1 00:00:03,280 --> 00:00:08,259 FSB Birdman Fansubs presents Drama for the anniversary of TV Tokyo. 2 00:00:08,260 --> 00:00:14,260 Translation - Silversonne, editing - korolevamirra Drama for the anniversary of TV Tokyo 3 00:00:16,780 --> 00:00:18,669 1941 4 00:00:18,670 --> 00:00:21,099 At the end of 1941 1941 5 00:00:21,100 --> 00:00:21,440 At the end of 1941 6 00:00:21,441 --> 00:00:25,600 Japanese troops attacked Pearl Harbor (Hawaii, USA). 7 00:00:27,910 --> 00:00:31,140 Thus began the ill-fated "Pacific War". 8 00:00:45,550 --> 00:00:48,219 Akita Prison. 9 00:00:48,220 --> 00:00:49,190 On the night of June 15 next year... Akita Prison. 10 00:00:49,191 --> 00:00:53,340 On the night of June 15 next year... 11 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:58,170 Cast: Takeshi Kitano. 12 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,610 Yamada Takayuki. 13 00:01:08,950 --> 00:01:12,620 Mitsushima Hikari. 14 00:01:21,960 --> 00:01:23,829 Nakamura Aoi. 15 00:01:23,830 --> 00:01:25,700 Watanabe Ikkei. 16 00:01:27,530 --> 00:01:29,429 Terajima Susumu. 17 00:01:29,430 --> 00:01:31,330 Matsushige Yutaka. 18 00:01:33,370 --> 00:01:35,289 Ikeuchi Hiroyuki. 19 00:01:35,290 --> 00:01:37,210 Katsumura Masanobu. 20 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,620 Yoshida Yo. 21 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:47,239 Hashizume Isao. 22 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,519 Escape! Hashizume Isao. 23 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,290 The prisoner has escaped! The prisoner has escaped! 24 00:01:56,260 --> 00:01:57,120 Based on the novel "Hagoku" by Yoshimura Akira. 25 00:01:57,121 --> 00:01:59,629 How much longer are you going to keep me in prison, Based on the novel "Hagoku" by Yoshimura Akira. 26 00:01:59,630 --> 00:02:06,459 How much longer are you going keep me in prison 27 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:13,799 Better kill me 28 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:23,300 Throw me into hell... 29 00:02:25,820 --> 00:02:31,130 Kosuge Prison, Tokyo. 30 00:02:33,860 --> 00:02:37,060 Chief Overseer of Urata, come in! 31 00:02:39,660 --> 00:02:41,620 Yes, yes. 32 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,920 Yes, I understand. 33 00:02:52,820 --> 00:02:55,890 A prisoner escaped from Akita Prison. 34 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:57,160 Urata Susumu, Chief Overseer in Kosuge Prison. 35 00:02:57,161 --> 00:02:58,439 From Akita? Urata Susumu, Chief warden at Kosuge Prison. 36 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:03,160 The fugitive is Sakuma Seitaro. Served life here before last year. Urata Susumu, chief warden at Kosuge Prison. 37 00:03:03,201 --> 00:03:06,920 He was your ward and, I heard, obeyed you. 38 00:03:07,580 --> 00:03:10,239 The police may want to talk to you. 39 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,779 - I wanted you to know. - Yes. 40 00:03:12,780 --> 00:03:15,479 Everyone at the Justice Department is absolutely furious. 41 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:15,770 Sakuma also escaped from Aomori. 42 00:03:15,771 --> 00:03:18,059 Otasaka Hiroshi, warden of Kosuge Prison Sakuma also escaped from Aomori. 43 00:03:18,060 --> 00:03:20,679 When he was transferred to Akita, they knew he was dangerous. 44 00:03:20,801 --> 00:03:22,720 And yet they allowed it. 45 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,499 I'm sure this won't happen to us. but you can't relax. 46 00:03:26,500 --> 00:03:28,560 I'm counting on you, Urata-kun. 47 00:03:30,100 --> 00:03:35,120 My father served for many years guard at Kosuge Prison. 48 00:03:42,570 --> 00:03:48,710 3 months later. 49 00:03:50,260 --> 00:03:57,169 The Imperial Japanese Navy attacked American troops in the Solomon Islands 50 00:03:57,170 --> 00:04:00,799 and sank the American California-class destroyer 51 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:02,560 This is a huge victory for... 52 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:32,820 Sakuma, you... 53 00:04:36,420 --> 00:04:41,690 Sakuma Seitaro, sentenced to life 54 00:04:42,860 --> 00:04:47,480 I... wanted to see you. 55 00:04:49,980 --> 00:04:52,300 I've been looking for a long time... 56 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:02,840 and finally found you. 57 00:05:06,020 --> 00:05:08,260 The guards at Akita beat me all the time. 58 00:05:08,840 --> 00:05:11,040 They beat me for everything. 59 00:05:11,620 --> 00:05:13,680 All of them. 60 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,580 And it's also very cold there. 61 00:05:19,380 --> 00:05:21,740 The wind was blowing through my cell. 62 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,580 They didn't see me as a person. 63 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:44,819 I wanted the authorities Tokyo found out about this. 64 00:05:44,820 --> 00:05:47,060 So I decided to find you. 65 00:05:49,220 --> 00:05:51,180 Me? 66 00:05:56,460 --> 00:05:58,670 You... 67 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,410 never hit me. 68 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,940 Never. 69 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:20,980 Your feet are dirty. 70 00:06:23,340 --> 00:06:25,540 Go to the bathroom and wash them. 71 00:06:26,220 --> 00:06:28,100 Over there. 72 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,979 About Sakuma Seitaro. 73 00:06:46,980 --> 00:06:49,579 Yes, please hurry up. 74 00:06:49,580 --> 00:06:51,579 He's in my house. 75 00:06:51,580 --> 00:06:53,280 Yes. 76 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:05,240 I washed my feet. 77 00:07:15,110 --> 00:07:22,220 I heard you escaped from Akita prison through the hatch in the chamber. 78 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,620 The walls there are three meters high. 79 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,220 They are impossible to climb. 80 00:07:30,740 --> 00:07:32,920 How did you do it? 81 00:07:35,340 --> 00:07:37,720 I climbed like a lizard. 82 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:40,480 Lizard? 83 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,479 Sakuma Seitaro came home to my father, 84 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:52,220 and was later sentenced in a Tokyo court to three years in prison for escape. 85 00:07:52,900 --> 00:07:55,939 They were added to his life imprisonment 86 00:07:55,940 --> 00:07:59,830 and he was again taken into custody. 87 00:08:00,980 --> 00:08:04,839 And although Sakuma asked for a prison in Tokyo, 88 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:09,079 due to possible bombing of Tokyo by the US Army 89 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:14,100 convicts were sent to long terms to prisons in rural areas. 90 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:24,940 Sakuma was sent to prison Abashiri in Hokkaido. 91 00:08:26,700 --> 00:08:28,420 Sakuma. 92 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:32,400 Don't take off your handcuffs in front of me. 93 00:08:38,700 --> 00:08:41,830 My hand hurts. 94 00:08:51,380 --> 00:08:54,300 I heard it's damn cold in Abashiri. 95 00:09:00,940 --> 00:09:03,760 I was born in Aomori. 96 00:09:04,900 --> 00:09:07,140 It's a cold and harsh place. 97 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:12,620 So when I heard the name Abashiri, my heart sank. 98 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,819 You killed a man. 99 00:09:16,820 --> 00:09:20,260 This is your punishment. 100 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:27,320 This punishment is terrible. 101 00:09:30,540 --> 00:09:32,300 Get up! 102 00:09:34,680 --> 00:09:40,160 Sakuma entered Abashiri at the end of April 1943. 103 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:48,880 Thus began a protracted war between my father and Sakuma. 104 00:09:53,240 --> 00:10:05,380 Prison Break 105 00:10:07,290 --> 00:10:08,459 1943 106 00:10:08,460 --> 00:10:10,359 In 1943 1943 107 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:11,120 Japan was involved in terrible battle. 1943 108 00:10:11,121 --> 00:10:14,840 Japan became involved into a terrible battle. 109 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,479 The garrison on Attu Island was completely destroyed. 110 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:22,570 Commander-in-Chief of the United Fleet Yamamoto Isoroku also died in battle. 111 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:29,940 Citizens of the country were forced against their will embroiled in grueling battles. 112 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:39,039 Am I being transferred to Abashiri? 113 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,219 I was informed this morning. 114 00:10:41,220 --> 00:10:44,719 You have been appointed in charge overseer in Abashiri. 115 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,200 Official notification will come next month. 116 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,840 I don't want to let you go there, but... 117 00:10:54,430 --> 00:10:56,930 Abashiri... 118 00:11:01,820 --> 00:11:04,259 What is this? 119 00:11:04,260 --> 00:11:06,979 "Kokushikan Notes"? 120 00:11:06,980 --> 00:11:09,240 - Anti-government publication? - No... 121 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,359 This is not true. 122 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,750 This is a diary from the Edo period. 123 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,179 I ask you what kind of diary this is! 124 00:11:21,180 --> 00:11:23,729 Sorry, but... 125 00:11:23,730 --> 00:11:23,900 Urata Miyoko, daughter of Urata Susumu Sorry, but... 126 00:11:23,900 --> 00:11:23,920 Urata Miyoko, daughter of Urata Susumu. 127 00:11:23,921 --> 00:11:27,899 This book was donated by a famous Japanese literary critic. Urata Miyoko, daughter of Urata Susumu. 128 00:11:27,900 --> 00:11:28,230 It does not contain those dangerous thoughts that you are talking about worry. Urata Miyoko, daughter of Urata Susumu. 129 00:11:28,231 --> 00:11:32,079 She doesn't have those dangerous thoughts that you are worried about. 130 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:36,620 It's not up to you to decide! 131 00:11:40,260 --> 00:11:42,020 You seem to be busy. 132 00:11:42,780 --> 00:11:46,079 Tokyo is becoming dangerous due to the war. 133 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,700 Requests come from many places on the preservation of valuable books. 