.

I'm really sorry. My unit
is on watch duty tonight.

Give my regards
to everyone there.

You're heartless, man...

I guess it's the only stain on the reputation
of the woman they called...

...the Tokyo PD's most talented
female officer.

Hello, this is
the SV2.

Mr. Shige? It's me, Nagumo.
The meeting finally ended.

How are things at
the station house?

There haven't been any dispatch calls.
It's been pretty quiet.

Is Mr. Gotoh around?

Do you want me to go get him?
It'll take a few minutes.

That man is in serious need
of a cell phone...

That's okay. I just got on
the Yokohane Expressway,

so if traffic isn't bad, I should
be there in 15 minutes.

And I'm stuck already...

My condolences.

Well, there's no hurry. We have
everything under control.

Talk to you later.

...a Labor is
passing overhead.

For safety reasons, please remain
in your cars with your doors closed.

This is the Kanagawa Prefectural
Traffic Police Mobile Unit.

Inspector Nagumo of the SV2 to the
Road Runner on the Yokohane Expressway.

Please respond.

This is Traffic Mobile 201.
Is that you, Commander Nagumo?

My name's Motohashi.
You used to be my instructor, ma'am.

I'm sorry to bother you
while you're on duty.

I see that you have the bridge
closed to traffic on both sides.

Would you mind giving me
a situation report?

We got a call that an abandoned car
on the Bay Bridge has a bomb inside.

We've blocked all traffic and are
en route to check it out.

Roger. Nagumo out.
You've been very kind.

Around 5:20 PM, an explosion rocked
the Yokohama Bay Bridge...

...a segment of the Bayside Expressway
linking Honmoku to the Daikoku Pier.

We have no specifics on the
number of casualties as yet.

The Bayside Expressway was
immediately closed to all traffic...

At the time of the blast, all Bay Bridge traffic
was shut down due to a bomb threat.

The police are trying to identify
the caller, and are also...

...looking into possible connections
to other recent terrorist incidents.

...a picture is emerging of a
large-scale terrorist attack.

While the prevailing view is that this
was a coordinated terrorist attack,

numerous witnesses claim to have
heard a jet overhead at the time.

Police authorities are trying
to confirm these reports.

Explosion, or bombing?

It is now 11, six hours
since the blast occurred,

and the area is still gripped in
an atmosphere of utter confusion.

At this point, we'd like to show you this
one shocking scene from home videotape.

Upon analyzing this image from
the video obtained by SSN,

the expert consensus is that the aircraft
is most likely an F-16J fighter.

It is a variant of the
American-made F-16...

...that was officially adopted by the
Japan Air Self-Defense Force in 1998.

Including the 3rd Air Wing
at Misawa, Aomori Prefecture,

over 130 F-16J's are assigned to
various JASDF units across Japan.

In regards to any involvement of the
JASDF in the Bay Bridge bombing,

the Defense Agency has issued a statement
that they have no aircraft that match...

Although speculation is running rampant
regarding the bombing, much is focused on...

The Defense Agency has categorically
denied that the JASDF was involved...

The Cabinet has announced that it will
form a special committee to study...

...the Bay Bridge bombardment,
vowing to spare no effort to uncover...

We are preempting our regular programming
to bring you coverage of this breaking story.

A witness remembered seeing your
company's name on some equipment.

That's weird...

Our staff was out filming at the Bay Bridge
when it happened, all right.

But we already handed the tape over
to the police as evidence.

Are you really
with the police?

He came yesterday around two, I guess.
This is really strange...

He didn't say which police station
he was from?

No. He looked about as authentic
as you do.

Did he give you any paperwork
when he confiscated the tape?

Apparently, they did all the paperwork
at my client's office.

All I got was a note from them
telling me what to do.

We're really just a subcontractor,
always at the mercy of our clients.

Don't you have
any copies?

When we can't even keep decent
inventory of our masters?

Once we send out the master tape,
we record over whatever's left.

So, have you seen that F-16 footage
they've been showing on TV?

More times than I want to remember.
What about it?

The tape they confiscated had
better resolution than that, right?

Sure, it was shot in Hi-Vision format.
Home camcorders don't hold a candle to that.

Did you notice anything
on the tape?

You caught the explosion
on tape, right?

Well, just after the moment
of impact, I guess.

But you went through it
with your own eyes, right?

Yeah, I saw it a hundred times.
I did the editing myself.

But we had a rush deadline. I was just
looking for usable footage.

It's not like I was scanning the screen,
looking for something.

If I knew what I was looking for,
it'd be a different story.

Maybe there really was
something on there...

You don't say...

Yeah, that would send up
some red flags in my mind, too.

Yeah, if you could, I'd appreciate it.
Sorry for the trouble.

What? Oh, come on...

Like I said, I'll make it up
to you psychologically.

Okay. Talk to you later.

That was Mr. Matsui,
I take it?

Um... Yeah.
He says to say "hi."

Mr. Gotoh?

Yes?

I have no idea what you
and Mr. Matsui are up to this time,

but I'd appreciate it if you'd give me
a heads-up when you make your move.

Don't go behind my back
on this one, okay?

Is that an order from the
Acting Chief of the SV2?

I don't want to make it an order.
Think of it as a favor to a colleague.

Well, I can't turn you down
if it's a favor...

Excuse me.

Um, there's a visitor
for the commander.

There are two commanders here.
Which one?

I'm not sure...

Who is it?

I'm not sure...

Mr. Arakawa from... the JGSDF Chief of Staff
Special Intel Office?

Your card doesn't seem to have an
address or phone number on it.

Well, certain issues prevent us
from disclosing that.

So, what can we
do for you?

Before I get to that, I'd like
to show you something.

I have it here.

Would you do
the honors?

Bay Bridge Memories

Are you sure this is
the right tape?

Yes, this is the
right one.

Hey, I know
this song.

The important part comes later.
Would you like to sing it?

The microphone isn't
hooked up.

I'll fast forward
through it, then.

This is the part.

"I fell head over heels
and I cried an ocean "?

No, it's after that.
"Oh, as I was drenched by the rain."

It's right here.

Where?

There, in the upper right. Up by
the edge of these clouds here.

Where? I can't see anything.

Here! Right here!

This smudge that looks like
a black bird.

I suspect that you already know what
this is about, Mr. Gotoh.

The Bay Bridge was hit
just moments after this.

Now that you've seen this, there's another
tape that I'd like to show you.

Every step of the enhancement was recorded
to show that nothing was altered.

A testament to the power of
digital technology, I suppose.

Can you make it out?

I'm no expert, but the shape doesn't look
the same as the one on TV.

Now that you mention it...

How about now?

