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Zerabanka.

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Ancient battlefield
on the island of Leyte.

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Few people come to tread the
Zérabanka meadow today.

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But here,

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if we concentrate,

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we hear the whisper

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of two men who talk about
their ridiculous struggle.

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50 years have passed.

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50 years
that this engine has stopped.

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50 years of this place

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returned to silence.

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The rusty machine gun
don't breathe fire anymore.

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But this machine,
beaten by the rain,

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by the winds,
or burned by the sun,

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is here to remind us
the story of these men,

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united by blood and steel.

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BIKER SOLDIERS

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Listen to me!

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By order of 0.6.,

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the front retreats by 300\hkm!

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Fall back!

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Abandon the cannons!

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You speak!

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Why hurry
to pack up?

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We can always get agitated,

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the enemy is everywhere.
We won't escape him!

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Point!

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Enemy positions:

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10 degrees left at 23\h000\hm!

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What are they doing
with this cannon?

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They're not going to shoot!

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They had a hard time
to bring him here.

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They want to use it
at least once.

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Ready to shoot!

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The imbeciles!

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Fire !

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They did it!

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In a second, it will heat up!

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You're right!

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I almost left her outside!

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That's it!

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It happens.

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It's over, right?

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Yeah.

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Let's go see.

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There's nothing left at all!

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What is it?

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I was run over!
Who dared to do this?

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Who's crazy enough to drive
a sidecar under shells?

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Perhaps he was already there
before it starts.

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He's alive!

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He was shaken by the blast.

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Silly !
The blast of an explosion kills!

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Come on.

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Wake up.

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My mom.

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He said mom!

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Look, it's a kid!

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He comes to himself.

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Hold.

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Go ahead, it will cheer you up!

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Did you see?
It’s refreshing, huh?

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The... the 28th regiment!

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Where is…

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Where is the headquarters
of the 28th artillery regiment?

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Are you looking for our HQ?

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This is the HQ of the 28th.

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It's true ?

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Finally…
it was there a short time ago.

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But there's not much left.

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It's not possible!

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Unbelievable but true,
that's how it is!

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That doesn't suit me!

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Ah good ?
And why?

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By the way, where are you from?

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I come from the airfield
of Karakechil.

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I carry a message.

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Karakechil?

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The base of our bombers,
100 km south?

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Yes !

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Our troops are in danger.

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The American army
attacked the airfield.

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And you came for reinforcements.

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Yes !
That's it!

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You arrive too late,
we had the order to fall back.

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That's not true!

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You have a radio
to warn the aerodrome?

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If I had a radio,
I wouldn't be there!

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Logic.

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Give me that!

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I have to go back!

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I have to bring them
the order to retreat!

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Your sidecar, him,
does not agree.

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The engine is ruined,
it has holes everywhere.

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Why don't you
wouldn't you fall back with us?

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Yes.
Why not ?

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I have to go back there!

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It's going to certain death.

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I don't care if I die!

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I will not abandon them.

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It’s smart, he’s sleeping!

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His journey exhausted him.

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He's really going to find
his regiment after his nap?

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This is madness.

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But he has friends there,
who await his return.

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If we had a bike,
we would have lent it to him.

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Stupid!

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We don't even have a single wheel anymore!

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These Ricans!

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They destroyed everything!

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The officer must have been happy,

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he fired a shell before dying.

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Stupid!

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And the poor guys
who died because of him?

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It's war, there's nothing we can do about it,
that's how it is.

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- No ?
- Well let's see!

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I say it's unbearable
to see that!

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Do you think the troops
from the airfield will withdraw without orders?

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Not in Japan!
We never retreat without orders!

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We last until death!

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We would last a century or
two, if necessary!

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It's a crazy country, I tell you!

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No doubt.

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And him?

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Should we abandon it?

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Kumada…

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Kawakami…

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Wait for me friends,
I'll come back to you...

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with the order of retirement.

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Have you finished sleeping?

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I cooked, come and eat.

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It's good for morale.

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It's just us
in the sector.

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The whole regiment has left.

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Hold !

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This is what I found
after their departure.

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Eat!

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White rice!

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And you,

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Why…

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did you stay?

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Someone has to be
to the machine gun in your sidecar.

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The sidecar?

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But he's ruined, right?

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My sidecar is repaired!

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Genius guys
who passed by.

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They were the ones who repaired it with
spare parts found here and there.

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It's great!

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I even found a machine gun
to replace the other.

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Your sidecar now

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has Harley parts
taken from the enemy,

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of Rikuoh, of Kurogé
and Datsun.

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It's even full!

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We won't break down!

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But I didn't hear anything.

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Who exactly fixed it?

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What can it do?

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On the way!

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I don't need you.

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I can go home alone.

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Stupid!

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It doesn't show,
but I am a real soldier!

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Heavy weapon, light weapon,
automatic weapon,

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I can do everything!

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And I know how to drive and cook!

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And I drink, too, and I sing!

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Do you want a drop?

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I have to cross
the enemy lines, me!

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Just one pedal stroke.

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It's true, the first time!

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I forgot, what's your name?

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First class Utsunomiya!

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Kodaï, first class too!

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But for a first class,
I look a little worn, don't I?

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Don't worry,
I will take care of you!

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Ready, soldier?

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Ready, soldier!

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It works flawlessly! A real racing car!

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Obviously !

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I would like to know him well,
the one who fixed it!

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With the recycled parts
that he put everywhere,

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he's a magician!

