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(This story has been inspired by true historical events)

(Hwang Jung-min)

(So Ji-sub)

(Song Joong-ki)

(Lee Jung-hyun Kim Suan)

(Kim Min-jae, Kim Joong-hee, Kim In-woo, Shin Seunghwan)

(Lee Kyoung-young)

Get down, quickly

Get down there

Move

Keep in line

Hey, we can't fit in here

Someone small, okay?

Kids?

Send the young ones in there

Get in there

Gas!

Help! Help!

Help!

Where are you going! Get back here!

Not today

Get in

Bastard

(November 1944)

(Japan Hashima Coal Mine, Korean Quarters)

I'm sorry

You've had to pay for my generation's sins

I wish you success

Grow old and fight for Korea

We'll come back for you

Don't you worry about an old man like me

Just live a good life

Time is running out

Let's go

Won't you come with us?

Then who will care for Mr. Yoon?

Even the weather is helping you out

It's time. Hurry

Go on! Be careful

If one of you is killed on the way

Leave him or you'll all die

Care only for yourself until reaching Nomo Peninsula

Hide there for a clay to rest up, then go to Nagasaki

A lot of people get caught in Nagasaki as well

So don't rest easy until you reach Korea

Please survive, and let's meet in a better world

Hurry

Who's there? Don't move!

Stop or we'll shoot!

You want to get killed too?

How much further?

What?

How much further to go?

We're almost there! Keep going!

Yamada-san

Should we fish them out?

Why bother?

Just report that we found them drowned

With three catches, we'll get a bonus

Let's go back, quickly!

1,2,3

(Labor Mobilization for the Japanese Empire)

It's not the front line

Why get so uptight?

It's no joke. I've been drafted

Oh my, drafted?

Don't you intellectuals know that slogan?

"“The people have a duty to the nation"

Then will you send your son to do his duty?

My son has tuberculosis

If not for that

He could serve in the rear like you, earn money

And support the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity...

What's with this damned music?

Would you like a drink?

Mister Lee, Mister Lee

Damn

Are you going to play this music all night?

We're sending boys off to war, it's too gloomy

Don't you have any nice jazz?

Why?

You know that jazz is banned

You want me arrested?

Who's going to arrest you?

This room is filled with high-ranking, well-connected people

We need some fun for once

You want some fun?

That'll cost you a bit of hazard pay

Oh gosh... all right

(February 7, 1945 Peninsula Hotel, Myeongdong Seoul)

Where's Gang-ok?

On the stage

If he wants to stay out of jail, tell him to come down and find me

Huh, why? Did he make trouble again?

Damn idiot

Fooled around with a section chief's wife

Gang-ok

Gang-ok

The tap dance of love

Until the night is gone

Gang-ok

Okay

Give her a hand

No, come on

Come on, everyone

With a glass of champagne

Let's have ourselves a dance

Where's my wife?

Stand UP!

Spin! Spin, you brat

Wait, Daddy! Wait!

Are you out of your mind?

The section chief's wife likes my music

She kept offering to buy dinner, how can I turn it down?

And offered to introduce me to the theater owner

All we did was eat

If you get drafted for this, what will she do?

I'm not going to be drafted

You think you'll get away with touching a section chief's wife?

Then today you play jazz?

Did you bring it?

Here

It's nine musicians, including you

And your daughter makes ten

There'll be nothing left for me and my police colleagues

I'm always in your debt, Mr. Sugiyama

Look

I'll arrange a bribe for you and your band

I'm asking around the offices of Japanese factories

Explain the situation to your band well

And bring in some more cash

You always said you wanted to work in Japan

I heard

(The Philippines) The army was driven out of the Philippines again

Is Japan going to lose?

That's all just talk. Don't you read the papers?

There are thousands of U.S. POWs in Japan now

It'll be over before the cherry blossoms fall, trust me

We're going to see cherry blossoms?

(February 12, 1945 Ferry to Shimonoseki)

Get off then

Let's go

God, what a smell

You should be sucking on your mom's breasts

What's a kid like you doing on this boat?

I was running errands for my father

And the town clerk said by joining the army

I can earn lots of money and put me in a truck

Okay, okay

Couldn't even tell my parents before leaving

Tell me about it. They dragged me off on my wedding night

As a newlywed?

I was still hard down there

And already forgetting her face

You in the glasses, how'd you end up here?

I go to Keijo University

Whoa!

You are an intellectual?

No doubt, studying is better than going to war

I heard if you work like crazy for one year, you get a house?

Even still...

How could they drag off pre-pubescent boys?

Snatching them from the fields or when they're out wrestling

Give me the case

When the boat lands we'll ditch these guys

- So bear it until then -Okay

All of you brought cash?

Take it out

This is our lifeline

If we lose this, we're dead

Okay

Dad, where are we really going?

You'll see later. Stop asking me, go away

You asshole

There's a fight

Is that Choi Chil-sung?

The famous gangster?

Stupid Koreans, making sure everyone knows we like infighting

Can't help but fight each other

Stop fighting! Calm down!

Sohee

Go away! Go!

Any more trouble, we'll call it a riot and start shooting

What the fuck is he saying?

Hey

Can anyone here speak Jap?

If you freak out again, they'll start shooting

So shut the fuck up and calm down

How'd your mouth get so filthy?

Is it as filthy between your legs?

Did you ever see between my legs?

Did you?

Do you even know who you're talking to?

Sit down!

You look like gangsters from some Seoul slum

So if the Japs slap you around

You take it out on Korean girls?

Quiet, sit down

All right, just let go

Sit down, guys

I said sit

Not much worth grabbing there anyway

Are you a man?