134 00:11:58,700 --> 00:12:01,199 Why are you here today? 135 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,080 Well... 136 00:12:04,100 --> 00:12:07,459 I haven't visited a grave for a long time. 137 00:12:07,460 --> 00:12:11,599 Just stopped by to see your mom and Hiroshi. 138 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,539 I also visited Isis. 139 00:12:14,540 --> 00:12:17,839 - Was it at your aunt's? - Yes. 140 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,240 She's gotten old, hasn't she? 141 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:25,720 She said that you help her a lot. 142 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:30,129 After three years of living side by side... 143 00:12:30,130 --> 00:12:33,440 she treats you like a daughter. 144 00:12:37,470 --> 00:12:40,239 But lately she keeps saying, 145 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,439 that I need to return to Tokyo. 146 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,560 Since my father lives there alone. 147 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,540 Don't worry about me. 148 00:12:51,180 --> 00:12:54,150 Moreover, for some time I won't be in Tokyo. 149 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,899 - I was transferred. - Urata-san! 150 00:12:57,900 --> 00:13:01,330 -Won't you help me? - Certainly! 151 00:13:02,460 --> 00:13:04,329 Translated? 152 00:13:04,330 --> 00:13:06,999 - Urata-san! - I'm coming! 153 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,239 OK. I won't bother you. 154 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:11,920 Go quickly. 155 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,410 Bye. 156 00:13:25,700 --> 00:13:29,999 There is a deep chasm between my father and me. 157 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,610 She appeared after death my mother and younger brother. 158 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,629 I learned about my father's transfer to distant Abashiri 159 00:13:37,630 --> 00:13:41,020 that day from his aunt. 160 00:13:45,660 --> 00:13:50,439 One, two, one, two. 161 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:56,079 Abashiri Prison One, two, one, two. 162 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,620 One, two, one, two. 163 00:14:02,020 --> 00:14:03,889 Allow me to enter! 164 00:14:03,890 --> 00:14:06,269 Fujiwara Kitita, overseer at Abashiri Allow me to enter! 165 00:14:06,270 --> 00:14:07,060 Fujiwara Kitita, overseer at Abashiri. 166 00:14:07,061 --> 00:14:08,599 Nomoto Kinnosuke, overseer at Abashiri. 167 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,159 Those who guard Sakuma - Nomoto Kinnosuke, overseer at Abashiri. 168 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:10,400 Nomoto and Fujiwara! Nomoto Kinnosuke, overseer at Abashiri. 169 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:11,160 Nomoto and Fujiwara! 170 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:12,100 Izumi Goro, Head of Department guards Abashiri Nomoto and Fujiwara! 171 00:14:12,101 --> 00:14:14,759 Izumi Goro, Head of Department Abashiri security. 172 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:15,070 - Take us to the cell! - I obey! Izumi Goro, head of Abashiri's security department. 173 00:14:15,071 --> 00:14:17,220 - Take us to the cell! - I obey! 174 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:44,279 Prisoners are like children to us. 175 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:48,119 Treat them like your children 176 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:51,979 it will unite the prison. 177 00:14:51,980 --> 00:14:55,770 This is our duty. 178 00:14:56,940 --> 00:14:58,079 Nukui Senkiti, warden of Abashiri Prison. 179 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:01,049 We have received news Nukui Senkiti, warden of Abashiri Prison. 180 00:15:01,050 --> 00:15:02,050 We have received news 181 00:15:03,380 --> 00:15:07,979 about the heroic death of the Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku in battle. 182 00:15:07,980 --> 00:15:11,079 At this difficult time for the country 183 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:17,899 our duty as employees of Abashiri is unite as one! 184 00:15:17,900 --> 00:15:18,460 The warden's office is our duty as Abashiri employees - unite as one! 185 00:15:18,461 --> 00:15:20,769 Chief Overseer Urata has arrived! The prison warden's office. 186 00:15:20,770 --> 00:15:21,810 The prison warden's office. 187 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,819 Urata-san. 188 00:15:27,820 --> 00:15:30,680 Finally you are here. 189 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:35,920 I heard you visited Sakuma's cell, as soon as they arrived. 190 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,380 You immediately got to work. I'm impressed. 191 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,159 Please have a seat. 192 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:46,480 - Izumi, come in too. - I obey! 193 00:15:52,580 --> 00:15:56,819 Sakuma has been here for over a month. 194 00:15:56,820 --> 00:16:02,060 He delivered Izumi-kun to his subordinates a lot of trouble. 195 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:06,639 When the news is about your translation reached me, 196 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,900 I breathed a sigh of relief, I confess to you. 197 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:16,250 You are one of the few guards who can handle Sakuma. 198 00:16:16,700 --> 00:16:18,639 No. 199 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,759 I have no influence on him. 200 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:23,339 Don't be modest. 201 00:16:23,340 --> 00:16:27,139 I know you are an outstanding overseer. 202 00:16:27,140 --> 00:16:35,020 Everyone knows what you did during the Great earthquakes in Kanto twenty years ago. 203 00:16:35,820 --> 00:16:38,839 - You've heard about this too, haven't you? - Yes! 204 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:40,659 When the prison collapsed due to the earthquake, 205 00:16:40,660 --> 00:16:44,359 he single-handedly led out a thousand prisoners to a safe embankment nearby, 206 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:46,499 however, not a single escape occurred! 207 00:16:46,500 --> 00:16:47,899 At this time 208 00:16:47,900 --> 00:16:50,960 his family died in the fire... 209 00:16:51,380 --> 00:16:54,499 Your family was in danger 210 00:16:54,500 --> 00:16:57,579 but you did not leave your post. 211 00:16:57,580 --> 00:17:01,259 An outstanding overseer like you, 212 00:17:01,260 --> 00:17:05,039 will be able to calm Sakuma down. 213 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,940 That's how I see it. 214 00:17:09,810 --> 00:17:11,940 Urata-san. 215 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:20,699 None of your prisoners committed escape since the beginning of your service in 1922. 216 00:17:20,700 --> 00:17:25,590 Your former boss noted this with special pride. 217 00:17:27,260 --> 00:17:30,599 I don't want this tradition broke down under my leadership. 218 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,230 I don't even want to think about it. 219 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:41,180 Don't let Sakuma escape. 220 00:17:48,020 --> 00:17:52,820 I'm about to retire. 221 00:17:54,270 --> 00:17:59,439 I hope I can finish my career 222 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:01,760 without unnecessary problems. 223 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,879 In that case, 224 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:11,460 I have doubts about How Sakuma is treated here. 225 00:18:13,500 --> 00:18:18,659 If you force him to eat in a cell in handcuffs, 226 00:18:18,660 --> 00:18:22,639 Sakuma will become even more rebellious. 227 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,259 After transfer to us Sakuma 228 00:18:24,260 --> 00:18:27,159 was unhappy with red the color of prison clothes. 229 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:31,279 And at night he ignores the rules 230 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,439 and covers his head when he sleeps! 231 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,199 If we indulge him, it will only get worse. 232 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,179 He needs to be punished! 233 00:18:37,180 --> 00:18:41,039 There's no use cuffing Sakuma. 234 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,539 He can easily get rid of them. 235 00:18:43,540 --> 00:18:45,299 This punishment is meaningless. 236 00:18:45,300 --> 00:18:48,439 But the handcuffs are locked! 237 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,580 You've seen them, haven't you? 238 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:56,339 I was in charge of Sakuma in Kosuge 239 00:18:56,340 --> 00:18:58,679 a year and a half. 240 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:03,560 And I still don’t understand what kind of person he is. 241 00:19:04,140 --> 00:19:09,130 So, having arrived here, I'm ready to start all over again. 242 00:19:10,300 --> 00:19:14,180 Please call Sakuma's guards here. 243 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,260 Yes, that's it. 244 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,009 Go when the daytime guards leave. 245 00:19:25,010 --> 00:19:27,940 Then Sakuma won't expect it. 246 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:30,940 Walk silently. 247 00:19:31,780 --> 00:19:33,920 Eat. 248 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:29,300 Sakuma! 249 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:32,940 Show your hands! 250 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,100 Oh, you... 251 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:09,400 How did you take them off? 252 00:21:10,340 --> 00:21:11,960 Answer! 253 00:21:26,260 --> 00:21:28,440 What were you doing? 254 00:21:30,020 --> 00:21:32,100 My tooth... 255 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,559 My molar fell out. I was looking for him. 256 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,580 Stand up. 257 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:45,460 Have you lost a tooth? 