All language subtitles for 500,000.1963.AKA.Gojuman-nin.no.isan.1080p.FRE.BluRay.Remux.AVC.FLAC.1.0-TossPot

A co-production.

TAKARAZUKA Movies

and MIFUNE Productions.

In 1942, the Japanese army,

in an irresistible advance,
has fully taken the Philippines.

It was at this time
that an airplane landed

at Nichols Airport in
the suburbs of Manila.

From this Japanese plane

we did not unload secret
documents, weapons or ammunition,

but gold coins to guarantee
the price of the local currency

and to buy rice.

It was the "Marufuku"
or "Rounds of Happiness".

These gold coins were deposited

deep within the
National Bank of Manila,

under Japanese occupation.

In pure gold,

each piece weighed
8.33, so 31.24 grams.

Like gold medals, they were struck
with the "happiness" ideogram.

NO LUXURY UNTIL VICTORY.

In fact, they were made with
gold brought by individuals

who were forced to
offer or sell it

to the government in the form
of gold rings and watches.

LUCON ISLAND.

Soon the military situation
worsened and became hopeless.

Entrusted to the Yamashita Division
stationed on the Philippine front,

the pieces were transported
from Manila to Baguio,

then in a mountainous
region of northern Luzon.

On August 15th, 1945, the war ended.

However, along with the souls of
500,000 dead soldiers there,

the gold coins disappeared
without a trace.

HAPPINESS.

Producers: Masumi
FUJIMOTO Tomoyuki TANAKA.

Production Advisor Hiroshi NEZU.

Scenario Ryuzo KIKUSHIMA.

Image: Takao SAITO
Sets: Yoshiro MURAKI.

Sound: Fumio YANOGUCHI
Music: Masaru SATO.

Assistant Director: J.
CHIKUZEN Special Effects: TOHO.

Editing: Shuichi IOHARA
Production Manager: S. MIYATA.

With.

Toshiro MIFUNE.

Tatsuya MIHASHI.

Tsutomu YAMAZAKI.

Mie HAMA.

Yuriko HOSHI.

Yoshio TSUCHIYA.

Sachio SAKAI.

Yoshifumi TAJIMA.

Tetsu NAKAMURA

Keiko YAMADA.

Michiko HAYASHI.

Yasuharu OKOYAMA.

F.J. HOWNING

and Tatsuya NAKADAI.

Director Toshiro MIFUNE.

Director Advisor Mikio KOMATSU.

Fool! Watch out!

Watch out for yourself, you moron!

Shut up stupid!

The traffic is bad, Mr. President!

Be quiet for a while.

Sorry.

Are you sure that Matsuo
is in this building?

Absolutely!

Just behind this
old brick building.

A former battalion commander

became a manager
at the Crayon S.A. company.

Good investigating.

No wasting! We can still use it.

Sorry.

It's already noon...

Was it you who told me

about a nearby restaurant
serving curry at 50 yen?

It's pretty good.

Mr. Matsuo...

Do you know me?

We met in Manchuria.
My name is Gunji.

Mr. Gunji?

You sold blankets to
the Imperial army.

Yes quite. What a coincidence!

That is true.

What if we had lunch together?
You're welcome.

It's been twenty years already!

That much?

I've not forgotten.

You had been transferred from
Manchuria to the Philippines

in June 1942.

And you dined at
a restaurant in Sinkiang.

It was the only
time you drank sake

with traders like me.

You were famous for your integrity.

In any case, in the Philippines,
it must have been hard...

I would like you to tell
me one of these days.

- Excuse me...
- Here, we meet again!

We can see each other tomorrow?

Gladly. What can I do for you?

I would like to buy some
transistors.

Oh thank you.

Well, I'll see you tomorrow.

Excuse me.

He is one of my clients.

By the way, Mr. Matsuo,

I have wanted to meet
you for a long time.

The day has come!

We could go to my offices,

I would like to speak to you privately.

- In private?
- It will be brief.

Kyokuyo.

IMPORT EXPORT.

Become an advisor for your company?

That's the same.

I don't know anything about exporting.
I couldn't help with anything.

This is not a problem.

Simply,

you will have to do what I
am going to explain to you.