I feel bad for your mom...

Wow, she made a fool of him

Stick out too much and people hate you

Sometimes you have to keep your head down

Some people bring on their fate

(Shimonoseki Harbor, Japan)

Dear passengers

The ferry from Busan to Shimonoseki has arrived

Japanese passengers, please await separate instructions

Sohee, listen to me

If you lose my hand

Watch my back and follow me

- You guys, hold those cases tight -Okay

Stay focused

Hold this

Sohee! Sohee!

Excuse me

Pardon me

This letter is from Detective Sugiyama

Of Seoul Central Police Station

Where can I find Shimura-san?

Shimura-san?

Yes

Detective Sugiyama from Seoul

Told me to find Shimura-san

There are lots of Shimuras here

This way, please

Hey, take them

Wait...

Detective Sugiyama...

(Recommendation letter)

Wait, let go

He told me to find Shimura

(Workers' ferry to Hashima)

Sohee, are you okay?

Sohee, are you okay? Are...

I don't need that!

Asshole!

Stop it!

Stop!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Sohee! Sohee!

Sohee, it'll be okay! Stay with those women!

Please stop!

No!

Next!

Take your bag and go!

Move forward

Keep going

Bastard

It really is nothing, you see

I just have cigarettes

What's this?

Give it here

Go, now!

Don't stare. Eyes forward

Hey, shut up and put your head on the ground

Hands on your head

I said hands on your head

Nothing

I have nothing

Foreheads on the ground

What do we do with these?

It's war here, too

Get rid of that Korean habit of depending on everyone

Sir! Sir! You're Korean?

Just a moment, please

There's been some kind of mistake

I was supposed to meet someone here

We haven't been drafted like the others

This is from Detective Sugiyama at Seoul Central Police Station

And this is our performing license

I'm Lee Gang-ok of the Lee Gang-ok Band

We released a record at Okay Record Company

We performed at Government Hall, Myungdong Theater

Peninsula Hotel, everywhere!

Musicians?

1, 2, 3,4

This kind of shit always gets mixed up in the crowd

They said it's a factory. Why take off our clothes?

Follow me

Go on

Are those tattoos?

Here at Hashima Comfort Station

We've received a special medal for

being free of venereal disease

To protect our perfect record

please keep yourselves clean

Next

Sir, just a minute

This is a luxury Western watch called Rolex

It was a gift from someone at the Governor-General's office

I'm sure you'll take care of things

But I came here with my daughter

Lee Sohee. We came off the boat separately

She's just a little girl

If you could even tell me where she is...

Can you play "Cherry Blossoms of the Same Class"?

Yes

Damned music men are settling in comfortably

Son of a bitch

You and I are

Cherry blossoms of the same class

Blooming in the same

Naval training ground

Any flower

Is destined to fall

So let us fall brilliantly

For the sake of our nation

I see some talented men from Korea have arrived

Welcome

Yes

Thank you

I am from Seoul...

Sorry... Sorry

I am the manager of Hashima Mine

Shimazaki Daisuke

We welcome you from distant Korea

To fulfill your duty here

As loyal subjects of His Majesty the Emperor

I grant you the honor of taking part in the Imperial Army's war

Here at Hashima Mine

For 50 years, this place has led as a supplier of coal

To the industry of the Great Japanese Empire

This is a historic site

The coal we produce here is not merely coal

A single lump of coal

is a drop of blood

A weapon

And a piece of history

Sons of the Emperor

I urge you to fulfill your duties

As glorious soldiers of industry

And to not dishonor the Imperial Japanese Army

Hurry up!

(Japanese Residential Area Comfort Station)

- How dare you Japanese... - Go away

- Sister. - Filthy whore!

Shame on you

Don't get pregnant at the comfort station

One woman got pregnant at the Chinese station

They cut her stomach and took the baby out

And a few clays later she was receiving soldiers again

We will now assign dormitories

After locating your room

Prepare quickly and gather outside

The account slips we give you

Show the transport fees you incurred while coming here

Traveling costs from Seoul and other cities to Busan

The ferry to Shimonoseki

And transport to Hashima Island, have been covered by the company

(Korean Living Quarters)

(Korean Living Quarters) And will be deducted from your pay

And will be deducted from your pay

Housing costs provided by the company

will be deducted from your pay

All personal items supplied to you

are covered by the company

and will be deducted from your first month's pay

All expenses for meals

are covered by the company

and will be deducted from your pay

Hey, get up if you're done eating

For the country's future and your future

National bond and savings fees

Health insurance and pension funds

are calculated in a lump sum

And will be deducted from your pay

(Insurance Card Savings account)

For the sake of those who don't speak our language

we employ translators

and provide job training

Various amenities

and necessary equipment are furnished

All these items

will be deducted from your pay

If your first month's pay

is less than the company's expenses

Fees will be deducted from your next pay

What the hell will we have left?

I'll just run up debts here

Hey, get moving

Consider today a workplace tour

to learn your duties

We at Hashima Mine

Do not underestimate you for being Koreans

We believe you can excel from the first day

Stop! Masks on!

Put your mask on, damn it

Masks on

Shit, can't you walk? You praying?

Get up now!

My fucking glasses broke!

Your glasses broke, so you're talking back?

Are you? Are you?

Stop it, you asshole

Just give him a break on bath time and meal time

He's just a kid

Step aside

What are you doing?

Everyone sit down!

Fucking hell

Hey music man!

You speak Jap, right?