258 00:21:46,100 --> 00:21:48,439 Grandpa... Why are you here? 259 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,480 Open your mouth. 260 00:21:51,780 --> 00:21:54,080 I'll look at the tooth. 261 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:56,670 Mouth? 262 00:22:05,420 --> 00:22:08,200 Did he open the handcuffs with this? 263 00:22:08,260 --> 00:22:13,619 At night when I sleep... it hurts. 264 00:22:13,620 --> 00:22:15,830 Oh, you creature! 265 00:22:23,230 --> 00:22:25,240 Sakuma! 266 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,680 Is this your lost tooth? 267 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,780 Where did you get the metal? 268 00:22:42,940 --> 00:22:45,550 From hoops on a bucket... 269 00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:53,280 One thing is missing! 270 00:22:53,860 --> 00:22:55,940 Did you bite it off? 271 00:22:56,740 --> 00:22:59,479 There may be more pieces of metal here. Find! 272 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,079 Eat! 273 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,260 Get up! Get up! 274 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:09,480 Take off your clothes! 275 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:11,940 Raise your hands! 276 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,240 On your knees! 277 00:23:26,020 --> 00:23:31,980 I told you not to take it off handcuffs when I'm around? 278 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,980 Why did you send me to such a cold place?! 279 00:23:40,360 --> 00:23:44,280 I thought you understood me... 280 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,960 Speak for yourself. 281 00:23:47,620 --> 00:23:50,599 Think about what you've done. 282 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:55,100 Accept your punishment and atone for your crime. 283 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:58,980 Found it. 284 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,079 Son of a bitch! 285 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:08,519 Stop it! 286 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:11,139 Let him go through hell 287 00:24:11,140 --> 00:24:13,910 to experience the severity of Abashiri! 288 00:24:15,500 --> 00:24:17,210 Hey. 289 00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:20,250 Get dressed. 290 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:42,340 Keep your eyes open when you're on duty. 291 00:24:42,980 --> 00:24:46,060 - What did you say?! - Stop! 292 00:24:46,860 --> 00:24:48,819 Sakuma. 293 00:24:48,820 --> 00:24:51,260 From this day forward, I am the chief overseer here. 294 00:24:51,740 --> 00:24:53,720 Watch your language. 295 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,400 Don't even think about running away! 296 00:25:01,540 --> 00:25:06,440 It depends on the attitude your guards. 297 00:25:07,540 --> 00:25:10,859 Nomoto! Handcuff him! 298 00:25:10,860 --> 00:25:12,760 Eat! 299 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,720 You've ruined my name! 300 00:25:25,260 --> 00:25:27,440 So what? 301 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,920 Grandfather... Remember the story about the lizard? 302 00:25:51,340 --> 00:25:54,270 About how I climbed along the wall of the Akita prison. 303 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,100 I did it like this. 304 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:00,999 Shackles on the legs are against the rules! 305 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:05,160 Soon Sakuma was wearing special leg shackles 306 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,840 and soldered them tightly. 307 00:27:13,740 --> 00:27:15,599 Sakuma Seitaro. 308 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:22,339 Residence: Yokogawa 35, Higatsugaru County, Aomori Prefecture. 309 00:27:22,340 --> 00:27:27,229 Date of birth: July 31, 1913. 310 00:27:27,230 --> 00:27:31,679 First crime: April 9, 1933. 311 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:36,459 Robbed a store in Ohara, Higatsugaru County. 312 00:27:36,460 --> 00:27:39,839 Stole various goods for example, gloves and toffees. 313 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:43,360 When he tried to escape... 314 00:27:44,620 --> 00:27:46,360 I... I don't... 315 00:27:48,020 --> 00:27:52,059 Protecting a friend from the store owner, Uragawa Yoshizo, who chased them, 316 00:27:52,060 --> 00:27:56,229 hit him with the katana he had on him, 317 00:27:56,230 --> 00:27:58,740 which led to Uragawa's death. 318 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:05,339 Sakuma was arrested 319 00:28:05,340 --> 00:28:11,120 and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Aomori court imprisonment in January 1937. 320 00:28:15,980 --> 00:28:19,779 - Do you want to go to Aomori? - Yes. 321 00:28:19,780 --> 00:28:24,220 Next week in Hakodate there will be meeting of the chief overseers, 322 00:28:24,940 --> 00:28:27,500 and I would like to stop there along the way. 323 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:33,000 Sakuma was born in Aomori, right? 324 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,400 Yes. 325 00:28:38,410 --> 00:28:43,380 Yokogawa, Aomori Prefecture. 326 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:11,820 Like this, like this. 327 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,240 Here you go. 328 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,740 Are you a policeman too? 329 00:29:26,700 --> 00:29:28,570 No. 330 00:29:28,980 --> 00:29:33,340 The police sometimes come talk to mom. 331 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:39,220 They always bring me sweets. 332 00:29:40,420 --> 00:29:41,980 Candy... 333 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:47,300 Tomi, have you collected the eggs? 334 00:29:49,860 --> 00:29:52,499 You left the chicken coop wide open. 335 00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:54,240 Oh! 336 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:15,920 My name is Urata, I am from Abashiri Prison. 337 00:30:16,460 --> 00:30:20,100 Please forgive me for the sudden visit. 338 00:30:20,940 --> 00:30:23,910 Sakuma Mitsu, wife of Sakuma Seitaro. 339 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:26,760 If you want to ask about Sakuma, 340 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:30,260 then I already told the police everything. 341 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:37,900 I came to ask you for a favor. 342 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,740 Could you visit him? 343 00:30:43,130 --> 00:30:47,940 If not, then maybe at least write him a letter... 344 00:30:48,420 --> 00:30:50,560 Letter? 345 00:30:52,500 --> 00:30:54,650 And what should I write there? 346 00:30:56,820 --> 00:30:59,300 "Don't try to escape again." 347 00:31:00,300 --> 00:31:03,300 “Behave yourselves while serving your sentence.” 348 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:06,960 Is this what you want? 349 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:12,479 Escaping will only prolong his sentence. 350 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:17,320 If he behaves himself, the state can show compassion. 351 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:22,380 He will be able to leave and return home earlier. 352 00:31:24,420 --> 00:31:26,580 And in how many years will this happen? 353 00:31:27,380 --> 00:31:29,570 Fifteen? Twenty? 354 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:35,339 It's cold in Abashiri. 355 00:31:35,340 --> 00:31:38,350 I heard prisoners are dying there. 356 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:43,160 He doesn't tolerate the cold well. 357 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,700 I'm not even sure if he'll come back alive. 358 00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:50,159 I... 359 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:53,119 I won't be able to tell him... 360 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,280 stay there all your life. 361 00:31:57,520 --> 00:31:59,700 Fifteen years is a long time. 362 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:03,140 Twenty years is even longer. 363 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:08,030 When I meet, I will definitely tell him: 364 00:32:09,820 --> 00:32:14,680 "Don't stay there. Come home soon." 365 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:21,720 "Because you are my god." 366 00:32:33,260 --> 00:32:35,040 These are no good. 367 00:32:45,940 --> 00:32:49,870 I used to eat this too. 368 00:32:51,900 --> 00:32:55,880 My father was a drunk and in debt. 369 00:32:57,300 --> 00:33:01,380 At fifteen he sold me to the red light district in Hakodate. 370 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:05,439 They said if I work and pay off the debt, 371 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:07,700 I can go home. 372 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:12,740 But no matter how many clients I have, The debt didn't get smaller... 373 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:20,020 I thought I would die young... 374 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,540 like the older girls there. 375 00:33:28,860 --> 00:33:33,740 And then I met Sakuma. 376 00:33:34,700 --> 00:33:37,060 - Welcome. - You're pretty. 377 00:33:40,620 --> 00:33:45,340 Sakuma worked as an assistant on a ship, which caught crabs. 378 00:33:46,460 --> 00:33:48,699 He was a regular customer 379 00:33:48,700 --> 00:33:51,580 who visited me when the ship entered the port. 380 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:11,120 I asked for two years' salary in advance. 381 00:34:17,060 --> 00:34:18,960 This is all for you. 382 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:24,670 Mi-chan. 383 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:29,690 Free yourself. 384 00:34:41,860 --> 00:34:46,099 And then I realized... 385 00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:49,940 that he is my god. 386 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:58,440 But that old debt was not yet fully paid. 387 00:34:59,860 --> 00:35:04,220 After we started living together, he started playing. 