Mr. Matsuo,
I want you to go to the Philippines.

The Philippines?

What to do?

You see this Round of Happiness?

It doesn't remind you of anything?

Last year, I went to Manila

and I bought this piece
on the black market.

It seems that we still find
some from time to time.

How does this relate to me?

Commander Matsuo,

on the orders of General Yamashita,
you put these coins in a safe place.

You are the only survivor
to know the location.

Bullshit.

I thought you could
bring them back to us.

You know all this already,

and my request may
seem odd to you.

But in the Philippines,
the "Yamashita Treasure",

the treasure of General
Yamashita, is famous.

There was a time when some Filipinos
and even foreign traffickers

have looked for it everywhere like crazy,

but they found nothing.

Pure gold coins of 31.24 grams,

in 10,000 pieces,

that's several
hundred million yen.

These pieces lie unused.

Do not misunderstand my intentions.

I do not seek to enrich
myself personally.

Even though this gold
lies on Filipino soil,

it belongs to Japan.

It is the gold of the Japanese
who gave it reluctantly.

My desire is to give it
back to the Japanese people.

This is my dearest wish.

What do you think?

Can we come to an agreement?

I totally agree
on the substance.

But I do not know where this gold is.

Moreover,
I heard when I was a prisoner

that there were only 200 pieces left

and that they had been
divided among the officers.

The NCOs got a piece,
the officers two,

and the generals got ten.

The piece you have must have
come from them.

So, you don't know anything?

You know, gold and jewels

have the gift of blinding men.

Seeing a piece,
they believe there's 10 or 100 more.

Obviously...

but just after your repatriation,

you were interrogated at QG
MacArthur.

What was that about?

If you do not want to tell
me, I can answer myself...

Indeed, in the American QG,
I was asked about the pieces.

But I repeated that there was none.

I can not help it if
they do not exist!

It's good to see you again!

It reminds me of our talks of yesteryear!

I am sorry.

I need to go back to work.

Don't worry about it.

Call Mr. Matsuo's office.
Tell them he is busy.

Mr. Gunji...

A spring storm?

Mr. Matsuo...

I will repeat myself,

but I have no intention
of enriching myself.

You understand me, at least?

I am a man who goes all the way
when he's made up his mind.

Do as you please.

But it will be without me!

I won't give up.

I swear to you,

I will overcome all obstacles.

I was born in the year of the snake.

I never give up.

Thanks for coming.
I'll call you a car.

No need, thank you.

Mr. Matsuo!

Thank you.

- Is there something wrong?
- No, but...

The president wants to see you again.

What's going on?

- Did you see my Dad?
- Just now.

You can take mine.

Thank you!

Let me go!

Stay calm,
if you love your daughter.

He's coming.

I will finally be able to
grant this long-cherished wish.

Big Brother,

you will respect the contract this time.

The contract?

For medical equipment from Hong
Kong, I did not receive my share.

Gold transported on
a smuggler's boat,

it's contraband.

I'm risking my life.

Don't you trust me?

If you rip me off this time,
you're not my brother anymore.

What a pleasure!

To convince you,
I had to use extreme means.

Don't blame me.

I know nothing. Let me go home.

You can withdraw.

You will call Mr. Matsuo's home.

His young lady shouldn't be worried.

I did an exhaustive search
for the Rounds of Happiness.

You are the only one who
knows where the pieces are.

If you say so...

No need to repeat yourself.

If he refuses, who knows what
will happen to his daughter?

She has nothing to do with it!

I introduce you to the
former Navy ensign,

Gunji Keigo, my younger brother.

Commander Matsuo.

We have a coaster of 50 tons,

I am the captain,
specialized in smuggling.

I'm counting on you, Commander.

No time to waste.
Here is our supplies.

With bathroom and toilet, you will
not have to put your nose outside.

Metal detector, clothing,
tents, food, medicine, cards.

And then,

a rifle for my protection.

In any case, only I can use it.

Well,

the equipment and the
crew are complete.

Now,

just wait until the
boat is repainted.

You should send a leave
request to your company

and write a letter to your daughter.

"I am going away for a month."

"Do not worry."

By the way,
this is Tsukuda your aide-de-camp.

He is at your service.

HOPE.

