All language subtitles for Hei tai yang 731 (1988) (vo) sx

Original site and ruins of Manchu 731
Ping Fang District, Harbin, China

Prior to the Second World War,

the Japanese Militarists had
occupied North-East China

and established the puppet
state Manchoukou.

In order to expand
their Greater East Asia Empire

the Japanese did a lot of preparatory work.

Some of the least known work were
the experiments on bacterial weapons,

by the Manchu 731 Squadron.

This Squadron 731 had many Sub-Sections.

They were:

Helier,

Sun Wu,

Lion Kou,

Mu Dan Jiang,

and An Da Rural Experimental Station.

The main offices of 731

were situated in a residential
district of Harbin.

They covered a large area of land.

The headquarters were highly classified,

and surrounded by a high
tension electric fence.

Inside there were extensive facilities,

there was an animal farm,

a crematorium,

a pathology laboratory, a jail,

an electricity generating plant,

the commanders quarters,

and other sections for various
experimental projects.

By February 1945 the Japanese forces were
suffering losses on the battle front

to win the war
by biological warfare,

the Military Headquarters reinstated a Lt.
General to be the Squadron commander.

Yet this person had previously been relieved
of this post because of corruption.

This man, the inventor
of the Ishii Water Purifier

a military medical doctor, Lt. Ishii Shiro.

A group of young soldiers were sent to Harbin
to provide new blood for this squadron.

The banks of Song Hua River,

When will they come to pick us up?

Captain Takehara's gone to Bai Hua Liao

to find our new sergeant.

He's been gone for almost an hour.

Why aren't we allowed to go to Bai Hua Liao?

This place is freezing cold.

Yes, it's similar to Chiba Prefecture

I think it's much colder here.

Don't you think so, Ishikawa?

It makes no difference,
we aren't going home anyway.

Look!

Ishikawa already misses home after leaving
Mom for a few days.

He is just a Momma's boy,

he even broke down and cried when his
mom saw him off.

But you cried too!

No. I didn't!

But my mom and sister did.

Yes my mom cried too.

I didn't cry but I felt really bad.

My father was killed fighting in China.

So was mine!

So were my father and my elder brother,

they died fighting in China.

This kind of food is even hard
to get back home in our Japan.

Did you know that?

Drag him out!

Yeah! Stuff it in!

The original building housing
the Manchu 731 Squadron.

General, Doctor Ishii's arrived
at the H.Q.,

would you...

Yeah, I'm coming.

Ishikawa,

Catch the ball!

Dr. Ishii!

General Kikuchi.

You still look like the same great Ishii.

Squadron 731's Ishii.

Welcome back, Ishii!

Welcome back, Ishii!

Welcome back, Ishii!

Lt. General Ishii's returned to the corps!

Idiots! Listen!

I'm the new Section
Head, Captain Kawasaki.

From now on you
are in the Kwangtung Army,

members of the 731
Squadron Youth Corps!

If you get the chance to go to Harbin,
wether you leave or your day off,

you must change into civilian
clothes before leaving,

and when you return,

put your uniforms back
on at Bai Hua Liao.

If you run into any Japanese
or if you are stopped by a patrol,

you will not reveal
your secondment to this squadron.

- Is that clear?
- Yes, Sir!

Crematorium

It's almost three years since 1942.

A toast to you and your brothers reunion.

Thank you, Sir.

Now, Gentleman,

I've not been here
for the last couple of years

but I know all about what has
been going on here.

I've looked into the research
done by Mr. Kitano

and I think it has been handled wrongly.

What we need most now

is to increase the production and the number
of bacteria.

We must use bacterial weapons in the war
to speed our victory.

A toast to victory!

To the empire.
To victory.

And to Mr. Ishii for leading 731!

Cheers!, Cheers!

Sir!

Lt. General sir.

Lt. Onoe Shunji reporting for duty

from the Kwangtung Army
Commanders office.

Lt. General?

I should have been a full general!

I don't understand why those idiots
at the Central Planning Office decline

that army doctors can go
no higher than Lt. General.

It's ridiculous!