Get over here

Translate for me

I'm ready to kick that Yakuza wannabe's ass

Translate, now

I request to duel that Korean boss of yours

I'm that famous Seoul gangster Choi Chil-sung

I came here to beat your Korean Yakuza boss

I am Choi Chil-sung

I'm here to challenge that Korean labor boss

We fight samurai style, and if I win

Me and my boys will watch over the Koreans

We fight samurai style, and if I win

My boys and I will oversee the Koreans

If I lose, I'll treat him as my boss

If I lose, that Korean boss will be my boss

You assholes

That was a swear word

Think you're a circus ringleader? Drag him off!

Wait

That sounds like fun

All you need to do is win

There are new Korean girls at the comfort station

How about betting on a pass?

Comfort station?

Everyone stop!

Koreans fighting each other is just what they want

The more we fight

The more we play into their hands

This bastard isn't Korean like the rest of us

What are you looking at, you stupid Koreans

From now on

I'll be leading the Koreans

If you back me, I'll keep the Koreans in line

Please support me

See me at the labor office

Hurrah for Choi Chil-sung!

And where did this freak come from?

Boss!

Let's whistle for him, new boss Choi Chil-sung

Everyone bow

The beauties have arrived

Everyone take a seat

Sit

Go ahead, sit

Hurry

Here

This meal is to welcome you

Why so melancholy?

You, who will give up your bodies

to our soldiers fighting in the Great East Asian War

And to our soldiers of industry

are indeed invaluable assets

Take pride in yourselves

We used to employ first-class geisha

or former actresses from film studios

Now mostly Korean women work here

But this innocence is part of their charm

This mood is too heavy for a feast of welcome

Play that record I brought

Yes, sir

To help you feel comfortable

I brought a Korean record which I enjoy

It's quite lively

We prepared beds for you here

So relax, listen to some music

And get to bed early tonight

Sister, this song...

This is me singing

This song...

I sang this song

Hey! What are you doing?

Give it back

Tell them I used to sing this song

Tell them I sang it, please

Tell them

She sang what's playing right now

I can sing and dance, play instruments, whatever

I can clean and do laundry

She can perform, play instruments and is also good at housework

Ask her what she did before

He asked what you did in Korea

I played music in Seoul. The Yamamura Band

She performed at the Yamamura Band

My father and the rest of the band are all here

Long live the Emperor

Hurrah

Hurrah

Long live the Emperor

Hurrah

(July 1945, OSS Training Camp)

(Korean Liberation Army in China)

How is your training with the OSS soldiers?

I'm trying my best

You've got higher marks than the Americans

The Seoul infiltration operation you've been planning

I'm sorry, but we need you for something else

Some OSS intelligence was leaked to our side

The U.S. has developed a new bomb

They say its power is beyond imagination

The blast radius is up to 200km

If they drop that from a B-29 onto the Japanese mainland...

That's all unconfirmed talk for now

The point is, the Soviets are about to invade

The U.S. has already taken Okinawa

If the Soviets join in

Japan won't last long

It's time to focus on winning the war

Not the battle

For a speedy liberation, we must join together

Yoon Hak-chul

Only he can resolve the conflicts

Between all the factions fighting for Korean independence

He handled fundraising at the KPG

But two years ago, he was caught by the Japanese

And disappeared without a trace

We assumed he was executed without trial

But according to U.S. intel, he was detained near Nagasaki

At Hashima Coal Mine

Go bring back Mr. Yoon

(We will always be together. Our Hashima)

Gather around, everyone

If we screw up again, we'll be back in the mines

Do your best! And smile!

If you don't smile I'll have Chil-sung

take you back to the mine

Get ready, quick

Hey, why don't you eat that?

Raw eggs are gross

Eat when I tell you, kid! It's great for your throat

Some people can't eat at all!

Hurry UP

Hey!

Abracadabra... ta-dah!

Look at that grin

If you want food, you have to pay for it

Newbies who arrived today, just follow the man in front

Fuckers don't feed us crap. The fuck is he blabbering about?

Isn't that dynamite? What'll you do with it?

Stop sputtering and be quiet

The liquid that seeps out is sweet

Need to eat at least that to survive

What if your stomach explodes?

Give me a taste

Help me here

It's okay

It's just the coal dust in my lungs

That's why I cough out black sputum

Sir, are you okay?

I'm fine

Hey, there's gas coming out

SO what?

Block off the gas! And pump out sea water

At the center of Japan's leadership

In the Great East Asian War is Hashima Coal Mine

Long live the Emperor

Long live the Japanese Empire

For Hashima Mine

And its executives returning to the head office

Cheers

Cheers

Rock, scissors, paper! Rock! Rock!

We're even, try again

Here, it's your turn

Didn't you eat!

Are you alright?

Support his back

Are you hurt?

It's sliding down!

Hey kid, out of the way

No!

Huh?

What's that noise?

Run!

Run out quick! Bring your tools

Don't drop your tools, bring them

Thank you

Thank you very much

Thank you very much

Thank you very much

Thank you

How many times has Mine No. 2 caught fire?

Do I need to step in every time this happens?

What about the passage to Mine No.3?

It hasn't spread there yet

How much is Mine 2 producing?

It has the lowest production

We're already 1100 meters below the seafloor

So it'll be hard to mine deeper

Save me

Save the young ones first

Mr. Yoon! You must go up

Don't let anyone die! Not one!

No

That's the Korean section, right?

Seal them off

Prevent damage spreading to other mines

There are people here! You bastards!

There are people here!

Sir, Yoon Hak-chul is in the mine

Out of the way

I told you not to put him in the mine

If he dies

What should we do if the Koreans riot?

By whatever means necessary, get him out

Hold on just a bit

Hurry up and dig

Hurry up and dig

Are you going to work all day? Huh?