Sorry for the wait.

You took you're time!

I do not feel well.

You look like shit!

A patrol boat!

Captain, a patrol!

Calm down, you moron.

It's a trash boat.

Let's say that we
escape the patrols,

Where can we land?

On the island of Luçon,
we can land anywhere.

Near San Fernando,
there is a perfect cove for a hiding place.

But I see storm clouds coming.

Don't you have a weather report?

Now that I think about it! We heard
about a typhoon on the China Sea...

Dumb ass! You could have said that earlier!

We're going to have a storm.

What? Do you mean a typhoon?

Will the boat be okay?

No guarantee! Originally,
it looked like just the tail of a typhoon.

I got it! I can't guarantee
that the engine won't explode!

Igarashi,
could you give me a cigarette?

Gimme a light.

Shake it off! You have the head
of a dead mullet.

Think about the buried treasure!

Sea frog! You'll pay for that!

Can you fix this radio?

In the open sea it can't do anything.

Is the Commander still sleeping?

He has not stopped napping
since he was on board.

Do you think he really
knows where the gold is?

Even though I had a
100,000 yen advance,

if we come back empty-handed,

I am sure to be
dumped by my girl.

Shut up, snake.

Look at yourself,
you're not better than me!

Sorry but it's not gold
that turned my head.

Ah! So why are you here?

Just like that.

I found this story, interesting.

I need that to feel alive.

You give yourself airs,

but you are like the others,
you will want your share.

- Shut up! Speak for yourself!
- What? How about you?

You want a fight?

I'll slap your head!

Say, Commander, there is really gold?

Can I have something to eat?

Whatever!

Dumb ass! What's the matter with you?

I wanted to let off steam.
There were seagulls...

Seagulls?

Dumb ass!

They are navigation tools!

Without them,
we are doomed to sink!

What's the matter?

Nothing at all.

Look at these clouds.
We're going to have a big storm.

I received a S.O.S.

A Japanese trawler. What do we do?

Forget it. Soon, it will be us.

Don't leave! Come and help me!

The jeep is properly moored on the bridge?

The old man believes it!
Did you see his eyes?

The gold exists.
We will all be millionaires.

But if the commander drowns,
everything falls into the water.

We must watch out for him!

Sharks!

A shipwreck!

Everyone look! There's men adrift!

Yasumoto!

Stop the engine!
There's castaways!

Hang on!

The canoe!

Stop!

You! Who gave you the
order to stop the engine?

- But, captain...
- Who told you to save them?

It makes no sense!

But they're Japanese.
The S.O.S. last night!

- Leave them!
- But there are sharks!

If we save them, how can we explain
the purpose of our expedition?

Do you want to take them with us?

After saving their lives,
do you want to share the gold with them?

I didn't think anyone
here was that generous!

Commander!

You don't obey my orders?

I will solve the problem.

Hold on!

I thought you were a ship-master!
What did you learn in the Navy?

Nothing stops me from reaching my goal.

This is my doctrine.

Forward, full speed ahead!

You see? With these uniforms,
we look like American soldiers.

With the jeep and these clothes,
we can go anywhere.

I have planned everything
from the beginning.

As they say, "The habit makes the monk."

These clothes were a good idea.

Commander,

how does it feel wearing
a uniform after so long?

It's strange!

You suddenly look
like a real officer.

Everyone listen to me.

Until Baguio, we will travel at
night to avoid being spotted.

Like owls.

Shut up.

We leave San Fernando
to reach Baguio.

From Baguio,
we will be at over 1500m altitude

and it's really cold.

We will have our coats with us.

Then, we follow the Bontouk
road for 90 km.

It will take us two days.

From there, we go to the valley of the
Row, where the gold must be.

We'll go by jeep as far as we can.

It will take us about a day.

From there, we go the rest of
the way on foot.

Captain,
how long will it take to walk?

With my flat feet,
I don't really like walking.

Beyond that point,
I don't know anything.

Commander,

can you mark the location?

It's too early for that.

Why is that?

If I put it on the
map, I become useless.

Well. We'll start off.

I remind you, we are smugglers.

If we are discovered, it is
prison, or even the firing squad.

If something should happen to us,

don't say a word about
our mission.