388 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,820 He said he wanted it quickly get rid of debt. 389 00:35:09,740 --> 00:35:13,340 And then he did it. 390 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:24,100 That's why I can't write to him. 391 00:35:25,740 --> 00:35:28,450 I can't tell him to stay in Abashiri forever. 392 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:32,599 He's my husband. 393 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:35,400 I want to be near him always. 394 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:39,880 So I hope he runs away. 395 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:43,140 That he will break out of prison. 396 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:46,160 I want him to come back soon! 397 00:35:57,120 --> 00:36:00,180 I was hoping you would come home. 398 00:36:01,260 --> 00:36:03,110 Much earlier. 399 00:36:06,460 --> 00:36:14,390 Mom and Hiroshi are both dead. 400 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:20,220 Our house burned down... 401 00:36:20,900 --> 00:36:23,110 They died. 402 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,710 Because you didn't come home early, dad! 403 00:36:41,590 --> 00:36:45,679 One, two, one, two, one, two. 404 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:50,120 A protracted war fell on prison is a heavy burden. 405 00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:55,259 To repel attacks from the north, a road had to be built in Abashiri. 406 00:36:55,260 --> 00:36:59,140 And prisoners were sent to do this work. 407 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:04,679 Since Sakuma Seitaro considered a difficult prisoner 408 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:09,359 he was not taken to work, unlike other prisoners, 409 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:12,550 and he remained in the cell all day. 410 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:24,510 7:30 am. Changing of the guard. 411 00:37:30,300 --> 00:37:33,740 7:30 am. 412 00:37:34,900 --> 00:37:36,380 What's happened? 413 00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:41,960 Officer. Officer. 414 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:45,239 - He's been doing this for a while now. - Officer! 415 00:37:45,240 --> 00:37:47,560 Terribly annoying. 416 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:52,600 As usual, he wants to have his handcuffs removed. 417 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:56,990 Officer! 418 00:38:04,740 --> 00:38:07,259 Your shackles are sealed tightly. 419 00:38:07,260 --> 00:38:09,939 We can't take them off even if we want to. 420 00:38:09,940 --> 00:38:11,819 Then who can? 421 00:38:11,820 --> 00:38:14,350 Those who made them. 422 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:17,450 - The guys from the forge? - Right! 423 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:22,000 But now they are building roads for the army. 424 00:38:23,060 --> 00:38:25,579 They won't be here for ten days. 425 00:38:25,580 --> 00:38:28,100 Does this mean I won't be able to wash myself until then? 426 00:38:30,020 --> 00:38:32,779 Don't even think about washing! 427 00:38:32,780 --> 00:38:35,679 Because you were able to remove the handcuffs, 428 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:38,039 we got a reprimand! 429 00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:39,879 And they cut my portions in half! 430 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:41,780 You deserve it! 431 00:38:45,940 --> 00:38:48,360 Let me wash! 432 00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:51,400 Let me wash! 433 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:55,800 Wash! Wash! 434 00:38:56,760 --> 00:38:58,699 I want to wash myself! 435 00:38:58,700 --> 00:39:01,009 I am a man! 436 00:39:01,010 --> 00:39:03,579 I have the right to wash myself! 437 00:39:03,580 --> 00:39:05,730 I want to wash myself! 438 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:08,350 Let me take a bath! 439 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:46,540 Sakuma, sit down. 440 00:40:11,240 --> 00:40:14,460 The handcuffs ate into the skin... 441 00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:17,780 It's full of maggots. 442 00:40:18,900 --> 00:40:21,710 Did they give you medicine? 443 00:40:22,500 --> 00:40:24,379 Yes. 444 00:40:24,380 --> 00:40:26,620 But they didn't help. 445 00:40:27,260 --> 00:40:29,640 There are more and more worms. 446 00:40:32,780 --> 00:40:37,680 Why don't you give in? 447 00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:48,870 Promise that you will obey and you won't try to escape again. 448 00:40:49,720 --> 00:40:52,920 Your life will become easier. 449 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:03,900 Grandpa, when will your shift be? 450 00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:07,720 When? 451 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:10,800 I can't tell you. 452 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:14,460 It's a pity. 453 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:17,930 I was planning to run away that day. 454 00:41:20,140 --> 00:41:23,080 You disappointed me, grandpa. 455 00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:26,270 I thought you were a good person. 456 00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:30,380 You never hit me in Kosuge. 457 00:41:30,940 --> 00:41:33,980 You let me go out out on the street with other guys. 458 00:41:36,540 --> 00:41:38,790 And not only that. 459 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:43,490 I've heard a lot about you from others. 460 00:41:44,240 --> 00:41:48,819 I thought you would understand my pain since you are such a person. 461 00:41:48,820 --> 00:41:51,080 What did you hear? 462 00:41:58,120 --> 00:42:00,259 Different things. 463 00:42:00,260 --> 00:42:02,390 What are the "different things"? 464 00:42:12,580 --> 00:42:15,070 About what happened in time of the Great Earthquake. 465 00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:20,390 Great earthquake? 466 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:27,539 I heard that you released the prisoners 467 00:42:27,540 --> 00:42:29,620 and protected them all. 468 00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:33,440 I heard that you are a good worker and a kind person. 469 00:42:34,240 --> 00:42:38,520 And that your family died because of it. 470 00:42:39,450 --> 00:42:41,480 They said you were very worried. 471 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,360 But I finally understand. 472 00:42:54,940 --> 00:42:58,660 You are just like this Izumi. 473 00:42:59,770 --> 00:43:03,159 You will beat me 474 00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:06,920 and then with a smile you offer to be friends. 475 00:43:09,570 --> 00:43:12,320 That's exactly who you are. 476 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:16,840 I can easily find out when your shift is. 477 00:43:18,380 --> 00:43:21,060 The workers will tell you. 478 00:43:26,500 --> 00:43:29,140 That day I will run away right before your eyes. 479 00:43:56,420 --> 00:43:57,940 Escape! 480 00:43:58,540 --> 00:44:02,910 Life-sentenced Sakuma Seitaro escaped from Akita prison. 481 00:44:03,620 --> 00:44:08,259 After Sakuma's re-arrest my father, Urata Susumu, 482 00:44:08,260 --> 00:44:11,660 was transferred to Abashiri as chief overseer. 483 00:44:14,860 --> 00:44:19,119 Accept the punishment and atone for the crime. 484 00:44:19,120 --> 00:44:21,829 Why did you send me to such a cold place? 485 00:44:21,830 --> 00:44:26,419 To find an approach to a stubborn prisoner, 486 00:44:26,420 --> 00:44:30,339 father went to see Sakuma's wife. But... 487 00:44:30,340 --> 00:44:32,100 I hope he gets out of prison. 488 00:44:33,280 --> 00:44:35,739 I want him to come back soon! 489 00:44:35,740 --> 00:44:39,619 Sakuma, yearning for freedom and trying break out of prison 490 00:44:39,620 --> 00:44:42,210 and the guards trying to stop him. 491 00:44:42,520 --> 00:44:45,189 That day I will run away right before your eyes. 492 00:44:45,190 --> 00:44:50,360 It's an exhausting battle lasted both day and night. 493 00:45:01,620 --> 00:45:03,540 Boss. 494 00:45:04,840 --> 00:45:06,860 You can... 495 00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:11,320 remove me from the list guards over Sakuma? 496 00:45:22,520 --> 00:45:25,620 I can't take it anymore... 497 00:45:29,220 --> 00:45:31,460 guard him. 498 00:45:33,680 --> 00:45:36,879 He sleeps, covering his head with a blanket. 499 00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:40,699 When I tell him this... 500 00:45:40,700 --> 00:45:43,100 he doesn't pay attention. 501 00:45:45,670 --> 00:45:49,219 If I yell at him... 502 00:45:49,220 --> 00:45:53,190 other prisoners They start complaining about the noise. 503 00:45:55,960 --> 00:45:59,400 If I go into his cell, to rip off the blanket... 504 00:46:01,340 --> 00:46:05,000 he looks at me with creepy eyes... 505 00:46:06,240 --> 00:46:10,000 and says he will run away that night, when I'm on duty. 506 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:17,059 Even on your day off 507 00:46:17,060 --> 00:46:20,279 I keep thinking about how he won’t run away. 508 00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:23,719 I can't sleep at night. 509 00:46:23,720 --> 00:46:27,820 During the day I help at the factory. 510 00:46:30,280 --> 00:46:34,120 The day passes and night comes again. 511 00:46:36,300 --> 00:46:39,520 When I stand in front of his camera... 512 00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:47,879 I want to strangle him. 513 00:46:47,880 --> 00:46:51,280 Then I will finally be free. 514 00:46:52,800 --> 00:46:55,910 I will be able to sleep normally again. 515 00:46:58,100 --> 00:47:00,440 That's what I'm thinking about. 516 00:47:01,240 --> 00:47:04,860 I can't stop myself from thinking like this. 517 00:47:24,280 --> 00:47:26,360 Sit down. 518 00:47:33,360 --> 00:47:35,559 He... 519 00:47:35,560 --> 00:47:40,519 uses the same tactics as and with the overseers in Akita and Aomori. 520 00:47:40,520 --> 00:47:44,779 When the guards get tired, they let their guard down. 521 00:47:44,780 --> 00:47:48,799 He uses this to escape. 522 00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:52,700 This is a war between him and you. 523 00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:58,059 Mentally you have already given up. 524 00:47:58,060 --> 00:48:00,850 The truth is yours. 