They're waiting for you

Jong-go! There's a problem in Mine 2

Damn, I worked all night! Why'd they have to wake me up?

Isn't that where we plugged the gas leak before?

Hey, just shut your mouth and follow orders

Ah, are you back on duty?

Fuck

You sure this connects to Mine 3?

Shouldn't you know that?

What? You prick!

Blast through it

What?

There's no other way

We point the gas at these supports

And light it

Newbie! Shut the fuck up!

I don't know if there's enough gas to explode thoroughly

You know...

I hid this thing here

We can't drill any deeper

We can't

Gas keeps leaking, what if there's a fire?

That's why we called you technicians!

Okay, okay...

It's going in!

Keep drilling!

Pull

Pull it

The Koreans heard there was an accident

But they don't know yet who lived or died

Announce we'll move wounded Koreans to a main hospital in Nagasaki

Then send them to the crematorium

And burn them with the corpses

There are limits to how many Koreans we can bring

Given the war struggles

We will not allow the company to lose any more money

I'll be sure to contain the problem

Chiba -san

When do you plan to inspect our mine?

- The thing is... - I'm sorry

As I'm grateful for your recommendation of our facility

I mean to send someone to express my deepest gratitude

I see

You won't be disappointed

Where is Yoon Hak-chul now?

He's coming! He's coming!

Here he comes!

If the company doesn't release a list of casualties

And draw up compensation and safety plans

I will refuse all talks with Manager Shimazaki

We support you!

We support you! We support you!

It's about time to leave

Wait a minute! You give me this

You're in charge of toilets now

You'll scoop piss and shit

Hey!

Fuck“.

Someone tell this madman not to hit me

Give me my money's worth

I don't need

any Korean bitches glaring at me

Come on, don't be like this

You got trained by the American

But without their help

You think you can escort Mr. Yoon out of here?

The plan was to use the network here

And contact Korean agents at OSS headquarters

Through an agent planted on the food ship that stops here

We'll go by ship to the U.S. base in Okinawa

How do we know you're not on their side?

You say you're OSS-trained resistance?

I was a student soldier

Sent to Japanese unit 7991 in China

Then I escaped last July in Xuzhou, then this February

I met KLA General Lee Beom-seok in Chongqing

Did he send any personal message to me?

He says he'll treat you to your favorite trotter stew

And cold dishes at Hwapyung Restaurant

When do you plan to move?

I'll send in another girl

Just sit

I said sit! I'm not here for romance

Why not?

Do the marks on my chest make you go limp?

Hell...

Don't you need a Korean to complain to, to breathe easier?

Fuck... even worse than the Japs

Are these damned mosquitos

At first I was dragged to China

I had no idea

They said I was going to work

They drove me

To a Japanese army base

Hell

The mosquitos bit me like crazy

Some mosquito bites can kill a person

One bite, and your whole body swells with fever

However much you drink, your insides burn

There was a girl from Heungyang

The Japanese said she was pretending to be sick

Put her on nails and rolled her back and forth

She died in front of everyone

I didn't want to end up like her

I was too scared to tell them I was sick

Figured I'd rather die fast, so I drank lye

But I didn't die

It was a Japanese doctor

who stopped me from dying

But then a Korean pimp washed me

And threw me right back at those Japanese guys

It was a fucking Korean town clerk who sent me to that comfort station

When the unit retreated, I barely escaped

But that Korean pimp caught and sent me here

So I need a Korean to complain to?

To breathe easier?

Biting the hand that feeds you

You need to control your temper

Sooner or later, things will get better

Fuck

Are you doing a lousy job on purpose?

Try finding any guy who won't get off on this

Dragging me out of the hospital to do this

Okay, here

I send out so many of these, why does so little come back?

Damned guards cut the rations

You're not hoarding it yourself?

Shit...

Bro, just one cigarette

You still didn't pay for last month's

Fuck

The damned Japanese raised their pension funds or whatever

We all had them raised

So control your gambling! If you're broke, just sleep

Wait, pay up before you go

Damn it

Give this to the attendant for 10 cigarettes

Yes, sir

Manager Shimazaki is calling you

Sohee!

What is it? Oh no...

A splinter

Be more careful, kid

What's that smell?

I've been thinking of this for a while

After today's accident

I thought I should meet you

And propose something

Before it's too late

I see

About your daughter...

In the recent U.S. bombing of our head office

Chiba-san lost his daughter

Rather than having her stay here

Where it's so dangerous

I was thinking

To send her to Chiba-san as an adopted daughter

Mr. Lee

We're in a war

In wartime, winners don't always survive

Survivors are true winners

On the next freight ship out

Let's send Sohee

Huh?

Meeting in this world of woe

What is your wish?

Will being rich

Make you happy?

Airplane

The post office key?

We'll pay whatever you want

Hell, how would you know what I want?

We'll give you this in advance

Wow, advance pay?

I need to know what this is about

We need to check a package

I don't team up with people who keep secrets

If you need to check a package

Isn't it easier to just bribe one of the labor officers?

Well... we need the telegraph

The telegraph?

I'm going on patrol, how about you guys?

Know how to use it?

Just get us the key

A newbie wants to use the telegraph

A Korean who looks like an independence leader

Bribes me...

What's going on here?

Forget it, then

- I already know, how can I forget? - Geeze

Should I go ask the boss to look into this?

Park Mu-young

Mr. Yoon will escape from here

All we need is the key, no trouble

You decide

If you don't cooperate

We'll kill you

Hey, Yamamura!

What are you doing? It's almost curfew

Where have you been?

I've been looking for you

The drawings are done

Tell Maeda to see me tomorrow

What, already?