Okay.

What are you doing?

Let's go.

I'll be right with you.

I want to stay here for a moment.

What's wrong with you?

On this island,

hundreds of thousands
of people died.

Some shot dead,

others died of hunger.

Eighteen years ago.

Me, I survived, and I
tread this soil again.

So what?

To stand here like this,

I feel guilty

to simply be alive.

Too much sentimentality.

I have very little.

You talk about the war,

but for me, the post-war
period is worse than the war.

It's true that the chaos
afterwards was tough.

But nothing is comparable
to the horror of war:

It was kill or be killed.

Young people don't know anything about it.

Enough sermons. Let's go!

Captain, we are being followed.

- What do we do?
- Slow down.

They're on to us. They're slowing too!

- Should I speed up?
- No. Stop.

We'll stop and see.

But if it's the police
and if they check...

No one else speak. Let me do the talking.

Made in Japan.

They were foreigners
en route to Baguio.

The wife was exhausted by the journey.

I was scared,
I thought it was the police.

It's too soon to be reassured.

It's 3 o'clock.

Could we drive all
night to the hideout?

He's right.

That woman was looking at us weird.

In any case, it's dangerous
to cross Baguio by day.

Before Baguio, we will take stock.

Now that we have disembarked,
we leave it to the commander.

Stop calling me commander.

I am no longer a soldier.

Thanks.

You do not owe me anything.

It's for helping me the other night.

Funny way to express yourself.

I knew you had a good side.

It's not about that.

I do not trust the
kindness of others,

nor your old-fashioned
way of behaving.

Even while eating,
you are ceremonious.

You think?

I am not especially ceremonious.

I remember the war and
I enjoy everything.

Still the war!

Even I can imagine that it
was tough.

When we came from Manila to
here, we still had rice.

But when we went
into the mountains,

we only had potatoes,
lizards or snakes.

And when there was nothing left,
some ate human flesh.

That's enough!

Don't get mad!

I like you.

- You don't talk nonsense.
- I don't lie.

Unlike the others,

you are not obsessed by
the Rounds of Happiness.

I heard you on the boat.

However,

I do not like your taste for melodrama.

And what I hate more,

it is that you are at the service
of a scoundrel like Gunji.

Shut up!

You are flattering me so
I'll help you.

I see where your going.

Imbecile! What's in it for me?

Damn it. Baguio is blocked-off.

The police control the city.
Something must have happened.

I'll go back to see what's going on.
Don't get caught.

Doesn't he trust us?

The captain does
not trust anyone.

And besides, there is not the
slightest trace of humanity in him.

He even left the shipwrecked
drifters among the sharks.

That was terrible.

There is no human
blood in his veins.

That's why I'm going to
speak to you frankly.

As a matter of fact...

No, never mind.

You are badgers of the same ilk.

Go ahead, keep going!
There are gold coins, right?

We are different.

We wanted to take the boat with you.

That is true. We do not want to
be associated with the captain.

Well!

I'll tell you.

I will not say
where the coins are.

You won't say... So, you know?

They really exist?

Fool, not so loud!

If you know,
why not just say it?

If he finds the Rounds of Happiness,
he does not need me anymore.

And you, after transporting
them, you will be killed.

He can't do that!

Trust him, if you want.

I don't want to be killed.

But we can not go
home empty handed!

What do we do?

- There is only one way.
- What?

You have to get me the rifle.

In fact, if I'm assured to stay alive,
I'll tell you where the coins are.

Well, I'm going to go get him the rifle.

Wait!
Let's wait to see the gold.

You don't believe me.

But when we succeed,
I'll be the captain.

The five pines of the confines...

It's Japanese.
We will be discovered.

We'll leave.

The blockades are lifted.

It's now or who knows when.

Let's go!

We will not believe it until
we've seen the pieces.

Stop!

Wait a moment.

Come on!

Damn, another road-block!
Soldiers this time.

Should I turn back?

It will seem suspicious. Keep on going.

President's security?

I am invited to a reception.

The walk tired me. Excuse me.

That was close!

- Always be of service.
- That's true.

Tsukuda, give me the weapon.

It's blocked.

Alright, we can't go any further.

This river is the Row.