On the left is the plane in the video.
On the right is the one shown on TV.

Take a close look. The one on the left
has cutting-edge stealth wings.

And this is a vector nozzle,
which was developed just recently.

Here's the most important part.
The SDF doesn't have any F-16s like this.

Wait a minute.

Before you go any farther,
why did you bring this to us?

Because I want your cooperation
to uncover the truth, of course.

Also, I wanted to establish
lines of communication...

...with the police on the ground
in the event of a worst-case scenario.

We're willing to share all the intel
we've gathered thus far.

What do you mean by
"worst-case scenario"?

Would you care to go for a drive?
We'll just circle around the area.

I'm the kind of person who
can unwind in a moving car.

I find it's easier to collect
my thoughts like this.

When I'm driving, I become motionless,
and the world begins to move around me.

And there's the added bonus of not having
to worry about anyone eavesdropping on you.

So, why don't we get down
to business?

On the night the Bay Bridge
was bombed,

a US fighter practicing nighttime maneuvers
at Miyake Island went missing.

That's the plane in the video,
you mean?

The US military came forward
and reported this to us.

This is all unofficial,
of course.

We have our own back-channels
with them, you see.

As one military to another,
I suppose you could say.

It might surprise you, but it's not
in their best interests...

...to throw Japan's defense forces into disarray
by withholding the facts from us.

But why would the US military
bomb the Bay Bridge?

Obviously, they didn't intend
for this attack to happen.

Frankly, both the US military and even
the pilot who fired the missile...

...were probably just victims
in all this.

You'll explain what you mean
by that, I hope.

We've been secretly tracking a
certain group for the last year or so.

Defense affairs politicians.
Former staff officers.

Elements of the US arms industry.
And a faction inside the US armed forces.

It's basically a loose coalition
of people like that.

They felt threatened by Japan's refusal
to step up its military capability...

...with a post-Cold War arms race
going on in Asia.

So they decided to stage
a military spectacle that would jolt...

...Japan's political status quo out of its
peace-loving stupor in one fell swoop.

Remember the incident 26 years ago
with the defecting MiG-25?

It shook Japan's confidence in her air defenses
and her sense of national security.

It was meant to be like that,
all over again.

Sneak up to the front gate
of the capital at low altitude,

brand a lock-on signal onto its bright
white door, and then go home.

And their plan was
a resounding success.

Except for the part where
a real missile was launched.

It was an accident?

It's possible, but until
we can prove otherwise,

it would make more sense to assume
that someone made it happen.

For one thing, that F-16
still hasn't returned to base.

So someone used that farce
for their own purposes. But what for?

Just a minute.

If you already know all this,
why not go public with it...

...to clear up the allegations
against the Self-Defense Forces?

- Doesn't the Defense Agency...
- Of course the Agency knows.

The staff officers are pressuring
the government to go public,

but the cabinet
is still wavering.

The idea that this was a crime
by a third party is just speculation.

There's not a single piece
of hard evidence.

If they tell the public it was an accident, it might
become a huge scandal that they can't control.

It's their standard operating procedure.
Press ahead with the investigation...

...while keeping a close eye on the situation.
You know the drill.

They're a bunch of fools.
That's exactly what the culprit wants.

If the top brass keep on ignoring the people
in the field like this, then...

They might dig themselves
into an even deeper hole.

I want to take down the culprit
before it comes to that.

I assume I can count on
your cooperation?

Mister... Arakawa,
was it?

This story is fascinating and all, but it's just
guesswork and circumstantial evidence.

You don't have any
solid proof.

And even with that footage
you showed us,

you yourself proved how little value
videotapes have as evidence.

I'm sorry, but I don't think I can buy
this story of yours.

You certainly live up to
your reputation, Mr. Gotoh.

I was right
to come to you.

But even if we assume that
both tapes were faked,

it's a cold, hard fact that the Bay Bridge
was blown to bits.

Am I right?

Take a look at the file
behind the passenger's seat.

Yukihito Tsuge.

One of the founding members
of that group I mentioned.

Current whereabouts,
unknown.

We're doing all we can to find him.
He's our prime suspect.

Since you work with Labors,
I expect you've heard of him.

Finding people isn't our strong suit.
Our expertise lies elsewhere.

And since this is a delicate matter,
we couldn't involve the police.

In case you hadn't noticed,
we're cops, too, you know.

I've heard that Assistant Inspector Gotoh
has powerful connections.

And then there's the SV2's extralegal exploits...
Or perhaps I should say "accomplishments."

Word gets around.

You've got us all wrong. We're plain old
public servants, same as you.

Excuse me.

Yes?

What?

Hey! You realize you have two active-duty
police officers back here, right?!

Our man has made his move
sooner than we anticipated.

Three F-16J's armed with bombs
just launched from Misawa.

They'll enter Tokyo airspace
in about 20 minutes.

SIF verification complete.

Aircraft identified as three F-16J's belonging
to the Northern Air Defense Force,

3rd Air Wing,
8th Squadron.

Call sign, Wyvern.
No response.

Area, H2K1.
Heading, 190.

Altitude, 32,000. Speed, 720 knots.
Continuing southerly heading.

Any word from Misawa?
Have you gotten through to them?

No response from any of the air wing units,
including Northern SOC itself.

Call the base commander directly.
Keep trying until you get through.

You don't think
it was Misawa that...

Don't be ridiculous.
That's impossible.

Interceptors are airborne.

Wizard 03 from the 204th at Hyakuri.
Priest 21 from the 303rd at Komatsu.

Estimated intercept times:
Wizard, next 04. Priest, next 10.

Trebor, this is Wizard 03.

Now maintaining angel 32.

Wizard 03, this is Trebor.
You are under my control.

Steer 040,
maintain present angel.

Roger.

Wyvern is still heading south.
No response to hails.

Handing over pursuit watch
from SS 37 to SS 27.

Wizard's revised ETI,
next 05.

Wizard 03,
target position 030.

Range, 90.
Altitude, 32.

Director... What if Wyvern still doesn't
respond to our hails after intercept?

We're patched through
to Northern SOC.

This is Central SOC.
What's going on up there?

Recall your southbound
FS's immediately!

What? None of your planes
are in the air?!

Misawa Control has no record
of any planes taking off.

We're trying to reach the 8th Squadron to
locate their aircraft, but the lines are down.

Even the direct line to
their offices is down.

Verify location of all Northern
Air Defense Squadron aircraft!

This is priority one!

Roger.

Director...

The SIF codes are changing
according to schedule.

This couldn't be orchestrated from outside...
Could it be a system error?

A self-diagnostic is
running continuously.

Any errors would
set off alarms.

Wizard, have you
made contact?