I want one, too

But what are you doing here?

They're fighting over gambling debts

I'm trying to mediate

Damn idiots

Shake hands

I'll take care of this, you go on

All right, then

Have a good night

You don't need to pay

But I have one condition

When he escapes

Take me and my daughter

What are you talking about

I take it that old man won't be swimming?

Since you want the telegraph, you must have something lined up

Just kill me

Or have the Japanese kill you

Or take my daughter and me

This time, you decide

If our plan is leaked

I'll kill you myself

One, two, three

One, two, three

Where the hell did he go?

Can't he leave me alone?

Hey, go to my spot

Hey painter

Where's the guy who made me a lock that time?

Is he on the night shift? Why don't I see him?

Bang!

They sent him to the tool repair factory...

Bang!

To work as a technician, since he's good with tools

Bang!

Tool repair factory? Shit

Good afternoon

I need a favor from the locksmith

Go ahead

What brings you out here? You want another lock?

No, I've got a really important key

I'm scared of losing it, so I'd like a copy

Hand it over

Yes but... I need to bring it back

Something smells fishy

How come you get all the luck?

Which woman's home?

You're quick

Her husband carries the key around

You know how it is

Here you go. See you later

Hello!

We'd still be nice to Sohee without these gifts

I know, but treat her well

What are you sighing about?

Come here

I talked to your supervisor lady

You'll move to her room

So when I call you at night

You can run out quickly

Can't you ask the manager to let us stay together?

Why? Did he do something?

It's just that I'm lonely here...

The other women tell me I'm annoying

Even when the manager takes care of me

Damn bitches

That's why I told you to behave well with other people

And be careful what impression you give

What are you crying about?

Don't you know all that I'm doing for you?

Think you're the only one who's got it hard?

Why do you always say everything's my fault?

Never mind. What do I say to you?

Anyway...

Always be ready

So you can run right out if I call you

Then we can be together, all right?

Got a good movie for us?

Yes, a love story!

Good evening

Bro

Want to see a dirty picture?

Uh good!

Come this way

The outside door, the office and the director's room

You remember my terms?

I have eyes everywhere, you know

Hey, boss!

What is it now?

Nothing, I want to show you something

What the hell? It won't open?

Gang-ck, that rat!

Hey, assholes!

Who is it? Stop right there

(Hashima Eagle contacted)

(Preparations to transport Eagle complete)

(Number of passengers?)

(Yoon and Park, two people)

(Sending food transport ship in 48 hrs, 5AM)

(Find Takagura on transport ship)

(Wishing safe return, end)

(Korean Account Records)

Seems the war is going badly

When was the last time Japan used good paper like this?

What do propaganda pamphlets have to do with the war?

The U.S. still has enough money

To make pamphlets with good paper

Aren't wars ultimately won

by those with the most money?

Give me the relevant documents for me and the other Koreans

Ah...

More leaflets littering our island

Those are bombers

Citizens and employees

Turn off lights and stay indoors

I repeat

Citizens and employees

Turn off lights and stay indoors

I repeat...

It's time

Why so cheap this time?

Too many people involved now, I want to wrap it up

Where's the attendant?

Let's go

Damn those bastards!

Sir, it's time for your medicine

Sir?

Quiet around here

Sohee!

Sohee“.

What is it?

Gang-ok? Come on in

All right. Where's Sohee?

Quick...

Let me see Sohee

I'll come back for you

Shit

When did you last see Park?

What?

Mr. Yoon is missing

I couldn't say goodbye to anyone

What kind of operation is this?

I had to keep everything completely secret

And I have something to ask you first

I found Koreans' pay records

(Korean Account Records) In the post office safe

In the post office safe

The pensions and bond payments taken from their paychecks

Don't go to their accounts

But to someone else's

Your name is entered on their contracts

And half the money flowing into your account

Is forwarded into Manager Shimazaki's account

Are you aware of this?

Since coming here

I heard that pay is embezzled

By the manager and several others...

But an account in my name?

Even dead workers' compensation is going in there

Without their families being told of their deaths

Shimazaki... I never thought he'd go this far

Looking through the documents, I kept seeing your signature

Who could have made those files?

Didn't it occur to you that Shimazaki could've made it?

No labor strike or escape plan has ever succeeded here

I wonder why

If you set up a leader of the Koreans

And then use him

Then this kind of control is possible

Can you explain how a man caught

Delivering huge sums for the KLA

Could have received no trial from the Japanese

And ended up here?

This is just what Shimazaki wanted

Should I answer for you?

You fool!

Shimazaki knew someone like you was coming

You converted

If you weren't on their side, you'd be in jail

Park Mu-young

No one will follow you once they find out

Why do you think

Shimazaki agreed to negotiate over their protection?

Why?

Negotiate?

So dragging little boys off to mines and stealing their money

Was a negotiation?

If you're so convinced of my guilt

Then right here

Shoot me

You scoundrel! Trying to run off without us?

I warned you!

That if you betray me, I'll report you!

You stay there!

Gang-ok!

Listen closely to me

This is an American spy with no connection to Korea

If you report him

The two of you can escape

If Shimazaki finds out, you all die!

What was your real goal in coming here?

Sohee!

When I shout

Run to Manager Shimazaki and tell him everything

He's on Shimazaki's side

God damn fuckers!

Then when does the ship come?

Daddy

Sohee, it's okay. Just stay still

Why do you take the girl!

Let go of her

Drop the gun first

Sir, are you okay?

I'm fine, go watch over our men

Park has betrayed us!

Put down the gun, now

Our men are on the way

Stop being stupid

Try reading this

What kind of plot is this?