525 00:48:02,360 --> 00:48:05,360 You can't lose to him! 526 00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:11,139 Don't give up, Nomoto. 527 00:48:11,140 --> 00:48:14,660 When winter comes, he will admit defeat. 528 00:48:15,640 --> 00:48:18,130 Until then, hang in there, Nomoto. 529 00:48:19,220 --> 00:48:21,689 When will winter come? 530 00:48:21,690 --> 00:48:23,800 Sakuma can't stand the cold. 531 00:48:24,900 --> 00:48:27,560 He will definitely become weaker. 532 00:48:51,660 --> 00:48:53,279 While Sakuma was washing himself, 533 00:48:53,280 --> 00:48:56,299 guards carefully examined his cell 534 00:48:56,300 --> 00:48:59,779 looking for suspicious objects. 535 00:48:59,780 --> 00:49:01,739 This is how the cell was searched. 536 00:49:01,740 --> 00:49:03,940 The grate is fine! 537 00:49:10,260 --> 00:49:12,099 Everything is fine! 538 00:49:12,100 --> 00:49:14,599 Our Abashiri is an iron fortress. 539 00:49:14,600 --> 00:49:17,659 Ceiling, walls, floor 540 00:49:17,660 --> 00:49:20,639 made from strong oak. 541 00:49:20,640 --> 00:49:23,419 They cannot be broken. 542 00:49:23,420 --> 00:49:25,119 Chief Overseer 543 00:49:25,120 --> 00:49:29,570 I think leg shackles will no longer be needed. 544 00:49:30,700 --> 00:49:35,599 Isn't this the way? solve problems in Abashiri? 545 00:49:35,600 --> 00:49:38,139 But the disciplinary period has already ended. 546 00:49:38,140 --> 00:49:40,259 We need to continue. 547 00:49:40,260 --> 00:49:43,200 If we started something, you need to be consistent. 548 00:49:47,560 --> 00:49:50,260 Winter has come to Abashiri. 549 00:49:51,360 --> 00:49:53,879 The temperature dropped to thirty degrees below zero. 550 00:49:53,880 --> 00:49:57,680 Everything froze in this harsh winter. 551 00:50:00,740 --> 00:50:02,719 Let's start! 552 00:50:02,720 --> 00:50:07,319 The guards were not allowed to wear tight clothes in prison. 553 00:50:07,320 --> 00:50:12,239 Since they must react quickly, if the prisoners rebel. 554 00:50:12,240 --> 00:50:16,319 Therefore they are obliged in their uniform watch them day and night. 555 00:50:16,320 --> 00:50:18,279 Open your mouth! 556 00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:23,860 In Abashiri, everyone was struggling with the cold. 557 00:50:32,380 --> 00:50:35,420 Fine! On your knees! 558 00:50:48,280 --> 00:50:52,379 The temperature in the chamber is always minus. 559 00:50:52,380 --> 00:50:54,819 Even the walls and ceilings froze. 560 00:50:54,820 --> 00:51:00,820 Prisoners had to knock the ice off their futons. 561 00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:03,699 But despite the cold, 562 00:51:03,700 --> 00:51:08,230 They came to check on Sakuma every day. 563 00:51:09,700 --> 00:51:11,479 - Let him come in! - Eat! 564 00:51:11,480 --> 00:51:14,680 Sakuma, come in. Let's. 565 00:51:16,680 --> 00:51:18,340 Sakuma! 566 00:51:24,380 --> 00:51:26,659 It's cold, right? 567 00:51:26,660 --> 00:51:30,479 Winter this year is unusually cold. 568 00:51:30,480 --> 00:51:33,820 Even soy sauce freezes. Go crazy. 569 00:51:37,340 --> 00:51:39,479 Other prisoners... 570 00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:42,899 Do they also endure this cold? 571 00:51:42,900 --> 00:51:46,879 That Yugoslav spy that he was sentenced to life and died. 572 00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:50,499 Also the old man who got sick last year tuberculosis, died of cold, right? 573 00:51:50,500 --> 00:51:54,499 Oh, exactly. 574 00:51:54,500 --> 00:51:55,840 Cold. 575 00:53:39,080 --> 00:53:41,120 Sakuma. 576 00:53:42,260 --> 00:53:44,499 I brought hot salt water. 577 00:53:44,500 --> 00:53:49,799 If you put your hands in it, this will help against frostbite. 578 00:53:49,800 --> 00:53:52,870 You will feel warmer. 579 00:53:54,500 --> 00:53:56,540 Do you want to warm your hands? 580 00:53:58,820 --> 00:54:02,640 - Fine. Let's. - Yes. 581 00:54:02,650 --> 00:54:04,260 Let's. 582 00:54:05,980 --> 00:54:07,920 Right here. 583 00:54:15,400 --> 00:54:17,190 I placed it under your hands. 584 00:54:28,360 --> 00:54:30,559 Promise me. 585 00:54:30,560 --> 00:54:33,839 Promise me you won't run away. 586 00:54:33,840 --> 00:54:36,139 That you will accept your punishment. 587 00:54:36,140 --> 00:54:41,599 If you behave well, your sentence may be shortened. 588 00:54:41,600 --> 00:54:44,260 Don't fight us. 589 00:54:45,240 --> 00:54:48,500 You will die if you continue to be stubborn. 590 00:55:11,920 --> 00:55:13,760 Sakuma. 591 00:55:17,820 --> 00:55:19,720 Put your hands down here. 592 00:55:25,220 --> 00:55:28,159 Be honest with yourself. 593 00:55:28,160 --> 00:55:32,080 You won't last half a day if you go out into the cold. 594 00:55:33,420 --> 00:55:35,540 Promise me. 595 00:55:37,090 --> 00:55:40,369 That you won't try to escape. 596 00:55:40,370 --> 00:55:44,400 And I will bring hot water every day. 597 00:56:24,820 --> 00:56:27,319 Be gentle with Sakuma? 598 00:56:27,320 --> 00:56:27,390 - And remove his leg shackles? - Yes. 599 00:56:27,391 --> 00:56:31,399 Nukui Senkiti, warden of Abashiri Prison. And remove his leg shackles? Yes. 600 00:56:31,400 --> 00:56:31,520 And close the handcuffs in front, not behind the back. Nukui Senkiti, warden of Abashiri Prison. 601 00:56:31,521 --> 00:56:35,159 And close the handcuffs in front, not behind the back. 602 00:56:35,160 --> 00:56:37,199 At least you need... 603 00:56:37,200 --> 00:56:41,160 How confident are you? 604 00:56:41,760 --> 00:56:47,199 As I already reported, both of his escapes were in June. 605 00:56:47,200 --> 00:56:52,580 I'm sure we can get by no handcuffs until March. 606 00:56:55,240 --> 00:56:57,799 I'm against it! 607 00:56:57,800 --> 00:57:01,459 Sakuma is breaking prison rules! 608 00:57:01,460 --> 00:57:03,239 He sleeps with his head covered! 609 00:57:03,240 --> 00:57:05,339 When we order him sit down properly, he lies down. 610 00:57:05,340 --> 00:57:07,959 Leg shackles are a disciplinary measure, 611 00:57:07,960 --> 00:57:10,499 to show him that it's his behavior is unacceptable! 612 00:57:10,500 --> 00:57:13,460 The disciplinary period has already ended. 613 00:57:14,280 --> 00:57:18,640 We have to extend it until he gets better. 614 00:57:19,920 --> 00:57:20,840 If we do this, we will never be able to find an approach to it. 615 00:57:20,841 --> 00:57:24,979 Urata Susumu, Chief Warden at Abashiri Prison If we do this, we will never be able to find an approach to him. 616 00:57:24,980 --> 00:57:27,349 I think winter is the best time, Urata Susumu, Chief Warden at Abashiri Prison 617 00:57:27,350 --> 00:57:28,379 I believe that winter is the best time, 618 00:57:28,380 --> 00:57:31,100 to make him more accommodating. 619 00:57:32,040 --> 00:57:32,180 Your method may have worked in Tokyo, 620 00:57:32,181 --> 00:57:36,719 Izumi Goro, head of the prison security department Abashiri Your method may have worked in Tokyo, 621 00:57:36,720 --> 00:57:37,190 but here in Abashiri we work differently. Izumi Goro, head of the security department at Abashiri Prison 622 00:57:37,191 --> 00:57:39,559 but here in Abashiri, we work differently. 623 00:57:39,560 --> 00:57:40,340 He's right. 624 00:57:40,341 --> 00:57:43,879 Sakuma is not the only one who is cold, we are cold too! 625 00:57:43,880 --> 00:57:47,819 At night the prisoners hide in their beds, 626 00:57:47,820 --> 00:57:53,759 while the guards, enduring the cold, keeping watch in the cold corridors! 627 00:57:53,760 --> 00:57:57,399 We don't have enough people. There is not enough finance. 628 00:57:57,400 --> 00:57:59,650 We are all very tired. 629 00:58:00,720 --> 00:58:06,259 Prisoners receive 900 grams rice and wheat per day. 630 00:58:06,260 --> 00:58:10,490 And we only get 350 grams of rice per day. 631 00:58:12,120 --> 00:58:15,799 The guards even joke that... 632 00:58:15,800 --> 00:58:20,580 would like to steal food from prisoners. 633 00:58:24,710 --> 00:58:28,019 Uncuff Sakuma? Be gentle with him? 634 00:58:28,020 --> 00:58:30,039 What nonsense! 635 00:58:30,040 --> 00:58:34,540 Let him feel the cold to the very bones. 636 00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:38,889 There are so many people now fights on the front line. 637 00:58:38,890 --> 00:58:42,440 Let Sakuma know too what it's like to experience hardship. 638 00:58:45,200 --> 00:58:49,780 You yourself said that you need to be consistent, Chief Overseer? 639 00:58:51,440 --> 00:58:53,799 Urata-kun. 640 00:58:53,800 --> 00:58:56,239 Do you want to add anything? 641 00:58:56,240 --> 00:59:01,599 I just wanted to say that the disciplinary period has ended. 642 00:59:01,600 --> 00:59:05,439 Sakuma completely abandoned the idea of ​​escaping. 643 00:59:05,440 --> 00:59:08,960 I think so. 644 00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:13,639 If you want to kill him, go ahead act the same way. 645 00:59:13,640 --> 00:59:17,820 But we are servants of the law. 646 00:59:18,820 --> 00:59:20,999 Even if there is a war, 647 00:59:21,000 --> 00:59:23,599 even if the world has turned upside down, 648 00:59:23,600 --> 00:59:27,579 we must in good faith fulfill one's duties 649 00:59:27,580 --> 00:59:30,059 and do everything to bring back the convicts back into society. 650 00:59:30,060 --> 00:59:33,079 This is our job. 651 00:59:33,080 --> 00:59:37,179 Winter will end someday. 652 00:59:37,180 --> 00:59:39,679 We need to convince him 653 00:59:39,680 --> 00:59:43,519 that he should not feed no thoughts of escape, 654 00:59:43,520 --> 00:59:46,999 when spring comes. 655 00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:51,379 Now is the best time for this, 656 00:59:51,380 --> 00:59:53,880 in my opinion. 657 01:00:02,500 --> 01:00:07,850 Sakuma Seitaro, life prisoner. 658 01:00:12,510 --> 01:00:15,539 A year has passed. The year 1944 arrived. 1944 659 01:00:15,540 --> 01:00:16,350 Japan suffered from the Americans one defeat after another in 1944. 660 01:00:16,351 --> 01:00:19,659 Japan suffered from the Americans one defeat after another 661 01:00:19,660 --> 01:00:22,899 and finally found myself in in a hopeless situation. 662 01:00:22,900 --> 01:00:27,400 Only on the South-Eastern Front the number the death toll was 130 thousand. 663 01:00:31,840 --> 01:00:34,179 - Banzai. - Banzai! 664 01:00:34,180 --> 01:00:37,399 Those of the guards Abashiri, who were younger, 665 01:00:37,400 --> 01:00:40,259 were also sent to war. 666 01:00:40,260 --> 01:00:45,910 Banzai! Banzai! 