Target dead ahead, 25.
Wizard 03, how about contact?

Negative contact.
Request target altitude.

What's their ETA to
metropolitan airspace?

About 10 minutes.

Alert the 1st Air Defense Missile Group
at Iruma. Prepare to intercept.

And call up the Defense Chief
for emergency sit-rep.

Trebor, this is Wizard 03.
Negative contact.

Bogey dope.

Target dead ahead, 15.
Heading, 190.

Altitude, 32.
Mach 1.2.

Reduce speed!

No joy!
Negative contact.

I say again, no joy!
Request target position.

This is too dangerous. They should disengage
and make another approach.

There's no time.

If the bogeys change heading,
Priest might not intercept them in time.

Caution, almost same position,
same altitude.

Use caution.
Wizard, use caution!

Wizard, break!

"Crew bailout"?
Wizard's been downed?

That's impossible...

Target changing heading.

New heading, 210. Target has begun
to descend and is accelerating.

Priest intercept imminent.
Range, 20 miles.

What the hell?

They're headed
right for us!

Are these the planes Fuchu reported?
These guys are nuts!

You don't think this is a follow-up to
the Bay Bridge attack, do you?

Gimme a break!

Put everybody into a holding pattern except the
planes that are on final approach!

Keep a close eye
on their altitudes!

Redirect all international flights
to Osaka! Now!

Due to unstable weather conditions
in the skies above the airport,

all arriving and departing flights
have been placed on hold.

We apologize for
any inconvenience.

Wyvern has passed over Narita airspace!
Now inbound for Tokyo!

They will cross into metropolitan
airspace in 60 seconds!

Priest has made radar contact!
They have Wyvern on their scopes!

Clear them to fire.

But...

Take them down before they reach
a densely populated area!

Priest 21, this is Trebor.
You are cleared to fire.

Kill Wyvern.

Trebor, say again.

I say again, kill Wyvern.

Roger. Kill Wyvern.

This is Wizard 03. Request orders.

- This is Wizard 03. Request orders.

- Priest 21, hold your fire!
- This is Wizard 03. Request orders.

Wizard. Wizard 03, this is Trebor.
Are you normal?

Trebor, this is Wizard.

We had heavy jamming
and now lost position.

Request further instructions.
I say again, request orders.

Wizard 03 verified.

No bogeys in
surrounding airspace!

Priest, abort attack.

Aborting attack.

Wyvern disappeared...

The FI's are
requesting instructions.

Stand down from alert.
Priest, return to base.

Send Wizard
back to base, too.

This is Wizard 03.
Request orders.

This is Wizard 03.
Request orders.

Given its nature, the JASDF's BADGE system
was originally designed as a closed system,

but along came the politics and the
Japan-US Security Treaty and so on.

As it stands now, it's linked to
the US bases in Japan.

Are you even listening
to me?

And the price they paid was that
scramble incident the other day, right?

The perpetrator used a gateway at
an IT firm in Germany,

then went through the US college net to
access the US Forces Japan's base servers,

and then accessed Fuchu COC's mainframe
to stage an illusory attack on Tokyo.

That's how they
pulled it off.

I'm sure it's possible in theory, but could you
pull off something like that for real?

The original BADGE system was revamped
in 1991 to create what we use now,

but they rewrote the software last year
to improve processing speed.

They might've had a mole on the inside
when the new software was developed.

And yet again, the truth is
kept from the public, huh?

Neither the government nor the Defense
Agency wants to publicly admit...

...that the BADGE system was
hacked from the outside.

Once again, the people out in the field
are left holding the bag.

And if there is some new development
before the truth gets out...

That's exactly
what just happened.

Do you have anything else
on Tsuge?

You know about
the "Tsuge School"?

Just the basics.

It was called the "Multipurpose
Ambulatory Mechanism..."

"...Application Research
Preparation Committee," right?

They were the first to notice
the military potential of Labors,

and they proved their hypothesis
through various simulations.

They were instrumental in bringing
together the private sector...

...and the SDF's
Technical R&D Institute.

The Tsuge School took its name from the man
who was the heart and soul of the group.

When he heard that a Labor unit was going
to be sent out on a peacekeeping operation,

he volunteered, perhaps
to test his theories.

He of all people knew what would
happen to a mechanized unit...

...sent without sufficient backup
into a humid jungle.

That's the worst environment
for a Labor.

But he went anyway.
I wonder why?

But before all that, prior to the formation
of a Tokyo Police Labor force,

their HQ sent an officer to the
Tsuge School to be briefed and trained.

Shinobu Nagumo.

She became the brightest star
of the Tsuge School.

And she was Tsuge's
greatest partner.

And there was a little... incident.
None of it is in the official records, of course.

Regardless of their positions, they were still
a man and a woman. These things happen.

If Tsuge hadn't been married,
it wouldn't have mattered.

You've checked into this?

Anybody at HQ back then
would have heard about it.

Even a guy like me. I'm not about to start
looking for skeletons in a colleague's closet.

Colleague... Right.
Well, let's leave it at that.

The police force tends to be touchy
about things like that.

She was on the fast track
in the Security Bureau,

but she wound up exiled
to a strip of reclaimed land.

Could that be why?

Who knows?

Commander!

I have to tell you, your uniforms
stick out like a sore thumb.

Yeah, they're a bit loud at my age.
I envy how you get to wear civvies.

Actually, this outfit has its own
set of challenges.

It's not enough to just
dress plainly.

You have to wear something that won't
get you taken for an enemy,

but at the same time,
not stand out.

That's paramount
in my line of work.

I see...
Well, catch you later.

Tell me, when it's all said and done,
what do you think his ultimate goal is?

What's he trying to do?
Start a war all by himself?

Start a war?

This war began
a long time ago.

It's just a question of how
to end it, that's all.

Mr. Gotoh.

As police officers...
As Self-Defense Force officers...

What exactly is it that we're
supposed to be protecting?

It's been fifty years
since the last war.

You and I have lived our lives
without being touched by war.

Peace...

This peace that we're supposed
to be protecting.

But what actually constitutes the peace that
this country, this city enjoys?

The total war we fought,
and the defeat we suffered.

The subsequent occupation by
the US military and their policies...

And until recently, there was the protracted
Cold War based on nuclear deterrence,

plus all its proxy wars
waged around the globe.

And even today, half the world
is locked in a cycle...

...of civil war, ethnic strife,
and armed conflict.

Our economic prosperity is based on demand
created by those countless wars.

Its hands are covered
in blood.

That's the stuff our peace
is made of.

An unabashed lust for peace based
on an unmitigated terror of war.

An unjust peace where we avert our eyes
from the foreign wars...

...in which others pay the price
for that peace.