Lt. Onoe!

I've just made a criticism against the
Central Planning Office

would you inform on me?

Stop!

Have you no respect for your seniors?

Forget it, lets go back!

We'll be in trouble if we are discovered.

No!

My brother gave me that ball
when I left Japan.

Get up! Out of your beds!

Where are Hoshino and lshikawa?

I don't know.

I don't either.

Ono... where's he gone to?

I don't know!

Animal Breeding Unit

Hoshino!

Don't run!

Stop running! Hoshino...

That was totally undisciplined
and must never be repeated.

The training of the Youth
Corps is important.

It's not only because we are short of staff

it's also because what we require here
are people of the highest integrity.

Headquarters only recognizes the importance
of bacterial weapons in this war.

They fail to realize that biological
and chemical weapons

will greatly affect the future of Japan.

They will play a very important role.

- So we must work hard on these experiments.
- Yes, sir!

That was really unexpected.

We have to step up security
and discipline.

It's late. I'd better leave you two to talk!

Brother, please sit down!

Shiro,

what's happening back in Chiba Prefecture?

There's shortage of everything,
but people are managing.

People have suffered a lot
these past few years.

We can only do our best, brother.

How are things here?

What about the men's morale?

Not too bad,
things are all right.

Also we confirmed that the incident
which got you relieved

was due to an informer.

It was Lt. Colonel Nakatome
who reported you.

He even ridiculed the effectiveness
of your water purifier.

Nakatome! Goddamn him!

Attention.

Nakatome! Lt. Colonel Nakatome
present!

Lt. General Ishii wants you!

Kawasaki, any absentees?

Unfortunately we had
an accident just now.

I want you to treat those
kids from Chiba gently.

They are important to us.

Thank you!

Damn you!

Hashino brought about his own death

and you are acting
like a bunch of school girls.

What kind of soldiers are you?
How can you gain honor for Chiba like this?

Soldiers shouldn't act like this!

Quick, close ranks!

Everybody down, prone position!

Crawl!

Assholes, quick!

Stand up!

Attention!

I heard that the fighting is very
heavy on the southern front,

our whole army could
possibly be wiped out!

It sounds serious.

We have to push our people to speed
up the experiments on the marut.

These biological weapons...

are the only way to turn
the war in our favor.

What did they say?

It sounded like little Japan
is finished!

Come on, move!

Wait!

Sir, please!

Give me back my baby!

Please, sir. Give
me back my baby!

My baby, my baby... please
give her back to me!

Sir, didn't General Ishii tell us that

we are supposed to conservatively
use the "marut"?

This one can be stuffed and mounted, it
won't be wasted.

February 29, 1945

Victim: Zhao Qing, Han Chinese, 3 month old

Oh water!

Water's coming out!

It's really tough.

Thank God the money is alright.

Also I can study.

- Do you send money home?
- No.

Come on, you spend
it all every month?!

No, mom said I must have
it for the war efforts.

This is a nice place!
It's similar to Chiba Prefecture.

Chiba is not that cold.

This is like a hospital.

I don't agree.

We only have dead bodies here.

Right, hospitals should have patients.

This is more like a medical school.

Anyway, this is fine by me. I eat
well and I make good money.

The only thing is this fat Captain.

Look, isn't that Hoshino's ball?

Get it back!

Come on, lets get it back!

Let's get it back!

Stop!

There's nowhere to run!

Give the ball back to us!

This is not Hoshino's ball!

Who are you? What are you doing here?

He is a mute!

Hold on a minute!

Sir!

What is wrong with him?

He's been here for over a month,
but he's still not adjusted to this place.

He vomits every time he goes to work.

When it happens
we have to let him take a break

it will take him a while to get used to it!

That's Ok, he'll soon get used to it!

His job is important!

We rely on the colors to determine
the results of the experiments

we can't depend totally
on black and white pictures.

Look after him, see
that he works well!

Sir!

Lt. Col. Nakatome Jiro

I've been transferred to the southern front
by order of the Army Commander.

I'd like to say goodbye sir.