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It's the best in Japan!

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A plane?

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He's one of us.

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Stupid!

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We're in your camp!

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He's an enemy.

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What do you say?

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He's coming back!

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This time he will see!

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I don't understand anything about it,
Mr. Kodai!

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Look ahead, you're driving!

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Eh ?

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This is a trick of our enemies.

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They fly on our planes
without putting their colors there.

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Our soldiers discover themselves and
bring them down like rabbits.

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This is a dishonest tactic.

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It is war that is dishonest.

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And he didn't know how to fly
a Japanese plane.

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What is there?
Was it the attack that shook you?

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Um... No, it's nothing.

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Well done.

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You drive well!

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I came with from Japan.

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We never leave each other.

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It's another half of me.

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I have the impression that its engine,
it's my heart.

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When I'm dead...

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he will be too.

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Tell me, you who have traveled in the
country, are there other aerodromes here?

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None.

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Karakechil is the only one in the region.

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There is no other on the island,
friend or foe.

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Oh yes ?

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But this plane
in the hands of the enemy...

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Yes, I know!

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But I promised to go back
and I will!

219
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The airfield is 20 minutes from here,
straight ahead.

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I will continue on my own.

221
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You can join
your regiment.

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It's not okay!
All alone in this jungle?

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You want me dead!

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Look at.

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Americans who are going to settle down
at your airfield.

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A promise is a promise!

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And I promised to come home!

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What do you have?
Do you have a stomach ache?

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No, it's nothing.

230
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I…

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I'm tired.

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You're right !

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Let's take a break!

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We're not going to get caught
so close to the goal!

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We will hit the road again at night.

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00:16:05,950 --> 00:16:07,940
I don't want to leave my sidecar.

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00:16:08,490 --> 00:16:10,400
So, sleep in it!

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00:16:21,570 --> 00:16:23,420
Isn't it beautiful, all these stars?

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A real corner of paradise here!

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Get up, it's time!

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He sleeps like a baby.

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00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,930
Mr Kodaï,
It's not a toy!

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An enemy biker!

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00:17:01,690 --> 00:17:02,380
He's coming!

245
00:17:02,670 --> 00:17:04,530
Hang in there, kid!

246
00:17:23,850 --> 00:17:25,050
We came across an ace!

247
00:17:25,770 --> 00:17:29,200
Drive, a machine gun
by hand, what class!

248
00:17:29,690 --> 00:17:31,980
Mr. Kodaï, your glasses!

249
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These are racing glasses!

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Racing?

251
00:17:36,170 --> 00:17:37,060
Well yes.

252
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I put them on to participate in
races in my youth.

253
00:17:43,140 --> 00:17:44,920
Mr. Kodaï, but then…

254
00:17:47,190 --> 00:17:48,660
Shoot instead of arguing!

255
00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:49,410
Yes !

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00:18:00,780 --> 00:18:03,370
Mr Kodaï,
you were a racing driver!

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That's it.

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00:18:06,210 --> 00:18:08,380
And it's you
who repaired my sidecar.

259
00:18:08,460 --> 00:18:10,040
Keep the enemy at gunpoint!

260
00:18:14,730 --> 00:18:17,220
That's enough!
This little game has gone on long enough!

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00:18:19,580 --> 00:18:20,770
Ahead !

262
00:18:26,340 --> 00:18:27,880
We're hanging in there!

263
00:18:35,180 --> 00:18:37,390
You only knocked it over.

264
00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,140
You should have killed him!

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00:18:40,340 --> 00:18:42,260
He didn't deserve to die.

266
00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:44,040
It's an ace.

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00:18:52,060 --> 00:18:55,070
Mr Kodaï,
I'm going to drive now.

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Oh yes ?

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00:19:04,090 --> 00:19:07,150
Sorry, kid,
but I continue on my own!

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00:19:07,290 --> 00:19:08,190
Mr. Kodai!

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00:19:08,330 --> 00:19:09,570
Don't blame me!

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00:19:10,430 --> 00:19:13,760
No, don't go there!
It's useless!

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00:19:14,050 --> 00:19:16,490
The airfield
is in the hands of the enemy!

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Yes, I know...

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since this plane
attacked us.

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And you too,
and you continued anyway,

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to keep your promise.

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I'm like you!

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You behaved like a man!

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But you're still so young.

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Look at.

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American flares.

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This is their line of defense.

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Behind is the airfield
and that's where I'm going.

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Never…

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I have never crossed
the finish line.

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The mechanical incident, the abandonment,
always the same story...

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But this time,
I will reach my goal: the aerodrome!

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This race,

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I'm going to win it!

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Even if it's the last...

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Utsunomiya, save your skin!

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Mr. Kodai!

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Wait !

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Me too,
I made a promise to myself!

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And with this bullet in the stomach,

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I won't make it out alive.

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I'm there! I'm going to cross the line!

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Bad luck!

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Failed again!

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It was written...

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I will never finish a race.

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But, at least...

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I did what I could.

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I fought until the end,
that's good.

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I can be proud.

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If it had been a real race,
he would have won it

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because no one

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wouldn't have shot him
from the finish line.

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A long time ago,

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men shed their sweat
and their blood here,

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on this battlefield of Leyte.

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The iron dragon

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fell asleep forever,
his heart pierced on all sides.

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This rusting heart
in the rain and the dew,

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shed red tears,

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on the deaths of these two men

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who had no reason
to disappear.