It may be a peace that reeks of gunpowder,
but it's still our job to keep it.

I'll take an unjust peace
over a just war any day.

I can understand why you hate
the idea of a just war.

After all, those words tend to be spoken
by unscrupulous characters.

The annals of history are full of
long lists of people who were...

...taken advantage of and made
to suffer because of them.

But I'm sure you know
this fact, too.

The line that separates a just war
from an unjust peace isn't very clear.

Ever since hypocrites have made peace
their just cause, we've lost faith in that peace.

Just as wars give rise to peace,
peace also gives rise to war.

An empty, hollow peace that
only defines itself as "not war"...

...will eventually be replaced by something
that is a state of war in all but name.

Has that thought ever
occurred to you?

While we gladly reap the benefits that come
from war, we distance ourselves from it.

We banish war to a realm beyond
the TV screen, forgetting that...

No, we pretend to forget that we ourselves
are on the rear lines of the battle.

Remaining in denial about a fraud like this will
bring down a great punishment on our heads.

Punishment?

Who's going to punish us?
God?

In this city,
everybody is like a god.

Accessing other realms of existence
without having to move an inch...

Gaining insight into realities that they've
neither seen nor touched themselves.

It's just that these gods
can't be bothered to do anything.

If the gods won't do it,
people will.

Sooner or later,
we'll find out.

That is, if we can't catch up to him
before he makes his move.

I'm well aware
of that, sir.

Yes.

I know, sir, but it doesn't
mean that we have to...

But Director!

...this is exactly why we must do what
we can to prepare for the worst.

This is at the strong urging
of the Superintendent General.

I will repeat your orders.

Tomorrow at 0700 hours, the SV2
is to mobilize all its forces...

...and join with the local police
and the 4th Mobile Unit...

...in providing security
for Camp Nerima!

That is all.

You're going to send out
your unit?

Ms. Shinobu?

You know that all squadrons at Misawa
have been grounded, right?

About 30 minutes ago, their
base commander was taken in...

...for questioning by the
Aomori Prefectural PD.

He was on his way to Tokyo
to protest the grounding.

They did this right in front
of his own base's main gate.

The Prefectural Police Chief up there
was famous for...

...brown-nosing the Superintendent General
in their Security Bureau days.

But boy, they're really
pushing their luck now...

Those flyboys won't keep quiet after seeing
a stunt like that on their own doorstep.

Misawa Air Base is locked down and isn't
responding to outside calls.

And with all this going down,
where have you been?!

You may have only been on reserve duty,
but you left without permission and then had...

...the maintenance speedboat pick you up?!
What were you thinking?!

So, I see your promise not
to go behind my back...

...didn't mean anything
to you!

I'm sorry.
Really sorry!

But listen...

Would you have given me permission
if I said I was going to see Arakawa?

Of course I wouldn't have.
A man like him...

What's more, just think how
it would look if word got out...

...that a Security Bureau member was meeting
secretly with an SDF intelligence officer?!

I think it's important to have contacts,
especially at a time like this...

Excuse me?

Look, try to think this through calmly.
What is it that we're supposed to do?

Everybody's compelled to act in times like
these. To use their position to do some good.

And that's exactly the kind of thinking
that's gotten us into this mess.

Don't you think so?

But we need to prepare for a
possible worst-case scenario,

however unlikely
it might be.

And what exactly is this "improbable
but possible worst-case scenario"?

No one seriously believes it will happen,
but they can't deny that it might.

We've started to think like that
since the Bay Bridge incident.

The recent scramble incident
is a perfect example.

I hear Direction Center at Fuchu
even ordered those planes shot down.

Our sly old fox of a boss wants to
score some points off this mess...

...to expand the Security
Bureau's powers.

Think what would happen if the police
went against the SDF right now.

This Tsuge guy... If he's really behind all this,
he's on hell of a strategist.

He did all this with the launch
of just one missile,

and the situation
hasn't stabilized yet.

C'mon, let's forget about
tomorrow's security detail.

I don't want to go either, but it's a direct order
from the director of the Security Bureau.

Well, my unit
isn't going.

I could give you an order as Acting Chief
and force you to go.

Sure, give it a try.

Fine! The 1st Unit will operate independently
from this point forward.

I'll work out of the Chief's Office
from now on.

But... Um, Ms. Shinobu..?!

I'll come by later for
my personal effects.

Excuse me.

Don't be like that...

I don't care if you act like that!
I'm not going, you hear me?!

Um, Ms. Shinobu?
I, uh, changed my mind.

Yeah, just now.

We're reporting from above the
JGSDF camp in Nerima Ward.

As Misawa Air Base has begun
what amounts to a sit-in protest,

numerous SDF facilities
are following their lead.

Even the 1st Division, which is
stationed in the capital,

are in a standoff with the Tokyo PD's
4th Mobile Unit and SV2,

which arrived to guard this
installation this morning.

Concerns have been raised in the government
over this security mobilization...

...and whether it is merely grandstanding
by the TMPD's Security Bureau.

Its very legality has also been
called into question.

Hey!

I hear you haven't activated your
unit's Labors. What's going on?

- Sir?
- Your Labors.

Why are they flat on their backs?!
Explain yourself.

Oh, that...

They're malfunctioning.

What? They're malfunctioning? The SV2
sends out malfunctioning Labors?

- Don't lie to me.
- It's the truth, sir.

All right, then at least raise the
carrier decks and get them upright.

Begging your pardon, but since they're
malfunctioning, there's a chance they might fall.

If that were shown on national TV, it would
tarnish the good name of the Security Bureau.

Do you still insist, sir?

This is blatant insubordination
against your field commander!

The director will hear about this!
Mark my words!

Yeah, Gotoh here.

It's me.

I'm watching you on TV. It's tough to serve
at the whim of fickle masters, isn't it?

The top dog to too excited
and can't back down...

...after one of his underlings
jumped the gun.

It's tough when you have to work
under a boss who's an idiot.

It's the same story here.

Like they say, "There's no such thing as
a bad military, only bad commanders.

The Chiefs of Staff of all three
SDF branches are resigning...

...to take responsibility for the
protests across the country.

Is that true?

Word came down 30 minutes ago.
It'll hit the airwaves any moment now.

With that out of the way, the top brass want
to go public with the whole Bay Bridge story.

But it's too late.
Relations have soured too much.

If the US military denies their story,
that will be the end of it.

Not only did they miss
their opportunity to go public,

they've also lost the means to bring
this situation under control.

Another level of restraint
just broke away.

Hey, are you listening
to what I'm saying?

Yeah, but I'd
rather not.

Oh, but I insist.
Here's the crucial part.