Congratulations,

the situation in the south is serious,

a patriotic soldier like you should
be able to achieve a lot here

especially as you have a close
relationship with the planning office

you can do a lot for the war effort!

Yes, Sir!

This must be your arrangement.

This marut has been injected
with the plague three times.

But no symptoms have appeared.

So now lets conduct live dissection on him,
and see what's so special about him.

Good!

The correct data, relies on continuous
tests on experimental subjects

so these maruts, not
only have to be alive,

but they also have to be fit and healthy.

Experiments on such live
subjects are a rare opportunity.

- What is this?
- It's a man!

- What is this?
- He's a Chinese man.

- What is this?
- He is a bad Chinese man!

This is a marut.

It is a log for the fire or making coffins,

it is material for experiment.

It is called a "Marut".

What is this?

This is a marut.

What is this?

A Marut!

- What is this?
- A Marut!

What is this?

A Marut!

Beat him!

We must try to get evidence

and get it out of here

so the outside world knows
what's going on in here.

It's the only thing we can do!

Look, why go
through all that trouble?

Just admit, we have no chance
of getting out here!

You chicken! You have no back-bone!

And you... learn to be a man.
Don't act like him.

You don't act like a Chinese!

Beyond Practice Ground

Order arms!

At ease!

The lessons on experiments
will start tomorrow,

so work hard men, and learn well,

- is that clear?
- Yes, sir!

Sir, please!

Let her carry it away

its her baby!

Let's go!

Please, Sir!

Bacterial Extermination Room

Quickly change your clothes!

Hurry up!

Let's go!

March 9, 1945

Outdoor Frostbite Experimental Station

Victim: Zhao Hui Xiu, Han
Chinese, 24 years old

Bacteria Breeding Room

Look, this is the "gene"
production room.

This is the high temperature
bacteria exterminating room.

Look this way please,

these are the bacteria transplants,

you must study hard and learn all this as
soon as possible.

Yes, Sir!

Frostbite Experimental Room

This is the cold treatment station.

At -35°C for 10 hours Cold Treatment.

Water temperature 15°C.

March 9, 1945

Victim: Jin Yuan Long,
Manchurian, 31 years old

What you are looking at now, is a quick
freezing station, it is -196°C.

Pay attention!

Finish chewing your apple,

and spit it out like I do.

Don't swallow it.

This way you can collect
the germs from the mouth.

Yes, Sir!

Go back and tell your captain,

that you'll be my guests this Sunday,

we'll have drinks together.

Yes Sir!

And you'll come too, Ok?

Ok.

Thank you!

This is a question of humanity.

No!

This concerns the rise or fall of the
Great Japanese Empire.

Listen Ishikawa,
they are human beings too,

they have parents just like you!

What are you talking about?

Give me better justification than that!

Today is Sunday.

Lets not talk about business,

Come on, let's eat up. This fruit
is specially brought over from Japan.

Help yourselves.

Let me, you must look after your health.

Ah, yes. Thank you.

Take Mrs. Takamurafor example,

what's the difference between the children
she bore and the maruts?

What are you talking about?

That's not right!

You can not compare
the maruts to the Japanese,

you and I speak a different language.

Please don't say anymore

I'm sorry, please excuse me.

Ishikawa, wait!

Ishikawa, lshikawa!

Kawasaki pushed him... from upstairs!

He's badly hurt,

Lets think of away to teach
Kawasaki a lesson.

I hope you'll work well together.

To be a member of the 731 Youth Corps

we should...

obey the regulations.

I think you'd better forget about it.

Don't pretend now,

you have no guts.

Coward. Stop pretending!

April 11, 1945

Those goddamned Japs...

What the hell are they up to?

Hey Specs!

What do you think the Japs will do to us?

What did they inject into us this morning?

I have no reaction at all!

I have no idea what it was.

Why didn't those people get it too?

Be careful of contamination!

The last accident cost Sakagami
and Ohtani their lives,

so be careful everyone.

Sir, according to the previous test results,

it would be a rather difficult job
to produce a Black Death Virus

that is 60 times stronger.