After the suspension bridge,
it is Igorot territory.

Igorot?

They are very good with the javelin.

30 meters away,
they never miss their target.

Really?

In addition, they give great
value to the human jaw.

Yours is not bad.
You should be careful!

We'll have to hide our
jeep in cover.

They shouldn't find it.

At the time,
our army invaded the valley

and ate all they had to eat.

If they find us,
it's us they'll eat.

The famous revenge of the hungry?

The closer we get to the
treasure, the more excited I feel.

Since you're so excited,
you can carry this.

I could also carry the rifle.

The detector and the food
is for Igarashi and Tsukuda.

The commander is our guide.

He doesn't carry anything.

We will have reached
our goal tomorrow night.

Do not forget about the rifle.

Feeling nostalgic?

It's strange.
Disarmament was very difficult.

I buried my sword there and I
wonder what has become of it.

Was it a beautiful sword?

Forged by Master Seki.

My officer also buried his.

- Where was that?
- In Borneo.

There, I had five
natives at my command.

I was a radio operator in China.
The grandfathers were running after me...

The uniform was enough
to get the girls.

You spoke of Igorots,
but we have not seen one!

Where were you during the war?

Never mind!

He got to be a refugee in the
mountains and eat rice in luxury.

Here!

IGARASHI.

It looks like they're asleep.

It's impossible. Besides,
what does the commander really want

with the rifle?
He could change his mind.

That is true, it's rather tricky.

Let's be careful. Let's wait and see.

The commander's not here!

Where did he go?

He went to get the
pieces before us.

Captain!

Captain...

the commander has disappeared.

Where were you two?

- Well, he just disappeared all of a sudden.
- Dumb ass!

Where did you go?
We'll not let you double-cross us!

Imbecile!

You didn't hear anything?

It's the sound of Igorot drums.

And it's an unusual sound.

It woke me up
and I went to take a look.

Why's it an unusual sound?

It is the sound that announces
the presence of strangers.

We have been spotted.

We must leave immediately.

Well.

Bastard!

I'm not going to kill anyone.

I'll protect myself until
we return to Japan.

As a marker we took

the point where the
two mountains meet.

From there

it's about 3,000m in
a straight line to a Shamisen pine.

It's the nickname of the pines
here given by the Japanese soldiers.

At the foot of the pine tree, we stride
south for 5 steps at a right angle.

That's 4m.

Wait! Before digging,
you must listen to me.

No Round of Happiness
will go to your boss.

President Gunji will have nothing.

Before we boarded,
Gunji spoke to me.

The Rounds of Happiness were made with
gold that the Japanese possessed.

His wish was to return these coins to them.

He did not want to get rich.

It was a big lie.

I don't believe a word of it.

But I, today,
want to do exactly what he said.

In memory of the 500,000 soldiers
whose bodies are lying here,

I want to bring back these gold
coins to give to their families.

Until now, my only wish was
to come back alive to Japan.

In fact, even I who fought here,

I had forgotten the savagery of the
war and that my companions died in vain.

But while driving from
San Fernando to Baguio,

then the 90km from Baguio,

I went back the road followed
by the routed Japanese army

and I felt my motivation weaken.

It was probably the souls of
soldiers who sleep in this soil

who spurred me.

This area was called
the Valley of Hell.

The corpses of soldiers
starved or killed by shells

were so numerous that you couldn't walk walk
on the ground without treading on them.

Worms swarmed over the corpses
and the heat made the stench unbearable.

I do not lie.

If you dig around,
you will surely find bones.

It may be someone from
your family or friends,

someone who has a connection with you.

I want to use these pieces
for all those people.

If you are human beings like me,

you will understand my reasons.

Don't let yourself be fooled.

He speaks well but it's all to
keep the gold for himself.

Captain! Do you really
believe what you are saying?

Alright!

I will take you at your word.

Not me, nothing will
stop me from reaching my goal.

I will not tolerate any
refusal on your part.

I'm not bluffing.

I will shoot you if necessary.

Take the shovel.

You won't do it?

I'll shoot!

Commander, it's not here,
the Rounds of Happiness.

It's impossible!
They were buried, rolled in blankets.

Try with the metal detector.

Nothing.

They're gone!

Bastard!