Shut up, you scoundrel!

Coming to save someone like you...

Don't you feel sorry for them?

Ito Takamichi Yoon Hak-chul...

I will report your treason to the Provisional Government of Korea

You bastard!

Run, quick!

This way, quick

This way

Hurry

You Koreans, wait there

Block the Koreans

I'm Japanese

Only Japanese can...

Shut the gate! Get in, quick!

Move aside

Shut the gate

Asshole

What the hell, why are they shooting

Open the gate

Sook, get UP!

You want to die?

Let me go

Sook!

Stop

Don't move

Don't shoot

I'm Ito...

Yoon Hak-chul

Sir

Sir, are you okay?

I'm fine

Are you hurt?

How are you?

I'm okay. Let's get away from here

About that account book...

Don't worry about that. I'll go back and get it

Did you see what was in it?

Sir, I believe you to the end

Help!

Help!

Help!

That man, he shot...

Quiet

Sir, are you all right?

Sir, what will we do?

How could this happen to us?

You there! Did Gang-ok die too?

Someone thought they saw his corpse

So we're looking...

Gang-ok, where are you?

Damn it

Daddy, I'm thirsty

Why are you giving me that?

- Any food here? - Probably

Drive out the Koreans!

Drive out the Koreans!

Drive out the Koreans!

Does the line work?

Hold out as long as you can with the food and water you have

Our manager's unrecoverable

Are you telling us to just die?

Yesterday the U.S. dropped a new bomb on Hiroshima

A new bomb?

Word is coming in

that it's tremendously powerful

There's no official report yet

But it's said there are 100,000 casualties

And no living thing survived

The Americans have created something unimaginable

Are we going to lose this war?

After Hitler's death and the fall of Germany

Industrialists who helped the Nazis

Are being lined up and tried as war criminals

If you have any materials that can be used against us

Burn them

If it's a war crimes trial

Shouldn't we kill the Koreans who could testify against us?

That'd be the most effective solution

But with Shimazaki in that state

Can it be done?

If you take care of things properly

Then surely you can take his place

Drive out the Koreans!

Drive them out!

Drive out the Koreans!

You little prick

You ruined everything!

Does it hurt a lot?

I can't believe this

Corpses will be burned to prevent disease

So finish identifying the bodies

What about Japanese corpses?

Why is it only us who are burned like garbage?

So as not to create more panic

For now, only you and I must know of the manager's death

Take this for now

I couldn't find what you described

So I just took anything

I hear a Japanese schoolgirl was murdered

Korean attendant Song Jong-go says he saw it

And the suspect is Korean

That's good news

Now we have a justification to crack down on the Koreans

Hey!

Hey!

Sohee!

Bro, you're alive?

You think I'm dead?

Why'd you want to meet here

And not the kitchen?

There's someone who can't know the two of us are alive

Have this

What the hell? Eat this?

Hey, take a can from my shelf

It disappeared in the bombing

Huh? What about the cash?

All of it?

God damn it

It was a life-or-death situation

Why didn't you get it? Where have you been?

It's a long story

Is Yoon asking about me?

Until the situation stabilizes

I will carry out the duties of our wounded manager

During this vicious American attack

When everyone is heartbroken

An innocent, pretty young girl

Lost her life to a savage who couldn't control his lust

Can you see this innocent victim's family?

If you've any conscience, come forward!

What evidence do you have that it was a Korean?

Witness, come forward

Identify the suspect

He was with us yesterday

You scumbag!

Don't overdo it, you thug

Ah, I want some cold soy noodles

With savory broth... salt on top

I like it better with sugar

All right, sugar it is

Pull out a mouthful of those noodles...

With radish kimchi on the side...

Oh, let's stop this

Only makes me hungrier

When we get out of here

Let's go eat noodles first

Then, we'll go back home?

Of course

That's why your dad is helping me

But right now...

There's something I need you to help me with

Will you help me?

Mr. Yoon

If you get a chance to leave this island, you'll take it?

If I take you to the U.S. occupied zone

Can you tell them I helped you to look after the laborers

And supported Korean liberation?

If the manager is dead

You'll probably get his position

Is that really necessary?

I've thought it over

And we're both smart enough to know

How this war will end

In return for getting you out

Give me the money you pocketed with the manager

Can I leave right away?

The coal transport ship is almost repaired

Our communications are back

And it's no problem to leave here with you

But if I want to take my family from Nagasaki

I'll have to follow the head office's command

And deal with all the Koreans

Deal with?

The Koreans who remembers what happened here

Must be killed

Where did that old man Yoon hide it?

(Records of Korean laborers)

Hey!

You lost your position as the Korean leader

And took out your grudge against a Japanese girl

But she fought back

And you strangled her

Is that so hard to admit?

Hey! Just say it's true and sign with your thumbprint

Then I'll treat you like my older brother

Song Jong-go...

I will fold you like a blanket

And chop you into pieces, you prick

Gather all the remaining dynamite

Tomorrow we'll put all the Koreans in the mine

Tomorrow morning...

Yamada plans to force all the Koreans into the mine and kill us

Women of course, and even children

I beg you

I won't ask for myself

But please take Sohee away from here

Surely you can manage to take her

I'm going to escape

With all the Koreans here

In this place where we sweated and toiled

We have a right to proper treatment

Today's arrest of Choi Chil-sung as a murder suspect

Is no different from what

All us Koreans have suffered!