Now this is the 7th experiment,

here is the record for the last few tests!

Sir, I've heard the Germans
are using the Jews

to perform similar kinds of tests

and they've achieved good results,

so can't we...

Dr. Ishii did 2 years research
on this in Europe before the war.

According to him, the German researches

into that area are far behind ours.

Compared to this, their equipment
and facilities are fare behind ours.

What they achieved so far may not be of
any use for us.

Don't be discouraged, keep up the good work,

report to me at once when the experiments
are completed.

Yes sir

I heard that Lt. Colonel Nakatome
died in action on the southern front,

is that right?

Dr. Ishii may have been too...

We'd better keep out of that,

You'd better concentrate on your own career.

The Empire Medical Department is waiting
for your return.

The medical future of Japan
relies on you people.

Early summer 1945

Japanese were retreating
from the Pacific Front.

They also suffered many losses in China.

The moral of the Japanese
troops was very bad.

All of Japan had been mobilized,

there were still great
shortages of everything.

A large deficit of manpower
for the Japanese military

resulted in more adolescents
joining the forces.

The cloud of defeat
loomed larger.

In other words, the success
or failure of 731

decides the survival
of our great Empire.

So today...

we should have no more illusions
about the Kwangtung Army,

the Kwangtung Army relies
on our bacterial war,

there is no other way of winning it.

I've always thought
that biological weapons...

are more effective
than bombers and guns.

Right now we must regroup our forces,
and mobilize them.

I entreat you to work doubly hard.

We must get ourselves well prepared
for the coming bacterial war.

Gentleman, do you have any questions?

Please, go ahead!

We have already successfully
produced a large quantity

of virus which is 60 times
stronger than the Black Plague virus.

The amount of culture we have,
according to our calculations,

has enough power to wipe out the
whole mankind.

We have increased the number of bacteria
carrying rats to three million,

and jumping fleas to 300 kilos.

The number is estimated
at 10 billion,

so if these 10 billion bacteria
carrying fleas were all released,

then it's not hard to imagine
that the situation

on the war front
would change drastically,

we would gain the final victory!

Because of the bacterial weapons,
the fate of the Great Japanese Empire

lies in our hands.

Still after numerous experiments

the metal shell casings holding
the bacteria get very hot during firing.

And a majority of the infected fleas inside
get killed

so these bacterial bombs have failed
to produce the expected results.

Weapons Production Department...

Anything else?

Sir, there's been a strong
reaction to the incident

when Kawasaki assaulted
the Youth Corps member.

There's a lot of tension
and unrest amongst the Corps.

Transfer Kawasaki from the Youth Corps.

Onoe you'll replace him.

Yes, Sir!

Sukizan Geisha House

Sorry to disturb you,

General, it seems
your sword's not rusted yet!

- Get out both of you!
- Yes, Sir!

Whoever was hit... or touched
by the chess pieces,

raise your hands.

Gentlemen.

This... is my new invention.

This is called:
Low Temperature Pottery...

Bacterial Bomb!

The Great Japan will not be defeated!

Careful! Don't break the pottery bomb!

May 22, 1945
An Da Rural Experimental Station

Victims: Names unknown,
29 males and females

Hurry up lshikawa!

May 29, 1945

Decompression Laboratory

Victim: Qu Hua, Han Chinese, 34 years old

not a female "maruta".

Kawasaki, I want you to bring
me a healthy young man.

What's the use of a healthy young man?

It's of no use for you,
but it's of great use for us.

Please help us get one!

Kawasaki,

if you can help us find a healthy young man,

then I'll buy you a drink.

Right, we'll all buy you a drink.

Kawasaki's good at that.

I'm sorry, I can't help you with that.

Kawasaki's only good at finding girls!

That's nonsense!

Come on, Kawasaki!

Do something for us.

We'll reward you. Please!

Ok, I'll try.

June 12, 1945

Poison Gas Laboratory

Victim: Natasha lvanova,
White Russia, 35 years old

You can do what ever
you want with me!

Let my daughter go, please!

Please, I beg you, let her go!

Please!

You've been here a while.