667 01:00:56,760 --> 01:01:00,690 Nomoto Kinnosuke, warden in Abashiri Prison. 668 01:01:25,920 --> 01:01:28,319 Sakuma. 669 01:01:28,320 --> 01:01:30,080 Wake up. 670 01:01:50,920 --> 01:01:53,119 Sakuma. 671 01:01:53,120 --> 01:01:55,540 If you can hear me, answer! 672 01:02:00,440 --> 01:02:03,479 How many times should I tell you, Why can't you cover your head? 673 01:02:03,480 --> 01:02:05,579 Show your face! 674 01:02:05,580 --> 01:02:08,359 Sakuma, can you hear me? 675 01:02:08,360 --> 01:02:10,339 - Shut up! - Be quiet. 676 01:02:10,340 --> 01:02:13,419 - Enough already. - Give me a rest, and... 677 01:02:13,420 --> 01:02:15,700 Shut up. 678 01:02:24,220 --> 01:02:26,180 Sakuma! 679 01:02:30,320 --> 01:02:32,499 Bastard. 680 01:02:32,500 --> 01:02:35,439 You must answer if you are not sleeping! 681 01:02:35,440 --> 01:02:37,859 Hey! Answer! 682 01:02:37,860 --> 01:02:40,460 Well, apologize! 683 01:02:50,800 --> 01:02:52,710 Hey! 684 01:03:17,040 --> 01:03:19,170 What's so funny? 685 01:03:27,190 --> 01:03:28,870 I... 686 01:03:31,480 --> 01:03:34,360 I endure all this because of you. 687 01:03:36,060 --> 01:03:40,619 I have a wife and daughter at home. 688 01:03:40,620 --> 01:03:44,409 Ever since you bastard got here, I spend all my time on you. 689 01:03:44,410 --> 01:03:48,569 I think about you day and night. 690 01:03:48,570 --> 01:03:51,059 I can't take care of my family. 691 01:03:51,060 --> 01:03:53,399 Everything I do it's for your own good... 692 01:03:53,400 --> 01:03:55,380 So what? 693 01:04:01,900 --> 01:04:05,139 There are many things I would like to do! 694 01:04:05,140 --> 01:04:07,339 - Many, many things... - Well, do it. 695 01:04:07,340 --> 01:04:10,799 I can't do it anymore! I'll have to go to war! 696 01:04:10,800 --> 01:04:13,340 I was called to the front! 697 01:04:29,120 --> 01:04:31,320 So I'm begging you. 698 01:04:34,360 --> 01:04:36,480 This is my last request. 699 01:04:38,400 --> 01:04:40,939 Listen to me. 700 01:04:40,940 --> 01:04:44,179 Don't cover your head when you sleep. 701 01:04:44,180 --> 01:04:47,290 It's my duty to tell you this. 702 01:04:50,260 --> 01:04:52,359 Your face must be visible! 703 01:04:52,360 --> 01:04:55,800 Do you understand? Don't cover your face when you sleep. 704 01:05:00,800 --> 01:05:03,040 No. 705 01:05:10,760 --> 01:05:13,980 Who do you think you are, creature? 706 01:05:16,560 --> 01:05:22,150 When I die in battle, you will live. 707 01:05:24,840 --> 01:05:26,989 I won't forgive you. 708 01:05:26,990 --> 01:05:29,069 Nomoto! Let him go! 709 01:05:29,070 --> 01:05:33,059 Stop it! 710 01:05:33,060 --> 01:05:35,379 I won't forgive you! 711 01:05:35,380 --> 01:05:37,019 What are you doing, Nomoto? 712 01:05:37,020 --> 01:05:40,280 Sakuma! Sakuma! 713 01:05:41,280 --> 01:05:43,140 Calm down! 714 01:07:22,220 --> 01:07:24,810 Spring has come, April has arrived. 715 01:07:27,160 --> 01:07:32,459 Evacuation drills were conducted at the prison in case of an enemy air raid. 716 01:07:32,460 --> 01:07:35,599 On the way out. On the way out. 717 01:07:35,600 --> 01:07:37,590 - Get up. - Come on, move! 718 01:07:40,440 --> 01:07:43,119 Sakuma! Come out. 719 01:07:43,120 --> 01:07:44,139 Get up. 720 01:07:44,140 --> 01:07:45,980 Line up in the center! 721 01:07:48,740 --> 01:07:50,579 Forward! 722 01:07:50,580 --> 01:07:53,779 Let's start the exercises. Get ready to run. 723 01:07:53,780 --> 01:07:56,010 Run! 724 01:07:58,220 --> 01:08:00,819 The warden gave order to shoot Sakuma, 725 01:08:00,820 --> 01:08:02,859 if he behaves suspiciously. 726 01:08:02,860 --> 01:08:04,990 I have already informed all the guards. 727 01:08:09,440 --> 01:08:11,840 This will stop him. 728 01:08:14,570 --> 01:08:16,519 Don't expect any favors today! 729 01:08:16,520 --> 01:08:21,700 Sakuma left the prison walls for the first time since I arrived here. 730 01:08:22,740 --> 01:08:24,829 Be careful. 731 01:08:24,830 --> 01:08:28,940 - Don't talk! - Faster! 732 01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:32,000 Faster! 733 01:08:46,680 --> 01:08:48,340 Sakuma! 734 01:08:51,960 --> 01:08:56,080 A year has already passed. How do you like being in the fresh air? 735 01:09:00,740 --> 01:09:03,200 This is a yew tit. 736 01:09:03,960 --> 01:09:05,750 Yew tit? 737 01:09:06,660 --> 01:09:08,979 Marvelous. 738 01:09:08,980 --> 01:09:12,400 I grew up in the countryside That's why I understand birds. 739 01:09:15,440 --> 01:09:20,040 When I was in the bathhouse, I saw a gray heron outside the window. 740 01:09:20,960 --> 01:09:22,870 And a white-banded swift. 741 01:09:24,560 --> 01:09:28,140 And before that, the eastern tit. 742 01:09:28,820 --> 01:09:31,220 And the needle-tailed swift. 743 01:09:35,500 --> 01:09:38,659 As a child I thought I could fly in the sky like a bird, 744 01:09:38,660 --> 01:09:42,259 so one day I jumped off a tall tree. 745 01:09:42,260 --> 01:09:45,699 And then I lay in bed for three days. 746 01:09:45,700 --> 01:09:50,930 Since you love birds so much, Would you like to get yourself one? 747 01:09:52,940 --> 01:09:54,980 I'll get permission for you. 748 01:09:57,100 --> 01:09:58,840 Bird? 749 01:10:02,760 --> 01:10:07,140 I would love to, but I feel sorry for them. 750 01:10:09,400 --> 01:10:13,280 Birds also want to be free. 751 01:10:15,380 --> 01:10:17,330 Boss. 752 01:10:17,920 --> 01:10:20,199 I'm sorry to bother you now. 753 01:10:20,200 --> 01:10:24,339 Nomoto Kinnosuke's father called. He wanted to talk to you. 754 01:10:24,340 --> 01:10:28,419 - Will you answer the call? - Did Nomoto's father call? 755 01:10:28,420 --> 01:10:30,819 He said that Nomoto died in battle, 756 01:10:30,820 --> 01:10:33,480 and he wanted to tell you about it. 757 01:10:36,540 --> 01:10:38,600 That Nomoto died in battle. 758 01:11:20,040 --> 01:11:23,579 Chief warden, prisoners from of the fourth corps returned to their cells. 759 01:11:23,580 --> 01:11:25,819 The evacuation drill was successfully completed. 760 01:11:25,820 --> 01:11:27,760 Thank you for your work. 761 01:11:32,560 --> 01:11:37,279 This time Sakuma was surprisingly obedient. 762 01:11:37,280 --> 01:11:40,519 If he had disobeyed the order, 763 01:11:40,520 --> 01:11:42,910 I was ready to shoot him. 764 01:11:44,460 --> 01:11:50,679 Change the handcuffs... to stronger ones. 765 01:11:50,680 --> 01:11:53,580 And bring back the leg shackles. 766 01:11:54,720 --> 01:11:57,659 To be sure. 767 01:11:57,660 --> 01:12:00,840 I suggested that he get a bird... 768 01:12:02,680 --> 01:12:04,680 but he refused. 769 01:12:14,810 --> 01:12:16,679 Fujiwara Kitita, warden in Abashiri Prison. 770 01:12:16,680 --> 01:12:18,979 Ready! Fujiwara Kitita, guard at Abashiri Prison. 771 01:12:18,980 --> 01:12:20,820 Fujiwara Kitita, warden in Abashiri Prison. 772 01:12:31,400 --> 01:12:34,400 Did you secure everything well? 773 01:12:35,040 --> 01:12:37,859 Have some mercy, eh? 774 01:12:37,860 --> 01:12:42,439 Every time he goes to wash himself, I spend two hours on this. 775 01:12:42,440 --> 01:12:45,380 Put yourself in my shoes. 776 01:13:35,820 --> 01:13:40,430 June is over, July has arrived. 777 01:13:49,460 --> 01:13:53,500 Sakuma started acting suspicious. 778 01:13:56,040 --> 01:13:57,810 Get it! 779 01:14:05,960 --> 01:14:08,600 Chief, look here. 780 01:14:09,480 --> 01:14:12,079 It was found in stitch his fundoshi. 781 01:14:12,080 --> 01:14:13,819 Nail? 782 01:14:13,820 --> 01:14:16,599 He probably pulled him out of here. 783 01:14:16,600 --> 01:14:19,449 It must be I wanted to scratch the boards with a nail. 784 01:14:19,450 --> 01:14:23,050 Scratch the boards? 785 01:14:27,840 --> 01:14:30,380 But there is concrete under the boards! 786 01:14:31,420 --> 01:14:33,980 What the hell What were you going to achieve with this? 787 01:14:39,580 --> 01:14:41,479 Boss. 788 01:14:41,480 --> 01:14:45,939 The warden is very serious reacted to this incident 789 01:14:45,940 --> 01:14:48,460 and offers as punishment reduce his food portions. 790 01:14:50,430 --> 01:14:52,879 Don't you think this is strange? 791 01:14:52,880 --> 01:14:54,380 What? 792 01:14:55,160 --> 01:14:57,519 Do you really think 793 01:14:57,520 --> 01:15:01,239 that Sakuma tried to scratch the boards 794 01:15:01,240 --> 01:15:03,340 with this nail? 795 01:16:24,680 --> 01:16:32,340 Escape! The prisoner has escaped! 796 01:17:31,700 --> 01:17:33,540 The shackles are not broken. 797 01:17:48,400 --> 01:17:51,720 Hey! Did you find anything? 798 01:18:47,540 --> 01:18:50,919 This smell... this is what miso smells like. 799 01:18:50,920 --> 01:18:54,639 He must have used miso soup, to make this bolt rust. 800 01:18:54,640 --> 01:18:57,779 Then he pretended that he wants to damage the boards, 801 01:18:57,780 --> 01:19:00,080 to divert our attention. 802 01:19:01,020 --> 01:19:03,780 This is incredible. 803 01:19:05,800 --> 01:19:08,140 Amazing skill. 804 01:20:24,250 --> 01:20:25,439 Sakuma Mitsu, wife of Sakuma Seitaro. 805 01:20:25,440 --> 01:20:28,240 You can have a drink. It's fresh. Sakuma Mitsu, wife of Sakuma Seitaro. 806 01:20:34,520 --> 01:20:39,379 If you want, go in and look for Sakuma. 807 01:20:39,380 --> 01:20:41,379 The police already arrived yesterday. 808 01:20:41,380 --> 01:20:44,070 They even looked under the tatami before you leave. 809 01:20:46,940 --> 01:20:49,439 If Sakuma comes here, 810 01:20:49,440 --> 01:20:52,039 please give him something. 811 01:20:52,040 --> 01:20:53,359 What? 812 01:20:53,360 --> 01:20:55,459 "You are a fool." 813 01:20:55,460 --> 01:20:59,389 "Do you really think you're free? escaping from a tiny cage?" 814 01:20:59,390 --> 01:21:02,759 "This corrupt world is an even bigger cage." 815 01:21:02,760 --> 01:21:05,659 "You will never be free... 816 01:21:05,660 --> 01:21:08,220 while you're in Japan." 817 01:21:16,920 --> 01:21:21,750 Will Japan lose the war? 818 01:21:26,540 --> 01:21:29,379 I heard about this from neighbors. 819 01:21:29,380 --> 01:21:35,340 If Japan loses the war, those in power will submit to the United States. 820 01:21:36,340 --> 01:21:39,400 There will be chaos in Japan. 821 01:21:40,460 --> 01:21:42,460 This is true? 822 01:21:43,920 --> 01:21:47,959 If chaos breaks out in Japan, 823 01:21:47,960 --> 01:21:51,710 no one will remember him. 824 01:21:58,660 --> 01:22:03,700 And then he will be free, right? 825 01:22:13,540 --> 01:22:16,070 Let Japan lose. 826 01:22:21,760 --> 01:22:25,940 A year later, in August 1945, 827 01:22:26,500 --> 01:22:29,920 were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs. 828 01:22:30,720 --> 01:22:33,900 Japan lost the war. 829 01:22:49,130 --> 01:22:54,030 A year later. 