Even as they ignore their
own responsibility in this mess,

the government is now blaming the police
for exacerbating the situation.

Seems they don't think
the police can be trusted.

In other words, they'll change the actors,
but keep the script the same.

They wouldn't dare...

Yes, they would.

The stage will be full of miscast actors
who don't even want their parts.

Doesn't this sound just wonderful?
That's what we get for civilian control.

I wonder, maybe Tsuge wants to test us.
See how we'd fight a war...

...in a situation like when he lost
his men three years ago.

Yatagarasu to Takama.

Confirming movement of
Kamuyamato below. Over.

Emergency News Bulletin

This is an emergency news bulletin
for the greater Tokyo area.

We ask all those who are watching
this broadcast...

...to contact as many people as possible
so that they may also watch.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Ishikawa has just
held an emergency press conference...

...to announce the mobilization of trustworthy
JGSDF units to keep the peace...

...and prevent the outbreak of
a foreseeable worst-case scenario.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Ishikawa
has issued the following...

...official statement regarding
this deployment request.

"After careful consideration of the recent rash
of incidents involving the Self-Defense Forces,"

"the local police force alone
has been deemed insufficient..."

"...should the worst possible outcome
come to pass."

As part of this decision, the following
units have been mobilized:

- JGSDF Eastern Army...

- Sit down!
- JGSDF Eastern Army...

- But, Chief!
...1st Division's 1st Infantry Regiment.

...1st Division's 1st Infantry Regiment.

- Shut up and sit down!
...1st Division's 1st Infantry Regiment.

31st Infantry Regiment.

32nd Infantry Regiment.

1st Artillery Regiment.

1st Armored Battalion.

Hello, Shopping Unit.

It's me. Listen closely. You guys
are now the Hoarding Unit.

Your mission is to buy all the provisions
you can from the store!

I just sent out reinforcements!

Sir, yes sir! We will carry out our
hoarding mission at once!

Get to it!

Good evening!

Senior Buchiyama.

You morons! Why the hell are you
wasting your time out here?!

We ain't goin' to no picnic! Think about
what food will keep the longest!

Go back to their storeroom!
Buy ramen by the case! Got it?!

Miss, the SV2 Maintenance Crew
just bought all your food!

Check our propane and fuel reserves!
Start charging all our spare batteries!

- The SV2 Maintenance Crew
is now on 24-hour alert status!

- Mr. Shige...
- The SV2 Maintenance Crew
is now on 24-hour alert status!

- The SV2 Maintenance Crew
is now on 24-hour alert status!

Get ready for
the long haul!

Everyone will be allotted 15cm of
toilet paper per bathroom visit!

Hey, Mr. Shige.

Here they come!

They've got a Type-90!
And even a Komatsu Type-2!

Yatagarasu to Mobile Command. Arrival of
Ootori 1 and 2 at Takama confirmed. Over.

Movement of
Ooseguro 202 complete.

Seguro 4 and 5, 220, 80,
Over.

Out of Order

After the implementation
of the Japanese Constitution,

all provisions for martial law were
dropped from the legal code.

The general consensus
has been...

Hello, this is
the SV2.

Mr. Gotoh?

Oh, is that you, Mr. Matsui?
How's the health?

Could be better, but I guess I'm all right.
How are things on your end?

Quiet so far, but there's no telling if any
of Tsuge's people were mixed in...

...with the units that have been
stationed inside Tokyo.

If they make a move now,
who knows what will happen.

Where are you?

In the suburbs of Fussa, staking out a blimp
company called Shinteito Aviation.

Blimps? What are you doing
at a blimp company?

It came up when I checked out
Tou-A Security Services.

The dossier from Arakawa listed them
as the front for their group.

They bought Shinteito through a dummy
last year when it was nearly bankrupt...

...and sent in a new
management team.

Six months ago, they bought
three American-made blimps.

Haven't you noticed them over Tokyo lately?
It got me wondering...

Oh, those blimps. How did you
find out all this?

In any crime, there are always two leads,
money and women.

I'm no good with women,
so I followed the money.

The big boys up top got spooked when
Tsuge went rogue and closed up shop.

But you can't erase all your
banking and tax records.

How the hell did you
get access to that stuff?

Tricks of the trade. I don't think
military types could pull it off... Oops!

There they are.

I see a couple of shady characters
with some nasty toys down there.

What, right out in the open?
Wow, that's pretty bold.

Also, this company did some serious shopping
about a week before the Bay Bridge bombing.

They bought three of whatever it was.
A huge wad of money was wired to America.

The magic number three again, huh?
I wonder if they bought nuclear missiles.

No idea. But this place is close to Yokota,
so they could bypass customs...

...if they used the US military to bring
something into the country.

Sounds like this calls for
some up-close investigating.

You're not actually suggesting
that I go in there, are you?

Destruction of private property.
Trespassing on private property.

And probably theft.

And maybe even
assault and battery...

Cops aren't supposed to do
crap like this...

This guy is a total amateur.
Think he's just a smalltime thief?

No, I've seen him
before somewhere...

Got it. He's a CIB detective with ties to
that Commander Gotoh guy at the SV2.

Should we kill him?

Our orders are to avoid taking lives
unless absolutely necessary.

Knock him out and lock him up. He hasn't
got time to do anything, anyway.

Do it.

A call for me?

Something about needing
to talk to you tonight.

When your office was contacted,
you had already left...

All right, thanks.

What about dinner?

I'm only here to pick up some papers
and clean clothes. I can't stay.

Hello?
This is Nagumo...

You sound well.

Stop right there!

Hold your fire. You won't hit
anything in this darkness.

Contact the squad up above!
Instruct them to pursue!

Kill the lights!

Always follow the woman...

How did you know
where to find me?

Some informants go to the police not out
of malice, but out of simple goodwill.

Parents will do anything
for their children.

She... contacted you?

Frankly, I'm not good with
respectable ladies like her.

You'd be surprised how well-regarded
some people are.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

Where's a damn phone?!

Attention, helicopter formation.

There have been no requests
for attack helicopter deployment.

State your name
and unit!

Do you copy?

Gong Zero to all units. It's H-hour.
Commence situation.

Roger that.
Commencing situation.

Hey, what does that mean?
What situation?

I assume you know why I've called
all senior officers...

...to an emergency meeting
at this early hour.

We need to discuss how
we are to fulfill our duties...

...as Security Bureau officers in the
circumstances we now find ourselves in.

Given the gravity of the situation, I have asked
Superintendent General Kaihou to join us.

But before we get
to that...

Early this morning, the Kanagawa Prefectural
Traffic Police Labor Force...

...was deployed under orders from
Acting Section Chief Nagumo of the SV2.

Inspector Nagumo, would you care
to explain yourself?