Yes, sir.

Are you used to it?

Do you still see that Chinese mute?

Not very often, sir.

Do you think you can find him for me?

What for, sir?

Sir, I've brought you the mute.

Thank you, well done.

Don't be afraid!

Let him in.

Come here, come inside.

You wait here,

Soldier, when the surgery
is finished you can take him away.

Surgery? What surgery?

No questions!

- Keep your nose out of these things.
- Yes, sir!

Come here!

Go on!

Come here!

Where are you going?

Surgery is finished.
Take him away!

Yes sir!

Are you satisfied now?

Each of you got
what you wanted...

the heart, the liver,
and the brain.

These organs from a living healthy young
man in puberty, are difficult to come by!

We should thank Kawasaki.

Don't mention it!

We'll invite you to dinner this evening.

Thank you! Thank you!

What's wrong with you?
Quickly push the cart away!

Yes, sir!

July 2, 1945

Victim: A mute, name unknown,
Han Chinese

Tunnel connecting Pathology
Lab to Crematorium

Makimura, close the curtains.

That fat ass is a barbarian.

Hey, come here.

That mute was not a marut.

That animal has gone too far!

Yeah, I have always detested him.

Let's find away to fix him!

What do you think?

I want to kill him.

If there's a problem, I take responsibility!

No, we are all in this together!

Hurry up!

Ready for disinfection?

What are you doing here? Get back!

A smart rat can beat a cat.

Fleas and germs can defeat
bombers and guns too!

This... is my theory
behind Squadron 731.

It's also my philosophy,
for victory.

We shall groom the strongest
and nurture them,

the same applies for the Youth Corps.

Understand?

Stone, stone!

Stone, wait!

You must get out of here alive!

No matter what happens,
we must get the evidence out!

Stone, quick!

Let go of him!

Get in the hole you bastard!

Stone won't follow a coward like you...

Stone won't go into anything
blindly with you.

The door is open!

Stone!

Fire!

Charge, charge!

Stone, watch where you are going!

Fire!

Get down quick!

Idiots!

So many maruts are dead,
this is a serious matter.

Do you realize your job is to keep them
in good shape, so they can live longer.

But you neglected your duties,
with very serious consequences.

Your error is intolerable
and unforgivable!

Maruts are precious experimental material.

They mean more to us than ever..

You have no right to kill them.

The Russo-Japanese war is coming,

but many of our experiments
have not been completed yet.

The 731 Squadron is our nation's hope,

we hold the power to turn the war
in our favour and save Japan.

Get up now!

I hope you won't forget,

that I was the one who brought
you here from Chiba.

Takamura at An Da Rural Station

is preparing for the final
pottery shell tests.

Have the Maruts gone yet?

They left early this morning, sir!

Specs said, that what you did was stupid.

We can't get out of here anyway.

The more we resist,
the faster we get killed.

He said the only thing we can do
is to try and get the evidence out.

So the world will know
about this hell hole.

Dr. Ishii, we're running out of time,

The situation at the front is very bad.

Looks like this is the final straw for us.

The trip to Feng Tiang is very important,

don't worry about things here.

Thank you, I rely on you.

Report, sir!

Inform the aircorps to take off now!

Preparations are complete
at the shell test site.

Come in... we haven't
contacted them yet.

Right...

Let's go to the upper.

Fire the signal!

Let's move!

We need the Maruts urgently.

Are they on their way or not!

Reporting, Sir!

Excuse me sir, urgent telegram.

You may go.

August 9th, Nagasaki was bombed.

The Russians have
officially declared war.

Manchuria 731 Sqdn.
Retreat if necessary.

Go to Feng Tian and get the commander here!

Yes, sir!

Stop the delivery of Maruts.

Hello?!

Hello?!

Hello?!

Hello, Airport!

Sir, the Maruts have escaped.

Go after them, don't let them run away!

Get in the car quick! After them!

Run, split up! Quick!

Hurry up! We must get the evidence out!

Run, quick!

Stone, go that way, quick!!

Quickly, run!