830 01:22:56,180 --> 01:22:58,269 Lieutenant Gall says, 831 01:22:58,270 --> 01:23:01,299 Sapporo Prison what's in this prison no free space. 832 01:23:01,300 --> 01:23:02,959 The windows are small. The light is dim. Sapporo Prison. 833 01:23:02,960 --> 01:23:03,320 The windows are small. The light is dim. 834 01:23:03,321 --> 01:23:05,899 Japan violates basic human rights, 835 01:23:05,900 --> 01:23:09,350 and this building is a clear example this terrible tradition. 836 01:23:10,180 --> 01:23:12,419 Basic human rights? 837 01:23:12,420 --> 01:23:16,860 Treatment of prisoners warlike and inhumane. 838 01:23:21,340 --> 01:23:25,200 Chief warden, warden wants to see you. 839 01:23:29,800 --> 01:23:32,859 After what happened to Sakuma, 840 01:23:32,860 --> 01:23:37,779 my father wanted to take responsibility, resign from Abashiri and resign. 841 01:23:37,780 --> 01:23:42,179 But he was transferred to Hokkaido, to prison, many of whose guards died in the war. 842 01:23:42,180 --> 01:23:46,539 He decided to go to Sapporo Prison as his last duty station. 843 01:23:46,540 --> 01:23:48,740 Chief Overseer Urata has arrived. 844 01:23:53,480 --> 01:23:56,499 A certain man who stole vegetables from the field in Sunagawa, 845 01:23:56,500 --> 01:23:56,900 stabbed a man and ran away. 846 01:23:56,901 --> 01:23:58,979 Nishina Hisashi, Warden of Sapporo Prison stabbed a man and ran away. 847 01:23:58,980 --> 01:24:00,999 When he was arrested, the police identified him as Sakuma Seitaro. Nishina Hisashi, warden of Sapporo Prison. 848 01:24:01,000 --> 01:24:03,440 When he was arrested, the police identified him as Sakuma Seitaro. 849 01:24:04,160 --> 01:24:08,639 He was not eaten by bears in the mountains, as they said earlier. 850 01:24:08,640 --> 01:24:10,700 He's still alive. 851 01:24:12,020 --> 01:24:14,120 He was arrested... 852 01:24:15,240 --> 01:24:17,839 police officers in Takikawa? 853 01:24:17,840 --> 01:24:21,379 Yes. Thus he will appear before the Sapporo court. 854 01:24:21,380 --> 01:24:25,579 This means Sakuma will be kept here, 855 01:24:25,580 --> 01:24:28,099 while the trial is ongoing. 856 01:24:28,100 --> 01:24:32,980 How strange your fate turned out. 857 01:25:18,700 --> 01:25:22,019 Where was I after I ran away? Mainly in the mountains. 858 01:25:22,020 --> 01:25:26,940 There is one in the Nakasaroma mountains nice abandoned mine. 859 01:25:28,880 --> 01:25:32,160 I only had problems with food and fire. 860 01:25:34,390 --> 01:25:36,619 I climbed into some village house, 861 01:25:36,620 --> 01:25:39,519 set fire to an old rag from their stove 862 01:25:39,520 --> 01:25:41,420 and took the fire with him. 863 01:25:42,260 --> 01:25:45,560 I ate nuts and berries. 864 01:25:46,300 --> 01:25:51,220 I also ate about a couple dozen wild rabbits and raccoon. 865 01:25:53,240 --> 01:25:57,520 I saw bears catching crayfish in the stream, and also caught several crayfish. 866 01:26:03,460 --> 01:26:05,260 But... 867 01:26:07,020 --> 01:26:10,719 in the spring when I came down to the village and read the news, 868 01:26:10,720 --> 01:26:14,100 I found out last year Japan lost the war. 869 01:26:14,840 --> 01:26:16,700 It amazed me. 870 01:26:20,580 --> 01:26:24,299 I thought there was no point in hiding anymore. 871 01:26:24,300 --> 01:26:26,539 Having reached Asahikawa, 872 01:26:26,540 --> 01:26:30,880 I saw a Japanese girl and an American soldiers walk down the street holding hands. 873 01:26:32,440 --> 01:26:34,880 The world has truly changed. 874 01:26:36,340 --> 01:26:39,040 Yes? Isn't that right? 875 01:26:40,080 --> 01:26:41,620 And then? 876 01:26:43,460 --> 01:26:45,540 What then... 877 01:26:47,900 --> 01:26:49,619 Grandfather. 878 01:26:49,620 --> 01:26:51,619 You thought I killed that man, didn't you? 879 01:26:51,620 --> 01:26:53,880 You're wrong. 880 01:26:54,440 --> 01:26:58,759 So I decided to go south 881 01:26:58,760 --> 01:27:01,160 and walked about fifty days. 882 01:27:02,140 --> 01:27:05,639 I was so hungry 883 01:27:05,640 --> 01:27:07,779 that he stole a tomato from the field. 884 01:27:07,780 --> 01:27:11,440 And then the big guy chased me and hit me. 885 01:27:13,380 --> 01:27:17,219 I had to threaten him with a knife. 886 01:27:17,220 --> 01:27:19,759 But I didn’t have time, he jumped on me. 887 01:27:19,760 --> 01:27:24,180 And before I knew it... he was already wounded. 888 01:27:25,040 --> 01:27:27,999 I didn't know he was going to die. 889 01:27:28,000 --> 01:27:30,579 I didn't mean to kill him. 890 01:27:30,580 --> 01:27:33,440 You will understand if you spend trial. 891 01:27:34,640 --> 01:27:37,840 This is legitimate self-defense. 892 01:27:40,220 --> 01:27:44,760 Even my lawyer... said so. 893 01:27:46,660 --> 01:27:49,740 Is that all you wanted to tell us? 894 01:27:50,740 --> 01:27:53,339 Sakuma. 895 01:27:53,340 --> 01:27:56,140 This time you won't escape. 896 01:27:58,640 --> 01:28:02,819 In a special cell in the second building the window is very small. 897 01:28:02,820 --> 01:28:05,220 Sakuma's head won't fit through it. 898 01:28:05,840 --> 01:28:09,879 He can get out of anywhere if his head passes, 899 01:28:09,880 --> 01:28:12,260 just twisting your shoulders. 900 01:28:17,140 --> 01:28:19,170 I'm listening. 901 01:28:24,900 --> 01:28:27,240 Understood. 902 01:28:33,220 --> 01:28:35,419 You are being called. 903 01:28:35,420 --> 01:28:39,960 Captain Oxford calls you to the military headquarters. 904 01:28:40,540 --> 01:28:46,059 Urata-kun, don't answer their questions. 905 01:28:46,060 --> 01:28:51,440 I heard that they want to judge us for war crimes. 906 01:28:53,090 --> 01:28:57,200 US military headquarters. 907 01:29:05,340 --> 01:29:07,139 Katori. 908 01:29:07,140 --> 01:29:07,240 Katori Toyokichi, warden at Sapporo Katori Prison. 909 01:29:07,241 --> 01:29:09,510 Katori Toyokichi, warden in Sapporo Prison. 910 01:29:52,160 --> 01:29:53,960 Take off your clothes. 911 01:30:03,570 --> 01:30:08,610 Captain Oxford, US Military Headquarters. 912 01:30:10,680 --> 01:30:13,619 The captain asks: "Do you know these people?" 913 01:30:13,620 --> 01:30:18,020 These are your prisoners. Look at their skinny legs. 914 01:30:19,720 --> 01:30:20,720 This proves that you relate treat them like animals 915 01:30:20,721 --> 01:30:22,859 Tajima Kohei, US Army translator This proves that you treat them like animals, 916 01:30:22,860 --> 01:30:25,749 depriving them of food and exercise. Tajima Kohei, US Army translator 917 01:30:25,750 --> 01:30:27,970 depriving them of food and exercise. 918 01:30:33,540 --> 01:30:36,159 I knew that you Japs are a cruel nation, 919 01:30:36,160 --> 01:30:38,610 but I didn't expect this. 920 01:30:39,900 --> 01:30:42,419 Your subordinates who just left here 921 01:30:42,420 --> 01:30:47,160 were especially cruel so we taught them a lesson. 922 01:30:50,440 --> 01:30:52,830 Do you have anything to say? 923 01:30:53,920 --> 01:30:58,759 My subordinates did nothing wrong. 924 01:30:58,760 --> 01:31:01,179 We comply with the rules established by our state, 925 01:31:01,180 --> 01:31:05,379 regarding food and walks for prisoners. 926 01:31:05,380 --> 01:31:08,859 But currently in Japan food shortage. 927 01:31:08,860 --> 01:31:12,999 All Japanese suffer from malnutrition. 928 01:31:13,000 --> 01:31:16,459 You can undress my subordinates and see for yourself. 929 01:31:16,460 --> 01:31:18,540 They are all skin and bones. 930 01:31:19,480 --> 01:31:22,660 Both guards and prisoners. 931 01:31:28,480 --> 01:31:30,020 "Food is not the only problem." 932 01:31:31,860 --> 01:31:34,699 "I heard that they were handcuffed all day." 933 01:31:34,700 --> 01:31:37,139 "Some of them were in handcuffed and in a cell." 934 01:31:37,140 --> 01:31:40,359 "Is this still going on? Answer truthfully." 935 01:31:40,360 --> 01:31:42,600 Yes, that's true. 936 01:31:44,980 --> 01:31:47,100 Remove the handcuffs from them. 937 01:31:47,740 --> 01:31:50,280 I can't. 938 01:32:01,760 --> 01:32:04,130 Urata-san, don't argue with them. 939 01:32:05,440 --> 01:32:07,799 If you want to shoot, shoot. 940 01:32:07,800 --> 01:32:10,960 You and I are similar. 941 01:32:11,680 --> 01:32:14,859 With a gun you force follow your American rules. 942 01:32:14,860 --> 01:32:19,199 With handcuffs we protect rules created in our country. 943 01:32:19,200 --> 01:32:21,599 Both methods take away someone else's freedom. 944 01:32:21,600 --> 01:32:25,640 Unfortunately, we both do the same thing. 945 01:32:27,300 --> 01:32:32,739 The only difference is that you won the war. 946 01:32:32,740 --> 01:32:35,560 And we lost. 947 01:32:37,060 --> 01:32:38,900 And that's all. 948 01:32:49,560 --> 01:32:52,419 In March 1947. 949 01:32:52,420 --> 01:32:58,520 Sakuma was sentenced by the court Sapporo to death penalty. 950 01:33:06,380 --> 01:33:09,480 I heard you wanted to talk to me. 951 01:33:10,580 --> 01:33:14,660 Yes, but I don't have much to say. 952 01:33:50,240 --> 01:33:55,130 This hot water reminds me those days in Abashiri. 953 01:33:55,740 --> 01:34:00,820 Then your hands were cuffed behind your back. 954 01:34:02,180 --> 01:34:04,790 And there were shackles on his legs too. 955 01:34:05,520 --> 01:34:09,790 - I couldn't do anything. - Nothing? 956 01:34:10,700 --> 01:34:14,360 You still managed take them off and run away, right? 957 01:34:16,700 --> 01:34:20,059 By the way, it's not on me here put on leg shackles. 958 01:34:20,060 --> 01:34:21,879 And my hands were cuffed in front. 959 01:34:21,880 --> 01:34:23,880 Is that what you ordered? 960 01:34:24,940 --> 01:34:28,159 Why would I do this? 961 01:34:28,160 --> 01:34:31,040 It's because of the Americans, they are against it. 962 01:34:34,120 --> 01:34:36,560 I see... 963 01:34:37,800 --> 01:34:40,300 I just wanted to make sure. 964 01:34:43,360 --> 01:34:45,620 For what? 965 01:34:48,020 --> 01:34:52,000 To decide when to run - while you are on duty or not. 966 01:34:52,940 --> 01:34:56,419 This special cell was rebuilt. 967 01:34:56,420 --> 01:34:59,840 It is much stronger than in Abashiri. 968 01:35:00,820 --> 01:35:03,099 No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to escape. 969 01:35:03,100 --> 01:35:05,220 Humble yourself. 970 01:35:05,940 --> 01:35:08,109 Is it true? 971 01:35:08,110 --> 01:35:11,240 Things made by people are not a barrier. 972 01:35:12,000 --> 01:35:14,620 And you are self-confident. 973 01:35:16,060 --> 01:35:18,419 I heard on the news. 974 01:35:18,420 --> 01:35:20,699 I am the "Escape King". 