Before I answer, I'd like to make
a statement to everyone here.

We're not interested in
hearing your opinions.

You blatantly overstepped your authority
by failing to get my approval.

Don't you think your thoughtlessness has
caused disruptions within the police,

which in turn has caused needless confusion
and uncertainty in the general public?

Was it not equally thoughtless to mobilize
a security detail against the SDF...

...without any credible rationale or
request from any party to do so?

Or to unjustly take a base commander
into custody in a manner...

...that was for all intents and purposes
a preventative arrest?

The primary cause of this state of emergency
can be traced directly to...

...a faction in the upper echelons of the police
attempting to forward their own agenda...

...by taking advantage of the unrest brought
about by this series of SDF incidents!

The people in this room should
know this better than anyone.

Why, you little...

Nagumo, I'm not about to let slide
your suggestion that there is...

...some sort of political cabal
at work within the police force.

Tell me, who is in this "faction
in the upper echelons"?

I'm sure you already know
the answer to that question.

Excuse me.

- Hey!
- Let him go.

Mr. Gotoh?

Yeah, I got nailed.

Look, what's important is that all three
took off about 15 minutes ago.

Yeah.

Okay, I gotcha.

The repeated, needless dispatches
of the police under the pretext...

...of maintaining law and order
has fanned their sense of fear.

Who will take responsibility for worsening
the situation to this point, and how?

If we are to discuss maintaining cohesion
within the force, we must address this first.

I trust you know that the Defense Agency
is full of former police officers.

This matter has already moved
into the political arena.

For now, rather than provoking them further,
we should work with them...

...to make it possible for a withdrawal
to come about more quickly.

Then it is vital for the TMPD's leadership
to clearly take responsibility...

...and allow the public to pass judgment
on the police's actions.

Might I remind you that this nation
doesn't exist in a vacuum.

In the unlikely event that this situation
deteriorates into a civil war,

even US military involvement
isn't out of the question.

If that happens, you must remember
that we, the police,

are entrusted with maintaining
domestic law and order.

Any admission of fault on our part
will needlessly inflame social unrest.

I never thought I would hear such
sad excuses at a time like this...

And you call yourselves
police officers?!

Noble Aspiration

Noble Aspiration
I've given you plenty of leeway in the past
because you were instrumental...

Noble Aspiration

...in making our Labor force
what it is today.

But I can no longer tolerate
these outbursts of yours.

Inspector Nagumo.

You are hereby relieved of your duties as
Acting SV2 Chief and 1st Unit Commander.

You will be taken into custody
until further notice.

Keep your hands
off me!

Do you have anything to add
to the discussion, Gotoh?

"The farther away from the slaughter,
the more optimism replaces reality.

"Reality is often nonexistent at
the highest decision-making levels."

"This is especially true
when you are losing a war."

What are you talking about?
No war has started yet.

This war has been going on for a long time.
We just didn't see it until too late.

It's been going on since the day
Tsuge came back...

No, it started a long time
before then.

I'm sorry if this is abrupt, but I'm fed up
with the lot of you.

I will join Inspector Nagumo.

I thought you were a smarter man
than this, Gotoh.

Take them away!

Sir! SDF attack helicopter just bombed
the Trans-Tokyo Bay Bridge..!

I told you!
It's too damn late!

Chief! Transmission circuits all over
the city are going down!

Route all international calls to the backup cable
system and patch them through to Makuhari!

Get me a damage
assessment ASAP!

Cables inside the city
are going down one after another!

Minato. Chuo.
Shinjuku.

Bunkyo. Setagaya.
Lines are going dead in every block!

What the hell do you think
you're doing!

Ms. Shinobu!

You were planning to resign,
weren't you, Ms. Shinobu?

You can't back down now.

We couldn't stop him, but we
aren't down for the count yet.

But what can we do?
We can't go back to the SV2, and...

The SV2's probably been destroyed.
But we're not powerless.

We can still put up a fight.

Ojiro, this is Kigisu.
226, 06. Over.

2nd Platoon Command to Company HQ.
Please come in!

Unit 2, do you read?

Unit 3, respond!

HQ, this is the 201st Guard Unit.
HQ, please come in.

HQ, do you read?

Onaga to Kamome, have verified blimp
over Tokyo. Most likely civilian. Over!

Onaga to Kamome...

Hawkwind, this is Fizzyball. We detect jamming
of all frequencies in Tokyo area.

Heavy ECM by unknown party. Currently
negative contact to mobile HQ in Tokyo.

Requesting orders.

I say again, we detect
jamming of...

If they dig down, they'll find
bugs to eat.

They'll be able to sit out the cold weather
in the greenhouses, right?

Yeah, I'm sure they'll do fine. Growing up
at the SV2 makes you tough.

Mr. Shige, where's the Maintenance Crew
headed with that thing on the carrier?

Mr. Gotoh and I had a plan in case
something like this happened.

Sorry I kept you
in the dark.

I need you to take care of the bills for the
food deliveries, the propane, and all that.

Look after the place
while we're gone, okay?

Turn that off,
will you?

Listening to that thing
won't do us any good.

I'm amazed. I didn't think anyone
would still be trying.

That's the work of
electronic jamming.

The worst part is that you can
still hear bits and pieces.

You know it's pointless, but you
catch yourself trying anyway.

So, how's it look?

Well, there's definitely some discontent
in their ranks, but do you really think...

...there could be a reason for anybody
in the SDF to launch a revolt?

What's more, even after taking
all this action, they haven't...

...occupied any key installations
or issued any political demands.

What kind of
coup d'état is that?

They're not making demands because
they never had any to begin with.

Interrupt the flow of information
and create confusion...

That isn't the means to their objective.
That is their objective.

This is nothing more that terrorism
in a coup's clothing.

An act of conviction, guided by
a specific philosophy.

To create
war conditions.

Or more precisely, to play out a pseudo-war
with the capital as its backdrop.

That's the perpetrator's
one and only objective.

The only way to stop this is to
track him down and arrest him.

But what I still don't get
is why he's doing it.

I have my suspicions, but I think it would
be best to ask him in person.

Well, I gotta go.
Take care of things for me, please.

Hey, that's the
back door.

Remember, I'm a wanted man
at the moment.

Cap, I know I don't have to say this,
but please remember...

Don't boss the young'uns around, right?
I know.

Okay.

Ms. Nagumo. Kicking yourself over
what you could've done won't help.

Your next move, that's what
you need to focus on.

Hey, Cap!

Well, well.
There's my man.

You all know what needs
to be done, right?!

Yes boss!

I hear the SV2's been wiped out,
but we ain't pushin' up daisies yet!

It's time we gave these bastards
a little payback!