Therefore, I

Requested Manager Shimazaki

To stop Koreans from being unfairly accused

And demanded an open trial

- Out of the way -Let's go

And furthermore

I will reach an agreement with the manager

First

We will be given the same quality food

as the Japanese

Second

The coal quotas raised last month

Will be lowered

Third

Full time off on holidays

Fourth

Work to repair the island will be compensated

And finally! Injured young workers will all be returned

To our homeland Korea

We'll send them home

There's just one condition

Given what we will receive

We need to show our sincerity

Tomorrow is Hashima Mine's first opening

Since the bombing

The manager has asked

As a show of our unity and for a new start

That all Koreans including women and children

Join the opening ceremony inside the mine

What do you all think?

I Object!

- Huh? - Who is he?

Yoon Hak-chul never met the manager today

The manager is dead

If you enter the mine tomorrow

Acting manager Yamada will have you buried

What?

Park Mu-young, stop trying to stir chaos

The U.S. has invaded Okinawa

And the war is almost over

Yoon Hak-chul and Yamada plan to bury you here

And then escape to the U.S. army

Friends!

That man is a spy trying to divide us Koreans! A spy!

All of you here

Are decisive witnesses

of Hashima's war crimes

Therefore, this company

Plans to bury you in the mine to destroy all evidence

People!

Tell me!

Who do you trust?

You fucker!

That old geezer is a real fox

Listen up, everyone

Park is an independence fighter who came to rescue Yoon

But... if you can believe it

Park discovered that Yoon was Shimazaki's informant

So Yoon shot him with a gun!

And this here!

Written by Yoon and the manager

Lists all of the money they skimmed off your paychecks

People who died of accidents, hunger, sickness, violence

People who died trying to escape. You stole their compensation

This man Lee Gang-ok

To kiss up to the Japanese

Sold his own daughter

And that spy

Is completely unknown to us, coming from who knows where

That's right

How do we know

Gang-ok and that newbie aren't spies?

Calm down

All of us need to band together

Let's keep our heads and not be fooled

These unknown guys coming in and slandering our Mr. Yoon

I saw it too

Put down the gun, now! Our men are on the way

I saw it

I saw you shoot him and Choong-ho too

Jang-woo, have you been bought off too?

Why betray your own country?

Do you really have to sell me?

Stop it, Jang-woo! How could you do it too?

What if I show you this?

4088 Yoon Hak-chul

Torn off your shirt by Choong-ho as he died

Don't be fooled by appearances

They're deceiving you

I saw it too! He's a bad man

That girl saw such an awful thing?

First, let's look at those documents

This is nuts

You need to prove what they say isn't true

Ito Takamichi, Yoon Hak-chul

That money you worked for

Is dirty Japanese money

Guilty of treason

That money was for Korean independence

Was that so wrong?

Bleeding the people dry!

It was for us!

Pretending to lead and deceiving the people

You fools

For betraying the nation

You think killing me will bring liberation?

I punish you in the name of Korea!

I'm the one who gave you guys all everything

So what are we going to do?

No one's ever managed to escape here

Think we can all just hold hands and leave?

Yoon has always tipped off the manager

That's why they failed

If we take the coal transport ship in the harbor

We can succeed

Wait a minute

Who's going to drive that big ship?

Hold on, we got a few boatmen here

I've sailed fishing boats

I know the route, so with 5 or 6 men to row...

Hold on

That freight ship is not a fishing boat

It's not just that, if we all run for it

Won't they start shooting and stabbing us? What then?

The guards who come to Hashima

Were all judged unfit for the battlefield

And after the bombing

They're still spooked

There are much more of us

And we got military training...

Instead

How about we try negotiating with the Japanese?

To be honest, Japanese are more enlightened than us

If we try dialogue...

Dialogue my ass!

If they were sensible, would we be living this way?

Remember the Kanto Earthquake?

They spread rumors that Koreans poisoned the wells

How could they say such a thing and treat us like crap

You say that because you have skills and lived easy

Who says I lived easy?

You're just trying to divide us, painter!

Hey!

Just decide who'd leave or stay

This is wasting time

He's right

Those who want to go, can go

Those who will stay, stay

You really think they'd kill so many people?

- Right? - Yeah!

Daddy, aren't we going?

Damn it, I'm going to blow my top

You stupid Koreans!

If you made it this far, shouldn't you try to live?

Have you all grown

so used to being stepped on?

My goodness

This girl and I want to live

We'll go ourselves

Wait! I'll go too

I lost my leg and became a cripple

But I won't let them bury me here

But Mallyon, what if they really kill us all?

Even if just one of us survives, we win

Just one

My life was ruined

But I won't die in their hands

Wait

I'll go too

Are you really staying?

How can you trust them? You should think it over

Come on, we'll try talking to the Japanese!

Let's go!

There's no time, so we won't try to persuade you

Are you crazy? What's going on?

You telling them of our plan is only trouble

So please understand

And besides

It'd be best if they found you tied up

Don't need this

Stabbing me first then apologizing is useless

Careful, careful...

Wait, I don't see Choi Chil-sung's gang

If they tell the labor attendant...

They said they're going to rescue Choi

Huh?

What'll they do then?

Let's hurry

BOSS

What are you doing here

They say they'll try YOU

Let's go before things get worse

Think of this as a drill, like in training

We're going to move in groups

When we're ready

Women, the wounded

And children will move first at our sign

Our final goal

Is to cross the coal belt over the wall

Board the ship and escape

This is dynamite they prepared for the mine

Explosives team, tie them to the lantern batteries

It will strengthen the blast

The wounded, use tatami mats to make shields

Mallyon and the women will make rope from fundoshi underwear

Weapons team, take tools and oil from the tool factory

Lee and his band will gather bottles for bottle bombs

Those who can steer the ship, help me take control

The rest of you, wait for our signal

It's dangerous, don't touch

Why do you always yell at me?