August 8, 1945

Proclaim Bacterial Bomb Experiment

Cover him!

Put him down here.

Sorry to disturb you!

Urgent telegram from Headquarters, sir!

Nagasaki was bombed. The Russians
have officially declared war.

The Kwangtung Army H.Q. ordered all troops
to retreat if necessary.

Are you coming back, sir?

All troops to retreat?

I can't believe my ears!

What do we do, sir?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki have
been bombed by the Americans.

Both cities have been completely destroyed.

And now the Russians have
declared war to us as well.

We've received orders to retreat.

But I personally think,
that the work of the 731 Sqdn.

Involves top security information.

So I'm now requesting the following:

1. Exterminate all remaining Maruts
and destroy this whole facility.

The engineers will be in charge of that
the place must be flattened.

I want no traces left.

2. Collect all data and documents
destroy them at once.

3. The Youth Corps
is to retreat to Tung Hwa,

4. All units will commit suicide.

5. Their families and departments
will also commit suicide.

In other words...

no evidence must be left behind!

Dr.Ishii,

Our squadron has a lot
of highly qualified people,

isn't it a waste do order them to die?

We shouldn't allow such
meaningless sacrifices.

I realize that too General Kikuchi,

but we have to guard
the secret of this place.

Dr. Ishii, if you...

commit suicide...

then I'll join you.

These soldiers and their families have
followed you from Japan to Manchuria.

You should at least, get them back home.

Isn't that reasonable?

As the head of 731 you're
responsible for them.

You should be protecting them,
not ordering them to die.

I hope you face
up to your responsibilities.

Gen. Kikuchi is right.

We should return to our home land,

and we should take all data with us.

That might be possible,

but we must still prepare
for the possibility of being captured.

No matter what, we can't allow
these secrets to be made known.

How about this?

We issue each one with a bottle of cyanide,

if anyone's captured, then they
commit suicide.

Well then...

that's what we'll do.

I will personal be in charge of the retreat,
and arrange the transport.

I'm very happy you made this decision,
I'm sure everybody is grateful to you.

What are you doing?

These are our children's clothes!

The data is important!

Please take this with you, Madame!

You must take it if you are captured.

Mr. Takamura prepared them.

Where are you going at his time?

I'm going to the office to get more data!

The war is finally
over and we are going home.

Shut up! What do you know?

I don't care about anything else.

All i know is that we are going home.

You're a woman,
you know nothing!

Yes, I may know nothing,

and I certainly don't
know how to make poison!

How dare you to speak to me like that!

Takamura! Takamura!

This is important data!

We can not destroy it!

Takamura, I just want to go home!
Nothing else is important!

Shut up!

That's all I want, Takamura!

If anyone dares to burn anymore...

Burn it! Burn it all!

Takamura! This is an order, burn it all!

I don't want a single piece left.

You can't destroy the data!

This is the whole reason for our being here!

It represents years of hard work!

And Japan will need it one day!

If you want to destroy it kill me first!

We're releasing the poison gas!
Retreat! Hurry up!

Hasegawa, Miki, come quick!

Miki, come on.

It's platinum, it's worth
a lot of money.

This place is blowing up!
Find shelter!

Quick, retreat!

Retreat!

Come on, let's go!

This place is blowing up.
Find shelter!

August 15, 1945

Where are you going? Get back!

- I'm sorry.
- Hurry!

Don't stray.

Hold on, Madame, Hold on!

Sir, Mrs Takamura is going into labor!

The car is full
of Dr. Ishii's personal data.

Sir.

The train is leaving
in 5 minutes.

Do you want a last
look at the squadron?

Alright!

Gentlemen! This is just
a change in strategy,

The Great Japanese Empire...

has still not been defeated,

our base might have
been destroyed,

but our careers will continue.

Now you're all going back to Japan,

I trust you will safe guard
the secrets of this base.

And always remember this:

No contact is allowed

between squadron members.

And under no circumstances will you
reveal the nature of work here.

You are disbarred from taking
up government posts.

Anyone who contravenes
these conditions...

will be severely punished.

Madame! Madame!

Madame?!