Round up everybody you can
and bring 'em to Hachioji!

If anybody gives you lip, slap a leash on 'em
and drag 'em there if you have to!

Honey!

If you go, you'll lose everything!
You just got promoted to section chief!

Why do you
have to go, too?!

I'm sorry.
But I have to.

If I don't, I'll lose something
more important than my job.

Everybody's waiting
for me.

There's another...

There's another baby
inside me!

Come on! How long are
you gonna drag this out?

We don't have time
for this!

Sorry, we need to borrow
your husband for a bit. 'Bye!

Monsters! Demons!
Husband-nappers!

Miki-chan, come back
to me alive!

Boy, am I glad to see you. I can't
wait to get him out of my hair.

He tried to rally the cadets to march on Tokyo!
I didn't know what to do with him...

So, how many people
did he get together?

You think that hot-blooded idiot
could rally kids like we have today?

Oota, here's your ticket
out of here.

Hey, there!

Hey, Oota-chan!
How ya been?

You're late!

Why'd you stop?

We can still turn back, you know.
This isn't an official mission.

If we go, we'll get kicked off the force for sure.
You might lose your Labor license, too.

You still want
to do this?

Sounds like you're the one
who's not sure, Asuma.

Come on,
who wouldn't?!

I don't want to be stuck as "That chick
who's in love with Labors " my whole life.

I don't want to encourage
that side of me.

Please... Just drive.

I knew it, it's unmanned. It's just
circling around on autopilot.

All right, we're gonna take it out before
the JGSDF choppers get a shot.

Don't miss.

Like I could miss something
that big...

- Got birds in the way...
- Screw the birds!

Just take them out, too!

Hey, it's losing altitude fast!
Where the hell did you hit it?!

You gotta be kidding me! I didn't
hit anything but that pod!

We've got a situation here!
Gas!

This is... Guard Unit...

Gas is leaking...
...over... Shinjuku...

Evacuate all units that aren't
equipped with NBC protection!

Get them to move into buildings
as high up as possible!

Hey, don't just
stand there!

Those with gas masks need to go
and direct the public evacuation...

It was just an inert gas?

They say it was colored, but
completely harmless. It couldn’t hurt a fly.

It was certainly effective, though.
If it had been the real thing...

You sure it's not
just a bluff?

They found canisters full of the real thing
inside that blimp.

Our top brass don't have the guts
to find out if they mean business.

I always figured those huge things
were circling around for a reason.

They do double-duty as a means of holding
tens of thousands of people hostage.

Now that's some smart thinking.
I guess we're at a stalemate.

We can't leave it that way for long.
Take a look at these.

Aerial photographs of
a reclaimed area?

Specifically, Reclaimed Island 18.
The second picture's an enlargement.

That's the wreckage from
the destroyed helicopters.

According to our experts, the dish is a
powerful field communications system.

This would appear to be
their headquarters.

They're using it to control
the blimps?

What else would
they use it for?

That dish alone couldn't blanket an area
this big with a jamming signal.

There's a good chance we'll be able to
disengage that powerful ECM signal...

...if we send out a compressed, encrypted code
sequence on a specific preset frequency.

It would be absurd to have a standalone
weapon that can't be controlled remotely.

But what about the frequency
and code sequence?

We'll have Tsuge himself tell us.
He's there, I'm sure of it.

Is tossing a couple of missiles in here
out of the question?

What if it there's a continuous link
between that dish and the blimps,

and the disrupting the signal triggers
a program within the blimps?

That's how I'd do it.

Guess who took
that photo.

The US military.

They've had a close eye on this
situation from the start.

About an hour ago, a communiqué
came in through the US Embassy.

They'll intervene directly if this situation
isn't resolved by 0700 hours tomorrow.

The US 7th Fleet is heading west
at full speed...

...while all US bases across Japan
are preparing to mobilize.

They'd never do something
that reckless.

Oh, they'll do it.

A nation never has true friends. This is
too good an opportunity for them to pass up.

Wouldn't you agree?

It looks like this country is going to start
all over again from the end of WW2 onwards.

Once the electrical system's swapped out
and checked, start installing the OS!

We won't be able to redo this once
you attach the armor, got it?!

Labor 3, rolling out!

I'm mighty impressed
with them.

It's no wonder, most of the guys
cut their teeth on these babies.

If we can keep up this pace,
we might just make it.

Since this operations calls for
a surprise attack on their...

...field command center on Island #18,
approach from the air or sea isn't feasible.

We will therefore employ underground
passageways that were used...

...to transport construction Labors during
phase 2 of the Babylon Project.

Next step, please.

Yes, ma'am.

The distance from Shiodome to our destination
via an artificial midpoint island is 1200 meters.

The problem is this
last stretch of tunnel.

It's a typical undersea tunnel built
using caisson construction techniques.

Total length, approximately
250 meters.

From the artificial island,
we'll descent to a depth...

...of about 50 meters below the surface
via an inclined elevator.

Then we'll pass through a 9 meter tall tunnel
that's about 200 meters long.

We then take the elevator up to
the surface of the reclaimed area.

It's the perfect spot
for an ambush.

We have to assume that the enemy
is also aware of this tunnel.

Question. How do we get
to the tunnel?

Tokyo's crawling with armed units, and
we can't be sure whose side they're on.

Commander Gotoh is working out
the details right now.

What?! Commander Gotoh?

Whoa... An honest-to-god
anti-tank rifle!

Damn it, I'm asking you if you got
anything with real stopping power!

You know, like machine guns
or a Gatling cannon!

Hey, a rifled slug fired from your
shotgun can be pretty effective...

...against fairly soft targets like
armored cars and military Labors.

The important thing is to hit your target!
Close one eye and aim real careful-like.

Well, I'm kinda busy
right now...

What are we supposed to do if tanks
come at us?! What about tanks?!

Close the other eye, too!

Okay, that's good!
Hold it there!

What are you two
doing in here?

We thought this disk that Mr. Matsui got his
hands on might be some kind of code book.

A code book?

Hey, here it comes!

Shimbashi

I never realized there was a place
like this beneath Tokyo.

It's the remains of a dream from the
bayside development boom days.

The Ginza Line's "Phantom Shimbashi Station"
lay dormant for over 50 years...

...after its closure in 1943 until it was tied in
to the bayside construction zone.

It's the junction point
between the old and the new.

This route never did
get used, though.

I bet there are lots of places like this
in this city.

Places abandoned and left
to be forgotten, huh?

Here they come.

Detrain and fall in.

I'm glad
you all came.

Shinohara.

Izumi.

Shinshi.

Oota.

And Yamazaki.

Your orders are as follows. Together with
Commander Nagumo, you are to arrest...