Why are you here?

If you're ready, I'll bring everyone

Don't do this, come with us

You really think 400 people can sneak onto a ship?

With all those wounded people?

Then do you want to start a war here?

We'll all die tomorrow anyway

If you try to kill Jong-go, you'll die too!

Hey

Did Park go without finishing them off?

They weren't here before

Damn it

Who's there?

It's me!

Shishido, it's me

Gang-ok

Why are you out so late? Go back inside

I can't believe it either

Get over here, quick

With the big event tomorrow

Yamada said to bring the girls and pour everyone a drink

Since you guys have it hardest

I brought some girls... you know?

Really?

Where's the alcohol from?

Shimazaki had it stashed away

And Yamada took it out

Just one drink for each of you

If it's just one, better not to have any

We'll give it a taste

Come this way

Bro! Quickly!

Women and the wounded first

Can we really do this?

I don't see any guards

I spent so much on Korean girls

If the manager finds out he'll be mad

Who will know we started the fire?

They'll think the Koreans kicked over a candle

While they were sleeping

Out of the way

Go back

Hey, it's women and the wounded first

I'm wounded too

And she's a young girl

Shouldn't we board first?

Bro! Don't you have any shame?

Take a look at these people!

Damn it

Then at least let Sohee go first

No!

Go

Get up there, kid

The sun will be up soon

If you see a cripple go, you can follow, right?

You'll be fine if you follow me

So you come next

Doong-ge, Doong-ge, Doong-ge

My baby Doong-gem

I am afraid of him being caught

Don't cry, Doong-ge

Will he ride in on the wind?

Will he ride in on the clouds?

Come without a sound

Come without a trace

We wanted to be together

We wanted to live as one

If not in this world

I'll meet you in the next world

Doong-ge, Doong-ge, Doong-ge

My baby Doong-gem

I am afraid of him being caught

Don't cry, Doong-ge

Get to the coal depository

The Koreans are escaping

They've been spotted

I'll join you, so you go first

I keep my promises

As they board the ship

We'll watch their backs

You guys in the front, move

The Koreans started a fire!

The Koreans are escaping!

There! Over there!

Check the back! Quickly!

Don't move in the back

Snipers! Explosives!

Hold on

It's a real war

Kill every last one of them

You rotten bastards

Sohee, stay right here

Kill every one of them

- Stop shooting! - That way!

Fuck, just let us go home

I said this would never work! From the very start!

Sohee! Hide, quickly!

Go back, you

Lift! With all your strength!

Go over the wall and into the water

Snipers and explosive team, move!

The rest of you, lift

Light them here

Let's fight to death!

1,2,3

Dae-yeop

1,2,3

Lift it

Lift it

Sohee, hide here

Follow me, guys

Bring this

Help me

Spread it out

Spread it out

Spread it out

Th row!

Grab the rope and follow me

Bullets! I'm out of bullets!

Bayonets!

Charge!

Bastards! We don't deserve this!

Daddy!

Get back there Sohee, it's dangerous!

Pull the rope

1, 2, 3...

Pull out

Chil-sung, you asshole!

Come back here, bastard!

Pull it back, quick!

Pull it back!

What are you holding back for?

Move!

Pull the rope!

Pull!

Now push it!

A little more!

Lift it up!

Push!

That's it!

Climb up

Everyone climb up

Let the wounded climb up

Sohee, where are you?

Daddy

Sohee

Hey

Come on guys!

Get up!

Bastard!

Sorry for not keeping my promise

You can rest now

I'm on your side!

Kill all the Koreans, whatever side they're on!

Kill them all

- Bro! What do we do? - Keep climbing

Sung-il!

Sung-il!

Sung-il!

Sung-il!

Lee Gang-ok

Sohee, stay there!

Stay there

Daddy! Daddy!

I've got you now

Dirty Koreans!

Why aren't you grateful?

Why!

It's all over now

Your manager and Yamada are dead

Now we're going back to our home!

Daddy“.

Boss...

I'm not going to die

Why are you crying?

Stop!

Go over there, Sohee

I'm older, so let me ask you a favor

Give her some soy noodles with sugar

That's what she likes best

Please look after my girl

Sorry I couldn't give you anything

Don't turn your nose up at raw eggs

Sing a song for me

Daddy, Daddy!

Daddy!

You said you wouldn't die!

You promised!

Daddy!

(August 9, 1945, 11:02 AM Nagasaki)

Oh my gosh... look at that

A lot of Koreans live there too

(Hashima's coal mine opened in September 1890)

(From the 1937 invasion of China to the end of World War II)

(It contributed greatly to Japan's military industrial sector)

(In the 1970s Japan adopted new energy policies)

(And closed the mine in January 1974) Sohee

Look at me, girl

(Battleship Island, as a part of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution)

(Battleship Island, as a part of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution) Don't Laugh!

(Became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015) Don't be nervous

(One of UNESCO's conditions is by the end of December 2017) Answer me

(One of UNESCO's conditions is by the end of December 2017) Round your lips

(But Japan has yet to comply) With confidence

(But Japan has yet to comply) Just like before

(To post notices about forced labor and other historical facts) Did my little girl prepare well?

(To post notices about forced labor and other historical facts) Answer me

Ready

2,3

Meeting in this world of woe

What is your wish?

Will being rich

Make you happy?

Under the clear blue sky

Hundreds of thoughts on your mind

Everything is just a dream

Dreaming

Meeting in this world of woe

What is your wish?

Will being rich

Make you happy?

Exaggerated laughter and chatters

Indulging in lust

Letting everything go

Will that make you happy?