975 01:35:20,700 --> 01:35:22,899 I am a king after all. 976 01:35:22,900 --> 01:35:25,440 Are you bragging? 977 01:35:26,680 --> 01:35:32,800 No. Even the king must bow before his death sentence. 978 01:35:34,000 --> 01:35:36,420 You filed an appeal, right? 979 01:35:42,300 --> 01:35:44,790 I heard from lawyers. 980 01:35:45,900 --> 01:35:49,740 If you appeal to the Supreme Court, he will overturn the death sentence. 981 01:35:51,800 --> 01:35:54,180 Who knows. 982 01:35:55,200 --> 01:35:58,580 Nobody believes that I did it in self-defense. 983 01:36:01,120 --> 01:36:03,270 I believe. 984 01:36:05,180 --> 01:36:09,510 Last year I met your wife. 985 01:36:10,260 --> 01:36:12,540 And with your daughter. 986 01:36:13,360 --> 01:36:16,399 She is a strong woman. 987 01:36:16,400 --> 01:36:19,120 No matter what I said, she didn't listen. 988 01:36:19,900 --> 01:36:22,290 I lost to her. 989 01:36:24,840 --> 01:36:27,560 Then I realized... 990 01:36:28,400 --> 01:36:31,880 you have a home to return to. 991 01:36:33,400 --> 01:36:35,780 But I don’t. 992 01:36:37,760 --> 01:36:44,540 You are happier than me. 993 01:36:47,980 --> 01:36:53,480 If you run away and come home then you can stay there for a night or two. 994 01:36:54,840 --> 01:36:58,780 You could serve your time and return home forever. 995 01:36:59,900 --> 01:37:02,980 You have a home worth fighting for. 996 01:37:07,060 --> 01:37:09,839 You will not be sentenced to death. 997 01:37:09,840 --> 01:37:15,300 If you behave right, you can return home. 998 01:37:18,380 --> 01:37:22,720 By the way, I learned something interesting here. 999 01:37:23,240 --> 01:37:27,839 When I looked at your date of birth, 1000 01:37:27,840 --> 01:37:32,690 I saw that you were born the same year as my son. 1001 01:37:37,420 --> 01:37:40,540 My son died... 1002 01:37:42,000 --> 01:37:45,020 but he would be the same age as you. 1003 01:37:50,680 --> 01:37:54,040 Who said you could sit like that? 1004 01:37:55,600 --> 01:37:58,320 Follow the rules. 1005 01:37:59,860 --> 01:38:04,890 You'll sit on your knees when the time comes. 1006 01:38:12,040 --> 01:38:13,860 Fine. 1007 01:38:48,820 --> 01:38:50,860 Everything is fine. 1008 01:38:58,200 --> 01:39:01,830 Sakuma, show your face. 1009 01:40:44,860 --> 01:40:46,139 Hello. 1010 01:40:46,140 --> 01:40:48,839 Chief Warden, we are escaping! 1011 01:40:48,840 --> 01:40:52,520 Sakuma has escaped! 1012 01:40:52,940 --> 01:40:56,679 Sakuma... escaped? 1013 01:40:56,680 --> 01:40:59,879 We discovered this only in the morning! 1014 01:40:59,880 --> 01:41:03,399 He... made a tunnel! 1015 01:41:03,400 --> 01:41:05,159 Got it. I'll be there soon. 1016 01:41:05,160 --> 01:41:07,220 Sorry! 1017 01:41:08,500 --> 01:41:10,610 What a fool. 1018 01:41:13,940 --> 01:41:18,849 Sakuma ran away for the first time in winter. 1019 01:41:18,850 --> 01:41:22,600 It was believed that he ran away out of fear before his death sentence. 1020 01:43:23,040 --> 01:43:27,659 Sakuma was arrested again in January next year 1021 01:43:27,660 --> 01:43:30,980 on one of the streets of Kotoni in Hokkaido. 1022 01:43:31,680 --> 01:43:35,279 In May of the same year, the Sapporo Supreme Court 1023 01:43:35,280 --> 01:43:38,959 ruled Sakuma's murders manslaughter 1024 01:43:38,960 --> 01:43:42,150 and sentenced him to twenty years of imprisonment. 1025 01:43:42,880 --> 01:43:46,320 Sakuma escaped the death penalty. 1026 01:43:47,200 --> 01:43:51,519 Sakuma escaped from prison four times. 1027 01:43:51,520 --> 01:43:53,699 He was called the "Escape King of the Showa Era" 1028 01:43:53,700 --> 01:43:56,420 he became a hero in the eyes of society. 1029 01:44:11,420 --> 01:44:14,379 Urata Miyoko, daughter of Urata Sasumu. 1030 01:44:14,380 --> 01:44:15,729 Did your aunt cook this? Urata Miyoko, daughter of Urata Sasumu. 1031 01:44:15,730 --> 01:44:16,730 Did your aunt cook this? 1032 01:44:16,960 --> 01:44:18,560 Yes. 1033 01:44:19,360 --> 01:44:21,620 Why are you eating here? 1034 01:44:22,340 --> 01:44:24,560 I could eat it in a cemetery. 1035 01:44:25,100 --> 01:44:27,460 I thought maybe you'd want it too. 1036 01:44:28,080 --> 01:44:30,370 I've already had lunch. 1037 01:44:34,760 --> 01:44:38,720 It's already so late. 1038 01:44:45,400 --> 01:44:47,950 Is what you said on the phone true? 1039 01:44:48,820 --> 01:44:51,360 Are you really quitting? 1040 01:44:52,060 --> 01:44:54,290 It's time for me to retire. 1041 01:44:55,120 --> 01:44:58,080 And because twice missed the "Escape King"? 1042 01:45:00,940 --> 01:45:03,160 Did you know? 1043 01:45:04,920 --> 01:45:06,699 Aunt told me. 1044 01:45:06,700 --> 01:45:10,599 During the Great Earthquake you didn't missed not a single one of the thousand prisoners, 1045 01:45:10,600 --> 01:45:12,399 and he ran away from you twice. 1046 01:45:12,400 --> 01:45:14,820 He must be a strong opponent. 1047 01:45:17,800 --> 01:45:21,300 What kind of person is he, this “Escape King”? 1048 01:45:21,980 --> 01:45:24,280 He is an honest man. 1049 01:45:25,180 --> 01:45:27,839 Same age as Hiroshi. 1050 01:45:27,840 --> 01:45:32,360 When I was little, I thought that can fly without wings. 1051 01:45:37,720 --> 01:45:40,120 Hiroshi also said something similar. 1052 01:45:43,620 --> 01:45:45,240 OK. 1053 01:45:48,060 --> 01:45:50,459 I have one last thing to do, 1054 01:45:50,460 --> 01:45:52,830 before I retire. 1055 01:45:54,460 --> 01:45:56,830 Tomorrow I'm returning to Sapporo. 1056 01:46:01,260 --> 01:46:05,760 After you retire you won't be able to more living in the barracks, right? 1057 01:46:08,340 --> 01:46:10,610 Why don't you move here? 1058 01:46:11,720 --> 01:46:15,980 There are many apartments here that are empty. 1059 01:46:21,520 --> 01:46:23,600 So how? 1060 01:46:24,500 --> 01:46:26,900 You're lonely right now. 1061 01:46:29,620 --> 01:46:31,739 Aunt will be happy. 1062 01:46:31,740 --> 01:46:33,720 Me too. 1063 01:46:39,240 --> 01:46:41,880 I'm still waiting for you to come home. 1064 01:46:46,600 --> 01:46:48,360 Bye. 1065 01:47:02,220 --> 01:47:05,920 Thank you for your long and hard work. 1066 01:47:33,440 --> 01:47:35,719 Are you ready? 1067 01:47:35,720 --> 01:47:38,279 We will accompany Sakuma on his journey for a long time. 1068 01:47:38,280 --> 01:47:40,779 If he tries to escape on the road, 1069 01:47:40,780 --> 01:47:43,060 shoot. 1070 01:47:47,960 --> 01:47:49,470 Went. 1071 01:47:57,780 --> 01:48:04,379 Sakuma is back. We need a camera from which he cannot escape. 1072 01:48:04,380 --> 01:48:06,320 The captain is very worried. 1073 01:48:08,300 --> 01:48:10,449 If he runs away again, 1074 01:48:10,450 --> 01:48:13,620 he will be blamed for this. 1075 01:48:14,980 --> 01:48:17,239 Chief Overseer of Urath. 1076 01:48:17,240 --> 01:48:19,040 What do you recommend? 1077 01:48:21,240 --> 01:48:24,019 I would suggest 1078 01:48:24,020 --> 01:48:26,960 transfer it to another location. 1079 01:48:27,500 --> 01:48:30,960 - Translate? - Where it’s warmer. 1080 01:48:44,020 --> 01:48:46,499 Sakuma, let's go. 1081 01:48:46,500 --> 01:48:48,730 We're going on a journey. 1082 01:48:50,340 --> 01:48:52,240 Journey? 1083 01:49:11,200 --> 01:49:12,840 Grandfather. 1084 01:49:13,820 --> 01:49:16,440 Where are they taking me? 1085 01:49:18,040 --> 01:49:19,820 In Tokyo. 1086 01:49:20,380 --> 01:49:21,880 To Fuchu prison. 1087 01:50:06,480 --> 01:50:08,260 Grandfather. 1088 01:50:09,500 --> 01:50:12,180 What date is today? 1089 01:50:13,860 --> 01:50:16,420 Thirty first of July. 1090 01:50:22,330 --> 01:50:26,480 Today is my birthday. 1091 01:50:27,660 --> 01:50:29,920 I know. 1092 01:50:34,000 --> 01:50:38,580 I got something from Aomori Station. 1093 01:50:40,260 --> 01:50:43,160 Now this is a rare commodity. 1094 01:50:47,220 --> 01:50:49,320 A gift for your birthday. 1095 01:50:50,120 --> 01:50:52,100 It's already washed, eat it. 1096 01:51:01,460 --> 01:51:03,340 What's happened? 1097 01:51:10,360 --> 01:51:13,140 I'm just a little tired. 1098 01:51:19,900 --> 01:51:22,360 When I was caught on Kotoni... 1099 01:51:23,540 --> 01:51:25,820 I could run away if I wanted to. 1100 01:51:32,300 --> 01:51:34,980 I've been on the run for so long. 1101 01:51:37,020 --> 01:51:39,240 I think it's time for me to stop. 1102 01:51:45,540 --> 01:51:48,899 At first I just didn't want to be hit. 1103 01:51:48,900 --> 01:51:51,200 And it was still cold. 1104 01:51:52,540 --> 01:51:54,820 I wanted to be free... 1105 01:51:55,760 --> 01:51:57,980 so I ran... 1106 01:51:58,500 --> 01:52:00,580 over and over again. 1107 01:52:04,840 --> 01:52:07,860 But that time I myself didn’t I know why I ran away. 1108 01:52:10,640 --> 01:52:13,300 Am I really that afraid of the death penalty? 1109 01:52:17,340 --> 01:52:21,259 I escaped, but I was all alone in the mountains. 1110 01:52:21,260 --> 01:52:23,260 I couldn't even go home. 1111 01:52:25,720 --> 01:52:29,420 Why then am I running? 1112 01:52:35,880 --> 01:52:38,100 Here's why... 1113 01:52:40,460 --> 01:52:44,360 I decided to go to the city, to the people. 1114 01:52:50,360 --> 01:52:53,499 So when the police they asked my name 1115 01:52:53,500 --> 01:52:57,199 I honestly told them that I am Sakuma Seitaro. 1116 01:52:57,200 --> 01:52:59,340 It was as if a stone had been lifted from my soul. 1117 01:53:14,140 --> 01:53:16,400 I'm so glad. 1118 01:53:19,540 --> 01:53:21,860 I have an apple... 1119 01:53:22,560 --> 01:53:25,140 and I'm going to a warm place. 1120 01:53:31,040 --> 01:53:33,980 Even though I... 1121 01:53:36,900 --> 01:53:39,440 betrayed you all this time. 1122 01:54:06,360 --> 01:54:09,760 Can I see what's outside? 1123 01:54:10,720 --> 01:54:14,800 I think we're getting closer to my house. 1124 01:54:15,460 --> 01:54:18,930 - Help him. - Eat. 1125 01:54:47,960 --> 01:54:50,380 Grandfather. 1126 01:54:54,680 --> 01:55:00,660 My... my home. 1127 01:55:01,740 --> 01:55:04,280 He's out there somewhere. 1128 01:55:10,780 --> 01:55:13,100 You can go home. 1129 01:55:24,660 --> 01:55:27,279 Sakuma was transferred to Fuchu Prison 1130 01:55:27,280 --> 01:55:30,219 and was released early in 1961. 1131 01:55:30,220 --> 01:55:33,219 During his imprisonment he behaved approximately 1132 01:55:33,220 --> 01:55:36,340 and never tried to escape again. 1133 01:55:38,360 --> 01:55:41,469 Freed for the New Year he came to my father, 1134 01:55:41,470 --> 01:55:44,139 to talk and remember the past. 1135 01:55:44,140 --> 01:55:46,259 After that he disappeared 1136 01:55:46,260 --> 01:55:50,880 and we never saw him again. 1137 01:55:52,290 --> 01:55:58,360 Many thanks to ADKS for the English subtitles