...the mastermind behind this incident,
who is holed up in Reclaimed Island 18.

You are under the command of
Commander Nagumo from here on in.

Meet and neutralize
all resistance with force.

This will be the final mission
of the SV2, 2nd Unit.

Go give 'em hell.

We leave at once.
All personnel, mount up.

Ms. Shinobu. I don't want you
to go down with him, okay?

Make sure you arrest him
and come back with him.

I'll be waiting
for you.

Roll out!

I don't understand. Why aren't
you going with them?

There are a few details
I need to take care of.

Considering how indebted I am to you, I know
this is rude, but I have to arrest you.

Everybody freeze!

Shigeki Arakawa!

You're under arrest on suspicion of violating
the Subversive Activities Prevention Act!

You have an explanation
for this, I assume?

Your information on these incidents
was amazingly timely and accurate.

It's no wonder.

You yourself were a member of the
organization you were investigating.

You were one of Tsuge's associates.
But he betrayed you.

When Tsuge changed the plan
from a mere political demonstration...

...into an all-out plan to start a war
and then disappeared,

he left you people
in the lurch.

Given the nature of the conspiracy,
you couldn't investigate openly.

That's why the SV2
caught your attention.

You could use us, plus you could also
keep an eye on Inspector Nagumo.

That's nothing but conjecture
on your part.

On the night before the final attack,
you let Tsuge get away.

One shot would have drawn a swarm of
peacekeepers whether or not you hit.

That waterway
was narrow.

You stood a good chance of arresting Tsuge,
but you didn't go for it.

Why was that?

Because you needed to take him
into custody yourself.

You had to stop Tsuge from
carrying out his plans,

but it would be for nothing if Tsuge divulged
the scope of your organization.

Also, even after all this, you still haven't
called in the regular troops.

Your motive for relying on a black sheep
outfit like ours is obvious.

It's not something that an upright
public servant would do.

That's the pot calling
the kettle black...

Public servants who aren't upright fall into
two categories. Heroes and villains.

Mr. Arakawa, I've enjoyed
the discussions we've had.

All that stuff about a fraudulent peace
versus a truthful war.

But even if you're right and the peace
that we enjoy in this city is a false one,

the war that Tsuge has created
is just as much an illusion.

This city is too small
to have a real war.

War is always a
surreal experience.

There has never been a war
that wasn't surreal.

Hey. I'm here because
I'm a police officer.

Why aren't you
at Tsuge's side?

All right, let's go.

I knew we'd have
some company waiting.

Those are called Ixtl's. They're tactical robots
developed by the US Army.

They're basically wire-controlled,
mobile gun platforms.

This isn't gonna
be easy.

I say we use the Labors
to create a diversion...

...while Mr. Shinshi and I get behind them
and cut their control cables.

Then we hit them
with Labor 3's ECM.

We follow that basic plan and play
the rest by ear. What do you think?

Yes, that looks like
our only option.

Oota, you take point.

Noa, follow his lead while keeping guard
over Commander Nagumo.

Hiromi, you provide support fire
from here as necessary.

Move out when the
flare goes off.

What's the matter,
you dirtbags?!

Oota! Are you out
of your mind?!

Bite me!

What do you think
you're doing, Mr. Oota?!

Buchiyama, you're full
of crap!

In the time it takes me to line up one shot,
they send a hundred at me!

What did you expect?! At this range, you
can't win a shootout with those things!

Hiromi, where was our
cover fire?

Sorry, all I can see
is white spots.

It was so bright, I thought I was
gonna trip and fall on my face!

In any case,
this plan's shot.

Those things might be
as trigger-happy as Oota,

but since there are thinking humans
at the controls, we're in trouble.

What?!

What do we
do now?

Sitting around and talking about it
won't get us anywhere!

Hey! Get back here,
you moron!

I'll go, too!

Officer Izumi!

Like we've got a choice...
Hiromi! Cut loose!

Mr. Oota!

Eat this!

Oota!

Mr. Asuma!

I can't hold on,
Mr. Asuma..!

Asuma!

Oota! Oota!

You alive in there, Oota?
Talk to me!

Look at the pretty,
pretty flower bed...

Bright, white flowers
that smell so nice are everywhere...

They're starting
to move!

Commander!
Commander Nagumo!

Nagumo here.

Stand by on
your ECM, ma'am!

Officer Shinohara, what is
your current location?

Once their cables are cut,
they'll go into automatic mode.

They'll fire on anything that doesn't respond
to their friend-or-foe signal.

Hit them as hard and
fast as you can.

Oota? You awake yet?

Yeah.

Close-quarters combat, Oota!
Your favorite! Get ready!

Commander!

Attention, all personnel.
Commencing jamming, maximum spread.

Once jamming begins, cut all sensors
and operate visually.

Let's move!

Eat lead, you
Martian bastard!

How ya like that?!

Izumi! Hurry up and
finish this thing off!

- It blasted through the ceiling!
- The tunnel's flooding!

Commander,
please go ahead!

But...

Hurry!

Hir... Run..!...comin'..!

GET OUT OF
MY WAY!

From here, the city almost
seems like a mirage.

Don't you think so?

Even if it's an illusion, there are those
who accept it as reality and live in it.

Or are those people
just illusions to you, too?

Three years ago, I returned to this city
and lived in that illusion.

I tried to get people
to see it for what it was.

But in the end, no one realized the truth
until the first shot rang out.

No...

Some might not realize it
even now...

I'm standing here in front of you
and I am no illusion.

Please start.

Beginning broadcast,
maximum power.

"Do you suppose that I come
to bring peace to the world?"

"No, not peace,
but division."

"From now on a family of five
will be divided,"

"three against two
and two against three."

"Fathers will be against their sons,
and sons against their fathers;"

"Mothers will be against their daughters,
and daughters against their mothers."

You remembered
that passage...

That was all you wrote in the last letter
you sent to me after you got back.

Back then, I thought it was about
your experiences in the field.

People never notice things
until it's too late.

Nevertheless, people should still be punished
for that sin. Don't you agree?

Yukihito Tsuge.
I hereby place you under arrest.

Shinohara!
Do you read me?

This is Shinohara!
Commander!

If we can hear the Commander's voice
up here, that must mean...

The jamming signal's gone!

We did it!

Commander!

In the end, I guess
all I really have is them...

We just got word
a few minutes ago.

All your men who escaped by boat
have surrendered to the peacekeepers.

They're still counting the casualties,
and God only knows the extent of the damage.

So tell me one thing.

After causing all this chaos,
why didn't you kill yourself?

Perhaps there's a part of me
that wanted to see a little more...

See more?
More of what?

This city's future.