You will talk.
You will not get away with it like that!

This is where they were buried.

3,000m from the point of the
mountains, at the right of the pine.

But the ground has changed a bit.

Yes, keep trying!

I understand! The banks have changed.

In the rainy season,
the valley is flooded.

It changed the course of the water.

That's it!

The riverbed has moved
and so are the coins.

Hold on!

Captain!

We do not know when he'll betray us.

We don't need him anymore.

At the sound of the shot,
the Igorots will come back.

And we will all be killed.

Captain,

we can kill him later if we want.

We'd better look for the gold.

That's true. If the Igorots
interfere, everything will be lost.

Alright.
Go tie him to that tree.

Tsukuda, you saved my life...

Do you think I'll let you go?

I know I will be killed.
I'm ready.

But I have one thing to ask you.

Commander, don't ask me for anything!

Tsukuda, please,
do not give this gold to Gunji!

Think of the Japanese who died here!

This is my only request.

- It seems to be in there.
- Go look.

What's the matter?

A pile of bones of Japanese soldiers.

There must be 5 or 6.
They must have committed suicide together.

And the gold, is it in there or not?

Go see for yourself!

Are you scared?

Did you see your greenish faces?

We'll go grill the commander again.

Hey! What did you do with the commander?

I tied him up like you said.

Liar! You let him go!

How would I have done that?
That's been cut cleanly.

Apart from us,
there are only Igorots.

They have spotted us.

Run! We can't wait around!

Let those who want to flee go.

Until I see the gold,
I'm not going anywhere.

They're not going away from there.

Don't worry.

When I think you were
a Japanese soldier...

Just now, your "do not worry"

completely stunned me.

Even looking at you better,
you look just like an Igorot.

That's true,

I became an Igorot.

It was a the 15th of July,

the Day of the Dead,

I was wounded by shrapnel
and saved by an Igorot girl.

And she became your wife?

Six months later,
I heard that the war was over.

When I learned it, I had only one
desire, to return to Japan.

However,

there is in our village
a pitiless ruler.

A ruler?

When I took a wife in his village,

I can never leave it again.

As of this day,

I did everything to
forget not only Japan,

but also my origins.

But I had to respect the rule.

I continued

to cherish Japan.

Commander, at the meeting last night...

I discovered that our
leader had this with him.

It's Igarashi's.

Japanese! I was so confused,
I almost went crazy.

I searched for you all night.

Commander,
take me back to Japan with you!

I will tell you where the
gold coins you are looking for are.

You know where they are?

But...

How did you...

I'll never forget.

It was in June of the 6th
year of my life here.

In June the rainy season begins.

That year,
the rains were very strong.

The river and the valley were submerged

and there were
landslides everywhere.

And one day, I was there,

when, near the pine tree,
I discovered a gold coin on the ground.

I saw the character "Happiness".

I knew they were Japanese.

I did not want the
others to find them.

It took me three months
to hide them all.

So the Rounds of
Happiness were there...

From that time,
I waited for this day.

Since there were gold coins, somebody
from Japan would come and get them.

And for twelve years,

I came every day to
watch this solitary pine.

I was sure someone would come.

And here you are Commander!

I am so happy...

Yamazaki, let's go home together.

Commander, please.

Let's see... we have to go get them?

No way. I oppose it.

But...

Don't forget they
wanted to kill you.

Their only goal is to
keep the gold for themselves.

They don't take your
thoughts into account.

Well, that's right.

We'll both go back.

Thank you.

The jeep is hidden near
the suspension bridge.

I think I can drive it.

We'll go to the Japanese Embassy
in Manila.

Commander!

It's weird.

If he was taken away,
we should be looking out for...

Despite this,

we have not seen the shadow of an Igorot.

He may have fled.

If he takes the
jeep, what do we do?

Where are the gold coins?

Right here.

They have not even lost their shine!

Commander, they're moving.

Where are they going?

They're retracing their steps.
They're going back to the jeep!

No problem. I know a shortcut.

You! Where were you?

I found the Rounds of Happiness.

Thousands of pieces. They're all there.

Are you joking?

Marufuku ! Real ones!

It's a surviving Japanese
soldier who protected them.

He cut my rope.

Where is he?

Do you think I'll introduce you to him?

When you kill me, nothing says
he will not suffer the same fate.

I'll tell you the truth.

I was going to take them all with him,

but I felt sorry for you and
I did not want to abandon you.

Say, do you want to go home with us?

This is your last chance.

Captain!

Okay Commander.

You win.

Yamazaki!

We've agreed. Lead us!

Throw everything heavy except gold.

There is plenty of canned food in the jeep.

Hurry!

It's damn heavy!

Don't let it fall!

Commander! I have to go...

We will wait for you by the bridge.

You were fast!

Let's be on our way.

Go.

The bridge is there in front.

We've been spotted.

Look!

The jeep's burning!

Commander, if we hand around
we will be caught.

Downstream from here, there is a raft.

It's there.

Come.

Don't shoot!

I know who threw the javelin.

Commander, I wanted to die
on Tatami mats in Japan.

Yamazaki!

- What are you doing?
- If we wait, we'll get more!

Bastard!

What are you playing at?

Leave him. That's enough!

Shit!

Traitor! I'll kill you.

Idiot!

Captain!

Stop loafing around. Go find food.

We don't know the surroundings.

I'm going to find something to eat.
Wait for me here.

You were not with them?

They are all gone

they took away the gold.

I saw them

empty all the bags.

Tsukuda too?

He did not kill me...

there's a chance!

Well then...

I didn't think he stabbed
you for the taste of gold.

You know, me...

if I had been in their place,

I would have shot me
without burdening myself.

But you know,
it's not too late...

you can very well leave me here.

No need to tell me.
I'll leave when I want to.

Stop thinking with your heart.

We are all the same at the bottom.

Are you sure this is the right way?

A soldier finds his way by the stars.

As long as we go west, it's good.

What is he scheming, the bastard?

Let's be careful.
Did you see how he got the captain?

We should be sure not
to drop our guard.

We'll go along with him but not trust him.

- Not sleeping?
- I'm too afraid of being strangled.

- By who?
- By you.

Bullshit. You were pretending to sleep.
It was fishy.

Shut up. I'm going to go crazy.

If we are like this every
night, we will not make it.

It's rather him that worries me.
He's weird.

Should we take it?

If we hesitate we'll miss our chance.
The first who acts wins.

Snakes! Take everything
and shoot yourselves!

Where is he going?

I don't care.

Stop, snake!

What about you?
Aren't you one too?

Shut up!
It was you who wanted to flee.

What? You said the
captain was betraying us!

And you,
that this brute should die!

What! Idiot!

Why don't you leave?

Go away. You're getting on my nerves!

I'm sure they will come back.

If they are human, they will come back.

I believe in them.

Because they are human,
I do not believe in them.

At war,

I saw the real face of humans.

When the end of the war was near,

the officers fled deserting us.

Don't talk.

You must not bleed any more
or you will die.

I will die

anyway.

Commander, should we have a bet?

If they will come back or not...

no, rather if we can
believe in humanity or not...

Okay, we'll bet.

I'm sure they will come back.

What are we betting?

The golden coins.

The Rounds of Happiness?

I'll put my life on these pieces.

I have nothing else to bet on.

If you lose, you will take
them to my older brother.

If you win, do whatever you want
with them.

Okay.

Let's set an hour.

What time?

Before dawn...

Commander!

Commander!

Why come back now?

We thought it was
wrong to leave you...

Too late!

The captain is dead.

He died while doubting you.

He died without regaining
his faith in humanity.

If he was unhappy at the
end, it's because of you!

We made a bet.

Would you come back or not?

I won.

But he ended up dying without
knowing that you came back.

Captain...

forgive me.

It was not for he gold that I left.

I could not bear
to see you suffer.

It was too hard to stay here.

I would so much like to eat rice.

It's been weeks since I
swallowed a grain of rice!

I have no more strength.

Still complaining?

- During the war...
- Still "during the war"...

Now, I know a little taste of war.

And that's enough for me!

Just for that, it was worth it.

Wait!

It smells of the sea!

I hear the sea!

The sea!

- There's the boat!
- Our boat!

Mr. Matsuo!

Stop moving!

Don't move!

Tsukuda!

THE END